Introduction: The failure of infertility treatment leads to
individual, familial, and social problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of the nursing care program based on Watson’s "Theory of Human Caring" on
anxiety and distress caused by coping when the treatment fails.
Methods: This study randomized controlled trial study was
conducted from April to November 2012, with 86 Turkish women with infertility
(intervention group: 45, control group: 41). Follow-up of 32 infertile women, who failed
infertility treatment from intervention group, and 35 infertile women, who failed
infertility treatment from control group, continued for another four weeks. Data were
collected through Spiel Berger’s State/Trait Anxiety Inventory, Distress Scale, and Ways
of Coping Questionnaire. The analyses of data were conducted using SPSS ver 13.
Results: The intervention and control groups significantly
differed in terms of anxiety, distress, and coping levels. The intervention group’s mean
anxiety score decreased by thirteen points and distress by fourteen points (in a positive
direction). The intervention group’s mean positive coping style score increased. Whereas a
negative increase was observed in the control group’s values depending on the failure of
the treatment.
Conclusion: Watson’s theory of human caring is recommended
as a guide to nursing patients with infertility treatment to decrease levels of anxiety
and distress, and to increase the positive coping style among infertile women.
Objective
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between religious attitudes of Muslim women with gynecologic cancer and mental adjustment to cancer.
Methods
Designed as a descriptive relational study, this study was conducted with 123 patients with gynecologic cancer. A personal information form, prepared in accordance with the literature, the Religious Attitude Scale (RAS), and the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (MACS) were used as data collection tools. The data were assessed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis.
Results
A positive correlation was determined between the RAS score and the fighting spirit subscale of the MACS (r = 0.65, p < 0.001). A negative correlation was found between the helplessness/hopelessness and anxious preoccupation subscales of the MACS and the RAS score (r = −0.40, p < 0.001; r = −0.30, p < 0.001, respectively).
Significance of results
The present results are helpful in understanding the influence of religious attitudes on the mental adjustment to gynecologic cancer patients. The results can serve as a reference for nursing education and clinical healthcare practice. Palliative healthcare providers can participate in improved care by recognizing spiritual needs and by advocating for attention to spiritual needs as a routine part of cancer care.
PurposeThe impact of birth beliefs on pregnancy and delivery are universally recognized, but the factors that affect birth beliefs vary across regions depending on individual and cultural characteristics. This study aimed to determine women's birth beliefs and examine their associated factors.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study was conducted with 548 primiparas in the obstetrics clinic of a university hospital located in the Southeastern Anatolian Region of Turkey from February to June 2019. Descriptive characteristics, form and the Birth Beliefs Scale were used in data collection. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics, T-tests and ANOVA analyses were used.FindingsIt was determined that factors such as age group, income level, any problems during pregnancy and preferred delivery mode statistically affected women's birth beliefs.Originality/valueBased on the findings from this study, healthcare personnel should provide training and consultation services to pregnant women starting from the prenatal period to help ensure a positive labor experience.
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