Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of university students toward HPV infection and vaccine prevention in Turkey. Methods: A total of 1563 female and male university students participated in the study. The study design was descriptive and cross-sectional. The study included students enrolled in the departments of faculties and vocational schools. Results: In total, 16.8% of students stated that they had heard of HPV. There was a statistically significant relationship between the mean awareness of HPV and different variables, such as age, gender, marital status, family history of cancer, and conversation about sexual matters ( P < 0.01). As the age of the students increased, the chance of hearing about HPV also increased. Of all the students, 1.5% took HPV vaccination. Furthermore, 87.7% of the female students stated that they had heard of cervical cancer. Conclusions: The depth of knowledge among Turkish university students toward cervical cancer, HPV infection, and vaccination was inadequate. It is important to provide educational and counseling services by nurses to make university students aware of HPV infection and vaccination.

Attitude towards aging is a factor that affects health-promoting behaviours, and it should be considered during interventions for improving health promoting behaviours.

Bu araştırma, gebe kadınlarda fonksiyonel durumunu ölçmek için Tulman ve arkadaşları tarafından geliştirilmiş olan "Antepartum dönemde Fonksiyonel Durum Envanteri"nin, Türk toplumu için güvenilirlik ve geçerliğini değerlendirmek için yapılmıştır. Gereç ve yöntem: Araştırma Denizli İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı üç farklı sosyo-ekonomik düzeyde yer alan sağlık ocaklarında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini, bu üç sağlık ocağına kayıtlı, gebeler oluşturmuştur. Örneklem sayısı ölçekteki her bir maddenin en az üç katı olacak şekilde ve tüm sosyoekonomik düzeyleri temsil edecek şeklide belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 184 gebe kadın oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak; gebe kadınların sosyo-demografik ve diğer değişkenlerin özelliklerini belirleyen soru formu ve Antepartum Dönem Fonksiyonel Durum Envanteri'nden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular: Cronbach's Alpha iç tutarlılık güvenilirliği analizlerinde, madde-alt ölçek arasındaki ortalama korelasyon 0.50-0.64 arasında iken, ölçek-toplam ISFAP puanları arasındaki korelasyon 0.20-0.98 olarak bulunmuştur. Test-tekrar test güvenilirliği toplam IFSAP puanı için 0.99, ölçekler için 0.73 ile 0.98 arasında belirlenmiştir. Ölçekler arası korelasyon oranlarının ise-0.03 ile 0.95 arasında değiştiği saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Doğum sonrası fonksiyonel durum envanterinin Türk toplumu için geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu belirlenmiştir.

AimThe aim of this study was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of breast cancer studies in the field of nursing conducted between 2009 and 2018 and to reveal the trends, dynamics and scientific outputs in the field.MethodsA bibliometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace II software to determine the characteristics of research incorporated in the international citation indexes and published in breast cancer research in the context of nursing studies. In the Web of Science database, the subjects of breast cancer and nursing were selected, and a total of 2,734 articles published in the last decade were reviewed.ResultsThere was an increase in the number of publications after 2014. The United States had the highest level of country collaborations and the highest degree of centrality. The most densely researched topic in the largest subject cluster was breast cancer. The most commonly used keywords were breast cancer, quality of life and women.ConclusionBreast cancer research in the field of nursing has increased in the last decade, and the United States ranked first in terms of publications in this nursing field.

This study was conducted to examine the effect of planned baby care education on maternal attachment and self-confidence levels in primiparous mothers. The research was carried out using a pre-test, post-test, quasi-experimental design with a control group. In the intervention group, mothers were given planned baby care education and an education booklet. Both the median maternal attachment score and the mean self-confidence score increased by statistically significant levels in the intervention group, whereas there were no significant differences in the control group. It is recommended that primiparous mothers in particular should receive education regarding baby care.

Aim: With the increase in life expectancy, it has become necessary to expand our knowledge of how older individuals perceive their own ageing and how ageing affects their quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine older adults' attitudes towards ageing and the relationship between attitudes and quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey. Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in Zonguldak, Turkey. The sample included 999 community-dwelling older adults, who were selected from five family health centres. The data were collected between April and June 2015 by using the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the predictive value of attitude to ageing on quality of life. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that the subscales of Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (psychosocial loss (β = −0.289), physical change (β = 0.296), and psychological growth (β = 0.279)) were statistically significant predictors of quality of life. Attitudes to ageing explained 46.6% of the quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey (R 2 = 0.466). Conclusion: The significant impact of attitudes to ageing on quality of life suggests the need for better recognition of attitudes to ageing in older adults.

