{"title":"The Effects of Education Based on the Nursing Process on Ostomy Self-Care Knowledge and Performance of Elderly Patients with Surgical Stoma.","authors":"Roya Momeni Pour, Azar Darvishpour, Roya Mansour-Ghanaei, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli","doi":"10.1155/2023/2800796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2800796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with surgical stoma experience problems, which can lead to their impaired adaptation and self-efficacy. The nursing process provides a framework for planning and implementing nursing care. This study aimed to investigate the effect of education based on the nursing process on ostomy self-care knowledge and performance of elderly patients with intestinal stoma<i>. Materials and Methods.</i> In this quasi experimental study, 52 elderly patients with intestinal ostomy who were referred to Razi Hospital in Rasht and met the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in research. Sampling was done by a simple random method. The intervention group received an educational programme based on the nursing process, whereas the control group received traditional training. The research instruments included a questionnaire to assess the level of ostomy self-care knowledge and ostomy self-care performance. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 21 using descriptive and inferential statistics at a significant level of <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean scores of ostomy self-care knowledge and performance in both groups (intervention and control) were increased. However, the improvement in self-care knowledge and performance of the intervention group was significantly greater than that in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The educational programme based on the nursing process compared to the routine patients training caused more improvement in ostomy self-care knowledge and performance of older adult patients with surgical stoma. Therefore, an educational programme based on the nursing process can be used as an educational model for these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2800796"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10535616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship between Metacognitive Beliefs with Clinical Belongingness and Resilience among Novice Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.","authors":"Mitra Soltanian, Rasool Payegozar, Maryam Paran, Nasrin Sharifi","doi":"10.1155/2023/2949772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2949772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a sensitive ward for nurses. However, the low nurse-to-patient ratio has led to the hiring of novice nurses into the critical areas such as NICUs. These nurses are in need of help in the clinical environment as they have no much experience caring the neonates in the real clinical setting. Therefore, it is necessary to address the individual and psychological capacities with the help of which a person can overcome the difficult situations. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between metacognitions, clinical belongingness, and resilience of novice nursing staff in NICU wards.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study is a descriptive-analytical study, and the research samples were composed of 78 novice nursing staff of Neonatal Intensive Care Units from teaching hospitals. Samples were selected via a purposive sampling method. Research tools included demographic, Wells and Hatton metacognitive beliefs, Jones Levitt belonging, and Connor-Davidson resilience questionnaires. SPSS 22 software was used for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean score of metacognitive beliefs in novice nursing staff was 92.67 ± 13.69, and it was 116.69 ± 19.11 for belongingness and 78.78 ± 14.73 for resilience. There is positive and significant relationship between metacognitive beliefs and belongingness (<i>p</i> < 0.019, <i>r</i> = 0.265). In addition, the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and resilience in novice nursing staff was positive and significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>r</i> = 0.359).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a positive relationship between metacognitive beliefs with belongingness and resilience of novice nurses; nursing managers can consider educational metacognition workshops to enhance the sense of belongingness and resilience of novice nursing staff leading to improve their clinical performance in neonatal care.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2949772"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10299889/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9739888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kebope Mongie Kealeboga, Mofatiki Eva Manyedi, Salaminah Moloko-Phiri
{"title":"Nurses' Perceptions on How Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Care Can Be Developed and Implemented.","authors":"Kebope Mongie Kealeboga, Mofatiki Eva Manyedi, Salaminah Moloko-Phiri","doi":"10.1155/2023/4504420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4504420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study explored how nurses working in inpatient mental health units perceived the development and implementation of a recovery-oriented mental healthcare programme (ROMHCP).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The recovery-oriented mental healthcare approach (ROMHCA) in mental health is regarded as the future of mental health services and has been implemented in different countries worldwide. However, regarding developing and implementing the recovery approach, Africa appears to have been left behind by the rest of the continents.