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Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of peripheral neuropathy symptoms throughout with monthly follow-ups during 4 months of paclitaxel treatment.

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 79 patients. The study population consisted of female patients with breast cancer between August 2018 and January 2019. ''Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool'' and ''EORTC C30 Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire'' were applied with four follow-ups. The study was undertaken in accordance with the STROBE checklist for cross- sectional studies.

Results: The Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool except for the general activity subdimension were statistically significant in the ratings of second, compared to first; third compared to first and second; fourth compared to first, second, and third follow-up periods. The overall mean of the EORTC C30 Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, functioning, symptom, and global health status were statistically significant in the evaluations of second, compared with first; third compared with first and second; fourth compared with first, second, and third follow-up periods.

Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that the increase in neuropathy symptoms during cures negatively affects the quality of life.

Aim: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of a self-appraisal of clinical simulation care tasks in novice nursing students and assess their self-reflection and insight, teamwork skills, and holistic nursing competence in four different periods.

Method: A single group pre- and post-test design was conducted. Data were collected between September 2019 and February 2020. Nursing students who participated in the fundamental nursing laboratory courses in the second year of the nursing department at a medical university were invited to participate in the study. Data were collected at four time points using the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale, Holistic Nursing Competence Scale, and the Teamwork Skills Scale. A generalized estimating equation was used for all statistical analyses.

Results: Across the four measurements, the score of self-reflection and insight ranged from 76.68 to 78.00, teamwork skills from 68.83 to 71.21, and holistic nursing competence from 134.48 to 146.46. Student performance was above average on all research variables. The results confirm the hypotheses that the program improves self-reflection and insight, teamwork skills, and holistic nursing competencies in nursing students.

Conclusion: These findings suggest that the program can be used to improve students' self-reflection, and it may also help to enhance their teamwork skills and holistic nursing competence.

Aim: This study investigated whether breast cancer patients had ever applied for Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Centers (KETEM).

Method: This study, conducted from November 2020 to April 2021, adopts a cross-sectional research design and is planned as a survey study. The "Diagnosis Rates with Screening Programs in Breast Cancer Patients" survey was conducted on women over 45 who were diagnosed with breast cancer in the Medical Oncology Clinic of İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Education and Research Hospital. Further information about the cancer stage was gathered from the Medical Oncology outpatient clinic file records. Data obtained in the study were evaluated using the the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 26.0 software (IBM Corp.; Armonk, NY, USA), using the number, percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, and chi-square test methods.

Results: It has been determined that most patients diagnosed did not receive a diagnosis through screening programs, were not aware of KETEM, and did not apply to KETEM. A positive relationship was found between the level of education and participation in screening programs. It was observed that women who knew about the KETEM's participated more often in the scans.

Conclusion: The study discovered a lack of knowledge and inadequacy in screening programs for patients with breast cancer. We believe that it is essential to introduce and disseminate KETEMs so that cancers can be detected early through screening.

Objective: This present systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of non-pharmacological approaches to sleep problems for cancer patients in palliative care.

Method: In this review, the data of the last 5 years from 2018 to 2023 are included in Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, Ulakbim National Database and Cochrane Library databases were scanned using the keywords "palliative care, sleep disorder, non-pharmacologic, insomnia, cancer, randomized controlled trial" in English and Turkish. As a result of the search, we identified 90 articles. This review was based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols 2015 Statement recommendations.

Results: This current review comprised 5 randomized controlled trials. The included studies were found to examine methods such as aromatherapy, massage, therapeutic touch, and white light, leaving out other methods (sleep hygiene, exercise, etc.), which are effective in treating insomnia. We established that the methods discussed in these studies were highly effective in improving sleep quality.

Conclusion: Non-pharmacological methods for treating sleep problems in cancer patients in palliative care have been shown to be effective. We consider it important that nurses were involved in these studies. On the other hand, we would recommend that studies be conducted to evaluate the effect of other nonpharmacologic methods on sleep problems.

Aim: This study investigates the effect of coffee on the management of oral mucositis associated with head and neck radiotherapy.

Method: Twenty-nine patients who underwent radiotherapy for the first time due to head and neck cancer between March 2019 and February 2020 were included in the experimental study. One cup/day of Turkish coffee (6 mg) was given to the patients in the intervention group every day for 3 weeks from the first day of radiotherapy. Data monitoring of both groups was performed once a week for 3 weeks.

Results: Most of the patients participating in the study were at local stage (65.2%), and 72.4% underwent head and neck radiotherapy with the diagnosis of nasopharynx and larynx cancer. Although the development rate of oral mucositis was lower in the intervention group, no statistically significant difference was determined (p > 0.05). In the repeated follow-up, the quality of life scores was found to be similar in both groups.

