Objective:This study was performed to determine the rate of episiotomy.Material and Methods:This retrospective was conducted in 3 state hospitals located in 3 cities in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Ethics committee approval was received for this study. Also, institutional permissions from the institutions where the study was conducted were obtained before the study. The sample of the study consisted of 8587 women. The data of the study were collected by analyzing birth records in archive records.Results:The average age of the women was 26.16±5.9 years, the average number of deliveries was 2.19±1.2, and 52.0% of the women who gave birth via vaginal delivery underwent episiotomy. The rate of episiotomy was found to be 93.3% in primipara women and 30.2% in multipara women. It was determined that neonatal weight did not affect the episiotomy rate, and that neonatal height was higher in deliveries with episiotomy and suture. Also, it was determined that as the age and parity of the women decreased, the rate of episiotomy increased.Conclusion:The rate of episiotomy was observed to be high, especially in primipara women.
Aim
The aim of this study was to evaluate the experiences of nurses providing care to intensive care unit patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in Turkey.
Methods
The research employed the descriptive phenomenological approach. The interviews were analyzed with Colaizzi's seven‐step method.
Results
The experiences of nurses providing care to COVID‐19 patients in the intensive care unit can be summarized under three themes. It was determined that all nurses experience physical, psychological, and social difficulties along with negative emotions during the care process for COVID‐19 patients, for which nurses use coping processes.
Conclusion
This study shows the difficulties faced by nurses who provide intensive care to patients with COVID‐19. It is important to identify these challenges early to protect and improve the health of nurses.
Purpose
The aim of the study is to determine daytime sleepiness in university students and its relationship with internet addiction as the determinant.
Method
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Study population consisted of 1,150 first- and fourth-year students studying in some faculties at a university located in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Findings
In this study, it was determined that the students obtained a mean score of 5.9 ± 2.1 points from the daytime sleepiness scale and the rate of those with daytime sleepiness problem was 17.9%. Furthermore, 52.3% of the students had a sleep duration of 7–8 hours. An increase in internet addiction mean score increases the risk of daytime sleepiness approximately one time.
Conclusions
Increase of internet addiction score increases the risk of daytime sleepiness approximately one time.
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