Aim: This research was carried out to determine the health literacy levels of puerperant women and related factors. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 597 puerperant women hospitalized in the puerperal ward of a public hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected using the "Personal Information Form" and "Health Literacy Scale (HLS)". In addition to descriptive statistics (number, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation), t-test, one-way analysis of variance and kruskall wallis analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Results: The puerperant women included in the research 82.9% of them went to health checks regularly, 66.5% gave birth normally, 58.5% gave birth under the management of midwives, 68.7% had a planned pregnancy, 87.1% did not receive childbirth preparation training and 70.1% never smoked. found not to be used. The mean score of puerperal women from the health literacy scale is 105.05±16.44. There was a significant difference between the mean health literacy total score of the puerperal women and their age, education level, employment status, place of residence, presence of social security, family type, regular health check-ups, planned pregnancy, and receiving birth preparation training (p

This research was conducted for investigating the impact of delivery mode and maternal postpartum functional state on breastfeeding self-sufficiency.Material and methods: Data of this research featuring crosssectional design were collected between November 2018 and February 2019. Size of the sampling performed with Power analysis was calculated as 444 puerperants with a confidence interval at 97% and population representation at 80%. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning (BIMF) and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF). ANOVA, t test in independent groups and Pearson Correlation analysis as well as descriptive analyses were used in the analysis of data.Results: The age average of puerperants is 26.97±5.79, it was found out that 34.9% of puerperants are secondary school graduates, 80.6% do not work, 71.6% have a moderate economic state and 77.0% have an elementary family type. The delivery mode of 59.2% of the puerperants is cesarean and no statistically significant relation is found between the delivery mode and breastfeeding self-sufficiency (p>0.05). Total score average of puerperants taken from BIMF is 72.82±10.59. Total score averages taken from the sub-dimensions of BIMF are 10.65±3.08 in the sub-dimension of "self-care"; 9.25±1.73 in the sub-dimension of "mother's psychology"; 19.86±3.00 in the sub-dimension of "baby-care"; 13.36±2.93 in the sub-dimension of "social support" and 19.69±3.57 in the subdimension of "adaptation to motherhood". Total score averages which mothers took in BSES-SF are 56.17±8.54. It was determined that there is a statistically significant weak relation between BIMF and each of its subdimensions and BSES-SF in positive way and as the maternity function of puerperants increases, the breastfeeding self-sufficiency also increases at significant level (p<0.001). Conclusion:While there is no significant relation between the delivery mode and breastfeeding self-sufficiency of puerperants, it is found out that the maternity function of puerperants increases, the breastfeeding self-sufficiency also increases.

The aim of this study was to adapt the validity and reliability of the Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (PAAS) for Turkish fathers. Method: The sample of the methodological study consisted of 580 father candidates. Results: In the study, as a result of the exploratory factor analysis, it was determined that the PAAS consisted of 16 items, eight items in the "quality of attachment" subdimension and eight items in the "time spent in attachment mode" subdimension. It supported the 2-factor scale structure the confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's α was found to be .82 in the total scale. In addition, item-total correlation and test-retest analysis of the scale had a high correlation. Practice Implications: Based on the study results, the Turkish language version of the PAAS is valid and reliable.

Aim: This research was carried out to determine the COVID-19 burnout and the affecting factors of students in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing. Method:The sample of this cross-sectional and descriptive study consisted of consisted of 301 undergraduate students enrolled in the 2020-2021 academic year at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of a university located in the east of Turkey. Data were collected via online collected Google Forms using the "Personal Information Form" and the "COVID-19 Burnout Scale". In the analysis of the data, in addition to descriptive statistics (number, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation), Independent groups t-test, One-way analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney-U test, Tukey test and Kruskal Wallis tests were used.Results: Of the students whose mean age is 19.41 ± 0.91, 79.1% are girls and 29.9% are boys. The students participating in the research; 13% of the students are in Midwifery, 15.9% are in Audiology, 16.9% are in Child Development, 18.9% are in FTR, 35.2% are in Nursing. 78% of students with nuclear family structure, 94.4% do not have any chronic diseases. 82.1% of the students have not had COVID-19 yet, and 26% have experienced a loss from their relatives due to CO-VID-19. The average score of the students from the COVID-19 Burnout Scale is 28.76±8.66. The place where students live during the COVID-19 process, their family type, their economic situation and their diagnosis of COVID-19 affect their COVID-19 burnout (p<0.05). Conclusions and Suggestions:In this study, it was concluded that the CO-VID-19 burnout levels of the students were slightly above the average, and that they lived in a rural area and a large family environment, had a low economic level, and were diagnosed with COVID-19 may be risk factors for increasing the level of COVID-19 burnout. It is recommended to examine the causes of these risk factors in reducing students' burnout levels, and to develop preventive intervention programs by developing coping strategies in this context.

Amaç: Bu araştırma ebelik öğrencilerinin kişilik özellikleri ve yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Analitik-kesitsel tipte olan bu araştırma Türkiye'nin doğusunda bulunan bir üniversitenin Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Ebelik Bölümü öğrencileri ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemini 187 ebelik öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın verileri "Kişisel Bilgi Formu", "Beş Faktör Kişilik Özellikleri Ölçeği (BF-KÖÖ)" ve "Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Eğilimleri Ölçeği (YBÖEÖ)" ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirmesinde SPSS (20.0) istatistik paket programında sayı, yüzde dağılımları, ortalama, standart sapma, independent t-test, One-Way Anova, Mann Whitney-U testi, Kruskal Wallis Testi, Tukey ve korelasyon testleri kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20.99±2.41' dir. Öğrencilerin BF-KÖÖ'nün "dışadönüklük", "sorumluluk", "açıklık", "geçimlilik" ve "duygusal dengesizlik" alt boyutlarından aldıkları toplam puan ortalamaları sırasıyla; 26.62±6.59, 32.27±5.69, 36.09±6.73, 35.81±5.07 ve 24.86±5.06' dır. Öğrencilerin YBÖEÖ' den aldıkları toplam puan ortalamaları 126.81±19.55'tir. Öğrencilerin BFKÖÖ'ye ait dışadönüklük, sorumluluk, açıklık, geçimlilik alt boyutları ile yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri arasında pozitif yönde; duygusal dengesizlik alt boyutu ile negatif yönde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı zayıf düzeyde bir korelasyon bulundu (p<0.001). Sonuçlar ve Öneriler:Bu çalışmada öğrencilerin BFKÖÖ'ye ait dışadönüklük, açıklık, geçimlilik ve sorumluluk alt boyutlarından aldıkları puan ortalamaları arttıkça yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerinin arttığı saptandı. Ayrıca öğrencilerin BFKÖÖ'ye ait duygusal dengesizlik alt boyutundan aldıkları puan ortalamalarının azalması da yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerini arttırmaktadır. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda öğrencilerin farklı kişilik özellikleri dikkate alınarak yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerinin desteklenmesi önerilmektedir.