The Effect of Yoga on Early Clinical Outcomes and Pulmonary Functions in Patients Scheduled for Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Study.

PURPOSE: The present research was undertaken to investigate the effect of yoga on pulmonary function and early clinical outcomes in patients scheduled for bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research with a randomized control group was performed on patients scheduled for bariatric surgery between October 2021 and June 2022 in the General Surgery Clinic of a University Hospital in Eastern Turkey. The sample consists of 100 randomized patients who received yoga breathing exercises and routine care. Pulmonary function test (PFT), posteroanterior chest X-rays (CXR), 6-min walk test, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) were applied as a pretest. The researcher practiced yoga for 40 min every day of the week. Post-test measurements were performed at the end of the yoga practice. Control group patients underwent the tests at the same intervals without any modifications to the standard clinical protocol. RESULTS: The difference between the control and experimental groups was significant in terms of post-test PFT measurements (p < 0.001). In the CXR of the patients, a statistically significant improvement was determined in 61.5% of the patients with yoga breathing practice (p < 0.001). Also, there was a significant increase in the 6-min walk test and SpO2 values in the experimental group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Yoga practice positively affected the pulmonary function values of the patients.

Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the Scale of Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT).

BACKGROUND: The Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) scale shows a statistically acceptable level of reliability and validity and can guide clinicians in managing transplant candidates. This study aims to adapt PACT scale to Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability for Turkish transplant candidates. METHODS: This was a psychometric study of a sample of 162 patients in the organ transplant services of 2 hospitals in Turkey. The number of patients enrolled in the study was 20 times the number of items on the scale. The research data were collected using PACT. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient, Pearson correlation, and factor analysis were used to evaluate the data. RESULTS: The data were analyzed using varimax rotation in principal component analysis. The factor loadings of the items ranged from 0.56 to 0.79. The internal reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.87. It was also found that the scale accounted for the 52.82% of the total variance. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this study, evidence of the validity and reliability of the PACT was obtained.

The importance of moral sensitivity in nursing education: A comparative study.

BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aims to determine the importance of the "Ethics and Deontology in Nursing" course in nursing education for the purpose of revealing the level of moral sensitivity of nursing students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In our research, which is a descriptive study, data were collected from 461 nursing students who studied at the Faculty of Health Sciences. In the study, the Personal Information Form and Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ) were used as data collection forms. The findings from the study were evaluated with SPSS 22.00 package software, and the level of significance in all analyses was accepted as p < 0.05. RESULTS: The average age of the students participating in the study was 20.83 ± 1.55. Also, 51.8% of the students took the course "Ethics and Deontology in Nursing." The total mean score of the MSQ of students was determined as 83.32 ± 16.79. A statistically significant difference was found between the students' total scores of autonomy, benefit, holistic approach, conflict, practice, orientation, and moral sensitivity, depending on whether they took the course "Ethics and Deontology in Nursing." CONCLUSION: It was concluded that moral sensitivity in nursing students was positively influenced by the ethical education they received.