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Aim: This multi‐centered, longitudinal, and prospective study aims to identify women's sexual functions, sexual quality of life, and depression and their relationships with each other in the pregnancy and postpartum periods.Methods: The participating pregnant women (n = 113) were interviewed six times: once in each trimester, and once in the eighth week third month, and sixth month postpartum. This study was conducted in three regions of Turkey including Marmara, Mediterranean, and Central Anatolia regions. Data were collected through the “Socio‐demographic Form,” “Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI),” Sexual Quality of Life‐Female Questionnaire (SQLQ‐F), and “Center for Epidemiologic Studies‐Depression Scale (CES‐D).” While the first interviews were administered face to face, successive ones were administered via phone.Results: The sexual dysfunction rates of the participants were found to be high in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, and their sexual quality of life, which decreased as the pregnancy months progressed, was found to increase significantly with the progress in the postpartum period. The sexual dysfunction increased and sexual quality of life decreased significantly with the increase in depression symptoms in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. When the depressive symptoms decreased especially in the sixth month postpartum, sexual quality of life was also found to increase.Conclusions: As a result, in the pregnancy and postpartum periods, it is highly important to provide women with diagnosis through a holistic approach by creating available environments to assess their psychological health and sexual functions and refer them to the related physicians when necessary.

Incontinence is an individual's involuntary incontinence of urine and/or feces. It is a serious health problem that significantly affects the individual's mental health and quality of life. Women experience incontinence 3-4 times higher than men, and the prevalence of incontinence continuously increases with age in both sexes. The diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation process affect an individual psychologically, physically, socially, and emotionally. Women who suffer from incontinence restrict daily life, such as not exercising, traveling, and having social and emotional interactions. Over time women socially isolated and may lose their self-confidence. It decreases the quality of life with feelings of shame, depression, anxiety, and discomfort. This process affects women's mental health. The review aims to examine the effects of incontinence on women's mental health and quality of life in line with current researches and suggestions that women's health and psychiatric nurses implement in the clinic areas. İnkontinans, bireyin istemsiz bir şekilde idrar ve/veya feçes kaçırma durumudur. Bu durum bireyin ruh sağlığını ve yaşam kalitesini etkileyen ciddi bir sağlık sorunudur. Kadınlarda, erkeklere oranla 3-4 kat daha fazla görülür ve yaşla birlikte her iki cinste de artar. Birey, tanı, tedavi ve rehabilitasyon sürecinde psikolojik, fiziksel, sosyal ve emosyonel yönden olumsuz şekilde etkilenmektedir. Kadın inkontinans sorunu nedeniyle, fiziksel aktivite yapmak, seyahat etmek, sosyal ve duygusal ilişkiler kurmak istemez. Günlük yaşam aktivitelerini kısıtlayan, sosyal aktivitelere katılmayan kadın zamanla kendisine olan güvenini kaybeder. Utanma, depresyon, anksiyete ve rahatsızlık hisleriyle yaşam kalitesini düşürür. Bu süreç kadının ruh sağlığını etkilemektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı, inkontinansın kadının ruh sağlığı ve yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkisini güncel çalışmalar doğrultusunda incelemek ve bu süreçte kadın doğum ve psikiyatri hemşirelerinin uygulayabileceği öneriler sunmaktır.

Anticholinergic drugs and behavioral interventions are effective methods for the treatment of OAB and UUI. This randomized controlled, prospective, and quasi-experimental study determined the effect of healthy lifestyle behavior training, based on the Health Promotion Model (HPM), on the treatment of women with Overactive Bladder (OAB). The study sample included intervention and control groups with a sample size of 100 women diagnosed with OAB who received pharmacological treatment and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected using an Introductory Information Form, Urinary Diary, OAB Questionnaire (OAB-V8), King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ), Healthy Life Style Behavior Scale II (HLSB II), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and 24-hour Pad Test. The intervention group was administered a 45-minute training program based on Pender’s HPM. There was a statistically significantly higher level of decrease in urgency (z = −3,259;p = 0,001), nocturia (z = −3,691;p < 0,001), urge urinary incontinence (z = −2,391;p = 0,017), and urinary frequency (χ² = 17,420;p < 0,001) in the intervention group during the posttest period. The study found a significant decrease in the total posttest scores of the women in the intervention group on the OAB-V8 (t = −6.955;p < 0.001), KHQ (t = −5.354;p < 0.001), and BSI (t = −6.463;p < 0.001) scales whereas a statistically significant increase was found in their total score on the HLSB II (t = 9.139;p < 0.001) scale. The study concluded that HLSB training, which was prepared based on HPM, reduced OAB symptoms among women, improved the quality of their lives, changed their HLSBs, and positively affected their psychological symptoms.

