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Many studies have shown that women’s experiences, feelings and opinions during their infertility treatment play an important role in treatment outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to reveal the experiences, feelings and opinions of Turkish women with infertility. The data were collected from two Internet forums between October 2016 and November 2016, and the writings of 26 women were explored. The key words “woman with infertility,” “feelings, opinion, experience and blogs” and “infertility and blogs” were browsed. The obtained data were analyzed using the method of content analysis. Those expressing feelings, opinions and experiences were underlined and codes, subthemes and themes were created by three researchers separately. Then they came together, discussed the codes and agreed on the thematic statement. The themes which emerged were psychological changes, changes in social life and changes related to treatment themes. Holistic approach and patient-specific interventions can help turn the abovementioned vicious cycle into positive.

This scale can be used as a guide by Turkish midwives and obstetric nurses planning pregnancy follow-up care.

ÖZET AMAÇ: Hemşirelerin, işten ve meslekten ayrılmalarını önlemek için, işe ve mesleğe karşı tutumlarının belirlenmesine gereksinim vardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, farklı kuşaklardaki hemşirelerin işten ve meslekten ayrılma niyetleri ile örgütsel ve mesleki bağlılıklarının incelenmesidir. YÖNTEM: Tanımlayıcı türdeki araştırmanın örneklemine, bir üniversite ve iki kamu hastaneleri birliği hastanesinde çalışan X Kuşağı (1965( -1980( ) ve Y Kuşağı (1981( -2000 hemşirelerden araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 790 katılımcı alınmıştır. Veriler, işten ve meslekten ayrılma niyetine ilişkin soruları da içeren Sosyo-Demografik Özellikler formu ile Türkçeye uyarlamaları yapılan "Örgütsel Bağlılık Ölçeği" ve "Mesleki Bağlılık Ölçeği" kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, ki-kare ve t testi kullanılmıştır. BULGULAR: Hemşirelerin %57,6'sının halen çalıştıkları işten, %55,9'unun mesleklerinden yüksek ayrılma niyetlerinin olduğu saptamıştır. Y Kuşağı hemşirelerinin işten ve meslekten ayrılma niyeti X Kuşağı'ndan anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin örgütsel ve mesleki bağlılık düzeylerinin düşük-orta düzeyde olduğu gösterilmiştir. X Kuşağının, örgütsel bağlılığın duygusal, normatif ve devam bağlılığı boyutları ile mesleki devam bağlılığı boyutlarından aldıkları puanlar Y Kuşağından anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur. SONUÇ: Hemşirelerin meslekte ve işte kalmalarını sağlayacak stratejiler ile örgütsel ve mesleki bağlılıklarının arttırılması için yapılacak girişimlerin belirlenmesinde kuşak özelliklerinin dikkate alınması önerilmektedir.Anahtar kelimeler: Kuşaklar, meslekten ayrılma niyeti, işten ayrılma niyeti, mesleki bağlılık, örgütsel bağlılık ABSTRACT AIM: For preventing nurses leaving the job and profession, there is a need to determine their attitudes towards job and profession. The aim of this study is to analyze the intention of the nurses' to leave their job and profession as well as their commitment to the organization and the profession across generations. METHODS: Among 790 nurses working in a university and two public hospitals who represented X (1965-1980) and Y (1981-2000) generations, and volunteered to participate in the study constituted the sampling of this descriptive study The data were collected using the Socio-Demographic Characteristics form z contained questions concerning the intention to leave the job, and profession, and Organizational and Professional Commitment Scales which were adapted to Turkish language. For the evaluation of data descriptive statistics, chi-square and t tests were used. RESULTS: The 57.6% of nurses had a high intention to leave their present jobs and 55.9% to leave their profession. Compared to the X Generation, the intention of the Y Generation nurses to leave their job and profession was found to be significantly higher. The results have revealed that nurses perceive their organizational and professional commitments at a low to moderate level. Compared to Y generation , the X Generation received significantly higher scores ...

This study used Hypnofertility-based interventions to determine whether these interventions would lead to increased fertility preparedness and pregnancy outcomes and decreased cortisol levels in women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment. This randomized, controlled, prospective study was conducted from November 2017 through March 2019 in 61 Turkish women with unexplained infertility (intervention group: 30, control group: 31). Hypnofertility-based nursing care included affirmations, visualization, imagination, and relaxation from the first day of treatment until the day of the pregnancy test. The Fertility Preparedness Scale, a saliva sample for cortisol level, and the pregnancy test results were used for data collection. Hypnofertility-based nursing care decreased the cortisol levels of women in the intervention group compared to that in the control group ( p = 0.00). Though fertility preparedness was higher in the intervention group, the difference was not statistically significant ( p = 0.13). Although interventions relieved the women during the treatment process, there was no anticipated effect on pregnancy outcomes ( p = 0.75). Hypnofertility-based nursing care significantly reduce the cortisol levels, suggesting that the intervention helped women relax.

For reducing breast-feeding problems, nurses should provide more care and support to mothers undergoing cesarean birth. Therefore, the fact that the breast-feeding self-efficacy was similar among the groups might be related to culture.

Women need access to sustained education and supportive counselling both to motivate and to minimize the risk of type 2 diabetes after GDM.

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