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Öğe Barriers to Research Utilization Scale: Psychometric properties of the Turkish version(2010) Temel A.B.; Uysal A.; Ardahan M.; Ozkahraman S.Aim. This paper is report of a study designed to assess the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Barriers to Research Utilization Scale. Background. The original Barriers to Research Utilization Scale was developed by Funk et al. in the United States of America. Many researchers in various countries have used this scale to identify barriers to research utilization. Methods. A methodological study was carried out at four hospitals. The sample consisted of 300 nurses. Data were collected in 2005 using a socio-demographic form (12 questions) and the Turkish version of the Barriers to Research Utilization Scale. A Likert-type scale composed of four sub-factors and 29 items was used. Means and standard deviations were calculated for interval level data. A P value of <0·05 was considered statistically significant. Findings. Language equivalence and content validity were assessed by eight experts. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the Turkish version was made up of four subscales. Internal consistency reliability coefficient was 0·92 for the total scale and ranged from 0·73 to 0·80 for the subscales. Total-item correlation coefficients ranged from 0·37 to 0·60. Conclusion. The Turkish version of the scale is similar in structure to the original English language scale. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Öğe Beliefs of Turkish female teaching staff regarding mammography scanning(Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2010) Temel A.B.; Ardahan M.; Sesli E.Background: To our knowledge, there has hitherto been no research to determine the beliefs of female teaching staff, who are highly educated and form a special risk group regarding breast cancer, towards mammography scanning in Turkey. Definitive research was planned to determine the beliefs of the female teaching staff working in a university. Methods: Data were collected by researchers via face-to-face interview using a sociodemographic questionnaire and "Health Belief Model". Results: The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography benefits sub-scale is 19.6± 3.87, their average item score is 3.91. The point average of the teaching staff in the mammography obstacles sub-scale is 21.17±6.87, their average item score is 1.92. Conclusions: They agree on the benefits of the mammography, but they do not agree on the obstacles to mammography.Öğe Bibliometric review of references of nursing research papers during the decade 1994-2003 in Turkey(2010) Ergul S.; Ardahan M.; Temel A.B.; Yildirim B.Ö.Aim: To identify important information on the state of academic nursing and the characteristics of academic nursing publications in Turkey. Methods: The study consists of retrospective bibliometric research. The selected sample of the research consisted of six Turkish nursing journals published between 1994-2003 from a total population of ten journals. Seventy-four issues of these six journals were included and 825 research papers were analysed. A series of classic bibliometric indexes were used. Results: The average number of references per scientific paper is 16.19 [±standard deviation (SD) 8.56]. The changes in the number of references taken from journals over time do not show strong fluctuations but were statistically significant (P < 0.001). The average number of references per paper is 17.71 (±SD 8.09) for research papers, while it is 14.50 (±SD 8.76) for reviews. The Price's index is 23.8% and the insularity index is 31.8%. Conclusions: The number of references used for papers has been increasing in recent years. The use of journals within references is high while the use of books is low. The Price's index tendency is decreasing. The high insularity index observed in the articles may be considered as a negative indicator of nursing journals in Turkey. © 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 International Council of Nurses.Öğe Comparision quality of life of Turkish cancer patients and their family caregivers(Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2010) Yesilbalkan O.U.; Ozkutuk N.; Ardahan M.Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients and their family caregivers and determine associations. Methods: A total of 93 paired patients and caregivers from an outpatient chemotherapy unit of the oncology units were recruited at a large university hospital in İzmir, all completing the Quality of Life Scale (QoLS). Results: The mean age of patients was 45.2 years, and of their family caregivers was 40.5. The results indicated that the patients perceived a poorer quality of life than their family caregivers. There was a middle and positive correlation between the social participation and work performance dimensions of patients' QoL and social participation and work performance dimension of family caregivers' QoL (r =0.273, p< 0.01). The study revealed that the gender, education level, employment and marital status were not statistically significant factors affecting the patients' quality of life (p> 0.05). Caregivers' employment status was found to have an affect on their quality of life (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Cancer affects not only the patients but also their family caregivers. Both should be taught communication skills, financial planning and distress management skills and be given spiritual support to decrease effects of cancer on their quality of life.