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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of empathy skills of psychiatric nurses on their attitudes and practices towards the use of physical restraint. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional, correlational, descriptive study included 100 nurses (88.49% of the population). Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the empathy skills scale (ESS) form B, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of staff towards physical restraints questionnaire (KAPS‐PR) were used. Findings The total mean ESS score was found to be 152.34 ± 24.44, indicating moderate empathy skills. Mean KAPS‐PR scores were 29.54 ± 4.43 for the attitude scale and 33.94 ± 3.26 for the practice scale, indicating appropriate attitudes and ideal practices related to physical restraint, respectively. ESS score was significantly higher among nurses with higher educational levels (p = .001) and weakly correlated with KAPS‐PR attitude score (r = .25; p < .05). Implications for Practice Improving the empathy skills of psychiatric nurses could improve their attitudes towards physical restraint, thereby reducing its use.

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Covid-19 tanılı bireylerin karantina sürecinde algıladıkları sosyal desteğin yalnızlığa etkisini belirlemektir. Kesitsel türdeki bu araştırmaya 231 Covid - 19 tanılı birey dahil edildi. Araştırma, beş aile sağlığı merkezinde Ağustos - Eylül 2021 tarihleri arasında yürütüldü. “Tanıtıcı Özellikler Formu”, “Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği (ÇBASDÖ)” ve “UCLA-Yalnızlık Ölçeği (UCLA-YÖ)” verilerin toplanmasında kullanıldı. Veriler online anket yöntemiyle toplandı. Bireylerin ÇBASD ve UCLA-YÖ toplam puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 55.51±19.02, 46.78±13.04 olarak saptandı. ÇBASD ölçeği ile UCLA-YÖ arasında negatif yönlü güçlü bir ilişki saptandı (r=-0.730; p

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of mindfulness on medication adherence in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted with 147 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.Results: A strong positive correlation was determined between the mindfulness level and medication adherence of the individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Furthermore, mindfulness of the individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia was statistically significant in explaining medication adherence (p < 0.05) and mindfulness predicted medication adherence by 64%. Conclusion:It was observed that the individuals' mindfulness level was low and half of the participants had low medication adherence. Moreover, as their mindfulness level increased, so did their medication adherence.