Melike Ayça Ay Kaatsız

Hacettepe University · Faculty of Nursing

Background: Attitudes of nurses towards death and related concepts influence end-of-life care. Determining nurses' views and attitudes towards these concepts and the factors that affect them are necessary to ensure quality end-of-life care. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' views and attitudes about death, dying pati...

Hope has an influential role in oncology patients and is related to perceived social support and spirituality. However, studies on the extent to which the concepts of perceived social support and spiritual care needs affect hope are still limited. To examine the effect of perceived social support and spiritual care needs in predicting hope in adult...

Giriş: Pamela Reed’in Self-Transcendence (Öz Aşkınlık) kuramı, hemşirelerin hem kendilerinin hem de bakım verdikleri bireylerin potansiyellerini keşfetmelerini sağlaması bakımından önemli bir kuramdır. Kuramın ve barındırdığı temel kavramların hemşireler tarafından öğrenilmiş olması, bilgileri beceriye dönüştürerek kişisel ve mesleki yaşamlarına ku...

Mothers closely follow the complex process due to the burning of their children. Caring for and supporting the child can pose various challenges for mothers. With the phenomenological method, this study was conducted to investigate mothers' experiences staying with their children in the pediatric burn intensive care unit. Twelve mothers participate...

INTRODUCTION: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is a concept that emerges with the struggles after a major life crisis and provides development after the struggle for survival. It is important for nurses because chronic diseases and losses can turn into traumatic experiences. Movies are an effective tool for teaching concepts in nursing. METHODS: This stu...

It is necessary for nurses to use communication skills. Human-to-Human Relationship Model developed by Travelbee is often used in the teaching of these skills. Based on the importance of using movies as an effective educational tool in nursing education, in this study, the movie “Girl, Interrupted” was discussed in terms of communication skills. It...

Objectives: This study aims to determine the effects of a psychoeducation program on the self-perception of parental role, coping with stress and psychological symptoms of mothers who have a child with cancer and at least one healthy adolescent. Methods: This is an interventional study with pretest, posttest and control group in which a psychoeduca...

ÖZ Pediatrik kanserlerde tedavi başarısının ve çocukların önündeki yaşam süresinin artışı erken ve etkin tedaviyi, en iyi hizmete erişimi, yaşam kalitesini, psikososyal bakımı daha da önemli hale getirmektedir. Hastalar için olduğu kadar hastaların etkileşiminin en yoğun olduğu aileleri için de zorlu bir deneyim olan bu süreç, ebeveynleri ve sağlı...

Purpose: This study aimed to determine experiences and needs of Turkish adolescent siblings of children with cancer (SCC) and to identify if there is a country/culture-specific risk factor for these siblings. Design and method: In this qualitative study hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used. Eighteen eligible siblings were selected purp...

Introduction: In some countries, family members are not involved in routine pediatric cancer psychosocial care although it is essential. This integrative review aims to determine the extent of research on family members of pediatric cancer patients in Turkey. Method: Four main keywords were used: parent/sibling/family, child/pediatric, cancer an...