It was determined that a subcutaneous injection duration of 30 seconds and 5-minute local dry cold application (before and after injection) can be effective in decreasing the intensity of pain and in reducing the occurrence of bruising.
This descriptive, correlational study was conducted to determine orthopedic patients' night-time pain characteristics, their quality of sleep and the contributing factors to poor sleep experiences, and the relationship between pain and sleep. Data were collected by using the McGill Pain Questionnaire-SF (MPQ-SF) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) on the second postoperative day. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 10.0 for Windows. Mean age of the 75 patients was 49.55 ± 21.10 years and were hospitalized in the orthopedic wards for 10.56 ± 14.74 days. Of the sample, 65.3% were female and 36% had hip/knee arthroplasty surgery. Pain (45%) and noise (23%) were found to be the most cited factors affecting the sleep of patients in postoperative periods. They experienced "external" pain at the surgical site and verbalized their pain as "stabbing" and "tiring-exhausting." Patients' night-time pain was determined to be severe (6.59 ± 1.62); their quality of sleep was also poor (9.24 ± 3.53). A statistically significant correlation was found between patients' pain intensity and quality of sleep (p≤.05).
At times when populations are aging and nursing services for elders are needed, gerontology as a nursing specialty is not a highly sought career choice. The purposes of this study were to assess the overall attitudes of nursing students at a Turkish university toward the elderly and to identify the effects of demographic and social factors on attitudes. Using a non-experimental design, the Turkish version of the Kogan's Attitudes towards Old People (KAOP) Scale was given to undergraduate nursing students. Significant findings demonstrated that the older the student, the worse the attitude and that students willing to work with elders had significantly better total KAOP and better positive item scores than those not willing to work with elders. The findings support educational preparation as a major factor in shaping student attitudes. Geriatric education should be integral to nursing education to help ensure sustainability of nursing services for the elderly population.
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Targeting the Individual's Aetiology of Nocturia to Guide Outcomes (TANGO) screening tool, which is used to determine nocturia etiology. Methods: Patients hospitalized in urology, orthopedics, and general surgery clinics between September 2019 and January 2020 were included in the study. Demographic characteristics of the participants such as age, gender, drug use, and nocturia severity were assessed by the researchers. The Turkish version of the TANGO questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was filled in by the patients. The patients were asked to repeat the same test 4 weeks later. Results: A total of 124 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 51.20 ± 18.50 (38-82). The result of the reliability assessment showed that the total score intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.715 (individual item score weighted kappa coefficients, 0.696-0.731) and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.727. A total of 112 patients filled in the TANGO screening tool again after 4 weeks. The test-retest reliability analysis kappa value was 0.75 (0.68-0.83). In the validity analysis, a moderately positive correlation was observed between the TANGO-Urinary Incontinence Score and the number of nocturia (r = 0.452, P = .003). Conclusion: According to the validation study, the TANGO screening tool is valid and reliable to determine the nocturia etiology for the Turkish population.
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