Amaç: Prostat kanseri erkeklerde en sık görülen kanserlerdendir. İleri evre olmadan belirti vermeyen prostat kanserinde, erken tanı ve taramalarla iyi sonuçlar elde edilebilir. Bu çalışma erkeklerin prostat kanseri taramalarına ilişkin bilgi düzeylerini tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma bir üniversite hastanesinin üroloji polikliniğine başvuran 120 erkek hasta ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın yapılabilmesi için etik kurul onayı, kurum izni ve bireylerden sözlü ve yazılı onam alınmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri; literatür taranarak oluşturulan Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Weinrich ve arkadaşları tarafından geliştirilen "Prostat Kanseri Taramaları Bilgi Testi"(PKTBT) kullanılarak toplanmıştır.

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Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study is to determine the relationship between nurses’ compassion level and emotional intelligence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a sample of 218 nurses who volunteered to participate. Data were collected using the descriptive information form, the compassion scale (CS), and the revised Schutte emotional intelligence scale (RSEIS). Findings: The nurses’ total CS score was 97.51 ± 1, and their total RSEIS score was 152.1 ± 14.8. In our study, a moderate, positive, and significant relationship was found between nurses’ compassion level and emotional intelligence levels. Conclusions: It was determined that nurses within the scope of the study had a high level of compassion and a medium–high level of emotional intelligence during the COVID-19 pandemic process. Initiatives should be planned to develop emotional intelligence, which helps to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic on nurses and prevent negative emotions.

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Dyspnea is a common symptom and anxiety is a common comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They affect individuals with COPD in a multifaceted way, causing many disabilities. Progressive relaxation exercises (PREs) are an important intervention in reducing symptoms and comorbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of PREs on dyspnea and anxiety levels in individuals with COPD. A pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial was conducted at the chest diseases clinic of a university hospital in Turkey. Forty-four patients with COPD who met the inclusion criteria for participation in the study were assigned either to an intervention or a control group, with 22 patients in each group. In the intervention group, the patients performed PREs once a day for 4 weeks in addition to the standard treatment. The patients in the control group received the standard treatment. In the data collection stage of the study, questionnaire forms, namely, the Modified Borg Scale (MBS), Modified British Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), were used. Data were collected before (the first follow-up) and after the intervention (the second follow-up). In the second follow-up, the MBS, BAI, and CAT scores decreased significantly in the intervention group (P < .05) but showed no significant changes in the control group (P > .05). This study demonstrates that PREs can reduce dyspnea and anxiety levels in individuals with COPD.

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