Figen Çavuşoğlu

Inclusive nursing education plays a crucial role in preparing future healthcare professionals to recognise and respond to the needs of persons with disabilities. Evaluating real-life environments, such as university campuses, may help students develop a deeper understanding of disability and reflect on their own attitudes and approaches to care. This study explores nursing students' lived experiences during a campus accessibility evaluation activity to understand how they perceive and interpret disability within this context. A descriptive phenomenological design was utilized, focusing not on the evaluation of the educational activity's effectiveness, but on exploring the students' subjective experiences of assessing a university campus's accessibility for persons with disabilities. Participants were 19 undergraduate nursing students (15 females, 4 males). Data were collected through three semi-structured focus group discussions. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using Colaizzi's seven-step phenomenological analysis method. Rigour was ensured through member checking, researcher reflexivity, and the maintenance of an audit trail. Analysis revealed three main themes reflecting students' experiential learning and evolving perspectives. (1) Contribution to the Level of Knowledge: Students reported gaining new insights into disability, uncovering previously overlooked environmental barriers, and recognising the multifaceted nature of accessibility. The experience fostered shifts in their understanding of disability beyond theoretical knowledge. (2) Contribution to the Affective Domain: Students described heightened emotional awareness, increased empathy, and a deeper sensitivity to the daily challenges encountered by persons with disabilities. Many expressed that the activity prompted personal reflection and transformed their perceptions of disability. (3) Contribution to Nursing Care: Students highlighted the importance of advocating for inclusive practices, taking initiative in supporting persons with disabilities, and adopting a more holistic and person-centred approach in future clinical encounters. They emphasised the relevance of accessibility evaluations to their ethical and professional responsibilities. Participating in a campus accessibility evaluation meaningfully guided nursing students' understanding of disability and was perceived to foster the development of empathy, awareness, and inclusive care perspectives. The findings suggest that integrating experiential activities focused on accessibility into nursing education may strengthen students' readiness to provide equitable, person-centred care to persons with disabilities. Such approaches have the potential to enhance both professional identity formation and advocacy within nursing practice.

Aim: The study was conducted to compare the substance addiction awareness and self-efficacy levels of midwives and nurses in primary and curative health services. Methods: The sample of this comparative cross-sectional study consisted of a total of 362 midwives and nurses. 133 of the participants worked in primary health services, and 229 participants worked in curative health services. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Substance Addiction Awareness Scale, and the Self-Efficacy for Protecting from Substance Abuse Scale. Independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Tukey HSD, Mann-Whitney U Test, and Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance were used in statistical analysis. Results: The difference between the mean scores of the participants in the therapeutic health services (110.791±3.03) and the primary health care group (109.95±10.95) in the Substance Abuse Awareness Scale was statistically insignificant. The mean score of the participants in the primary health care services group on the Self-Efficacy Scale for Prevention of Substance Addiction (76.24±10.07) was significantly higher than the other group. Across both groups, not smoking and having delivered addiction-prevention training were linked to greater awareness and self-efficacy. Conclusion: Although awareness levels are comparable, midwives and nurses in preventive settings feel more capable of acting against substance addiction. Tailored in-service programmes for curative units and smoke-free workplace policies may close this self-efficacy gap and strengthen health-system capacity to combat addiction.

Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life‐long consequences. Preventing child maltreatment before it starts is possible and requires a multisectoral approach. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the ability to determine symptoms and risks of child abuse and neglect in midwifery and nursing students. The population of this descriptive study consisted of a total of 882 midwifery and nursing students studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. The sample included a total of 719 midwifery and nursing students who agreed to participate in the study. Of the students, 60.5% ( n = 435) were nursing students, and 39.5% ( n = 284) were midwifery students. The study was conducted between April and May 2017. The data were collected with the Personal Information Form and the Scale for Determining Symptoms and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect (SDSRCAN) and were analysed using the SPSS 21 software program. The analysis involved descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA and post hoc Tukey HSD test. The mean score of the students on the SDSRCAN was 3.64 ± 0.40, with subscale mean scores ranging from 3.23 ± 0.62 to 3.92 ± 0.62. Female students, midwifery students, those who were older and those with more years of university education had statistically significantly higher mean scores on the SDSRCAN and its subscales. This study identified a deficiency in the ability to determine, as the mean SDSRCAN score among nursing and midwifery students fell below the desired threshold of 5.0. It is recommended that more training be provided to enhance the ability to determine symptoms and risks of child abuse and neglect among nursing and midwifery students.

