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Nurses play a significant role in the delivery of healthcare services. They experience compassion satisfaction when providing care to patients in need. However, the effect of compassion satisfaction on workplace happiness has not been sufficiently examined. Drawing on self-determination theory and positive psychology, this study examines the mediating role of employee well-being in the relationship between compassion satisfaction and workplace happiness among nurses. The findings indicate that nurses’ compassion satisfaction has a statistically significant positive effect on workplace happiness and employee well-being. Employee well-being fully mediates the relationship between compassion satisfaction and workplace happiness. This finding suggests that nurses’ compassion satisfaction alone is insufficient to directly increase workplace happiness; however, improving employee well-being can increase nurses’ workplace happiness. It is recommended that staffing levels be adjusted based on nurses’ workloads, that managers adopt a nurse-centered leadership style, and that flexible work hours be integrated into the system. These measures can lead to greater happiness among nurses and improved quality of care.

Background/Aim: This study aims to reveal the mediating role of the psychological contract with regard to the effect of inertia on the organizational performance of healthcare workers in radiation. Materials And Methods: The data were collected by using a survey. The questionnaire form consists of four parts. The first part included the “Inertia Scale” second, the “Psychological Contract Scale”, third part “Organization Performance Scale,”, fourth, questions regarding the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were included. The target population was the 745 healthcare professionals working in the field of radiation from hospitals in the city of Konya, Turkey; thus, no sampling method was selected and an attempt was made to cover the entire population. A total of 419 healthcare professionals agreed to participate in the study. Process Macro Model 4 structural equation model were used in the analyses of data, descriptive statistics, validity and reliability, and correlation. Results: Inertia has a negative effect on the psychological contract (β = - 0.455). The psychological contract has a positive effect on organizational performance (β = 0.823). In addition, inertia has a negative effect on organizational performance (β = - 0.311). This effect increases (β = - 0.143) with the addition of the mediating role of psychological contract. Conclusion: The psychological contract loses its effect and reduces organizational performance due to inertia. Therefore, inertia is one of the issues that merit research to increase organizational performance.

Amaç: Günümüzde internet kullanımı her geçen gün yaygınlaşarak günlük yaşamın vazgeçilmez unsurlarından birisi haline gelmektedir. İnternet bireylerin sağlık konusunda araştırma yapmasına olanak tanımaktadır. İnternetin kullanılmasında öz yeterliliğe sahip olmak, yeni kuşak hastalığı olarak tabir edilen siberkondrinin oluşmasına neden olabilmektedir. Araştırmanın amacı, yetişkin bireylerde internet öz yeterliliğinin siberkondri ciddiyeti ile ilişkisini ortaya koymaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmada nicel araştırma yönteminden yararlanılmış olup veriler anket formuyla elde edilmiştir. Anket formu sosyo-demografik özellikler, İnternet Öz-Yeterliği Ölçeği ve Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeğinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın evrenini Konya’da yaşayan 18 yaş üstü bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini gönüllü olarak araştırmaya katılan 440 kişi oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen veriler normal dağılıma uyduğu için parametrik testler uygulanmıştır Bulgular: Katılımcıların %19,8'i günde 1-2 saat arasında internette vakit geçirirken, %13,1'i 1 saatten az zaman harcamaktadır. Bireylerin internet öz-yeterlilikleri ve siberkondri düzeyleri ile yaş, medeni durum, cinsiyet, aylık gelir durumu, günlük internet kullanım süresi, öğrenim durumu arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmıştır. Katılımcıların internet öz yeterliliği ile siberkondri düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Araştırmada yetişkin bireylerin internet öz yeterliliğinin artmasının siberkondri ciddiyet düzeyini de artırdığı belirlenmiştir. Bireylerin interneti bilinçli kullanması, hastalanması durumunda sadece internetteki bilgilere bağlı kalınmaması, bireyin hastalığıyla ilgili alanında uzman kişilerin de görüşüne başvurması konusunda bilinçlendirilmesi sağlanabilir.

Aim: This study aims to determine the effects of nurses' perceived workplace incivility on nurses' presenteeism and turnover intention and to reveal the mediating role of work stress and psychological resilience in the possible impact. Background: Nurses directly contribute to the treatment of patients. The problems nurses encounter in the workplace can negatively affect nurses' attitudes towards work. Therefore, the problems faced by nurses should be determined. Methods: This study complies with the STROBE checklist. This cross‐sectional survey was conducted with 302 nurses working in a university hospital in the Konya province of Turkey. Data were collected in May–July 2021. The questionnaire consisted of six parts: sociodemographic characteristics form, workplace incivility scale, psychological resilience scale, work stress scale, turnover intention scale and presenteeism scale. The data were analysed using descriptive statistical methods and partial least‐squares path analysis. Results: It was determined that workplace incivility positively and significantly affected turnover intention, presenteeism and work stress. In contrast, it negatively and significantly affected psychological resilience. In addition, psychological resilience played a mediating role in the effect of workplace incivility on presenteeism. Conclusion: The results reveal that the behaviours of incivility encountered by nurses in the workplace increase their presenteeism and turnover intention, and work stress further strengthens these effects. The psychological resilience of nurses is a factor that can help them eliminate their negative emotions and attitudes. Therefore, it is recommended that nursing and health managers first identify the stress factors in the workplace and be determined to fight them. In addition, organizing training and providing psychological support to increase nurses' psychological resilience may enable nurses to develop more positive feelings about their jobs and workplaces. Implications for nursing and health policy: Nursing and health managers must determine workplace incivility behaviours and inform all employees about these behaviours, their consequences and how to deal with such incivility. In addition, nursing and health managers must determine the stress factors in the workplace and be adamant about combating these factors. In addition, nursing and health managers must give importance to training that will increase the psychological resilience of nurses.

