Gulay Yildirim

• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Trakya University

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between frailty level and quality of life in elderly individuals with Type 2 diabetes. This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 211 patients who applied to the diabetes outpatient clinic of a private and a public hospital in Istanbul between September and November 2022. The dat...

İnternette endişeyi gidermek amaçlı yapılan sağlık aramaları bireyleri daha fazla endişe ve belirsizliğe iterek yanlış davranışlarda bulunmalarına sebep olabilmektedir. Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir çalışma olup, 18 yaş ve üzeri bireylerin sibekondri düzeylerini ve etkileyen faktörleri incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Veriler Ağustos-Kasım 2023 tar...

Purpose The study aims to evaluate the hospitalization diagnoses and nursing diagnoses of the refugee and local population hospitalized in internal medicine clinics, which are especially important in the early diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of chronic diseases, and to emphasize their importance in nursing care. Methods The study was carr...

Aim: Disease acceptance in patients with diabetes provides disease management. It can play an important role in improving the treatment and care outcomes of diabetes, reducing disease complications, and reducing health costs. The research is a descriptive and cross-sectional study and aims to determine the disease acceptance and behaviors of indivi...

Background The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between frailty level and quality of life in elderly individuals with Type 2 diabetes. Methods This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 211 patients who applied to the diabetes outpatient clinic of a private and a public hospital in Istanbul between September and No...

Aim To evaluate the effects of love glove application on vital signs for COVID‐19 patients in the intensive care unit. Design A single‐group pretest‐posttest quasi‐experimental design was used. TREND Statement Checklist was followed during the present study. Methods The study was conducted on 30 intubated/extubated adult patients. The gloves were...

Aim: The study was conducted to define the effects of a geriatric nursing course on nursing students’ attitudes towards the elderly. Method: The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with second-year students studying in the Department of Nursing of a university. A total of 92 people participated in the study. Data were collected onlin...

Background Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global deaths. University students with unhealthy lifestyle constitute a high-risk group for NCDs. Evaluating and developing healthy behaviors during this period is very important for future health outcomes. This study was conducted to determine healthy life skills in univ...

Amaç: Bu çalışma sınava hazırlanan öğrencilerin sınav kaygısı ile beslenme alışkanlıkları arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı, kesitsel ve ilişkisel tipte planlanan araştırmanın örneklemini İstanbul’da özel bir kolejde okuyan, lise ve üniversite sınavlarına hazırlanan 166 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler; An...

Background: One of the most common chronic diseases in the elderly is diabetes. When diabetes is not well controlled, it can cause complications and affect health-related quality of life. Determining the burden of diabetes in elderly patients can provide a good health-related quality of life. Aim: The study was conducted to examine the relations...

Aim: Examining the profiles of home health patients and evaluating the service are effective in improving patient outcomes, reducing hospitalizations and reducing health care costs. The aim of this study is to determine the profile of home health patients and to evaluate the health services provided to the patients. Method: The research is a descri...

Background Nurses in critical care and palliative care units care for patients suffering from severe pain and suffering and at high mortality risk. For this reason, nurses working in these units should be psychologically resilient. However, nurses who are constantly exposed to the death process face the risk of thanatophobia. The aim of this study...

Background:Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global deaths. Unhealthy lifestyle choices contribute significantly to the development of NCDs. University students, in particular, are considered a high-risk population for NCDs due to the transitional phase they experience. Adopting and maintaining healthy behaviors duri...

ZET Tip 2 diyabet dünyada ve ülkemizde prevelansı artan ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. İnsan sağlığı ve sağlık sistemi maliyetleri üzerinde küresel bir yük oluşturmaktadır. Hastaların fonksi-yonel kapasitelerini ve yaşam kalitelerini olumsuz etkileyen önemli morbitide sorunudur. Erken mortaliteye yol açar. Tip 2 diyabetin morbitidesini, mortalit...

Background: Educational leadership is one of the most demanding skills for healthcare staff to enhance the quality of health care. There is a need for a scale to evaluate the educational leadership levels of nurses. The objective of this study was to develop and examine the validity and reliability of the Education Leadership Scale for Nursing Stu...