ÖzetAmaç:Bu araştirma kadinlara ev ortaminda verilen bireysel eğitimin kendi kendine meme muayenesi uygulamasina yönelik sağlik inançlarina etkisini belirlemek amaciyla yari deneysel olarak yürütülmüştür. Gereç ve yöntem: Araştirmanin örneklemini 100 kadin oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama araci olarak, "tanitici özellikler soru formu" ve Champion'un Sağlik İnanç Modeli Ölçeği kullanilmiştir. Eğitimden önce ön test veriler toplandiktan sonra kadinlara ev ortamlarinda araştirmacilar tarafindan meme kanseri ve kendi kendine meme muayenesine yönelik eğitim verilmiştir. Eğitim verildikten bir ay sonra kadinlarin kendi kendine meme muayenesi uygulamasina ilişkin inançlari Champion'un Sağlik İnanç Modeli Ölçeği ile tekrar değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde sayi ve yüzde dağilimlari, kendi kendine meme muayenesine ilişkin puan ortalamalari ve paired samples test kullanilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştirmaya katilan kadinlarin yaş ortalamasi 28.73± 8.17'dir. Kadinlarin %11.1'inin her ay düzenli olarak kendi kendine meme muayenesi yaptiği belirlenmiştir. Eğitim sonrasinda kadinlarin Champion Sağlik İnanç Modeli ölçeğinden aldiklari puan ortalamalarinin arttiği belirlenmiştir. Eğitim öncesi ve eğitim sonrasi Sağlik İnanç Modeli Ölçeği puan ortalamalari arasindaki farkin anlamli olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,001). Sonuç: Eğitimin kendi kendine meme muayenesi uygulamasina ilişkin engel algisini azalttiği, duyarlilik, ciddiyet, yarar, sağlik motivasyonu ve öz-etkililik algisini arttirdiği belirlenmiştir. Bu nedenle kadinlarin kendi kendine meme muayenesi konusunda bilgilendirilmeleri gerekmektedir. Pam Tıp Derg 2017;(1):7-13Anahtar sözcükler: Bireysel eğitim, kendi kendine meme muayenesi, sağlik inanci. AbstractPurpose:This research aimed to determine the impact of individual training given to women in the home environment on health beliefs for breast self-examination was half experimentally carried out. Materials and methods: The research sample consisted of 100 women. "Descriptive characteristic data form" and "Champions' Health Belief Model Scale" were used as data collection forms. Before the training, data of preliminary test was collected. After that, in the home environment, women were given trainings on breast cancer and breast self-examination by researchers. One month after training, women's beliefs about application of breast self-examination were re-evaluated with Champions' Health Belief Model Scale. For statistical analysis, the number and percentage distributions, mean score distribution and paired sample test were performed. Results:The mean age of the women who participated in the research was 28.73± 8.17 years. It has also been determined that 19.7% of the participants make their regular Breast Self-Examination monthly. After the training, an increase in average scale scores obtained from Champions' Health Belief Model was determined. The difference between pre and post-training Health Belief Model Scale scores were found to be significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was found that training reduces the perce...

Introduction: Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes worldwide. According to World Health Organization, injuries are the leading cause of disability and death among all age groups below 60 years.Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the global research outcomes and trends, and some key bibliometric indicators in pediatric trauma.Methods: A descriptive bibliometric analysis study was designed. On June 14, 2021, an electronic search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection database using the potential searching keywords “Pediatric AND Trauma” in the title field without any limitations. The search was performed using the Boolean search query method. The data were downloaded in plaintext and comma-separated values format. The required graphs were generated using OriginPro 2018. Furthermore, the data were transferred to HistCite™ software for bibliometric analysis. In addition, the obtained data were plotted for network visualization mapping using VOSviewer software version 1.6.15 for windows.Results: A total of 2,269 documents were included in the final analysis. The included documents were authored by 7,894 authors and published in 395 research and academic journals, mainly in the English language (n = 2,222). The main document types were articles (n = 1,276, citations = 18,244), and meeting abstracts (n = 331, citations = 19). Pediatric (n = 2,269) and trauma (n = 2,257) were the most widely used keywords. The most productive year was 2019 (n = 184, citations = 527). The most prolific author was Upperman JS (n = 29, citations = 202). The most attractive journals in pediatric trauma research were The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (n = 290, citations = 5,199) and the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (n = 256, citations = 5,088). The most active institute was the University of California System (n = 110). The most dominant country was the United States of America (USA) (n = 1,620, citations = 22,983). The USA and Canada had the highest total link strength, 103 and 70, respectively.Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive overview of research output in pediatric trauma. The USA continues to dominate scientific research and funding in pediatric trauma. Findings of the current study will help the researchers and clinicians to understand the recent achievements and research frontiers. Collaborative research initiative needs to be established between institutions in developed and developing countries and among researchers.