Background: University students may experience various health problems throughout their education life. One of the most common health problems faced by students is headache. Today, university students use the internet extensively to access information. Therefore, it is predicted that university students with headaches may tend to search for health information on the internet. Purpose of the Study: In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between headache and cyberchondria levels of university students with headache. Method: A questionnaire form was used to collect data in the descriptive study. The questionnaire form included Socio-demographic form, Cyberchondria Scale, Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The study data were obtained from the Vocational School of Health Services of a University in Konya. 225 volunteers whose headaches lasted more than 30 minutes were included in the study. Findings: 88.4% of the participants were female students and 11.62% were male students. Headache impact levels (60.19±7.99) and pain severity (6.75±1.88) of the participants were high. Headache impact level and severity of female students were higher than males (p

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is thought that nurses working at more intensive levels and in high-risk areas may increase their stress and decrease their motivations and performance. Aims: This study aimed to determine the effects of stress and work stress on nurses’ motivations and performances. Methods: An online, cross-sectional survey, which used self-assessment scales to measure perceived stress, perceived work stress, motivation, and work performance was used as a data collection tool. The target population was all working nurses in a hospital. Results: One hundred and fourteen nurses completed the questionnaires. The results of the study show that the participants' perceived motivation level (3.131 ± 0.685), perceived stress level (2.885 ± 0.547), and perceived job stress level (3.202 ± 1.067) were at a medium level, while their perceived performance level (3.845 ± 0.783) was at a high level. According to correlation analyses results, increases in perceived stress levels of nurses decrease their motivations ( r = −0.502) and performances ( r = −0.603). Similarly, increases in perceived work stress levels of nurses decrease their motivations ( r = −0.441) and performances ( r = −0.534). According to the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis, motivation has a mediating role in the negative effect of perceived stresses on performance ( β = −0.694) and augments such negative effect ( β = −0.169). Similarly, motivation has a mediating role in the negative effect of perceived work stresses on performance ( β = −0.295) and increases the negative effect of perceived work stress on performance ( β = −0.097). Conclusions: Nurses’ perceived stress and perceived work stress levels were not high, but an increase in these variables may decrease nurses’ motivation and performance. Thus, controlling nurses’ stress levels and identifying possible stress sources related to the COVID-19 pandemic are important to support nurses in their work.

Amaç: COVID-19 vakalarının klinik seyri ve semptomların ağırlığı vakaya göre değişse de kronik hastalığı olanlar ve yaşlı bireyler için daha fazla risk teşkil ettiği incelenen vaka profillerinde görülmektedir. Yaşlı bireyleri COVID-19’dan korumak amacıyla hükümetler bazı kısıtlamalar getirmiştir. Bu kısıtlamaların yanlış değerlendirilmesinin yaşlı ayrımcılığı tutumlarına yol açabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışma, toplumun COVID-19 korkusu ile yaşlı ayrımcılığına yönelik tutumları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Hastalar ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte tasarlanan bu çalışma gönüllü 18-65 yaş arası 683 kişi ile yapıldı. Araştırmanın verileri Fraboni Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Korku Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. Veriler 1-20 Haziran 2020 tarihlerinde toplandı. Bulgular: Ortalama Fraboni Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Korku Ölçeği puanları sırasıyla 67.87 ± 6.15 ve 18.81 ± 6.16 bulundu. Sonuçlar, COVID19 korkusu ile yaşlılık arasında zayıf ve negatif bir ilişki olduğunu gösterdi. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarımız, bu çalışmaya katılan bireylerin yaşlılara karşı olumlu bir tutum içinde olduklarını göstermektedir. Bireylerin düşük düzeyde COVID-19 korkusu yaşadığı tespit edildi. Bu sonuç, bireylerin pandemiyi yeterince önemsemediğini veya alınan önlemlerin yeterli olduğunu göstermektedir. COVID-19 korkusu ile yaş ayrımcılığı arasında zayıf ve negatif bir ilişki bulundu

BACKGROUND: Determining the healthcare professionals’ perceptions and attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to managing and struggling their efforts against COVID-19. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare professionals who are at the forefront in the fight against this pandemic. METHODS: In the study, the survey technique used as the data collection method and 216 participants agreed to participate. The questionnaire consisted of three sections. Reliability analysis and descriptive statistical methods used to analyze the data obtained using the SPSS package program. RESULTS: According to the study results, 80.4%of the participants perceive the probability of being infected with the COVID-19 to be very high, and 64%of them consider that the conditions are very favorable for them to be infected. More than half of them are afraid of being infected and believe that if they contract COVID-19, adverse effects may continue for a long time. Furthermore, almost all participants (96.20%) consider personal protective equipment beneficial and will protect them from the COVID-19 as a wise preventive measure. However, 82.30%of the participants stated that using personal protective equipment is uncomfortable, and 76.60%said it is challenging to take care of patients while using personal protective equipment. CONCLUSIONS: The current study results show that healthcare professionals are aware of how serious COVID-19 is, understand the importance of protective equipment in protection from COVID-19, and are seriously afraid of COVID-19. Given that the fears of healthcare professionals may have adverse effects on them, it is recommended that healthcare administrators take measures to comfort healthcare workers and ensure that they maintain their positive attitude towards COVID-19.