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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Effect of Lymphedema Patient School on Objective and Patient-Reported Measures in Women With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Quasi-Experimental Study(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2025-08-11) Kocbilek, Zeynep Deveci; Eyigor, Sibel; Inbat, Menekse Ozgur; Kabayel, Sedef Caliskan; Özgür İnbat, Menekşe; Çalışkan Kabayel, Sedef; Deveci Koçbilek, ZeynepBackground: Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a manageable problem with appropriate self-care education. The study aims to examine the effect of the Lymphedema Patient School on objective and patient-reported measures in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Methods: The study is a one-group quasi-experimental design. The study sample consisted of 26 women who developed lymphedema due to breast cancer. Patients were trained within the scope of a patient school for self-care education in lymphedema. Data were collected before, 3, and 6 months after the training. Objective outcome parameters included body mass index (BMI), hand grip strength and arm volume measurements. Patient-reported outcomes were collected using the "Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Self-Care Scale (BCRLSS),""Quality of Life Measure for Limb Lymphedema (LYMQOL),""The Cancer-Related Lymphedema of the Upper Extremity Tool (CLUE),"and "Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)"scales. Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.90 ± 8.34 years (min:36-max:67). The mean time since breast cancer diagnosis was 6.32 ± 5.39 years. Statistically significant differences were found in BCRLSS (P =.001), arm volume (P =.022), LYMQOL (P <.001), CLUE (P =.006), handgrip strength (P =.026), and BMI (P =.032). No significant difference was found in the BAS-2 (P =.201). Conclusion: Lymphedema Patient School was found to increase self-care, improve quality of life, improve lymphedema-related characteristics, decrease arm volume, increase handgrip strength, and decrease BMI in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Lymphedema patient school is a safe and effective training method for lymphedema self-management in individuals with breast cancer-related lymphedema. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Article The Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Health Behavior Scale for Cancer Patients(AVES, 2025-07-09) Vardar, Okan; Sercekus, Pinar; Uludag, Elif; Turkcu, Sinem Goral; Ozkan, SevgiAIM: The aim of the study was to conduct a validity and reliability study of the Health Behavior Scale for Cancer Patients and to adapt the scale to the Turkish language and culture. METHODS: The research is a methodological study. The sample consisted of a total of 440 cancer patients who came to the outpatient chemotherapy unit and oncology outpatient clinic of a university hospital and followed the social media accounts of a cancer-related association. Patients aged 18 and over and with at least a primary school education were included in the study. Data were collected between January and December 2022 with the Descriptive Characteristics Form and The Health Behavior Scale for Cancer Patients. For the validity analysis, language equivalence, content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. For the reliability, internal consistency, item-total score correlation, and test-retest were performed. RESULTS: According to the exploratory factor analysis, a two-factor structure was obtained and confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. According to the factor loadings (0.60-0.87), total variance explained (61.575), and fit indices, the construct validity of the scale was found to be sufficient. In the reliability analyses, Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient (0.85) was found to be highly reliable. It was determined that there was a very strong relationship between the pre-test and the post-test (r = 0.87, p < .001). CONCLUSION: The Health Behavior Scale for Cancer Patients has been revealed to be a valid and reliable measurement tool suitable for Turkish culture. Using this scale, cancer patients' adherence to medical health services and individual protective health behaviors can be determined.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 9Knowledge and Perceptions About Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus, and Relationship with E-health Literacy, and Affecting Factors Among Female University Students(Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2024-06-01) Kilinc Isleyen, Eda; Korkmaz Aslan, Guelbahar; Kartal, AsiyePurpose: The aim of this study is to reveal female university students’ knowledge and perceptions about cervical cancer (CC) and human papillomavirus (HPV), and relationship with e-health literacy (e-HL). It also aims to determine the predictors affecting CC and HPV. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 589 female university students in Türkiye. Data were collected using a ‘‘Cervical Cancer and HPV Awareness Questionnaire’’ and an ‘‘E-health Literacy Scale (e-HLS).’’ Analysis involved Pearson correlation analysis, Independent Sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Linear Regression analysis. Results: Results indicate that female students exhibited a low level of knowledge and perception about CC and HPV. Only 2.90% of students reported being vaccinated, while 39.90% had sexual experience. Higher knowledge levels were observed among married individuals, those familiar with HPV and the HPV vaccine, those who had undergone Pap smear tests, sexually active individuals, and consistent condom users. e-HL had a positive impact on knowledge and perceived threat about CC and HPV. The affecting predictors for knowledge about CC and HPV were found to be e-HLS (β = 0.911), having prior knowledge of HPV (β = 0.201), and being aware of the HPV vaccine (β = 0.172). In terms of perceived threat, the affecting predictors were e-HLS (β = 0.207), having heard of HPV (β = 0.101), and having knowledge of the HPV vaccine (β = 0.092). Conclusion: e-HL emerged as a crucial predictor positively influencing knowledge and perceptions about CC and HPV. This suggests the potential for organizing digital health campaigns to enhance awareness and understanding of CC and HPV. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1The women's emotions about experience of vaginal birth based on the metaphors: A phenomenological study(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022) Uludag, Elif; Cerit, EsinContext: Birth is a physiological and multidimensional process with physical, psychological, and social aspects. Therefore, it needs to be addressed in all aspects. Today, metaphors are used to render multidimensional concepts more understandable. Aim: To determine the women's emotions about the experience of normal childbirth based on the metaphors. Setting and Design: A phenomenological study on postpartum women who gave vaginal birth at a state hospital in Turkey in 2019-2020. Materials and Methods: The purposive sampling was employed until data saturation. Data were collected with a descriptive characteristic form and an individual semi-structured interview with 31 women who gave a vaginal birth. Statistical Analysis Used: The content analysis defined by Graneheim and Lundman was used in the analysis of the data. Results: Three different themes emerged from the interviews: metaphors reflecting positive emotions, metaphors reflecting complex emotions, and metaphors reflecting negative emotions. Conclusions: Extracted metaphors in this study showed that positive and negative childbirth experiences may affect women's emotions about childbirth process. It was determined that received antenatal education was effective on women's positive or negative perception of the birth process. Hence, providing the information for pregnant women in the prenatal period may be a helpful factor in the development of positive metaphors.Article The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Approach(Springer Publishing Co, 2023-02-21) Uludag, Elif; Turkcu, Sinem Goral; Sercekus, Pinar; Ozkan, SevgiBACKGROUND: Pregnant women are one of the special groups most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of pregnant women.METHOD: A descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to explore the experiences of 15 pregnant women. Data were gathered by using semi-structured interviews focusing on pregnant women's feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Word cloud analysis and content analysis were performed.FINDINGS: Data analysis revealed three main themes: emotions, hardships, and coping. Emotions were grouped into five categories: fear, anxiety, disappointment, loneliness, and regret. Hardships were grouped into two categories: physical and financial. Coping was grouped into four categories: social support, normalization, religious practices, and positive thinking. According to word cloud analysis, the most frequently mentioned words were pregnant, COVID-19, anxiety, fear, positive thinking, hardships, regret, stress, affect, and alone.CONCLUSIONS: Women experienced feelings of fear, anxiety, disappointment, loneliness, and regret in the prenatal period. They also faced physical and financial hardships and benefited from social sup-port, normalization, religious practices, and positive thinking to cope with these hardships.Article Citation - WoS: 1Do Pregnant Women's Information Sources Affect their Attitudes toward the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test? A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study(Sookmyung Womens Univ, 2021) Yagcan, Hande; Uludag, Elif; Akbag, Nuran Nur Aypar; Ozberk, HulyaThe occurrence of gestational diabetes has increased recently. This condition, which can have extremely negative consequences for both mother and baby, can be detected by using an oral glucose tolerance test, and remedial action can be taken to prevent or reduce complications based on the results of the test. However, information about the oral glucose tolerance test (the OGTT) from different sources can negatively affect pregnant women and their families, resulting in their not taking the test. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and attitudes of women in the third trimester of pregnancy in relation to the OGTT. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at two university hospitals between October 2017 and June 2018. The voluntary participants comprised 303 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. The research data were collected using Demographic Data Collection Form and Determination Form for the OGTT Screening Status of Pregnant Women. The relationship between categorical variables was analyzed using chi-square tests. The percentage of pregnant women who did not have the OGTT monitoring was 32.7%. The main reasons for this were media exposure (28.6%), lack of knowledge (19.4%), and doctor's recommendation (19.4%). Forty-three percent of the pregnant women who did not have the OGTT were not aware of why the test done and 73.3% thought that the OGTT was dangerous for the baby. Of these, 58.8% of pregnant women received the information about the OGTT from doctors and 41.2% from midwives and nurses. A significant difference was found between the OGTT status of women according to their