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Öğe Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?(Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, 2023) Sayın Kasar, Kadriye; Karaman, Emine; Yıldırım, YaseminHand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives, health, livelihoods and health system. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and 30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review. Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4% of the participants stated that the habit of hand washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important in combating the epidemic (p<.05). When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5% of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet. Nearly all of the participants (96.7%) stated that they wash their hands after using a toilet, 92.7% after coming from outside, 84.1% after shopping, and more than half (52.2%) after meeting with friends or relatives. Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of adult individuals about the importance of proper hand hygiene has changed. Handwashing behaviors of individuals in the society change during the pandemic period and this requires the attention of health professionals in particular.Öğe Life in lockdown: Social isolation, loneliness and quality of life in the elderly during the COVİD-19 pandemic: A scoping review(Mosby Inc., 2021) Sayın Kasar, Kadriye; Karaman, EmineCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) had an unprecedented effect all over the world, especially in older individuals. The aim is to evaluate the social isolation, loneliness and quality of life of elderly individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic and to map suggestions to reveal and improve the current situation. This was a scoping review. Articles since December 2019 to March 2021 published on PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Cochrane Library, CINAHL databases with the following MeSh terms (‘COVID-19’, ‘coronavirus’, ‘quality of life’ ‘aging’, ‘older people’, ‘elderly’, ‘loneliness’ and ‘social isolation) in English were included. The research, by consensus, resulted in seven studies selected for full reading, including three descriptive and cross-sectional studies, a quasi-experimental study, a pre-post pilot program, an editorial note and a correspondence. In generally, these recommendations were grouped as evaluating the current state of loneliness and isolation in elderly people, making more use of technology opportunities, using cognitive behavioral therapies and different individual intervention components.Öğe Nursing students' spiritual caregiving status: Comparison of western and central anatolia regions of Turkey(Wiley, 2022) Karaman, Emine; Sayın Kasar, Kadriye; Yıldırım, YaseminPurpose The aim of this study was to determine the status of spiritual caregiving education in nursing students belonging to two different state universities in Turkey. Design and Methods The descriptive, cross-sectional study was completed with 326 students. Findings Turkey's western regions in mean scale scores of students (147.27 +/- 19.40) in central Anatolia (140.83 +/- 18.82) was higher than the students and the difference was statistically significant. A statistically significant difference was found between the total score averages of the Spiritual Caregiving Scale and their year of study, self-perception of spirituality, and relating their profession to spirituality (p < 0.05). Practice Implications It is recommended to include spiritual care issues and principles in the nursing education curriculum.Öğe Symptoms, performance status and quality of life in cancer patients receiving palliative care(Ersin HACIOĞLU, 2022) Karaman, Emine; Deniz, Kezban; Sayın Kasar, Kadriye; Yıldırım, YaseminThe aim of the study was to describe the symptoms experienced by cancer patients receiving palliative care, patients’ performance and the effects on their quality of life. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study and was conducted with 106 patients admitted to palliative care unit at a university hospital in Izmir, located in the west of Turkey, between December 2019 and April 2020. For data collection, Patient Information Form, “Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status Scale”, “Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS)” and “Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care (FACIT-Pal) Scale” were applied. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, Kruskall Wallis Analysis and linear regression analysis were used. Results: Patients reported that the most common symptoms experienced were fatigue, sense of being unwell, anxiety, sadness (depression) and pain. According to the regression analysis, there was a statistically significant difference between the total quality of life scores of the patients and pain, fatigue and nausea from the patients' ESAS symptoms. The quality of life scores were significantly lower in the patients who were hospitalized, had an advanced disease stage, did not have metastases or did not know their metastases status and had a low performance status ECOG. There was a statistically significant difference between patients' ECOG performance status and quality of life. Conclusion: Patients have multiple symptoms and poor quality of life. Our findings support the importance of symptom assessment and management to improve quality of life.
