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Overexposure to sunlight in childhood and the adolescent period and associated sunburns significantly increase the risk of skin cancer in adulthood. In Turkey, the incidence of skin cancer in the general population is 0.8%. The incidence is 0.6% and the mortality rate is 0.4% for men, while these rates are 1.0% and 0.7%, respectively, for women. If skin cancer is found early, its treatment is facilitated. Therefore, personal skin examination is important for early diagnosis. Our aim was to determine the effects of training for raising consciousness among adolescents to protect against skin cancer by influencing skin self examination behavior. This quasi experimental intervention study was conducted between February and April 2012 in Izmir. The study population consisted of students attending 6th, 7th and 8th classes of a primary school (n:302). No sampling was performed. Data were collected with a form developed by the researchers based on the literature. The first part of form is a...

Bu çalışma, 5. Ulusal Hemşirelik Öğrencileri Kongresi'nde (20-21 Nisan 2006, Şanlıurfa) sözel bildiri olarak sunulmuştur. ÖZET Bu çalışma, Denizli Sağlık Yüksekokulu (DSYO) son sınıf öğrencilerinin mesleki örgütler hakkındaki bilgi ve görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak planlanmıştır. Araştırmada örneklem seçimine gidilmeyerek son sınıf öğrencilerinin tamamı çalışma kapsamına alınmak istenmiş, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 53 öğrenci ile çalışılmıştır (evrenin %81.5'ine ulaşılmıştır). Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, araştırmacılar tarafından literatür desteği ile geliştirilen 16 soruluk anket formu uygulanmıştır. Çalışma için kurumdan ve öğrencilerden izin alınmıştır. Verilerin analizi; SPSS 11.0 bilgisayar istatistik programı yardımıyla sayı, yüzde, ki-kare testi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %66,0'ı hemşirelik, %34,0'ü sağlık memurluğu öğrencisi olup, %66,0'ı kız, %34,0'ü erkektir. Öğrencilerin %15,1&#...

ÖZET AMAÇ: Günümüzde gençler biyolojik ve psikososyal pek çok sağlik sorunu ile karşi karşiya kalmaktadir. Ancak bunlarin arasinda sağliksiz ve dengesiz beslenme alişkanliği ve buna bağli olarak gelişen hastaliklar ilk sirada yer almaktadir. Bu çalişma meslek lisesindeki öğrencilerin obesite sikliğinin ve beslenme alişkanliklarinin saptanmasi amaciyla yapilmiştir. YÖNTEM: Tanimlayici olarak yapilan çalişmanin örneklemi, meslek lisesine devam eden ve verilerin toplandiği günlerde

The Infant Colic Scale is used to diagnose colic and to determine factors that cause colic. This study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the Infant Colic Scale for the Turkish population. The research sample included mothers (N = 110) of 132 infants with colic registered at three public health clinics in the Denizli province. Language validity, content validity, and construct validity were examined. On the basis of the Infant Colic Scale's internal consistency reliability analysis, three items were removed. Factor analysis resulted in five subscales. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were .55 to .89 for the subscales, and .73 for the total scale. The scale's test-retest reliability was .65. The Infant Colic Scale was found to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish population.

ÖZET AMAÇ: Günümüzde gençler biyolojik ve psikososyal pek çok sağlik sorunu ile karşi karşiya kalmaktadir. Ancak bunlarin arasinda sağliksiz ve dengesiz beslenme alişkanliği ve buna bağli olarak gelişen hastaliklar ilk sirada yer almaktadir. Bu çalişma meslek lisesindeki öğrencilerin obesite sikliğinin ve beslenme alişkanliklarinin saptanmasi amaciyla yapilmiştir. YÖNTEM: Tanimlayici olarak yapilan çalişmanin örneklemi, meslek lisesine devam eden ve verilerin toplandiği günlerde

Aim.  This study was planned for the purpose of determining the effect of stress-reducing nursing interventions on the stress levels of mothers and fathers of premature infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Design.  Randomised intervention.Background.  The physical and psychosocial environment of the NICU is a major factor in the stress experienced by the family.Method.  Interviews were conducted with the parents of premature infants who agreed to participate in the research. An approximately 30-minute educational programme about their infant and the intensive care unit was held for the mothers and fathers in the intervention group within the first week after their infant was admitted to the intensive care unit. Then they were introduced to the unit and personnel. They were given the information they requested and their questions were responded to. The parents in the control group received nothing in addition to the routine unit procedures. The mothers and fathers’ stress scores were measured for both groups after their infants’ 10th day in the NICU with the Parental Stress Scale: NICU (PSS:NICU).Results.  The difference between the intervention group and the control group mothers’ mean stress score was found to be statistically significant (t = 4·05, p < 0·05). It was determined that the stress scores for the fathers in the treatment group in this research were lower, but the difference between the two groups was not found to be statistically significant (p > 0·05).Conclusion.  It has been determined that parents experience very high stress levels when their infants are admitted to an NICU and that there are nursing interventions which can be implemented to decrease their levels of stress.Relevance to clinical practice.  Determining the sources of stress experienced by parents can help NICU nurses use appropriate interventions in cooperation with other members of the team to decrease the stress that parents experience.