Murat Bektaş

• Professor
• Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing, Turkey, İzmir

Aim: This study aimed to determine the predictive role of perceived social support and family-centered care in the quality of life of parents who had children with cancer. Material and Methods: This study used a descriptive, methodological, and cross-sectional design. The study data were collected using a Parent Information Form, the Multidimension...

Objective Children’s lifestyle behaviours significantly affect childhood obesity. The impact of a body mass index reduction intervention applied to secondary school students on their eating behaviour, physical activity, sleep quality and obesity was in the focus of this research. Method A quasi-experimental pre–post design was employed. The resear...

Objective: This study aimed to adapt the COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Perceived Stress Scale, which is used to evaluate the prevalence of perceived stress and variables associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, into Turkish and test its validity and reliability on nursing students. Methods: Methodological-descriptive-cross-sectional design. The data were...

Aim This research is to analyze the psychometric feature of the Perceived Inventory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing in the Turkish version. Method A methodological study type was employed. Five hundred one nurses participated in the research, carried out between November 2021 and February 2022. The measures included a socio-demogr...

Objective: This study aimed to adapt the COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS), used as a reference to take measures against anxiety, worry, perceived threats and stressors, into Turkish and to test its reliability and validity on healthcare workers. Materials and Methods: The sample of the methodological-descriptive-cross-sectional study consi...

This study was conducted to develop a measurement tool to achieve epilepsy self‐management in teachers and examine its Turkish psychometric properties. This descriptive, comparative, correlational, and methodological study was conducted between May and August 2022 with 346 teachers between the ages of 24 and 67 working in public schools selected by...

Aim Professional knowledge and awareness of children begins to create at the age of 3–5, and the professional knowledge have acquired at this age was effective in their future career decision‐making. This study aimed to develop the Children's Perceived Nursing Image Scale (CPNIS) and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods The methodological...

Amaç: Bu çalışma, 7-14 yaş arası üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu geçiren çocuklara yönelik ebeveynlerin uyguladıkları geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp (GETAT) yöntemlerinin ve tutumlarının belirlenmesi amacı ile yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma, tanımlayıcı, kesitsel, karşılaştırmalı ve kolerasyonel tipte bir araştırma olup, Kasım 2023-Ocak 2024 tar...

Background Progress in the nursing profession and clinical decision‐making are largely sustained by the coherence between theory and practice. The quality of healthcare provided by nurses and patient outcomes are adversely impacted by the gap between knowledge and practice. Measurement tools used to assess nurses' perceptions of this gap are inadeq...

Rationale Skin‐to‐skin contact is the practice with the highest level of evidence that increases the growth, development, and healing rate of the newborn. Neonatal nurses are also the best practitioners of skin‐to‐skin contact. Aims This study examined the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Skin‐to‐Skin Contact Scale for nurses....

Amaç: Bu çalışma öğretmenlere uygulanan eğitimsel müdahalelerin öğretmenlerin epilepsiye yönelik bilgi ve tutumlarına etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma için Ocak 2000 ile Temmuz 2024 tarihleri arasında kapsamlı bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır (Google Akademik, Pubmed, Embase/Elsevier, Cochrane, EBSCOhost, Sci...

Scales that can elucidate the relationship between eating behavior and obesity in children, and thereby improve prevention and treatment of obesity in this population are lacking. As in the U.S., Turkish use are at risk for obesity. This study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the Kids-Palatable Eating Motiv...

This study aimed to examine the effects of social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic on dietary and exercise habits of nursing academics. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 393 nurse academics working in Turkey who agreed to participate in the study. During lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 10% of the participants rece...

Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19), tüm dünyayı etkiledi. Hemşireler COVID-19 ile mücadelede en ön safta yer aldı. Bu süreçte hemşirelerin iş yükü arttı ve çalışma şartları olumsuz etkilendi. Bu durumda hemşirelerin destek kaynakları daha önemli hale geldi. Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 sürecinde Türkiye’deki hemşirelerin aile destek düzeyleri...

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pre-clinical structured empowerment education of intern nursing students on self-confidence and anxiety in clinical decision-making, pediatric clinical comfort and perceived anxiety, and perceived pediatric nursing competency. Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental study design was u...

