The effect of middle and high school students' emotional eating behavior on obesity.

AIM: This study was conducted to determine the effect of middle and high school students' emotional eating behavior on obesity. METHOD: A descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study design was used. The sample consisted of 267 students studying in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Data were collected using a Child Information Form and the Emotional Eating Scale. The researchers measured the students' height and weight and calculated their body mass indices (BMI), and BMI percentiles were evaluated according to age and gender. Percentage calculations, mean scores, Spearman correlation analysis, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. RESULTS: Of the students participating in the study, 54.7% were girl and 45.3% were boy. It was determined that 28.4% of the students were overweight and obese. As a result of multiple regression analysis, it was determined that students' emotional eating behavior explained 25% of obesity (p < 0.001). It was found that anxiety-anger- frustration, one of the subscales of the emotional eating scale, was the only variable that significantly predicted students' obesity status (ß = 0.387). Emotional eating significantly predicted the obesity status of boy and girl students (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: In this study, it was concluded that students' emotional eating behavior affected obesity. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: In line with these results, it is recommended that studies on other variables that may predict the effect of students' emotional eating behavior on obesity should be conducted and that nurses should contact schools to conduct emotional eating behavior screenings and provide emotional eating education for students who exhibit emotional eating behavior.

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the child forensic attitude scale.

PURPOSE: This study was carried out to adapt the child forensic attitude scale into Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability. METHODS: This methodological, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted with a total of 363 professionals, including 40 physicians, 87 nurses, 79 lawyers, 81 law enforcement officers, 20 psychologists, and 56 social service experts, between January 2023 and February 2023. The study data were collected online using a "Personal Information Form" and the "Child Forensic Attitude Scale". Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, item-total score analysis were used for the evaluation of the data. RESULTS: It was determined that the scale consisted of 28 items and three sub-dimensions, namely fear of not identifying abuse, fear of overcalling abuse, skepticism, which explained 44.11 % of the total variance. In confirmatory factor analysis, all fit indices were greater than 0.85. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was determined as 0.80 for the total scale. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of the analyses and evaluations in this study, the child forensic attitude scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish sample. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Child sexual abuse is a serious problem globally and the fields of justice, security, health, social services need to collaborate to protect and guarantee victims' rights. Professionals working in this field have difficulties in evaluating children who have been abused. For this reason, it is very important to evaluate the attitudes of professionals, especially pediatric nurses, in this process and will guide the shaping of the initiatives to be taken.

The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the parents' perception of satisfaction with care from pediatric nurse practitioners instrument.

AIM: This study was carried out to adapt a measurement tool that can be used to measure the perceived satisfaction level of parents of pediatric patients hospitalized in a pediatric clinic with care from pediatric nurses and to examine its psychometric properties. DESIGN AND METHOD: The study was conducted methodologically with 301 parents of children who were hospitalized in the pediatric clinic of a university hospital between September and December 2023. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on the data to establish the validity of the scale, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient, split-half, item-total score methods were utilized to test its reliability. RESULTS: The scale consisted of 26 items and a single dimension. It was determined that the total explained variance ratio was 79.246%. According to the confirmatory factor analysis results, goodness of fit values were determined as RMSEA = 0.077, CFI = 0.96, IFI = 0.97, RFI = 0.92, NFI = 0.93, and TLI = 0.96. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated as α = 0.989 for the total scale. CONCLUSION: The Parents' Perception of Satisfaction with Care from Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Instrument is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the perceived satisfaction level of parents of pediatric patients hospitalized in a pediatric clinic with nursing care. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The scale can contribute to determining the perceived satisfaction levels of parents of pediatric patients hospitalized in the pediatric clinic with nursing care and, if there is a problem, to providing regular in-service training for pediatric nurses who are responsible for pediatric patient safety and quality of care.

Examining the Effect of Sleep Hygiene Education Given to Nursing Students on Sleep Quality.

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to ascertain the effect of sleep hygiene training on nursing students' sleep quality. METHODS: The research study group consisted of 80 nursing students studying in the nursing department. A quasi-experimental model with a pretest-posttest control group was used. Sleep hygiene training was given to nursing students in the experimental group. The sociodemographic data form for nurse students and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to collect data. The t-test for independent groups was used to compare the PSQI pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups, and the dependent group t-test was used to compare the PSQI pre-test and post-test scores within groups. RESULTS: There was a difference in the sleep-related data of the nursing students in the experimental and control groups and between the PSQI pretest and posttest score averages according to the groups. No significant difference between the pre-test and post-test mean scores was observed in the control group for subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep disturbance, and daytime dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: Sleep hygiene education helps nursing students develop regular sleep behaviors.

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the vital signs monitoring on pediatric wards scale (Ped-V scale).

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 Descriptive Information Form and the Ped-V scale. Before starting the implementation of the study, the language adaptation of the scale was made, then expert opinion was taken and a pilot application was made. Then the main sampling was applied and evaluated. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and item-total score analysis were used for data analysis. RESULTS: It was determined that the scale consisted of 30 items and four sub-dimensions and that four sub-dimensions explained 42.91% of the total variance. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that all factor loads were >0.30. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, all of the fit indices were >0.80, and the RMSEA was <0.080. Cronbach's alpha was determined as 0.88 for the total scale and >0.60 for all sub-dimensions. CONCLUSION: As a result of the analyses, it was determined that the Ped-V scale was a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish sample. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Using the Ped-V scale, it can help to determine the attitudes of nurses working in pediatric clinics toward monitoring vital signs and to plan in-service training if there is a problem.