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study used a qualitative approach to describe how a recovery-oriented mental healthcare approach could be developed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty nurses who worked in Botswana's four inpatient mental health facilities consented and voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected from February to mid-March 2022 through online focus group discussions and analysed using thematic analysis. The COREQ checklist was used to report the findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two main themes emerged as follows: (i) developing and implementing a recovery-oriented mental healthcare programme is possible and (ii) certain elements are required to develop and implement ROMHCP.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The participants believed that people diagnosed with mental illness could recover from the illness and suggested how it could be achieved. They also contended that the programme's success would lie mainly with multisectoral support from policymakers, facilities, hospital personnel, patients, and the community. <i>Clinical Relevance</i>. ROMHCP has the potential to benefit people with mental illness in the country. In addition, it would allow nurses to improve their knowledge and skills in managing mental illnesses. <i>Patient or Public Contribution</i>. The patients and the general public did not contribute to the study's concept, design, and outcomes. However, the nurses working in mental health facilities volunteered to participate in the study.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4504420"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10470086/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10150945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana.","authors":"Surazu Bayor, Albert Kojo Korsah","doi":"10.1155/2023/4789176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4789176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Discharge against medical advice is a global phenomenon where patients voluntarily terminate their consent to medical care before the medical team declares them fit for discharge. The phenomenon adversely affects the delivery of quality health care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted at a Ghanaian teaching hospital involving patients who were admitted to the emergency settings within a 2 years period. Data were retrieved from the hospital records and patients discharged against medical advice were identified and studied. Data were cleaned and coded with Excel application and analyzed with SPSS version 23.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 8,565 admissions were made into the ward within the period under review with 210 patients been discharged against medical advice. The prevalence rate was 2.5% with high prevalence seen in male and younger populations. Fractures and head injuries were the commonest conditions for which patients requested to be discharged against medical advice, whilst financial constrains and preference for herbal treatment were the major factors for which patients requested to be discharged against medical advice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Discharge against medical advice exists and negatively affects the delivery of quality health care in the Ghanaian health sector. Education especially towards at-risk groups such as the younger populations and patients with fractures as well as effective communication between medical team and patients and their families are some proposed measures to reducing the prevalence and negative impacts associated with discharges against medical advice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4789176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10121357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9742674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nada A AbuAlula, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani, Daniel Mon Mamanao, Naif Salem Altarawneh, Mohammed R Alharbi, Inas A Ebeid
{"title":"The Relationship between Bullying and Emotional State among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Correlation Study.","authors":"Nada A AbuAlula, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani, Daniel Mon Mamanao, Naif Salem Altarawneh, Mohammed R Alharbi, Inas A Ebeid","doi":"10.1155/2023/2397229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2397229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bullying behavior by nursing students is a serious problem that has contributed to the drop in numbers in the nursing profession.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The study investigated the relationship between bullying and the emotional state of undergraduate nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study used a cross-sectional correlation design with a sample of 286 undergraduate nursing students from multiple nursing colleges located in the western region of Saudi Arabia. The 21-item depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) was used to measure the study outcomes. A revised version of the Bullying Assessment Questionnaire was used to assess bullying experiences. Statistical analyses, including a <i>t</i>-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and a one-way between-subjects ANOVA, determined the significance of the relationship between study variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among Saudi nursing students. Most of the respondents reported mild to extremely severe symptoms of depression (58.7%), anxiety (58%), and stress (44.8%). Around 90.1% of the nursing students reported exposure to a form of bullying over the previous 12 months. The most common items reported as part of this behavior included continually being assigned tasks beyond their capacity. Family members were the most frequently reported source of bullying (29.8%), followed by nursing faculties (20.9%). Bullying behavior was positively correlated with students' scores for depression, <i>r</i> (284) = 0.49, <i>n</i> = 286, <i>p</i> < 0.01; anxiety, <i>r</i> (284) = 0.54, <i>p</i> < 0.01; and stress, <i>r</i> (284) = 0.56, <i>p</i> < 0.01.