AIM: This study, with the presence of gender course in mind, aimed to examine the core education programs, which provide the fundamental standards for the determination of the curriculum background and needs of the Turkish undergraduate programs in healthcare and for the improvement of the quality of the curriculum. METHODS: The research was prepared in a descriptive study. In this context, between April 1, 2018 and April 30, 2018, the study analyzed whether gender course was included in the curricula of the faculties of health sciences in 183 Turkish universities. To evaluate this, the study made use of the Bologna information system. RESULTS: The screening concluded that 56 faculties and departments of only 36 universities included the gender course. Courses related to gender was included in the curricula of 51 faculties and departments, and only 5 identified gender as a subject within the content of different courses rather than including the course in their curricula. CONCLUSION: To conclude, an analysis of the curricula of the faculties/departments that provide education in healthcare revealed that the courses related to gender were not included in the curricula at the desired level, and the gender course that is supposed to be taught in the first year was included in later semesters. Cite this article as: Avcı, N., Çayır, G., Kızılkaya Beji, N., & Savaşer, S. (2021). Evaluation of gender courses offered in accord with the curriculum of the faculties of health sciences in Turkish universities. Florence Nightingale J Nurs, 29(1), 65-73.

The aim of the study was to raise awareness among university students through informing about child brides, which is an important women's health issue in the world and in our country and to contribute to the development of their social responsibility awareness. This qualitative descriptive study was conducted between May 2014 and May 2015 with 30 university student volunteers and 1252 individuals they reached after obtaining their informed consent. In the first stage of the study, an interactive training program was implemented by the expert team. Visual, written documents and documentation forms they would use were introduced and these materials were given to volunteers. In the second stage, students were asked to give education to 15 individuals and 10 groups in their environment during their summer holiday. In the final stage, focus group discussion (FGD) was performed to determine the experiences of students who participated in the study and their views on the project. Quantitative data were evaluated using percentage and mean values on computer, while qualitative data were evaluated by thematic analysis. It was determined that, students gave totally 377 individual counseling and 136 group education. In the results of the FGD, students stated that they found the training program adequate, satisfying and comprehensive and that they found themselves competent enough to take their shyness away. The idea that the project reached its goal was shared, and it was stated that the people they informed were impressed and their awareness were increased. ÖzetÇalışmamız, dünyada ve ülkemizde önemli bir kadın sağlığı sorunu olan çocuk gelinler konusunda üniversite öğrencilerini bilgilendirerek farkındalıklarını artırmak, sosyal sorumluluk bilinci geliştirmelerine katkıda bulunmak amacıyla yapıldı. Mayıs 2014-Mayıs 2015 tarihleri arasında kalitatif tipte tanımlayıcı yöntemle gerçekleştirilen çalışma, gönüllü ve onamları alınan 30 üniversite öğrencisi ve ulaştıkları 1252 birey ile yürütüldü. Çalışmanın ilk aşamasında, uzman ekip tarafından interaktif eğitim programı uygulandı. Kullanacakları görsel, yazılı dokümanlar, kayıt formları tanıtıldı, bu materyallerden verildi. İkinci aşamada, öğrencilerin yaz tatilinde bulundukları ortamlarda 15 bireysel, 10 grup eğitimi yapmaları istendi. Son aşamada, araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaşadıkları deneyimlerini, proje hakkındaki görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla odak grup tartışması (OGT) yapıldı. Nicel veriler, bilgisayar ortamında yüzdelik ve ortalamalar ile nitel veriler ise tematik analiz yapılarak değerlendirildi. Öğrencilerin, toplam 377 bireysel danışmanlık, 136 grup eğitimi yaptıkları belirlendi. OGT sonuçlarında ise öğrenciler, eğitim programını yeterli, doyurucu ve kapsamlı bulduklarından kendilerini donanımlı görüp çekingenliklerini attıklarını ifade ettiler. Projenin amacına ulaştığı görüşü paylaşılırken, bilgilendirdikleri bireylerin etkilendikleri ve farkındalıklarının arttığı belirtildi.