Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences
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Item Impact of Technology on Physical Activity Levels of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review(SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING, 2024-12) Sumengen, Aylin Akca; Savas, Eysan Hanzade; Ay, Ayse; Koyuncu, Ilcim Ercan; Erkul, Munevver; Semerci, RemziyeObjectives: Childhood cancer survivors often experience long-term health challenges like muscle weakness and obesity. Physical activity is essential for alleviating these effects, and technological interventions are being recommended to promote physical activity. This systematic review aimed to evaluate technological interventions' impact on childhood cancer survivors' PA levels. Methods: The systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines and included studies published until May 2024 from various databases. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools were used to assess study quality. The study was registered in PROSPERO under registration number CRD42024564857. Results: A total of nine studies were included in the review: four were randomized controlled trials (RCT), three were feasibility studies, and two were pilot studies. These studies, involving a total of 417 childhood cancer survivors, utilized a wide range of technological interventions. Six of the studies were of good quality, while three were of fair quality. Three studies used mobile apps, two used web-based platforms, two utilized m-health solutions, one incorporated a video game, and one employed a telehealth application. The results revealed that two-thirds of the mobile applications were ineffective in enhancing physical activity. In contrast, one of the m-health applications proved to be effective. Additionally, web-based platforms, telehealth applications, and video games demonstrated effectiveness in increasing physical activity. Conclusions: Technological interventions show promise for improving physical activity among childhood cancer survivors, with six studies demonstrating significant benefits. More research is needed to identify effective strategies and optimize intervention designs, focusing on long-term outcomes. Implications for Nursing Practice: This systematic review assesses technology-based interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in childhood cancer survivors. The findings emphasize the potential and variability of digital tools, underscoring the necessity for additional research to refine intervention strategies and facilitate long-term physical activity among this group. Published by Elsevier Inc.Item The mediating effect of Covid-19 risk perception on the correlation between levels of mindfulness and preventive health behavior in nursing students(2022) Karadas, Canan; Topal, Cansu Akdag; Ozbay, Sevil cinar; Kanbay, Yalcin; Ay, Ayse; 36428076Objective: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this effect. Design and measures: This study used a descriptive and correlational study design. Results: The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.104-unit increase in developing preventive health behavior. Conclusions: The findings revealed that the indirect effect of the level of mindfulness on developing preventive health behavior was at a significant level; therefore, it is concluded that COVID-19 risk perception mediates the correlation between level of mindfulness. Practice implications: The present study is important to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and the effect of these on developing preventive health behaviors.Item The effect of nursing care and follow-up for mothers of infants undergoing congenital heart surgery: a quasi-experimental study(2023) Ay, Ayse; Koc, Gulten; 36124651Improvements in congenital heart surgery have resulted in an increasing number of infants surviving, but there remain concerns about home care and difficulties experienced by mothers. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of nursing care and follow-up for the mothers of infants undergoing congenital heart surgery on anxiety, care burden, and self-efficacy. The study was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test control group design. The study included 40 mothers whose infants had undergone congenital heart surgery. Nursing care was provided to the mothers of the infants included in the study group through a total of six home follow-ups until the third month after surgery, guided by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association and Nursing Diagnosis System and Nursing Interventions Classification. Data were collected through Care Needs Identification Form, Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Zarit Burden Interview, and Parental Self-efficacy Scale. The mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Zarit Burden Interview scores for the mothers in the intervention group decreased, while the mean Parental Self-efficacy Scale scores increased as the follow-up progressed and it was determined that by the third month, the difference between the mothers in the intervention group and those in the control group in terms of post-test State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Zarit Burden Interview, and Parental Self-efficacy Scale had become statistically significant. Providing appropriate nursing care practices to the mothers of the infants had undergone congenital heart surgery in home setting has the potential to decrease the problems experienced by the mothers.