Browsing by Author "Bolsoy, N"

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    The knowledge and attitudes of health professionals working in mother-friendly hospitals about complementary therapy and supportive care methods
    Bolsoy, N; Bozhan-Tayhan, E; Köken-Durgun, S; Damar, E; Kayip, E
    INTRODUCTION It is important that the healthcare professionals who are with the mother at the moment of birth and afterwards, know and apply effective complementary treatment and supportive care methods, and also know their effects and limitations. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of health personnel about complementary therapy and supportive care methods to be used in the management of labor pain and postpartum period. METHODS A cross-sectional study included 142 midwives/nurses and physicians working in the delivery room and maternity services of mother-friendly hospitals in Manisa, Turkey, between August 2018 and April 2019. The questionnaire consisting of 25 questions evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of the participants about complementary therapy and supportive care methods. RESULTS It was found that 30.6% of the healthcare professionals participating in the study used complementary treatment and supportive care methods in their patients. The least heard method was chiropractic (6.6%), the best-known method was hydrotherapy (water birth) (5.8%) and the most used method was massage (14.0%). It was determined that the mean total attitude score of the healthcare workers on complementary treatment and supportive care methods was 18.57 +/- 5.12 (range: 8-40). It was found that the education levels of healthcare professionals (z= -2.144, p<0.05) and the institutions affect (chi(2) =23.417; p<0.05) the attitude scores. CONCLUSIONS One out of every two healthcare professionals did not have information about complementary treatment and supportive care methods. Healthcare professionals mostly have positive opinions about these methods.
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    Attitudes of Married Women Towards Induced Abortion in Manisa
    Özmen, D; Çetinkaya, AÇ; Ulas, SC; Bolsoy, N
    Introduction: This study was aimed at revealing attitudes of married women towards induced abortion. Methods: This study was descriptive and the study population included 64.382 married women aged 15-49 years in the city of Manisa. Three hundred and eighty-three women were selected from 11 family health care centers by proportional stratified sampling. The data were collected using Socio-demographic Information Form, Attitude Inventory of Induced Abortion and Knowledge of Induced Abortion Form. Results: The participants had the highest rates of agreement with the items induced abortion is a sin and induced abortion is a murder. Multivariate analyses showed that women at an older age, women with higher education, women having a nuclear family, women with fewer living children, women with a previous induced abortion, women using a modern family planning method, women defining themselves as nullifidians or who did not fulfil religious rituals, and women having higher scores for knowledge of induced abortion had a more positive attitude towards induced abortion. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the attitudes of women towards induced abortion were affected by religion, but that they had the enough flexibility to have a positive attitude when a medical or social necessity arose.
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    Violence against women: prevalence and risk factors in Turkish sample
    Sen, S; Bolsoy, N
    Background: This study reports on a large cross-sectional study of violence against women in Turkey, and outlines the risk factors associated with intimate partner violence. The purpose of this study was to identify in order to evaluate the domestic violence against women living in Manisa and to determine the risk factors affecting this situation. Methods: We implemented a cross-sectional descriptive study in the Manisa province of Turkey. The research data were collected by using a Women's Information Form consisting of 32 items, and Scale of Domestic Violence Against Women. The study was conducted with 1760 women who complied with the inclusion criteria. Results: It was determined that score averages of 30.0% of women from the scale of domestic violence against women were above the score average of the scale (71.38 +/- 10.71) and they were exposed to violence more than the others. A statistically significant difference was obtained in the statistical analysis made between score averages from the scale of domestic violence against women and such variables as age, education, employment status, social insurance, immigration status, place of residence, marital age, year of marriage of women; age, education status, employment status of husband; and whether the husband has another wife (p < 0.05). Conclusions: It was also found out that the rate of domestic violence against women is high, women does not perceive many behaviors of their husbands as violence, and the most important factor leading to this situation is social status. It is believed that the results of the study will be a guidance to local authorities, formal and voluntary organizations, educational institutions, and relevant researchers in the prevention of violence against women.
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    The effect of training on women with postpartum sexual dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial
    Bolsoy, N; Sen, S; Sezer, G; Cakil, M
    Background: In the postpartum period, changes including pain during intercourse, lack of sexual desire, vaginal dryness, and failure to reach orgasm can affect a woman's sexual response cycle. Aim: This research aimed to determine the effect of midwifery training on postpartum sexual dysfunction among primiparous women. Subjects and Methods: This research using a single-blind randomized controlled experimental and follow-up design. The sample consisted of 70 women, divided equally into training and control groups. Research data were collected using an information form, the Female Sexual Function Index and the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale. In the first phase of our study, 306 primiparous women were interviewed. Results: The mean Female Sexual Function Index score of the women was 25.18 +/- 5.47 and 40.2% reported sexual dysfunction. When comparing the training and control groups before training, the total score average of the ASEX was 10.48 +/- 2.13 in the training group and 11.06 +/- 3.86 in the control group. The average score in the post-training was higher in the group given education (22.45 +/- 2.17) than in the control group (17.08 +/- 3.92) and this difference was significant (p = 0.000). It was determined that 42% of the change in the third follow-up scores of pregnant women in the training group could be explained by the education session they received. Conclusion: Our data showed a positive change in the sexual dysfunction scores of women, suggesting the education program was successful.
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    Exploring birth experience of mothers, based on comfort theory
    Okuyan, YC; Bolsoy, N; Cetinkaya, A
    Objective: To analyse the phenomenon of giving birth on the basis of the lived experiences of women and midwives. Method: The qualitative study was conducted in the delivery room of a mother-friendly hospital in western Turkey from March 1 to December 30, 2019, and comprised primiparous women aged 18-35 years having a spontaneous vaginal birth, and midwives who delivered the babies. Data was collected through indepth interviews that were audiorecorded. Additionally, women's written birth stories and researcher's observation regarding the participants were used. Data was subjected to content analysis using NVIVO 12 Pro software. Results: Of the 28 subjects 15(53.6%) were lay women with mean age 24.2 +/- 3.87 years (range: 18-30 years), and 13(46.4%) were midwives with mean age 42.61 +/- 4.50 years (range: 37-50 years). The most referred conceptual themes in Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort were enhanced comfort, mother-friendly hospital policy, and midwives'comforting interventions. Under the theme of Increasing Comfort, women cared about psychological and environmental comfort. Women had the most psychospiritual comfort and environmental comfort as well as physical and sociocultural comfort. Women cared about psychological and environmental comfort that facilitated birth. Conclusion: The mother-friendly hospital policy increased and contributed to the support and comfort provided to women. Kolcaba's Comfort Theory was an appropriate and working theory for birth and midwifery care, indicating that women's comfort should be ensured in the psychospiritual, environmental, physical and sociocultural contexts.