Objective:The main aim of this study was to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) in Turkish cancer patients.Methods:This methodological study involved 135 cancer patients. Statistical methods included confirmatory or exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach alpha coefficients for internal consistency.Results:The values of fit indices are within the acceptable range. The alpha coefficients for emotional illness representations, cognitive illness representations, and total scale are 0.83, 0.80, and 0.85, respectively.Conclusions:The results confirm the two-factor structure of the Turkish BIPQ and demonstrate its reliability and validity.

This study's results indicate that patients' social support is linked to their psychosocial adjustment to coronary heart disease. As psychosocial adjustment is inhibited in patients who lack sufficient social support, sources of social support of patients should be identified and facilitated.

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Purpose This study aimed to examine the patients' perceived social support, mental health, and marital satisfaction. Design and Methods Data were collected via Patient Information Form, Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living, Marital Life Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and General Health Questionnaire for 72 patients. Findings Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients had a moderate level of marital satisfaction. The perceived social support showed positive correlation with marital satisfaction and negative correlation with mental health disorders in MS. Practice Implications These results will facilitate the perception of mental problems, marital satisfaction, and social support in MS patients by the nurses.

Background and Purpose:Nursing students must acquire knowledge and skills sufficient to deliver high-quality services. Previous studies indicated that students’ palliative care knowledge was insufficient. Few studies evaluating nursing students’ palliative care opinions and skills are available in Turkey. This study aimed to determine student nurses’ knowledge of palliative care.Methods:This descriptive survey study included 658 students. Researchers collected the data via a 19-item questionnaire. Frequency, percentage, and mean values were used in analysis of the data.Results:Only 5.3% of participants correctly answered all items, while 26.3% gave correct answers in line with palliative care theoretical framework, and 5.3% gave correct responses for symptom management. Students were found to be quite lacking in palliative care knowledge.Implications for Practice:A content increase in the curriculum could improve students’ theoretical knowledge. In addition, students can be incorporated, as team members, into the palliative care process beginning at patient diagnosis.