Purpose: This study aimed to determine the correlation between smartphone addiction and loneliness levels in nursing students. Design and Methods: The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional study design and was carried out with 682 nursing students. In the study, a "Student Information Form", the "Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form", and the "University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale" were used. Findings: The study found that nursing students had moderate scores for smartphone addiction and lonelinessand that there was a positive correlation between smartphone addiction and loneliness. Practical Implications: Nursing students are at risk of smartphone addiction and this may lead to negative psychosocial effects. Considering these results, interventions should be planned.

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The aim of this study was to assess DNA damage in Turkish coal miners with the buccal micronucleus cytome (BMCyt assay as the least invasive and therefore most practical method that may find wider application in coal miner biomonitoring. Buccal epithelial cell samples were taken from 54 coal miners and 42 controls from Zonguldak, Turkey to establish their micronucleus (MN), binucleus (BN), condensed chromatin (CC), karyorrhectic (KHC), karyolytic (KYL), nuclear bud (NBUD), and pyknotic (PYC) frequencies. We also analysed the effects of confounding factors such as age, years of work at the mine, smoking, alcohol drinking, and use of protective equipment on differences in MN frequencies. Two miners had confirmed and three suspect pneumoconiosis, whereas 49 displayed normal chest radiographs. MN, BN, KHC, and NBUD frequencies were significantly higher in coal miners than controls. Years of work at the mine also showed a significant effect on buccal MN frequencies in coal miners, but we found no correlation between MN frequencies and age, smoking, and alcohol consumption. In conclusion, BMCyt assay proved itself an accurate and practical screening method, as it can detect DNA damage much earlier than pneumoconiosis develops.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the status of self-transcendence and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis therapy. Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The universe of the study has consisted of all patients (n = 380) who received hemodialysis treatment in dialysis centers located in the city center of Zonguldak. Personal Information Form, Reed's self-transcendence scale, and European Health Impact Scale were used in data collection. Results: There was a highly positive relationship between the self-transcendence scale and the European Health Impact Scale (p, 0.000, r = 0.605). Also, it was found in this study that age and level of income of hemodialysis patients affected the quality of life and the self-transcendence. Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that the patients aged 60-74 years and those with low-income levels in hemodialysis patients had a poor self-transcendence status, while patients aged 75 and over, with low income and unemployed had poor quality of life.