Objective: This study aims to identify the relationship between hypoglycemic confidence and hypoglycemia fear in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Method: Designed as a descriptive and cross-sectional study, this research was conducted with 306 type 2 diabetes patients who visited the diabetes polyclinic to have an examination in period December 2021 and February 2022. The research data were collected by using the “Patient Identification Form”, the “Hypoglycemic Confidence Scale”, and the “Hypoglycemia Fear Survey”. Descriptive statistics, the Independent Samples t-test, the One-Way ANOWA test, the Pearson’s correlation test, and the linear regression analysis were used in the evaluation of research data. Results: In the research, 60.8% of the participant type 2 diabetes patients were female, their mean age was 55.14±8.10 years, and their mean duration of having the disease was 10.35±4.77 years. Means of type 2 diabetes patients’ Hypoglycemic Confidence Scale (HCS)’ score 1.65±0.47 and ‘Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS)’ scores were 3.02±0.56 points. Type 2 diabetes patients’ HCS scores had moderately negative relationships with scores obtained by them from the HFS and its Behavior Sub-scale and Worry Sub-scale (p

Bu çalışmanın amacı hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği tutumuna yönelik algılarını belirlemek ve bu algılarının çeşitli sosyo-demografik özelliklerine göre değişip değişmediğini ortaya koymaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmanın evrenini, Burdur'da bir kamu hastanesinde görev yapmakta olan hemşireler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada örneklem seçilmemiş, bütün evrene ulaşılmaya çalışılmış ve toplam 153 kullanılabilir anket elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, güvenilirlik analizi, korelasyon analizi, iki bağımsız grupta t testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmada, katılımcıların en yüksek ortalamayı yönetim anlayışı ve güvenlik iklimi boyutlarına en düşük ortalamayı ise stresi tanımlama boyutuna verdikleri belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları, hemşirelerin iş doyumu ve stresi tanımlama boyutlarına ilişkin puanlarının yaşlarına göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca iş doyumu ekip çalışması, güvenlik iklimi ve yönetim anlayışı boyutlarında da cinsiyete göre anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda hemşirelerin hasta güvenliği tutumlarının orta düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiş, alt boyutlarda bazı sosyo-demografik özelliklerin farklılık yarattığı belirlenmiştir.

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This study was conducted to determine the relationship between Turkish nursing students' intolerance of uncertainty and their depression, anxiety and stress levels during the COVID-19 outbreak. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between 18 and 29 May 2020, with the participation of 506 students. The data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). It was found that the participants had a mean total IUS-12 score of 37.18±10.10. When the subscales of DASS-21 were examined, the participants' mean scores were found to be 13.20±5.87 for the 'depression' sub-scale, 10.76±3.94 for the 'anxiety' sub-scale and 14.21±5.90 for the 'stress' sub-scale. It was ascertained that there were statistically significant differences in the mean scores obtained by the participants in the overall IUS-12 and DASS-21 sub-scales on the basis of the variables of 'the nursing students' academic achievements' and 'how the nursing students felt during the COVID-19 pandemic' (p<0.05). It was discerned that there was a weak positive statistically significant relationship between the mean scores obtained in the overall IUS-12 and those obtained in the DASS-21 sub-scales (p<0.01). As the nursing students' intolerance of uncertainty increased, their depression, anxiety and stress levels also went up. Psychological counseling should be offered to nursing students to prevent them from having mental disorders, to identify their mental issues and to help them cope with these mental problems.

This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 in the elderly aged 65 years and over and their levels of adaptation to the “new normal.” This descriptive cross-sectional study was completed with 623 elderly individuals. It was determined that the individuals who adapted well to the “new normal” had high levels of adaptation to old age, while their levels of fear of COVID-19 were slightly above average ( p < 0.01). Elderly individuals have tried to adapt to the “new normal” while also experiencing fear of COVID-19. In order to minimize the fear experienced by the elderly during COVID-19, adequate support and psychological support should be provided.