Objective:The aim of this study was to produce and validate a Turkish version of the University of Virginia Parent Low Blood Sugar Survey (P-LBSS). The P-LBSS is used to assess parental fear of their diabetic children’s hypoglycemia.Methods:Linguistic, content and face validity of the translated P-LBSS was tested. Afterwards, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted in order to evaluate construct validity.Results:The sample included 390 parents of type 1 diabetic adolescents aged 12-17 years. Results of the factor analysis showed that the Turkish P-LBSS had 2 subscales (behavior and worry) as in the original. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the Turkish version of the total P-LBSS was found to be 0.803, and the value was 0.865 for the behavior and 0.790 for the worry subscales. Psychometric investigation of the Turkish version of P-LBSS indicated high reliability and good retestability, content and construct validity.Conclusion:The Turkish P-LBSS is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the fear of hypoglycemia experienced by parents of diabetic adolescents aged between 12-17 years in the Turkish population.

Objective:The aim of the study was to develop an Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale; both Child Form and Parent Form for children ages 8-18 with type 1 diabetes.Methods:Children with type 1 diabetes and their parents participated in the study. Development of a methodologically designed scale was conducted to investigate insulin treatment self-management of children with type 1 diabetes.Results:A total of 331 children and their parents were recruited. Children and parents completed the data collection tools by themselves. The final scale had two subscales; one was related to cognitive and behavioural expressions regarding insulin treatment (self-efficacy) and the other to emotional aspects of self-maagement of insulin treatment (emotional impacts). The scale was shown to be valid and reliable.Conclusion:This study was a valid and reliable scale for measuring insulin treatment self-management in children with type 1 diabetes. Thus can be used to assess insulin treatment self-management in children with type 1 diabetes and their parents as well as a tool for effective nursing care.

Obejective: The aim of the study is determine the effects of working of nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic process, with a reflections on the visual and written media, on the choices of nursing profession of nursing students. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consists of 80 first-year nursing students from Kocaeli University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, who accepted to participate in the study in the 2020-2021 academic year. “Nursing Student Personal Information Form”, “Nursing Image Scale (NIS)” and “Scale of Vocational Choice in Nursing (SVCN)” were used to collect the research data. Results: The Median and Q1-Q3 SVCN score of the nursing students was found to be 91.5, (73.5-118). Professional fitness sub-dimension median and Q1-Q3 score was 63.5, (49-82) and vital causes sub-dimension median and Q1-Q3 score was determined as 27.5, (19,5-34,5). NIS median and Q1-Q3 score 73.0, (68-76), general appearance sub-dimension median and Q1-Q3 score was 15.0, (14-16), communication sub-dimension median and Q1-Q3 score was 16.0, (14-17), professional and physical qualities sub-dimension median and Q1-Q3 score were found to be 42.0, (40-43). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the median scores of the professional and physical qualities sub-dimension of those affecting the choice of profession were found to be significantly lower (p=0.033). Conclusion: It was concluded that the first-year nursing students' thoughts about the nursing impression were positive and they chose nursing willingly and the media reflections of nurses during the pandemic process increased their sense of helping people.

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