Social support is a powerful tool that can mediate the effects of difficult life stressors and decrease the incidence of mood disorders, and, therefore, greater importance should be attached to it in the realm of cancer treatment. Supported by the collaborative efforts of family members and healthcare professionals, cancer patients will more easily cope with the drawbacks of their state.
The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in the effect of hysterectomy on body image, self-esteem, and marital adjustment in Turkish women with gynecologic cancer based on specific independent variables, including age, education, employment, having or not having children, and income. This cross-sectional study compared a group of women who underwent a hysterectomy (n = 100) with a healthy control group (n = 100). The study findings indicate that women who had a hysterectomy were found in worse conditions in terms of body image, self-esteem, and dyadic adjustment compared to healthy women. In terms of dyadic adjustment and body image among women who had undergone a hysterectomy, those with lower levels of income and education were found in poorer conditions. The study's findings show that hysterectomies have negative effects on body image, self-esteem, and dyadic adjustment in women affected by gynecologic cancer. Nursing assessment of self-esteem and marital adjustment indicators and implementation of strategies to increase self-confidence and self-esteem are needed for high-risk women.
The findings of this study support the Turkish language version of the BWAT as possessing content validity, interrater reliability and internal consistency.
Aim: Primary prevention of cervical cancer is gaining importance due to the gradual decrease in the age of first sexual intercourse in Turkey and the increase of sexually transmitted disease risk among adolescents because of multiple sexual partners. If it is thought that the primary prevention related to HPV infection be made by health personnel, the aim of this study is to determine the knowledge of nurses regarding HPV infection and its vaccines and to create the basis for a planned training program about HPV infection and vaccines. Methods: No sample selection was carried out in the study (N=365); all nurses working at the time of the study formed the study sample (n=222). The data were collected using questionnaires. Appropriate methods were used in the evaluation of the data and p<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results: It was seen that 61.7% of the sample group did not receive education about HPV infections and the HPV vaccine. 33.8% had no experience with the HPV infection and HPV vaccine concepts before and 20.3% had only encountered this concept in school. Furthermore, it was determined that the knowledge level of nurses, who answered the questions regarding HPV infection and HPV vaccine correctly, was vastly different and that this ratio varied between 11.3 % and 89.2%.
Conclusion:Based on the data obtained from the study, it was determined that a high number of nurses do not get satisfactory education regarding HPV infection and HPV vaccine. Therefore, training programs should be planned and given to nurses, and within these training sessions, nurses should be taught to meet the needs of individuals and communities and to improve health behaviors.
Background: Family functions of families with children with cerebral palsy (CP) may be affected in to care burden directly.Objectives: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the family functions of parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods: The sample of the descriptive study was made up of the parents of 118 children diagnosed with CP in Istanbul and Ankara provinces. All of the data obtained in the study were evaluated with SPSS 23.0 for Windows statistical package program.Results: The average scores of the parents who have children with CP who participated in the study on the Family Assessment Scale dimensions ranged from 1.62 ± 0.54 / 0.62 to 2.40 ± 0.58. Depending on the sociodemographic characteristics of the parents, the dimensions of the family assessment scale are related to the age, marital status, educational status, age of spouses, education status of spouses, employment status, income status, number of children, having another disabled child, sharing care, child; A significant correlation was found between the child's other health problems and school attendance, degree of cerebral palsy, time elapsed since diagnosis, and use of spasticity-reducing medication (p <.05).
Conclusion:Nurses and health professionals should consider the child and the family as a whole while providing care, and should evaluate the functions of the family with all its sub-dimensions, considering that the problem in the family may also affect the child's care.
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