place of residence, number of pregnancies, knowledge about why the OGTT is performed, information sources, and the belief that the test is dangerous to the health of mother and baby (p < 0.05). Not having OGTT screening during pregnancy can lead to irremediable negative complications for the health of both mother and baby.Article Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the smoking rationalization scale(Taylor & Francis Inc, 2022-11-11) Ozturk, Fatma Ozgun; Gur, Ganime CanObjective The study's objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the smoking rationalization scale. Methods The methodological study included 261 participants who met the inclusion criteria. Data was gathered using the Social-demographics Questionnaire and the Smoking Rationalization Scale. Language and content validity, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, item-total score correlation, split-half reliability analysis, floor and ceiling effects, and test-retest reliability methods were used in the scale's validity-reliability analysis. Results The SRS has six factors, according to the results of exploratory factor analysis. Its six-factor structure was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's coefficients were determined to be 0.91 for the whole scale and between 0.56 and 0.82 for the subscales. Furthermore, item-total correlations and test-retest analysis of the scale showed a high correlation. Conclusions It was determined that the Turkish version of the smoking rationalization scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining attitudes and beliefs about rationalizing smoking.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 1The relationship between breastfeeding success and maternal personality traits(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022) Sercekus, Pinar; Ozan, Yeter; Yenal, KerzibanContext: Studies demonstrate that it is essential to identify mothers at risk of weaning their babies too early and support their process of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. The impact of maternal personality traits on breastfeeding is not sufficiently well understood.& nbsp;Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding success and maternal personality traits.& nbsp;Setting and Design: The research was a descriptive, correlational study and was conducted in the maternity ward of a university hospital located in the East of Turkey between September 2018 and March 2019.& nbsp;Materials and Methods: The convenience sampling method was used in the study and the sample consisted of 208 primiparous women within the first 48 h postpartum. Four forms were used in the collection of data. These were as follows: a demographic information form, a breastfeeding questionnaire, the ten-item personality inventory, and the LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool.& nbsp;Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and frequency). The mean scores for the LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool were compared according to mothers' personality traits using Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis. In post hoc analysis, multiple comparison was performed using the Tamhane t2-test.& nbsp;Results: The mean score on the LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool was found to be 5.45 & PLUSMN; 1.44. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean LATCH Breastfeeding assessment success score according to the women's personality traits (KW: 21.929, P < 0.000). The highest and lowest LACTH scores were seen in people with the extraversion (6.2 & PLUSMN; 1.2) and agreeableness (5.0 & PLUSMN; 1.2) personality traits.& nbsp;Conclusions: It was determined that the women's personality traits affected their breastfeeding success and that extraverted individuals had higher breastfeeding success scores.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Psychometric properties of the Turkish version: the challenges to stopping smoking (CSS-21) scale(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2020-11-09) Gur, Can; GanimeObjective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Challenges to Stopping Smoking Scale-21 (CSS-21).Article The predictors of perceived stress in patients with type 2 diabetes in Turkey: styles of coping with stress and metabolic variables(Springer, 2020-08-19) Bakan, Gülcan; İnci, Fadime HaticeBackground: The study was conducted to examine the relationship between metabolic control variables and the coping strategies of type 2 DM patients with stress perception. Methods: The study design was a descriptive and cross-sectional survey. The study sample consisted of 153 patients who reported to the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic. Data were collected using the descriptive characteristic form, perceived stress scale, and the coping styles inventory. Results: Patients’ mean BMI was 28.82 ± 7.14, and the mean HbA1c level was 10.31 ± 2.75. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome identified in patients with type 2 DM was 68%. A negative correlation was determined between perceived stress and age and the problem-focused coping method, whereas a positive correlation was found between BMI, number of accompanying chronic diseases, insulin use period, waist circumference, and emotion-focused coping method and perceived stress. Conclusions: The variable that most affects the stress perception levels of patients with diabetes mellitus is problem-focused coping. Following these results, teaching patients how to use efficient techniques for stress coping and providing support for psychosocial care is necessary. © 2020, Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India.