Objective: The present study was conducted to developed the Symptom Assessment Scale for Children with Cancer (SAS-CC) and assessed its reliability and validity for Turkish children. Methods: This research was conducted among in 497 children with cancer who were between 7 and 18 years old. The data were collected with a demographic form and SAS-CC....

Diet plays a crucial role in managing type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Background/Objectives:This study aimed to determine the impact of nutritional habits on sleep deprivation and glucose control in school-aged children with T1DM. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, nutritional habits and sleep deprivation were assessed in 100 school-aged children with...

Background/Aims: Standard oral care protocols can reduce the incidence of mucositis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the "Oral Care Protocol" containing sodium bicarbonate or saline on mucositis development, degree, and duration in pediatric cancer patients. Methods: This study is a blind, parallel trial design, randomized controlled stu...

Background/aim Diabetes has become a global epidemic, necessitating effective self-management strategies. This is particularly crucial for parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, as they must make numerous daily decisions and perform complex care activities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive diabetes self-ma...

Purpose: This study aimed to adapt the "Adolescent Food Parenting Questionnaire: Parent and Adolescent Version" into Turkish and conduct validity and reliability studies. Material and Methods: The research was carried out in methodological type and was carried out with 337 adolescents aged 12-16 years and their parents between June to September 202...

Objective: The Health Belief Model, which is one of the most frequently used models in explaining health behaviours, reveals the determinants of performing preventive health behaviours. Since our perceptions play an active role in changing a behaviour, a measurement tool is needed to evaluate the pregnant woman perceptually within the scope of HBM....

Aim This study aims to adapt the “Nursing Practice Readiness Scale” to Turkish culture, and evaluate its psychometric properties. Background New graduates' nursing practice readiness can impact their work adaptation and performance. Design The research employed a methodological design. Methods Data were collected between May and July 2022. The s...

This study was intended to examine the experiences of Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinators (OTDCs) in Turkey involved in the cadaveric donor process during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a descriptive qualitative study conducted with 12 OTDCs working in nine different regions in Turkey. Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (C...

Bu çalışma, çocuk yoğun bakımlarda geliştirilen sedo-analjezi izlem protokollerinin çocukların sedasyon düzeylerini izlemedeki etkinliğini değerlendirmek amacıyla sistematik derleme ve meta analiz tekniği kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 1 ay-18 yaş aralığındaki çocukları kapsayan, sedo-analjezi izlemine yönelik geliştirilmiş protokolle...

Bedtime procrastination and while-in-bed procrastination is one of the important problems frequently encountered in adolescents. This study was carried out to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Bedtime Procrastination and While-in-Bed Procrastination Scales for adolescents. This methodological study was conducted with...

Bu çalışma, kanserli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin çocuklarını COVID-19’dan korumaya yönelik tutumlarının yaşam kalitelerine ve çocuklarının yaşam kalitelerine etkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı, korelasyonel ve kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Bu çalışma, bir üniversite hastanesinin pediatrik onkoloji-hematoloji kliniğinde tedavi gören 160 tane 7-...

This methodological study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the Spiritual Care Needs Scale in the 9–18 age group within the Turkish context. Expert opinions were considered in the analysis of the study, which was completed with the participation of 840 children. The content validity index and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were exam...

Purpose: This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study to examined the prediction of health literacy of parents having children with cancer on the healthcare satisfaction. Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between January and May 2019 and included 207 parents who had children treated at the pediatric hematolo...

This research was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study to determine the effects of nursing students' liking of children and attitudes toward clinical practice on their comfort and worry levels in the pediatric clinic. The research was carried out with 270 nursing students who had already taken or were taking the child health and dis...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant threats to global physical and mental health, notably impacting the psychological management of pregnancy. The mental health of parents plays a critical role in fostering the emotional bond with their unborn child, referred to as prenatal attachment. Despite the significance of this bond, rese...

Background: COVID-19 negatively affected people's lives in many ways. The aim of this study was to adapt the COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS), used as reference to take measures against anxiety, worry, perceived threat and stressors, into Turkish and to test its reliability and validity on healthcare workers. Methods: The sample of the met...