Amaç: Çalışmada evde sağlık hizmetleri birimlerinde görev yapan hekim dışı sağlık profesyonellerinin ahlaki duyarlılık ve merhamet yorgunluğu ile etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Yöntem: Bu çalışma tanımlayıcı türde olup Karadeniz Bölgesi Evde Sağlık Hizmetlerinde çalışan 85 hekim dışı sağlık profesyoneli (hemşire/sağlık memuru, ebe, ATT, evde sağlık teknikeri, yaşlı bakım teknikeri) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler tanımlayıcı soru formu, ‘’Merhamet Yorgunluğu Kısa Ölçek’’ ve ‘’Ahlaki Duyarlılık Ölçeği’’ kullanılarak online ortamda Google form ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde SPSS 20.0 paket programı ile sayı, yüzde, t testi, Mann Whitney U, ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis H testleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında etik kurul izni, kurum izni ve katılımcılardan yazılı onam alınmıştır. Bulgular: Sağlık çalışanlarının %69.4’ü kadın, %63.5’i evli, %55.3’ü çocuk sahibi, %57.6’sı lisans ve %3.5’i lisansüstü eğitim düzeyine sahip, %51.8’i hemşire sağlık/memurudur. Katılımcıların merhamet yorgunluğu ölçeği puan ortalaması 31.81±26.83 iken ahlaki duyarlılık ölçeği puan ortalaması 143.63±34.07 olarak bulunmuş ve aralarında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (r:0.312; p

Aim: This study aimed to examine social isolation, loneliness and cynical hostility as predictors of quality of life in married older adult couples. Method: This comparative descriptive research included 402 individuals who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, the Cynical Hostility Questionnaire, the Short Version of the Loneliness Scale, the Steptoe Social Isolation Index and the Quality of Life in the Elderly Scale. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The sample was divided into two age groups (50–64 and 65 years and older), and evaluations were conducted for both groups and the total sample. Ethical approval for the study was obtained. Results: Participants ranged in age from 50 to 90 years, with a mean age of 59.88 ± 8.41. The mean quality of life score was 26.51 ± 7.05; the mean loneliness score was 4.66 ± 1.50; the mean cynical hostility score was 3.89 ± 1.04, and the mean social isolation score was 1.94 ± 1.31. In individuals aged 65 and older, loneliness and spousal relationships explained 29.5% of the variance in quality of life (= 0.295, p < 0.001). In the 50–64 age group, loneliness, social isolation, spousal relationships and number of children explained 32.5% of the variance in quality of life (= 0.325). Conclusions: In the pre‐elderly group, a decrease in loneliness and number of children, along with stronger spousal relationships, was associated with higher quality of life. For individuals aged 50 and above, loneliness, social isolation, spousal relationships, and the number of children were significant predictors of quality of life. Although cynical hostility had a negative impact on quality of life, it was not identified as a significant explanatory variable in the regression model.

Amaç: Bu araştırma bir ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları hastanesindeki sağlık profesyonellerinin el hijyeni inanç ve uygulamalarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırmanın türü tanımlayıcı olup ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları hastanesinde sağlık bakım hizmeti veren çalışanlarla yapılmıştır. Evren 279 sağlık çalışanından oluşmaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş evrenin tamamına ulaşılması hedeflenmiştir. 240 katılımcı ile veri toplama sonlandırılmıştır. Veriler tanımlayıcı bilgi formu, El Hijyeni İnanç Skalası (EHİS) ve El Hijyeni Uygulama Envanteri (EHUE) aracılığı ile toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS programı ile analiz edilmiş, non-parametrik testlerle birlikte sayı, yüzde, medyan ve aritmetik ortalama değerleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın etik kurul izni, kurum izni ve katılımcıların onamları alınmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin yaş ortalaması 39.90±7.71 (min/mak:21-62), %62.1’i kadın, %78.3’ü evli, %60’ı lisans mezunudur. Araştırmadaki bireylerin EHUE puan ortalamaları 67.60±4.02 (min/mak: 42-70), EHİS puan ortalamaları ise 82.56±8.62 (min/mak: 54-110) dur. Katılımcıların EHİS ile EHUE puan ortalamaları arasında pozitif yönde zayıf bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (r: 0.281; p