Browsing by Author "Uyar, F"

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    The Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia (EdFED) scale:A Turkish validity and reliability study
    Uyar, F; Özmen, D; Watson, R
    Aim: The present study aimed to adapt the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) Scale to Turkish. Method: This methodological study was reported using STARD (The STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy). The sample included 200 people with dementia. The data were obtained using the Personal Information Form, the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale, and the Mini Nutritional Assessment Test. For the Turkish adaptation of the scale, construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis), criterion validity (concurrent scale validity) and reliability analysis (Cronbach's alpha coefficient, item-total score correlation) were performed, respectively. Results: The three-factor model in the original scale was verified. The content validity index was 0.95. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient factors were as follows: ( Indicators of Patient Difficulty' alpha = 0.81, 'Patient's Need for Assistance' alpha = 0.79 and 'Indicators of Feeding Difficulty' alpha = 0.64, respectively. When the CFA fit indexes were examined, the model fit values were good. The three-factor structure was verified, compared with the original model and was compatible. No modification was needed in the model. Conclusions: The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale Turkish version provides reliable and valid measures of feeding difficulties in people with dementia. It has satisfactory psychometric properties and is suitable to use in clinical practice. Implications for practice: Feeding is one of the most neglected subjects in caring for people with dementia. Screening is recommended to evaluate feeding and malnutrition, but, to our knowledge, there is no tool/scale to evaluate the feeding of the dementia patient in Turkish. The EdFED scale can serve healthcare professionals and caregivers as a practical tool for feeding difficulties in people with dementia.
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    ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF DEMENTIA CARE AND SUPPORT PROGRAM IN BOTH PATIENT AND CAREGIVER OUTCOMES: AN INTERVENTION STUDY
    Uyar, F; Özmen, D; Mavioglu, H; Atalay, N
    Introduction: Dementia is one of the priority issues among the public health concerns. This study aims to assess the impact of the Dementia Care and Support Program in caregivers and patients with dementia. Materials and Methods: This study is an intervention study. Dementia Care and Support Program was a planned 16-week program. Sixty-one patient-caregiver pairs were randomized into two groups, the intervention (n=31) and control groups (n=30). Dementia Care and Support Program was applied to the intervention group, but the control group received routine hospital care. Data were collected between July and November 2016 from a dementia outpatient clinic. While data for patients were collected using the quality-of-life assessment in Alzheimer's disease and Neuropsychiatric Inventory, data for caregivers were collected using the quality of life SF-36, Beck Depression, Beck Anxiety, and Zarit Caregiver Burden Care Inventory. Results: Fifty-four patient-caregiver pairs completed the study. The mean age of the patients was 76.7 +/- 11.2 (46-96) years old. There was no statistically significant difference in the quality-of-life scores and neuropsychiatric symptom scores between the patient groups (p>0.05). The mean age of caregivers was 53.6 +/- 14.8 (22-81) years old. Statistically significant differences were found in NPI-D, quality-of-life mental health, quality-of-life physical health, depression, and anxiety scores between the caregiver groups (p<0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference in burden scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: This study established that Dementia Care and Support Program has positive effects on caregivers.
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    An Academic-Clinical Partnership Project: The Effects of a Scientific Research Skills Education Program
    Çetinkaya, A; Büyük, DS; Özmen, D; Tayhan, A; Uyar, F
    Objective: The present study aims to reveal the effects of the education program provided to nurses on their perceived obstacles to conducting scientific research and attitude for scientific research. Materials and Methods: This interventional study in the pre-test post-test model was carried out between February 2018 and August 2018. The universe of this study consisted of nurses working in three maior public hospitals in Manisa (N= 1023). The sample was composed of nurses who worked in these hospitals and agreed to participate in this research (n= 106). The sociodemographic questionnaire, the nurse and presentation subscales of the barriers to research utilization scale and the attitude scale for scientific research were used in data collection. The scientific research skills education program was presented to the nurses participating in this research. Results: There was a significant difference between pre and post scores of the participants in the reluctance to help researchers, negative attitude towards research and positive attitude towards researchers subscales of attitude towards scientific research scale (p<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the pre and post scores of the participants in the subscales of the barriers to research utilization scale and positive attitude towards research subscale of attitude towards scientific research scale (p>0.05). Conclusion: After the educational program, the findings showed that the participants' reluctance to help the researchers and their negative attitudes towards research decreased, and a positive attitude towards researchers increased. As a result, while education intervention affected nurses' attitudes towards research, it had no effect on their perceptions of an obstacle to scientific research.
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    Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Individual-Level Abortion Stigma Scale: a methodological study
    Cetinkaya, A; Özmen, D; Uyar, F; Tayhan, A
    Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Individual-Level Abortion Stigma Scale. Setting Three hospitals affiliated to Public Hospitals Union General Secretariat in Manisa, a city located in Western Turkey. Design This was a methodological study. Participants A total of 230 women aged 22-49 years who previously underwent abortion and volunteered to participate in the study. Primary and secondary outcome measures Data analysis was performed using the SPSS and LISREL software. The Content Validity Index was calculated based on the values obtained from expert opinions. In the reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha values were calculated for the overall scale and its subscales. To test the stability of the scale over time, the scale was readministered to 30 women in the study 15 days later and the test-retest values (Pearson's correlation coefficients) were determined. In the validity analysis, the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. In the exploratory factor analysis, the principal component analysis was performed using the varimax rotation and the factor loading of the scale was examined. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to investigate the item-factor construct of the scale. Results The Content Validity Index was calculated as 0.86. The Cronbach's alpha values ranged between 0.83 and 0.94. The item-total correlation coefficients ranged between 0.36 and 0.72, and the test-retest reliability was 0.96 for the overall scale and its subscales (p<0.05). The total variance revealed by five factors was 75%. Confirmatory factor analysis of the scale revealed an acceptable compliance level (root mean square error of approximation=0.092, chi(2)/df=2.91, Goodness of Fit Index=0.831, Comparative Fit Index=0.928, p<0.001). Conclusions The results suggest that this scale has the potential for use in research and clinical settings to measure abortion stigma among women.