Background and purpose: Media parenting refers to the strategies and behaviors parents use to interact with their children regarding the amount, content, and context of screen use. Children's media/screen use is a significant indicator of media parenting practices. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish...

This study was conducted as a descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional research to determine the predictive power of disease management of parents of children with cancer on fatigue and sleepiness levels. Study data were collected by using a Parent Information Form, the Chalder Fatigue Scale, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the Family Mana...

Pregnant women have faced novel physical and mental health risks during the pandemic. This situation is remarkable because a parent’s emotional bond with their unborn baby (also known as prenatal attachment) is related to the parent’s mental state. Prenatal attachment helps parents psychologically prepare for the transition into parenthood. Moreove...

This study was conducted as descriptive, methodological, and cross-sectional research to determine the predictive power of pain characteristics and sleep quality on fatigue in adolescents with cancer. The study was conducted between November 2020 and April 2021 with 139 adolescents with cancer who reported pain. The study data were collected via an...

Purpose: The study was carried out a descriptive-correlational to determine the validity and reliability of the "Cultural Awareness Scale" on nursing students studying in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Methods: The research was carried out with 559 students studying in a Faculty of Nursing located in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cypru...

Purpose: The aim of this study should be to adopt the Turkish version of the vital signs monitoring on pediatric wards scale (Ped-V scale). Design and method: This methodological study was carried out with 331 pediatric nurses aged 18-65 between September 2022 and November 2022. The data were collected using an online questionnaire including a D...

Objective: The management of central venous catheter (CVC) occlusion remains an area without clear evidence-based guidelines. Studies have been conducted that compare the use of heparin and normal saline for reducing thrombosis, but the evidence is not strong enough to suggest a significant advantage of one over the other. Therefore, the study aim...

This study was conducted to develop a measurement tool to achieve ketogenic diet management in parents of children with epilepsy and examine its Turkish psychometric properties. The study was conducted on 317 parents using a descriptive correlational method. Data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and it...

Purpose: The study was conducted to examine the effects of parents' vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccine literacy on their attitudes toward vaccinating their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design and methods: The study was descriptive, cross-sectional, and comparative. The data were collected from 199 parents with children aged 0-18 us...

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate factors affecting digital game addiction in secondary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of digital game addiction on cardiovascular health behavior. Design and methods: This descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted with 619 secondary school students ag...

Microcephalic osteodysplastic primitive dwarfism (MOPDII) is the most familiar form of microcephalic primordial dwarfism (MPD). The classic features of the MPD group are marked microcephaly and severe antenatal and postnatal growth retardation. Such patients also have Moyamoya disease, which includes recurrent stroke attacks and possible neurologic...

Amaç: Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19) bir pandemiye neden oldu. COVID-19 pandemisi nedeniyle alınan önlemler çocukların ve adölesanların fiziksel aktivite düzeylerini ve ekran sürelerini etkiledi. Amacımız COVID-19 pandemisinin çocukların ve adölesanların fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ve ekran süreleri üzerindeki etkisi ile ilgili mevcut kanıtl...

Objectives: This study examines the effects of the interventions in alarm management in intensive care units on reducing alarms on the basis of current evidence. Methodology: This systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted between January 1, 2010 and October 31, 2021 by searching 16 databases through an independent search by three r...

Aim of this study was to develop a patient satisfaction scale for needs and expectations of pediatric surgery patients and to propose a new measurement tool in this field. Population of study consisted of all patients between May 2018 and February 2020 at a pediatric surgery service of a university hospital in Turkey. A pool of 70 items was prepare...

Çocuk Sağlığına Genel Bakış Zeynep Conk Zümrüt Başbakkal Figen Yardımcı Çocukluk Dönemlerinde Büyüme ve Gelişme Duygu Arıkan Ayda Çelebioğlu Fatma Güdücü Tüfekci Çocuk, Hastalık ve Hastane Ortamı Güler Cimete Sema Kuğuoğlu Nursan Dede Çınar Çocuklarda Sıvı-Elektrolit Dengesi ve Bozuklukları Münevver Kılıç Sevinç Polat Saniye Çimen Çocuklarda Beslen...

