Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences

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    The Problems Experienced by Parents Providing Postoperative Home Care Following Their Child's Surgery for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
    (2015) Demir, Sevil Guler; Erden, Sevilay; Bulut, Hulya; Carboga, Banu; Elbas, Nalan Ozhan; 0000-0001-8241-989X; 26375837; AHB-4636-2022
    BACKGROUND: Families, especially mothers, experience problems providing home care after their child's surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). PURPOSE: To assess the problems experienced by parents providing postoperative home care to their child after DDH surgery. METHODS: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 33 parents. Data were collected through a survey conducted at the hospital following the child's surgery and by telephone 4-6 weeks after surgery. Frequencies, means, percentages, and chi-square tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The parents (93.9% women) provided postoperative care for approximately 3 months. Nearly all of the parents (97%) had physical (96.9%), psychological (65.6%), and social (75.0%) problems in addition to child care problems. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend preparing a comprehensive discharge-training package for parents after their child's DDH surgery, supplementing home care instructions with visual training materials, and providing telephone counseling to parents after discharge.
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    Factors Affecting Wound Healing in Individuals With Pressure Ulcers: A Retrospective Study
    (2018) Karahan, Azize; Abbasoglu, Aysel; Isik, Sevcan Avci; Cevik, Banu; Saltan, Cigdem; Elbas, Nalan Ozhan; Yalili, Ayse; 0000-0001-6698-2121; 29481325; B-8478-2015; AAN-3284-2021
    Owing to the number and severity of concomitant factors, pressure ulcers remain a significant problem. A retrospective study of data from adult patients with a pressure ulcer was conducted to identify factors that may affect their healing. Data from patients who were hospitalized between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015, in a private Turkish university hospital who had a Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, or unstageable pressure ulcer that was assessed using the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) were abstracted. The following variables were examined: demographic characteristics (gender, age, hospital unit, duration of hospitalization), health status and disease data (vital signs, mobility, nutrition, diagnosis, chronic diseases, medication), laboratory values (albumin. hemoglobin, blood glucose), and pressure ulcer characteristics (stage, location, healing status, duration) and pressure ulcer risk status as determined by patient Braden Scale score. Seventy-eight (78) patient records were identified. Patient mean age was 70.8 +/- 13.47 years, and length of hospitalization was on average 32.52 +/- 27.2 days. Most ulcers (62, 79.5%) were Stage 2 and located in the sacral area (59; 75.6%). Thirty-four (34) patients (43.6%) were discharged and 44 (56.4%) died. At the time of discharge or death, 65.4% of the ulcers had not healed. Patients whose wounds were healed were significantly more likely to have higher hemoglobin and mean arterial pressure, better mobility, received oral nutrition, and discharged from the hospital than patients whose ulcers did not heal. The results suggest that these variables, including Braden Scale and BWAT scores, might be considered when developing a treatment plan of care. Additional studies examining risk factors for nonhealing pressure ulcers, including studies with large samples to facilitate multivariate analyses, are needed.
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    Determination of sleep quality, fatigue, and concentration in nurses according to their shifts and chronotype
    (2020) Karahan, Azize; Abbasoglu, Aysel; Ugurlu, Ziyafet; Isik, Sevcan Avci; Kilic, Gulsen; Elbas, Nalan Ozhan
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    Awareness of Skin Cancer, Prevention, and Early Detection among Turkish University Students
    (2016) Ugurlu, Ziyafet; Isik, Sevcan Avci; Balanuye, Berrak; Budak, Elif; Elbas, Nalan Ozhan; Kav, Sultan; 27981144
    Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the awareness about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 404 students in a university located in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. A 35-item questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Less than half of the students (37.9%) had knowledge about skin cancer mostly through the internet (24.5%) and media (24.1%). Half of them aware of the risk factors; mostly as avoiding direct exposure to the Sun between 10 am and 4 pm (45.3%); smoking and alcohol (38.4%); having fair skin color (34.9%); and ultraviolet light exposure (25.7%). Only one-third of them (32.9%) are knowledgeable about skin cancer signs and symptoms, such as a change in color and appearance of the nevus/moles (24%). The majority of the responders (77.3%) did not know about screening tests for skin cancer and only 18 (4.5%) students were practicing skin self-examination. Conclusions: This study showed a lack of knowledge about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students and reported the need for educational interventions to raise awareness in this target group.