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study's findings raise concerns and highlight the importance of decreasing the risk of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate nursing students. Nurse educators must ensure that students receive psychological support to decrease these psychological outcomes. Regularly monitoring bullying behavior is essential to maintain students' psychological stability, which could eventually reduce professional dropout rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2397229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423087/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10001512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictors of Suicide Attempts of Individuals with Autism and Their Siblings.","authors":"Oren Shtayermman, Jason Fletcher","doi":"10.1155/2022/9157365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9157365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The occurrence of mood- and anxiety-related conditions among family members of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) increases the risk of suicide attempts and has also created assessment and treatment issues for clinicians and parents. Recorded rates of mental health disorders comorbid with suicide attempts among individuals on the spectrum range from 29% to 52%. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of predictors of suicide attempts among sibling dyads (pairs of siblings in which one sibling is on the autism spectrum). Growing evidence in the literature indicates a link between a diagnosis of autism and mental health. A web-based survey was used to collect data from individuals on the spectrum and their siblings. A sample of 144 individuals was finalized for the analyses. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the predictors of suicide attempts in the sample. Depression, anxiety, sexual orientation, and marital status were all used as predictors in the logistic regression analyses. Both levels of anxiety and sexual orientation were found to be significant predictors for suicide attempts. Recommendations for future research, assessment, and treatment are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2022 ","pages":"9157365"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9463008/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33464644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arash Golpazir-Sorkheh, Teimor Ghaderi, Saeed Mahmoudi, Khalil Moradi, Amir Jalali
{"title":"Family-Centered Interventions and Quality of Life of Clients with Ostomy.","authors":"Arash Golpazir-Sorkheh, Teimor Ghaderi, Saeed Mahmoudi, Khalil Moradi, Amir Jalali","doi":"10.1155/2022/9426560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9426560","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Family-centered intervention can be used as a therapeutic intervention to improve the quality of life (QOL) in clients with ostomy. This study aimed to determine the effects of family-centered intervention on the QOL in ostomy clients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quasi-experimental study was carried out with participation of 70 clients with colostomy and 70 caregivers (family members). The participants were selected through convenient sampling and randomly allocated into the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received family-centered education. The education program included four sessions, 50-60 min each, that were implemented in two weeks at hospital wards or clients' houses for the clients' companions. Afterwards, the caregivers implemented the care at home for one month. The subjects in the control group received routine care before being discharged. The QOL of the clients in both groups was measured using the city of hope-QOL-ostomy questionnaire before and one month after the intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean scores of the QOL after family-centered intervention in the experimental and control groups increased from 197.97 to 207.49 and from 195.2 to 199.03, respectively. The paired <i>t</i>-test showed a significant change in the experimental and control groups after the intervention at a confidence level of 95% (<i>p</i>=0.0001; <i>p</i>=0.002). In addition, after the intervention, however, there was a significant difference between the two groups in all these areas except for social aspects (<i>p</i>=0.007).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Family-centered intervention can be used as a therapeutic intervention to improve the QOL in clients with ostomy. The intervention was effective in the physical, spiritual, psychological, and social health of these clients.</p>","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":"2022 ","pages":"9426560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9444473/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33448849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. A. Amoo, Yaa Boahemaa Gyasi Aderoju, Richard Sarfo-Walters, P. Doe, Christiana Okantey, Christian Makafui Boso, S. A. Abraham, A. Druye, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan
{"title":"Nursing Students' Perception of Clinical Teaching and Learning in Ghana: A Descriptive Qualitative Study","authors":"S. A. Amoo, Yaa Boahemaa Gyasi Aderoju, Richard Sarfo-Walters, P. Doe, Christiana Okantey, Christian Makafui Boso, S. A. Abraham, A. Druye, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan","doi":"10.1155/2022/7222196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7222196","url":null,"abstract":"Background Clinical teaching and learning are critical in bridging the theory-practice gap in nursing education. This study aimed at exploring nursing students' perception of clinical teaching and learning in Ghana. In particular, this study sought to (1) describe the factors that promote clinical teaching, (2) examine students' perception of clinical teaching, (3) describe the impact of clinical learning on students, and (4) explore ways of improving clinical teaching and learning. Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted with 16 final-year nursing students using telephone-based interviews. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with a semistructured interview guide, and data were analysed by the qualitative thematic analysis. Results The findings indicate that being taught new things, being supervised, and having autonomy were the most significant factors that promoted clinical learning. Participants also reported that clinical experience created learning opportunities that helped develop clinical competence. They described learning experiences in the clinical setting as good, albeit gaps in practice. Poor staff attitude, lack of equipment, poor student attitude, inadequate learning opportunities, and lack of clinical supervisors were perceived as challenges in the clinical environment. Conclusions Efforts to consciously teach, supervise, and challenge students to have independence in the clinical area will promote clinical teaching and learning. Therefore, nursing educational institutions and all other stakeholders need to collaborate in eliminating the numerous challenges students encounter in the clinical environment.","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45512184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complementary Feeding Practices and Household Food Insecurity Status of Children Aged 6–23 Months in Shashemene City West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia","authors":"J. Ahmed, Kebede Kumsa Sadeta, Kelil Hussen Lembo","doi":"10.1155/2022/9387031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9387031","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Appropriate infant feeding practices are critical to a child's growth, health, and development during the first 1000 days of life. One in every six children worldwide receives a minimum acceptable diet. According to the EDHS 2016, the status of the minimum acceptable diet was 7 percent among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia. The study sought to ascertain the relationship between complementary feeding (CF) indicators and household food insecurity in children aged 6–23 months. Methods A systematic sampling method was used to conduct a cross-sectional study of 536 mother-child pairs aged 6–23 months. The 24-hour dietary recall was used to collect data on CF practices using face-to-face interviews with socioeconomic and food security questionnaires. The relationship between complementary feeding indicators and household food insecurity was investigated using logistic regression analysis. The relationship between independent variables and complementary feeding indicators was determined using multivariate logistic regression. Results Overall, a total of 67.9% of children received timely introduction of CF and Minimum Meal Frequency (MMF), Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD), and Minimum Acceptable Diet were met by 61.7%, 42.5%, and 41.7%, respectively. Result of multivariate logistic regression showed there is significant association between household food security with MMF, MDD, and MAD [AOR: 2.02, 95% CI: (1.25–3.24); AOR: 1.55, 95% CI: (1.02–2.36); and AOR: 1.62, 9595% CI: (1.06–2.47)], respectively, while there was no association with introduction of CF [AOR = 0.87, 95% CI: (0.55–1.39)]. Conclusion This study revealed that the rates of MMF, MDD, and MAD remained low in this study setting. Household socioeconomic status (wealth index, food security status, household income) and child age were found to be among the factors statistically significantly associated with complementary feeding practices indicators.","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43166569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maryam Janatolmakan, A. Abdi, Bahare Andayeshgar, A. Soroush, Alireza Khatony
{"title":"The Reasons for Self-Medication from the Perspective of Iranian Nursing Students: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Maryam Janatolmakan, A. Abdi, Bahare Andayeshgar, A. Soroush, Alireza Khatony","doi":"10.1155/2022/2960768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2960768","url":null,"abstract":"Background The prevalence of self-medication has increased dramatically worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the reasons for self-medication from the perspective of Iranian nursing students. Methods This qualitative study was conducted using the content analysis method. Fifteen nursing students were selected by the purposeful sampling method. Data were collected by in-depth semistructured interviews. Qualitative content analysis method was used for data analysis. The MAXQDA software was used for data management. Results Data saturation was achieved with fifteen interviews with nine women and six men, with a mean age of 26.5 ± 4.8 years. The reasons for self-medication were explained in five categories and fifteen subcategories. Some of the reasons for self-medication were having medication information, having previous experience, easy access to medicine, lack of enough time, access to medical staff, cost of a doctor's visit, inadequate respect for patient privacy, pharmaceutical advertising in the media, and information explosion. Discussion. Several factors are involved in self-medication. Given the dangers of self-medication, health policymakers must adopt strict policies for pharmacies that sell drugs without a prescription. Furthermore, it is helpful to run training courses on self-medication risks for students.","PeriodicalId":46917,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research and Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49261079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}