Background and Aims: Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) is widely used by children with cancer globally. T&CM use varies among ethnic groups because it is generally linked to cultural background and health beliefs. In Tukey, T&CM use is rooted in the country's tradition, and it isn't only used to relieve symptoms or treat illnesses. In t...

Aim Due to reactions, such as being ridiculed, blamed, or rejected, children with epilepsy and their families may consider epilepsy as something to be ashamed of, and therefore both the child and parents hide the disease from other people. No valid and reliable measurement in Turkish language that evaluates the level of this behavior, which will gr...

Purpose This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine the effects of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic on obesity, Internet addiction, and sleep quality in adolescents. Methods In this study, data were collected from 395 healthy adolescents using a sociodemographic form, an Internet addiction scale, and a sleep quality scale...

Purpose This observational study carried out to determine the incidence of poor nutritional status and symptom burden in children undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Methods The research data collected from 187 children between the ages of 7–18 at pediatric hematology-oncology units in Izmir. The data of the study collected with Screening Tool for...

This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Pain Flexibility Scale for Turkish parents of children with cancer. The study was carried out on 240 parents of cancer-stricken children between November 2020 and April 2021. The results were tested with validity and reliability analyzers such as factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and ite...

Purpose: This study investigated whether the professional values of nursing students can predict their ethical decision-making levels. Design and methods: The study used a descriptive and cross-sectional research design. The study sample consisted of 130 senior nursing students. The data were collected from the Student Information Form, Nursing...

Pediatri hemşireliği konusunda kapsamlı ve rehber niteliğinde olacak bir kitap oluşturma fikri yıllardır düşlediğimiz bir özlemdi. Bu süreçte Türkiye’de tüm hemşirelik fakülteleri, yüksekokulları ve sağlık yüksekokullarında görev yapan, çocuk sağlığı ve hastalıkları hemşireliği bilim dalında uzmanlaşmış 54 öğretim üyesi tarafından seçilen kitap böl...

Objective: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyse the effects of administered interventions on the quality of life of children with cancer in Turkey. Methods: The quantitative studies conducted with paediatric oncology patients, analysing the quality of life of Turkish children, and published papers from 2009 to 2019 we...

Meta-analiz çalışmaları, bilimsel bilgi birikimine katkı yapan, en güç̧lü kanıtların üretildiği kanıta dayalı uygulamalara rehberlik eden bilimsel çalışmalardır. Farklı bağımsız çalışmaların sonuçlarını birleştiren istatistiksel bir prosedür olan meta-analiz, kanıta dayalı hemşirelikte merkezi bir rol oynar. Meta-analiz, titiz tasarımı ve hemşireli...

The prevalence of obesity in children has greatly increased, and many reasons account for the increase. Self-efficacy in controlling eating behaviour is known to be inversely related to obesity prevalence. Moreover, the level of self-efficacy can be increased. However, there is no scale adapted to the Turkish setting that can evaluate self-efficacy...

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and children have experienced stress and fear, and the attitudes of parents toward COVID-19 need to be explored. Purpose This study aimed to develop the Parental Attitude Scale-Protecting Children during COVID-19 (PAS-CV19S) and assess its psychometric properties. This study also aimed to determine...

Purpose This study was conducted as descriptive, methodological, and cross-sectional research to determine the predictive power of pain characteristics and sleep quality on fatigue in adolescents with cancer. Method The study was conducted between November 2020 and April 2021 with 139 adolescents with cancer who reported pain. The study data were...

Background Obesity may cause physiological, psychological, social, and economic problems. Therefore, it is of considerable importance to implement preventive interventions for the factors that may cause obesity. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the obesity prevention program developed for secondary school students. Method...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in the field of education, including not least of all the adoption of distance education, which nursing students have had limited experience with in Turkey. Purpose This study aimed to determine the factors affecting nursing students' success in distance education and to evaluate thei...

Purpose This study was conducted to examine the effect of text message reminders on nausea, vomiting, and quality of life in children with cancer receiving cisplatin. Methods The study was conducted with a pretest-posttest unpaired group model design. The study included 80 children with cancer and their parents (40 controls and 40 experiments) age...

