The COVID-19 health crisis has reached pandemic scale spreading globally. The present study examines the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on psychological and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among university students in Turkey. A cross-sectional survey design was used for data collection. From May 11th to May 15th 2020, the study utilized snowball sampling techniques to gather data through an online survey. The pandemic's psychological effects on participants were measured by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 and the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey assess related HRQOL were used to make mental health assessments. 1120 university students were contacted to complete the survey. Of these, a total of 1095 completed the survey, translating to a participation rate of 97.7%. Overall, 64.6%, 48.6% and 45.2%, and 34.5% of all participants self-reported symptomatic signs of depression, anxiety, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), respectively. Female gender and poor family relationships were identified as risk factors for probably PTSD, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress as well. The mean scores of Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) were 66.99 ± 2.14 and 40.76 ± 2.31, respectively. Students suspected of a history with PTSD had considerably lower total scores for PCS-12 and MCS-12, when cross checked for similarity to those without such a history. The findings of this research suggest that evidence of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress is commonly apparent among university students during the period of the COVID-19 crisis. Prevention and intervention approaches to attenuate the psychosocial impact should be an integral component of crisis response during pandemic conditions.

Revision and improvement in curricula are needed to enhance the attitudes of students toward older people, and lecturers in schools should further consider the need to prepare students for their roles as caregivers for this particular group.

ÖzetAraştırma, Zonguldak il merkezinde yaşayan zihinsel engelli çocuğa sahip annelerin stresle başa çıkma yöntemlerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Zonguldak il merkezinde bulunan üç rehabilitasyon merkezine devam etmekte olan 210 zihinsel engelli çocuğun annesi araştırmanın evrenini oluşturmuştur. Araştırma süresince 178 anneye ulaşılmıştır (%84.8). Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan sosyodemografik özellikleri ve zihinsel engelli çocuğa sahip olma ile ilgili düşünceleri içeren anket formu ve Stresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı, yüzde dağılımları, Kruskall-Wallis varyans analizi, Student t testi, Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Zihinsel engelli çocuğu ile ilgili annelerin % 62.4 (n=111)'ü toplumun bakış açısından rahatsızlık hissettiğini, %52.8 (n=94)'i sosyal çevresiyle iletişimde zorluk yaşadığını, %40.4 (n=72)'ü çocuğunun engelinden dolayı kendini suçlu hissettiğini, %83.1 (n=148)'i çocuğunun tedavisinde zorluklar yaşadığını, %43.8 (n=78)'i sosyal çevresinden destek görmediğini ifade etmiştir. Annelerin Stresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği'nin kendine güvenli yaklaşım puan ortalaması 23.4±4.4, çaresiz yaklaşım puan ortalaması 18.8±5.5, boyun eğici yaklaşım puan ortalaması 13.6±4.1, iyimser yaklaşım puan ortalaması 15.4±2.9 ve sosyal destek arama yaklaşımı puan ortalaması 11.1±2.6 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Zihinsel engelli çocuğa sahip ailelerin ruhsal durumlarının yakından izlenmesi ve ihtiyaç duyduklarında psikososyal desteğin sağlanması önerilmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Zihinsel engelli çocuklar, anneler, stresle baş etme, hemşirelik Abstract This descriptive research was carried out to the aim of evaluation of the coping with stres methods of mothers who have disabled children and living in city centers of Zonguldak. The study population consisted of 210 mothers of disabled children attending to the three rehabilitation center in city center of Zonguldak. During the research 178 mothers (84.8%) were reached. As data collection tools, sociodemographic variables prepared by researchers, Descriptive Information Form containing thoughts about having disabled child and Scale of the Ways to Cope with Stress were used. Numbers, percentages, Kruskall-Wallis variance analysis, Student t test, MannWhitney U test were used to evaluate the data. About her disabled child, 62.4 % (n=111) of the mothers stated that they were troubled with point of view of the society, 52.8 % (n=94) of them stated that they had difficulty in communicating with their social surroundings, 40.4 % (n=72) of them stated that they felt guilty for her child's disability, 83.1 % (n=148) of them stated that they had difficulties in the child's treatment and 43.8% (n=78) of them stated that they weren't supported by their social surroundings. The mean scores of Coping Ways of Stres Scale in mothers are as follows; self-confident approach 23.4±4.4, helpless approach 18.8±5.5, submissive attitudes 13.6±4.1, optimistic attitudes 15.4±2.9 and...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and leading cause of death worldwide, including in Turkey. High perceptions of cancer fatalism are associated with lower rates of participation in screening for breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breast cancer fatalism and other factors on breast cancer awareness among nursing students in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at three universities in the Western Black Sea region. The sample was composed of 838 nursing students. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI) and Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Results: Breast cancer fatalism perception of the students was at a low level. It was determined that students' seriousness perception was moderate, health motivation, BSE benefits and BSE self-efficacy perceptions were high, and BSE barriers and sensitivity perceptions were low. In addition, it was determined that students awareness of breast cancer was affected by breast cancer fatalism, class level, family history of breast cancer, knowledge on BSE, source of information on BSE, frequency of BSE performing, having breast examination by a healthcare professional within the last year and their health beliefs. Conclusions: In promoting breast cancer early diagnosis behaviour, it is recommended to evaluate fatalism perceptions and health beliefs of the students and to arrange training programs for this purpose.

Background:Umbilical cord infection developing subsequent to bacterial colonization is one of the outstanding reasons of newborn mortality and morbidity in underdeveloped and developing countriesObjectives:This study aimed to evaluate the influence of sponge and tub bathing methods on umbilical cord separation time in full term babies in Turkey.Patients and Methods:This quasi-experimental and randomized controlled study was performed on 100 healthy term newborn babies and their mothers. One-hundred full-term babies (51 sponge bathing, 49 tub bathing) born at a state hospital between 14.03.2013 and 18.05.2013 with gestational age of 38-42 weeks, weighing 2500 grams and above and met the selection criteria were included as the study sample. Two booklets were prepared about sponge bathing and tub bathing. Mothers were instructed about sponge bathing and tub bathing, umbilical cord care in prenatal and postnatal periods. The first postnatal visit was performed at the hospital. Home visits and telephone calls were continued until the day of cord separation. Number, percent, mean and standard deviation values, qui-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for data assessment.Results:The time of separation of umbilical cord in babies who were given sponge bathing (6.1 ± 1.4) was shorter compared to those given tub bathing (8.3 ± 2.5) (P < 0.005).Conclusions:Since wetting of umbilical cord during tub bathing delays the separation of umbilical cord, sponge bathing is recommended for newborns until the umbilical cord falls off.