{"title":"The Effect of storybook use in pediatric health services on children's fear and anxiety levels: A meta-analysis study","authors":"Gamze Akay , Sevda Uzun , Hatice Oğuzhan , Fatma Güdücü Tüfekci","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Invasive procedures are commonly used in pediatric healthcare, and storybooks can be used as an adjunct analgesic method.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of using storybooks as a distraction technique to reduce fear and anxiety in pediatric healthcare.</div><div>This study was conducted with the aim of revealing the level of effect of storybook use on children's fear and anxiety level in pediatric health services.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>For this meta-analysis study, the studies were obtained by searching PubMed, Web of Scıence, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar and YÖK Thesis Center databases in April–June 2024 without any year limitation. After the reviews, 15 studies were included in the study. The data were synthesized by meta-analysis and narrative methods.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>In this meta-analysis, it was found that storybook use in pediatric health services was effective on children's anxiety (SMD: −4.412, 95 % CI: −7.727 to −1.097; Z = −2.608, <em>p</em> = 0.009; I<sup>2</sup> = 99.890 %) and fear (SMD: −1.13, 95 % CI: −1.71 to −0.54; Z = −3.78, <em>p</em> = 0.000; I<sup>2</sup> = 83.065 %) levels. In addition, it was determined that the characteristics of the intervention group, age group, the characteristics and content of the storybook, the duration of the intervention and the time of the intervention played a role in the effectiveness of the storybook use intervention in pediatric health services on children's anxiety and fear levels.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The use of story books in children's health services reduces the level of fear and anxiety in children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e160-e169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joelle Yan Xin Chua , Mahesh Choolani , Cornelia Yin Ing Chee , Yi Huso , Yiong Huak Chan , Joan Gabrielle Lalor , Yap Seng Chong , Shefaly Shorey
{"title":"Predictors of parent-child bonding and parenting satisfaction during the perinatal period: A structural equation model","authors":"Joelle Yan Xin Chua , Mahesh Choolani , Cornelia Yin Ing Chee , Yi Huso , Yiong Huak Chan , Joan Gabrielle Lalor , Yap Seng Chong , Shefaly Shorey","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To examine the predictors of parent-child bonding and parenting satisfaction using structural equation models at three time points across the perinatal period: (1) during pregnancy at >24 gestational weeks, (2) one month postpartum, and (3) three months postpartum.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This longitudinal exploratory quantitative study recruited a convenient sample of 118 heterosexual couples (236 participants; 118 mothers and 118 fathers) from maternity clinics of a public tertiary hospital in Singapore. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the parents' characteristics and study variables. Structural equation modeling was used to test the appropriateness of the hypothesized model on the study variables. Multigroup analyses according to gender were conducted to understand the relationships among parental outcome variables for mothers and fathers separately. Goodness-of-fit statistics were used to determine the adequateness of the hypothesized models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>An adequate fit between the hypothesized model and the study's data was reported for all analyses. Among couples, no variable was identified as a significant predictor for parent-child bonding, while parenting self-efficacy, parent-child bonding, and social support were identified as significant predictors of parenting satisfaction. Fathers with more social support had stronger father-infant bonds. Mothers with poorer psychological well-being had more maternal-child bonding and maternal satisfaction. Different relationships between the parental variables among fathers and mothers were reported at only one month postpartum.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Both parents need to receive perinatal support.</div></div><div><h3>Implications to practice</h3><div>Fathers could receive more encouragement to be involved in perinatal care and maternal-infant bonding can be promoted during the first month postpartum.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages 167-176"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the impact of family-centered care training on pediatric nurses' attitudes","authors":"Adnan Batuhan Coşkun , Mohammad Al-Motlaq , Merve Pişkin , Erhan Elmaoğlu , Ayda Çelebioğlu","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to evaluate the impact of structured Family-Centered Care training on pediatric nurses' attitudes toward Family-Centered Care.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This quasi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest control group design with 140 pediatric nurses (70 intervention, 70 control). Conducted in public hospitals from March to August 2024, the intervention group received a four-week Family-Centered Care training. The Family-Centered Care Attitude Scale was used to measure attitudes, and data collection included a demographic data form administered both before the training and six weeks after its completion. Statistical analysis included <em>t</em>-tests and chi-square tests.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Nurses in the intervention group showed significant improvement in their attitudes toward Family-Centered Care after training, with higher posttest scores compared to the control group (<em>P</em> < 0.05). The control group showed no significant changes between pretest and posttest scores. These findings confirmed the hypothesis that Family-Centered Care training positively influences pediatric nurses' attitudes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Structured Family-Centered Care training significantly improved pediatric nurses' attitudes toward Family-Centered Care, emphasizing the importance of innovative educational methods in promoting Family-Centered Care adoption in pediatric nursing.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for practice</h3><div>Incorporating regular Family-Centered Care training into pediatric nursing practices can foster more Family-Centered Care approaches, improve patient and family satisfaction, and promote nurses' professional growth, ultimately enhancing the overall quality of care in pediatric settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e136-e143"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Idyatul Hasanah , Nursalam , Chui Ping Lei , Apriani Susmita Sari , Susi Roida Simanjuntak , Agus Supinganto , Zulkahfi , Sopian Halid , Irwan Hadi , Misroh Mulianingsih