Aim:This study aimed to analyse the effect of food addiction in children on obesity.Materials and Methods:A comprehensive literature review was conducted between January 2013 and July 2019 (Google Scholar, Pubmed, Embase/Elsevier, PsycINFO, EBSCOhost, Science Direct, BioMed Central). The word combinations “child”, “adolescent”, “obesity”, “food add...

Purpose: This study was carried out to determine the effect of an obesity prevention program on children's eating behaviors, food addiction, physical activity, and obesity prevalence. Design and methods: A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used in the study. The study was conducted with a total of 128 students, including 55 in the i...

Objectives This study was conducted to examine the effect of healthy lifestyle beliefs on their attitudes toward physical activity, nutrition, exercise, and weight-related self-efficacy lifestyles in Turkish adolescents. Methods This study used a methodological and descriptive design. The study was conducted with 445 adolescents aged 13–18 years....

Background It is important to implement disease-specific precautions to develop quality of life in migraine. The effect of osmophobia, which is one of the specific symptoms of migraine that might help to differentiate migraine from other headache disorders, on quality of life is unknown. The aim of the present study was to develop a practicable and...

Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the extent to which the academic satisfaction of nursing students predicted their burnout levels. Methods: This is a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 424 nursing students. Data collection tools were developed by the researchers by reviewing the literature. In the study, a Socio-Demograph...

Background: Health literacy is described as a means to obtain new information and reach more positive attitudes, more competence, positive health behaviors and better health outcomes. Social media use and self-directed learning with technology affecting health literacy of children. Objectives: This study is to examine the effect of social media and...

Background Epilepsy is a neurological disease that requires long-term treatment and monitoring and causes significant restrictions in physical, emotional, intellectual, and social life that negatively affect the quality of life of the individual. This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Ques...

Background/aim: This study aimed to develop the Nausea and Vomiting Thermometer Scale (NVTS) in children with cancer. Materials and methods: This methodological study was conducted on 250 children with cancer at the research and training university hospital in Turkey between September 2019 and January 2020. The t-test, the ROC analysis, the Diag...

Objective: The present study used a quasi-experimental design to determine the effectiveness of palliative care education program in strengthening nursing students’ palliative care practices and attitudes toward care of the dying. Methods: The study involved 39 nursing student of 4th year, including 17 students in the experimental group and 22 in t...

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Pain Flexibility Scale for children with cancer in Turkey. Design and method: This was a methodological-descriptive-correlational study conducted on 211 children with cancer. Data were collected using the information form and Pain Flexibility Scale for children wit...

Giriş: İlaç uygulamaları hemşirelik eğitiminin en temel becerisidir. Literatürde çocuklarda ilaç uygulamalarına ilişkin hemşirelik öğrencilerinin öz-yeterliliklerini değerlendiren ölçekler yeterli değildir. Amaç: Bu araştırma “Hemşirelik Öğrencileri İçin Çocuklarda İlaç Uygulamaları Öz-Yeterlilik Ölçeği”nin geliştirilmesi ve psikometrik özellikleri...

Amaç Siber zorbalık, çevrimiçi iletişimin kullanımıyla çocukların sağlığını olumsuz etkileme potansiyeli olan riskli bir durumdur. Bu ölçek siber zorba ve siber kurban olma durumlarını ölçmenin yanı sıra siber seyirci olma durumunu da ele almaktadır. Siber seyirci alt boyutunun ölçülebilmesinin, problemin kapsamlı bir şekilde tanımlanmasına katkı s...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections are the most common and significant complications of central venous catheters. The development of central line-associated bloodstream infection in children is increasingly recognized worldwide, although it is often preventable. Guidelines recommend the application of a central catheter insertion bundle...

It is very important to determine the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages that cause diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease in late adolescence. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Media Literacy Scale aimed at university studen...

The aim of study was to conduct an evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Addiction-Like Eating Behavior Scale for university students. The sample consisted of 884 university students. Factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, SEM-based MacDonald’s omega test, analysis of variance, and item-total score correlation were use...

Introduction: There are eight key roles defined for trainers. The trainer is expected to identify their roles in a training program and maximize their potential. This study aimed to expand the “Questionnaire to Assess a Teacher’s Perception of Their Current Personal Commitment and Preferred Future Commitment to Each of the Eight Roles”, which was d...