Browsing by Author "Gulsen M."

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    A Cross-sectional Study of Mother-friendly Hospital Initiatives in Turkey: The Obstetricians and Midwives’ Views
    (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2020) Bolsoy N.; Gulsen M.; Celebi Yavas B.
    Background & aim: Ministry of Health in Turkey has launched a mother-friendly hospital (MFH) initiative to reduce cesarean section rate, support evidence-based practices, and improve mother-baby friendly maternity care. This study aimed to investigate the views of the obstetricians and midwives using the MFH initiative and measure their job satisfaction levels. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. The data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among 16 obstetricians and 61 midwives working in delivery rooms at four hospitals using the MFH initiative in Turkey. This questionnaire consisted of eight items to elicit participants’ characteristics, and another eight items were used to investigate participants’ views regarding the MFH setting. The participants' suggestions to MFH initiative, job satisfaction levels and the intention to leave were also measured. Results: The majority of the participants reported that the MFH initiative increase the quality of the maternal services (90.9%) and contributed to their profession (90.9%). Moreover, they stated that their colleagues (84.4%) and pregnant women (94.8%) are satisfied with the MFH. Also, 54.5% of them reported concerns about the MFH initiatives. The mean job satisfaction score was 7.92 (SE=0.26). Significant differences were noted among the participants' job satisfaction in terms of their workload perception, intention to leave, and the workplace (P<0.05). Conclusion: The participants had positive attitudes towards the MFH initiatives and higher levels of job satisfaction. The results suggest that the MFH initiatives are successfully implemented and contributed to maternal services. © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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    The relationship between emotional labour and job satisfaction in nursing
    (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2020) Gulsen M.; Ozmen D.
    Aim: To investigate the relationship between emotional labour strategies and job satisfaction among nurses in Turkey. Background: Nursing is one of the professions in which emotional labour is heavily used. The relationship between emotional labour strategies and job satisfaction has many different consequences in nursing. Introduction: Although studies have focused on the relationship between emotional labour and job satisfaction among nurses abroad, no studies on the subject have been found in Turkey. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. The study was conducted with 281 nurses working in a university hospital and three public hospitals in Manisa, Turkey. Research data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Emotional Labour Scale and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were used in data evaluation. Results: Analyses showed that the type of emotional labour strategy most frequently exhibited by nurses was surface acting. In surface acting, behaviours do not reflect employees’ true feelings. Job satisfaction of nurses was higher than the medium level. A negative correlation was found between deep acting and job satisfaction. In deep acting, employees try to feel the emotions appropriate to the behaviour expected of them. Discussion: Nurses’ emotional labour may cause some undesirable consequences. Conclusion: Nurses’ emotional labour strategies are related to their job satisfaction levels. Implications for nursing policy: Managers should be aware of the emotional labour of nurses and its possible negative consequences. Management strategies that target the negative consequences of emotional labour are important not only for the well-being of nurses but also for the quality of patient care. © 2019 International Council of Nurses
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    Factors affecting long-term renal functions after partial vs radical nephrectomy for clinical T1 renal masses: A Multicentre Study of the Urooncology Association, Turkey
    (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2021) Izol V.; Gokalp F.; Sozen S.; Ozden E.; Bayazit Y.; Muezzinoglu T.; Kara O.; Cetin S.; Gulsen M.; Turkeri L.; Zuhtu Tansug M.
    Purpose: To compare the functional outcomes of patients who underwent partial (PN) or radical nephrectomy (RN) for clinical T1 (cT1) renal tumours using the Kidney Cancer Database of the Urooncology Association, Turkey. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 1004 patients who underwent PN and RN for cT1 renal tumours at multiple academic tertiary centres between 2000 and 2018. Patients with preoperative end-stage chronic kidney disease and/or metastatic disease were excluded. Results: There were 452 patients in the PN group and 552 patients in the RN group. The median follow-ups were 74.9 and 83.7 months in RN and PN cohort. The eGFR was significantly reduced in both groups on postoperative day 1 (PN = 13.7 vs RN = 19.1 mL/min/1.73 m2: P <.001). In the PN group, eGFR showed a tendency to recover according to a quadratic pattern and reached preoperative levels in the first and third years (95.6 ± 28.8 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 96.9 ± 28.9 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively), with no significant difference between the eGFRs in the 1st and 3rd years (P =.710). To define groups at risk, different cut-off values for the GFR were considered. Among patients with a baseline GFR < 90, the RN cohort had significantly lower eGFRs in the first and third years than the PN cohort (P =.02). Logistic regression showed that comorbidities, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension had no adverse impacts on the changes in the eGFR (P =.60, P =.13, and P =.13, respectively). Conclusion: For the treatment of stage T1 kidney tumours, open or laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has the benefit to preserve renal function. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd