Consequently, a planned inhaler training given to the patients with COPD was found to decrease attack frequency and dyspnea, and improve quality of life.
ÖZETAmaç: Bu araştırma hemşirelerin profesyonel değerlerini ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapıldı.
Gereç ve Yöntem:Çalışmaya bir ilin Devlet Hastanesinde çalışan, ça-lışma kriterlerine uyan ve çalışmayı kabul eden 120 hemşire alındı. Araştırmanın verileri tanıtım formu ve profesyonel değerler ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı.
Bulgular:Araştırma bulgularına göre; hemşirelerin; %57.5'i 30-39 yaş grubunda, %85.8'i kadın, %79.2'si evli ve %56.7'si lisans mezunudur. Araştırmada hemşirelerin profesyonel değerler puanı ortalaması 90.7±14.7 olarak bulundu. Çalışmada 40 yaş ve üstü gruptakilerin, erkeklerin, bekâr olanların, yüksek lisans yapanların, idari görevi olanların, dernek üyeliği bulunanların, bilimsel toplantılara katılanların ve profesyonel değerler konusunda eğitim alanların profesyonel değer-ler ölçeği puanları daha yüksek bulundu fakat istatistiksel olarak bir anlamlılık saptanmadı (p>0.05).Sonuç: Hemşirelerin profesyonel değerler ölçeğinden aldıkları puanların orta düzeyin üzerinde olduğu belirlendi. Hemşirelere profesyonel değerlerle ilgili eğitimlerin planlanması ve bu konuda daha kapsamlı araştırmaların yapılması önerilmektedir.
This is an experimental research aiming at identifying the effect of terminal patient care training on the nurses' attitudes toward death. The sample of this study (n = 41) involves 20 nurses in the training group and 21 nurses in the control group. Nurses were offered terminal patient care training and their attitudes toward death were assessed before and after the intervention. The Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) subscale mean scores for fear of death (3.9-4.6, p < .05) and approach acceptance (2.9-3.3, p < .05) were found to significantly increase at the end of training in the training group while mean scores in the control group displayed no significant change (p > .05) in any of the five DAP-R subscales. In accordance with these findings, this study suggests that terminal patient care training should be implemented in the nursing curriculum more extensively and should be frequently repeated as part of the nurses' in-service education.
This descriptive study was conducted to determine the care burden and social support levels of caregivers to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The primary caregivers of 112 patients with COPD hospitalized in the chest diseases service of a university hospital were involved in the study. Data of the study were collected by using the Patient and Caregiver Information Form, which was prepared by reviewing the literature, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Zarit Burden Interview, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. While the care burden mean score of caregivers of patients with COPD was 40.91 ± 20.58, the mean score of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was 54.13 ± 18.84. In this study, it was determined that female caregivers, as well as individuals stating that their physical and psychological health was affected and those having difficulty giving care and needing help, had higher levels of care burden, whereas the spouses, as well as individuals with lower levels of income and those stating that their physical and psychological health was affected, had lower levels of social support.
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