Background: Nurses in critical care and palliative care units care for patients suffering from severe pain and suffering and at high mortality risk. For this reason, nurses working in these units should be psychologically resilient. However, nurses who are constantly exposed to the death process face the risk of thanatophobia. The aim of this study...

Aim: Patients with diabetes can use herbal products to better manage the disease. The aim of this study is to examine the rate of herbal product use and the effect of herbal product use on Body Mass Index (BMI) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values in patients with diabetes.Method: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in the diabetes...

Koroner Arter Hastalığı Kalbin oksijenle beslenmesi sağ ve sol koroner arterlerle sağlanır. Bu arterlerde darlığın oluşması kan akışında azalmaya ve miyokard kasının oksijenlenmesinde bozulmalara yol açar. Koroner arter hastalığı ateroskleroz plaklar sebebiyle damar çapının daralması veya tam bir tıkanmanın oluşması sonucu kalp dokusunun beslenemem...

Kan birçok yaşamsal fonksiyonu yerine getiren kırmızı bir dokudur. Kan damar içinde kalbin pompa fonksiyonuyla tüm vücudu dolaşır. Kanın önemli özellikleri rengi, yoğunluğu, pH değeri ve miktarıdır. Kanın rengi, kanda bulunan alyuvarlardaki oksijen miktarına bağlıdır. Oksijen miktarı yükseldiğinde kanın rengi parlak kırmızı olur. Suya göre 3-4 kez...

In this study, the evaluation of the effects of maqam music, classical music and nature sounds on anxiety and vital signs in patients who underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention was aimed. The research was conducted between November 2019 and September 2020, with the necessary permissions which were obtained beforehand. The research was planned...

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı diyabet polikliniğine gelen Tip 2 diyabetli hastaların beslenme bilgi düzeylerini belirlemektir.Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırma gerekli izinler alınarak eğitim ve araştırma hastanelerinin, diyabet polikliniğine başvuran toplam 100 hasta ile yürütüldü. Veriler hastaların sosyodemografik, tanıtıcı özelliklerini içere...

Objective: To examine the effects that nutrition education given to primary school-age children has on their nutrition behaviors, nutrition knowledge and body mass index. Methods: The study was conducted with 173 students, who were enrolled in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades of a private school, and their parents. The research data were collected...

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between healthy lifestyles behaviours and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Turkish school-going adolescents. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 413 students studying in a secondary school of Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected using...

Z Amaç: Araştırma, hekim ve hemşirelerin saygın ölüm ilkelerini benimseme düzeylerini ve ölüme karşı tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, Şubat-Mayıs 2018 tarihleri arasında bir vakıf üniversitesinin etik kurulundan gerekli izin alınarak yapıldı. Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırmanın evrenini hastanenin yoğun bak...

Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the care burden and anxiety levels of parents whose child has cancer. Methods: Research was made between September 2017 and January 2018 after taking the necessary permission from the ethics board at a training and research hospital. The population of this descriptive research co...

Objectives Poisoning is a crucial public health problem which needs serious approach and response to treatment. In case of poisoning, proper first aid is lifesaving and application should be applied in every condition. This research was conducted in order to evaluate first aid knowledge of university students for poisoning. Methods The research wa...

Background: We aimed to determine daily routines of aged people living in nursing homes or with

Objective: The administration of the appropriate first-aid for possible spinal cord injuries is critically important with respect to the limitation of damages to the spinal cord and prevention of the temporary or permanent disabilities. The present study has been performed to outline the knowledge level of students at a private university on spinal...

Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi-Turk J Emerg Med 2010;10(1):15-19 ÖZET Amaç: Omurga yaralanmalarında yapılacak uygun ilkyardım omurilikte oluşmuş olan hasarın sınırlandırılması, kısmi ya da kalıcı sakatlıkların önlenmesi açısından önemlidir. Bu çalışma, bir vakıf üniversitesinde öğrenim gören öğren-cilerin omurga yaralanmasına ilişkin bilgi durumlarının b...