Conclusion: We concluded that coffee application is not an effective approach in the prevention of oral mucositis associated with head and neck radiotherapy. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to determine the prophylactic effect of coffee in the management of oral mucositis.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the chronotypes of nursing students, social jet lag, and quality of life.

Method: This study was planned and performed in a descriptive, method. Research data were collected in the 2019-2020 fall semester. The research population consisted of nursing students working at the nursing departments of state and private universities in Istanbul. The study sample included 1152 nursing students who agreed to participate in the study after obtaining informed consent. Data were collected using the "Student Information Form," "Morningness- Eveningness Scale," and "Short Form of the Turkish WHO Quality of Life Scale."

Results: Of the nursing students, 81.2% (n = 935) were women, 26.5% (n = 305) were first-year students, 86.5% (n = 997) were non-smoker, and 92.4% (n = 1065) not consumed alcohol. Most of the nursing students in this study were intermediate chronotypes (80.2%). Students' social-jet lag mean value was 1.36±0.73 hours (min:0-max:4.8). Multiple regression analysis showed that an increase in social jetlag decreases the average scores of the physical and environmental subdimension and an increase in the morning chronotype increases the average scores of the physical, mental, and social subdimension.

Conclusion: High social jet lag reduced the quality of life and a morning chronotype improved the quality of life.

Aim: This study aimed to examine Turkish healthcare professionals' beliefs and predictors of negative attitudes toward obesity and to investigate whether those beliefs and negative attitudes differ per their profession and sociodemographic and familial variables.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, healthcare professionals (n = 495) working in four hospitals of Ankara completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and two self-report scales: the Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale and the Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale. Data were collected during May, 2018.

Results: Female healthcare professionals had significantly higher (p = 0.03) positive attitude scores than males, and nurses had significantly higher (p = 0.04) Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale scores than physicians, representing their belief that obesity is not under the control of the individual. The Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale scores of university hospital healthcare professionals were significantly higher (p = 0.00) than those of public hospital and private hospital healthcare professionals, and Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale scores of healthcare professionals who have a family member with a chronic disease were significantly higher (p = 0.027) than those who do not.

Conclusion: The work experience, spending more time with a patient, and having a member of the family with a chronic illness lead to a more positive attitude toward people with obesity. This result emphasizes the importance of interventions that promote sensitive and empathic communication skills.

Aim: Mobile phone interventions have been used as a widespread and effective means of blood pressure control in recent years. This systematic review was conducted to determine the effect of mobile phone-based interventions on blood pressure in stroke patients.

Method: In this systematic review, the literature search was conducted between November 1 and November 10, 2022, in the databases "Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library," without any year limitation. Studies with inclusion and exclusion criteria according to the PICOS method were included in the review.

Results: A total of 3086 patients who have had a stroke with a sample size ranging from 50-660, and 13 randomized controlled trials meeting the criteria for inclusion in the review were included. In seven studies included in the review, it was found that mobile phone-based intervention reduces blood pressure, while in six studies, it did not have an effect.

Conclusion: The current studies are insufficient to explain the effect of mobile phone-based interventions on blood pressure control in stroke patients. It is recommended to conduct more randomized controlled trials with a high methodological quality that examine the effect of mobile phone-based interventions on blood pressure in patients who have had a stroke.

Aim: This study aimed to determine stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression in parents with premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between July 15 and November 31, 2021. The research involved 120 premature infants and their parents (120 mothers and 120 fathers). This research was carried out in Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, third level neonatal intensive care unit. Introductory Information Form, Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale were used as data collection tools.

Results: Stress, anxiety, and depression were high in parents. Stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression mean scores of mothers were significantly higher than that of fathers. A positive correlation was found between stress, anxiety, and postpartum depression in parents. Simple regression analysis revealed that stress in mothers predicted depression by 5% and stress in fathers predicted anxiety by 30%.

Conclusion: This study emphasizes that stress, anxiety, and depression are seen at high rates in parents with premature infants, and stress increases anxiety in fathers and depression in mothers.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the research output of African's nurses in the field of palliative care from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021.

Methods: A scoping review was conducted. The key words Africa and nursing in combination with palliative care, end of life, terminal care, hospice, and supportive care were used to search the databases Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsychINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Only studies authored by a nurse with an African affiliation focusing on issues related to advanced cancer were included. The data were captured onto an extraction sheet and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and content analyses.

Results: Of the 522 articles identified, only 16 met the inclusion criteria. The work originated from eight African countries was primarily qualitative and focused on the family and caregivers. Pain was the only symptom investigated.

Conclusions: Studies focusing on symptoms, psychosocial, spiritual, end of life care as well as studies testing nursing interventions are urgently needed. Interregional research could also assist with building the current evidence.