{"title":"Factors related to quality of life in children with chronic illness from their own perspectives: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Idyatul Hasanah , Nursalam , Chui Ping Lei , Apriani Susmita Sari , Susi Roida Simanjuntak , Agus Supinganto , Zulkahfi , Sopian Halid , Irwan Hadi , Misroh Mulianingsih","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study aims to explore the demographic, clinical, and psychological factors that influence the quality of life in children with chronic illnesses.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between February and July 2023. The sample consisted of 120 pediatric patients, aged 7 to 18 years, diagnosed with chronic illnesses and treated in outpatient and inpatient wards. Participants were selected using purposive sampling based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using 11 validated questionnaires covering demographic, clinical, and psychological factors, as well as the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Data were analyzed using <em>t</em>-tests, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regression to identify the most influential factors on children's quality of life, with a significance threshold set at <em>p</em> < 0.05.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Gender, age, duration of illness, disease symptoms, and pain level were significantly correlated with children's quality of life (<em>p</em> < 0.05). Another factors like self-efficacy, self-concept, and role function had a strong positive impact (<em>p</em> < 0.01), while coping mechanisms, resilience, self-esteem, and family support showed no significant effect. Duration of illness was the most influential factor (B = 0.969).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Children's quality of life is strongly influenced by factors like gender, age, illness duration, symptoms, self-efficacy, self-concept, and role function, with illness duration having the greatest impact.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Healthcare providers should take a holistic approach, addressing clinical, demographic, and psychosocial factors, with special attention to children with longer illness durations, as this greatly affects their quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e218-e227"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Board of Directors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0882-5963(25)00017-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0882-5963(25)00017-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Page vi"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing conceptual guidelines for Family-Centered Care for standard ICU practice: A constructivist grounded theory","authors":"Alhassan Sibdow Abukari , Shelley Schmollgruber","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.11.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.11.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To explore the constructs of family-centered care (FCC) from the perspectives of nurses, doctors, and families in the intensive care units (ICU) and to develop FCC guidelines for ICUs.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A constructivist grounded theory (CGT) design was employed.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted 12 individual interviews and triangulated the data with 12 focus group discussions (FGDs) using an interview guide from February to December 2020. The interviews and the FGDs were conducted face-to-face. Data was analyzed using CGT analysis. The data analysis was assisted by MAXQDA version 2020 plus. The study was guided by the 32-COREQ checklist.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The participants (72) were nurses (<em>n</em> = 28), doctors (<em>n</em> = 8), and family (<em>n</em> = 36). Four themes were generated: respect, family support, participation, and collaboration. Each theme had subthemes to illuminate the participants' perspectives of the FCC constructs.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study revealed that nurses and doctors had positive perspectives of FCC in the ICU and are willing to accept and implement it into standard ICU practice. Four main constructs of FCC emerged from this CGT study: respect, family support, participation, and collaboration and were used to develop a conceptual guideline.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implication</h3><div>FCC implementation in the ICU may be facilitated by designing family-inclusive ICUs with spacious subunits, kangaroo rooms, family areas, provision of counselling, as well as adopting regular and effective communication guidelines, and adequate staff training. Conceptual guidelines for FCC have been developed to promote FCC in standard ICU practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e95-e103"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maksude Yildirim , Hasret Yağmur Sevinç Akin , Barış Akin
{"title":"Effect of toys made from medical materials on anxiety among hospitalized children: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Maksude Yildirim , Hasret Yağmur Sevinç Akin , Barış Akin","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of toys made from medical materials on anxiety among hospitalized children.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>This study was conducted with pediatric patients aged 4–6 years who were hospitalized in the pediatrics department of a teaching and research hospital in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. The study was completed with 90 children, allocated to the toys made of medical materials group (45) and the control group (45). Children, in the toys made of medical materials group, were given medical materials and asked to make toys. The anxiety levels of children in both the toys made of medical materials and control groups were assessed using the Children's State Anxiety (CSA) scale.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Analysis based on children's self-reports revealed a significant reduction in the post-test anxiety scores of children in the toys made of medical materials group. No significant difference was observed in the anxiety scores of children in the control group. In the comparison between groups based on mothers' reports, it was found that the post-test anxiety scores of children in the toys made of medical materials group were significantly lower than those of children in the control group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our study found that toys made from medical materials were effective in reducing children's anxiety.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Healthcare workers can relieve children's anxieties by making toys using medical materials that are easily accessible in the clinic.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e180-e186"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142872612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Alise Farrell , Tamekia Jones , Bruce L. Keisling , Sarah Rhoads , Sara Day , J. Carolyn Graff
