{"title":"Pain, Sleep Disturbance and Smoking Among Patients with Covid-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department.","authors":"Vesile Eskici İlgin, Ayşegül Yayla, Zeynep Karaman Özlü, İbrahim Özlü, Rümeysa Lale Toraman, Muazzez Merve Toraman","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.22250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/FNJN.2022.22250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AİM: The study aimed to determine the pain, sleep disturbance, and smoking among patients with Covid-19 who were presented to emergency departments.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This descriptive research was conducted between November 2020 and December 2021. The study population comprised 400 patients with COVID-19 who were presented to emergency departments at Ataturk University Research Hospital and Erzurum City Hospital and who agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected by the researcher via face-to-face interviews. Personal Information Form, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Insomnia Severity Index, and McGill Pain Scale Short Form were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics were presented as number, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Parametric and nonparametric methods (t-test, Kruskal-Wallis Variance, Mann-Whitney U test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to compare variables between the groups. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant authority prior to data collection and oral consent was obtained from all patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was determined that 52.5% of the patients were smokers; 24% of the smokers reported a decrease in smoking after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Nicotine addiction was found to be higher in men, tradesmen, and patients aged 55-64 years. McGill pain scale emotional sub-dimension scores were higher in women, whereas the sensory sub-dimension scores were higher in married patients. McGill pain scale total scores were higher in women, unemployed patients, and those with chronic diseases. Insomnia severity index was higher in women, smokers, and patients in the age group of 65-75 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the results of the present study, pain, smoking, and sleep disorders in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were affected by socio-demographic characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":"31 1","pages":"48-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f1/93/fnjn-31-1-48.PMC10081036.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9280445","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}
Vimala Ramoo, Athiah Kamaruddin, Wan Nor Fatihah Wan Nawawi, Chong Chin Che, Rasaiah Kavitha
{"title":"Nurses' Perception and Satisfaction Toward Electronic Medical Record System.","authors":"Vimala Ramoo, Athiah Kamaruddin, Wan Nor Fatihah Wan Nawawi, Chong Chin Che, Rasaiah Kavitha","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.22061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/FNJN.2022.22061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to assess the perception and satisfaction of nurses toward the electronic medical record system in a teaching hospital.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 nurses in a teaching hospital via a self-administered questionnaire between May to October 2019. Descriptive analysis, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and hierarchical multiple regression were used to analyze the data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 25. In addition, a The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) was used as guide in reporting the results of this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Almost all the nurses (98%, n = 343) had a positive perception toward the electronic medical record system, though their perceptions significantly differ across work units, computer or laptop ownership, and daily time spent on the system (all p < .05). Nurses who had received training reported better satisfaction with the system.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among the issues highlighted by the participants that warrant attention were system development and connectivity. This study, therefore, emphasizes the involvement of nursing personnel in system development to ensure an appropriate approach for nursing care delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":"31 1","pages":"2-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/af/53/fnjn-31-1-2.PMC10081040.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9280441","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":"How Parental Reactions Differ Towards Early Stuttering: A Turkish Validation Study of the Responses to Speech Disfluency Scale (RtoSDS)","authors":"O. Yasar, Sevket Ozdemir","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48200360","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":"The Role of Music on Pain and Vital Signs in Patients with Knee Prosthesis: Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study","authors":"H. Demirdağ, Nuray Akyuz","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22071","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45352021","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":"Evaluation of the Effect of Different Height Heel Wedges on Postural Stability and Plantar Pressure in Women with Genu Recurvatum","authors":"","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.21148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.21148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41484569","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}
Sabriye Sibel Taze, S. Turan, LU SeçilERDENMELİKOĞ, E. Durcan, LU PınarKADIOĞ
{"title":"An Evaluation of Life Experiences of Individuals in the Gender Affirmation Process in Turkey","authors":"Sabriye Sibel Taze, S. Turan, LU SeçilERDENMELİKOĞ, E. Durcan, LU PınarKADIOĞ","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.21142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.21142","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48003751","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":"The Effect of Social Support on Anxiety Levels in Obesity Patients","authors":"beyza erkoç, S. Lotfi","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45131769","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}
G. Leblebici, N. Akalan, K. Onerge, S. Kuchimov, M. M. Oren
{"title":"Effects of Arm Swing on Plantar Pressure Behavior During Walking","authors":"G. Leblebici, N. Akalan, K. Onerge, S. Kuchimov, M. M. Oren","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41807603","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}