Öğe Determination of the falling risks of elderly living at home [Evde yaşayan yaşlilarda düşme ri·skleri·?in beli·rlenme?i](2006) Uysal A.; Ardahan M.; Ergül Ş.Aim: The research was planned with the purpose of constituting a functional form, which could be used by the public health nurses working at the primary health facilities, in determining the falling risks of elderly living in a home environment. Material and Methods: It was conducted at the regions of Kizilay, Pinarbaşi, and Çamdibi No. II Village Clinics. The sampling of the research was constituted by 88 elderly, who were randomly selected from the Household Registry Cards of the concerned village clinics and accepted the home visits. The data were collected by using face-to-face interview and observation techniques between 20th April 2004 and 13th May 2004. The first form used in the research was directed towards collecting "Sociodemographic" data whereas the second form developed by Maree Johnson was directed towards examining the "Home Security". Results: The mean age of study participants was 67.39 ±6.96. Of these elderly, 63.6% were female, 77.3% were married, and 70.5% had a stable income. Internal consistency coefficient of home security control list (Alpha) was 0.77 for the secure home conditions and 0.71 for the secure behaviors. The score that will be obtained from HSCL (Home Security Control List) is in the range of 0-140. It was detected that those elderly who obtained 99 points and below (26.1%) did not have secure home conditions and secure behaviors. Spearman's rank correlation was employed to detect the correlation between secure home and secure behavior and a positive relationship was found (Spearman rho: 0.582, p<0.05). Conclusion: HSCL may be offered to the health staff as an important tool that can be used in the primary health facilities in protecting the health of elderly by taking the necessary measures, since it is facilitative in determining the falling risks of elderly, secure home conditions, and secure behaviors.Öğe Health beliefs of nursing faculty students about breast cancer and self breast examination(Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2015) Ardahan M.; Dinc H.; Yaman A.; Aykir E.; Aslan B.Background: Breast cancer usually shows a slow development rate and when it is recognized in early stages very successful treatment results can be achieved. This research was planned to research the health beliefs of nursing faculty students about breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE). Materials and Methods: The first class students of nursing faculty formed the basis for this descriptive research (N=347). Sample selection was not made and all female students who wanted to participate voluntarily in the research during March-May of 2014 were included (n=331). Results: It was determined that 85.5% of students had knowledge about cancer, 79.5 % knew of breast cancer, and 65.3% were aware of how BSE is performed. According to the responses of students to the scale of the health belief model that is used to determine the health beliefs of students, item-point averages of trust and obstacle sub-dimensions were high. Conclusions: It is determined that more than half of students had knowledge about breast cancer and breast self-examination. Their health beliefs were affected by trust and obstacle perceptions, knowledge level about cancer, and awareness about how BSE is done. These factors should be considered in planning trainings that will be given to students. Social responsibility projects should have designed to create the awareness that cancer is a treatable disease.Öğe Perceived family support of women with breast cancer and affecting factors in Turkey(Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2010) Ardahan M.; Yesilbalkan O.U.Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the percieved family support of the women with breast cancer and the affecting factors. Methods: The subjects were breast cancer cases undergoing treatment (n=240). The sample for this study was formed by women who accepted participation, were in the facility between the dates and hours when the study was applied, and who were selected with a nonprobability sampling technique (n=120). Results: Two thirds of the women with breast cancer were in the 40-59 age group. The lowest score women with breast cancer for perceived family support scale was 0.00, and the highest was 40.0, with a mean of 30.1 ±8.85. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that perceived family support of Turkish women with breast cancer was reasonable.Öğe Research on knowledge sources used in nursing practices(2008) Ozsoy S.A.; Ardahan M.This paper reports a questionnaire-based investigation into the knowledge sources used by nurses in two Turkish university hospitals, and whether these knowledge sources were related to sociodemographic variables. 78.5% of the nurses said that practice should be based on evidence and 75.9% stated that this evidence should come from research. 80.7% stated that evidence-based practice was useful. However, evidence that was not based on research constituted the first three most frequently used sources of knowledge. Sources of evidence-based on research were detected as being in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th positions regarding the frequency of use. The nurses expressed a belief that nursing practices should be based on evidence, but did not reflect this belief in their behavior. Crown Copyright © 2007.Öğe Visual inspection with acetic acid in cervical cancer screening(2011) Ardahan M.; Temel A.B.BACKGROUND: Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) is an attractive screening method for early-phase cervical cancer in underdeveloped countries. OBJECTIVE: This study addressed the validity of VIA in cervical cancer screening by comparing results with colposcopy findings. METHODS: Of 350 women screened at the Ege University clinic using the Papanicolaou test, colposcopy and VIA were used additionally to screen 50 of these women. Colposcopy, VIA, and Papanicolaou test results were compared. A sociodemographic data questionnaire and a VIA questionnaire were used. RESULTS: When VIA findings were compared with Papanicolaou test findings, the sensitivity of VIA was 82.14%, specificity was 50.00%, positive predictive value (PPV) was 67.64%, and negative predictive value (NPV) was 68.75%. When the method of VIA was compared with colposcopy, VIA had a sensitivity of 85.29%, specificity of 68.75%, PPV of 85.29%, and NPV of 68.75%. CONCLUSIONS: In the screening of cervical cancer, the sensitivity of VIA was high, whereas the corresponding specificity was only at an acceptable level. The PPV and NPV of VIA were found to be high. In other words, the validity of VIA during early-phase screening is high in terms of sensitivity and acceptable for specificity and predictive values. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Visual inspection with acetic acid is an acceptable screening method for cervical cancer and seems to be an efficient and cost-effective method to detect high-level dysplasia. © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