{"title":"Three-year-old development: The relationship of child health and parenting stress to neurocognition","authors":"N. Alise Farrell , Tamekia Jones , Bruce L. Keisling , Sarah Rhoads , Sara Day , J. Carolyn Graff","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study examined parenting stress and child special healthcare needs to child neurocognitive development (NCD).</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>This secondary analysis used data from the primary study, a longitudinal cohort study of mother-child dyads. Multivariable regression models examined the associations between parenting stress and child special healthcare needs with NCD. Mothers completed the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form. The outcome, child NCD, was evaluated using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition (Bayley-III) Cognitive and Language Scales. Covariates included maternal and child sociodemographic factors and maternal knowledge of child development, depression, and IQ.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 1040 mother-child dyads in this analysis, 171 (16.4 %) mothers reported that their child had one or more special healthcare needs and reported higher levels of parenting stress (PS) compared to those not experiencing health needs. Models including clinically significant PS along with identified child health needs showed the effect of 0.515 reduction (CI = 0.11, 0.92, <em>p</em> = .013) in Bayley-III Receptive Scaled scores.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Clinically significant parenting stress and the presence of child special healthcare needs were associated with lower child NCD, specifically receptive communication skills.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Healthcare providers, including pediatric nurses, should support NCD in young children by identifying children with special healthcare needs early on, recognizing and providing support to decrease parenting stress, and delivering needed medical and developmental support to young children and their families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e151-e159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142928512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reta Tsegaye Gayesa , Yao Jie Xie (PhD) , Fei Wan Ngai (PhD)
{"title":"Measuring the role of fathers on breastfeeding success: Psychometric properties of Ethiopia's Afaan Oromo version of the partner breastfeeding influence scale","authors":"Reta Tsegaye Gayesa , Yao Jie Xie (PhD) , Fei Wan Ngai (PhD)","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This study aimed to translate the partner breastfeeding influence scale (PBIS) to the Afaan Oromo language and determine its psychometric properties.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study involving 320 fathers of infants under six months old was conducted with a 4-week retest. The scale underwent translation and back-translation before its psychometric evaluation. Its content validity was determined using the Content Validity Index (CVI), while construct validity was assessed through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The scale's reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Mean differences in father breastfeeding support by sociodemographic factors were analysed using independent <em>t</em>-tests and one-way ANOVA.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The EFA conducted on the scale resulted in a 31-item with a five-component structure, demonstrating excellent reliability. The overall scale showed a Cronbach's alpha of 0.96, while the subscales for breastfeeding savvy, helping, appreciation, breastfeeding presence, and responsiveness recorded Cronbach's alpha values of 0.88, 0.92, 0.89, 0.89, and 0.74, respectively. The scale demonstrated high test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.96) and strong content validity (item-level CVI: 0.86–1.00; scale-level CVI: 0.98). Father's age, number of children, education, employment, and income correlated significantly with their breastfeeding support levels.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study found that the Afaan Oromo version of the Partner Breastfeeding Influence Scale (PBIS-AO) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing father support for breastfeeding among Afaan Oromo-speaking fathers in Ethiopia.</div></div><div><h3>Implications to practice</h3><div>The validated tool can enhance evidence-based practice by providing healthcare professionals with reliable instruments to evaluate patient outcomes, interventions, and informed decisions on breastfeeding practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e264-e271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptation of the depression scale for neurological disorders in young people with epilepsy in Turkey and determination of depression characteristics","authors":"Neslihan Özcanarslan , Zeynep Güngörmüş","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2024.12.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the depression scale in neurological disorders and to determine the characteristics of depression in young people with a diagnosis of epilepsy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The population of the study consisted of epileptic youth aged 12–17 years (96 people) who attended the paediatric neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital during the data collection process and who were able to make self-reports.Validity and reliability analyzes were performed with IBM SPSS 22 and AMOS 22 programs.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The scale; Sensitivity was found to be 81 %, Specificity was 98.1 %, Positive Predictive Values (PPV) was 97.14 %, and Negative Predictive Values (NPV) was 86.88 %. The reliability coefficient (cronbach's alpha) of the scale was 0.924, which indicates a high level of reliability. In confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), CFA factor loading values of the items were found to be valid in the range of 0.575–0.904. The depression rate of young people with epilepsy was 36.5 % and the mean score of depression levels was 25.4 ± 9.0, which is above the average.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The depression scale in neurological disorders adapted to Turkish for young people who were diagnosed with epilepsy was found to be valid and reliabl.</div></div><div><h3>Practical implications</h3><div>The Turkish version of the Depression Inventory in Neurological Disorders can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool to assess depression in young people aged 12–17 years diagnosed with epilepsy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"80 ","pages":"Pages e200-e206"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142907810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}