HONEY DRESSING IN WOUND TREATMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

OBJECTIVE: The use of honey for wound treatment and care purposes is based on thousands of years of history. The development of science and in vitro/in vivo studies have demonstrated that honey contributes to wound healing by showing therapeutic effects by means of the bioactive compounds it contains. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the place of honey in wound treatment by investigating the randomized controlled studies. METHOD: 30 publications which were obtained as a result of the scans in the databases and which comply with the evaluation criteria were included in the review. RESULTS: In the results of the study, it was reported that honey in acute and chronic wounds provided rapid epithelization and wound contraction in wound healing, had anti-inflammatory and debridement effect, decreased the pain, ensured infection control, shortened the time of wound healing and was cost-effective.

Efficacy of Guided Imagery for Postoperative Symptoms, Sleep Quality, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Regarding Nursing Care: A Randomized Controlled Study.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of perioperatively applied guided imagery on nausea, satisfaction, and anxiety. DESIGN: This is a prospective randomized controlled study. METHODS: In addition to standard treatment and nursing care, guided imagery was applied to the intervention group once in the preoperative period, once on the first day of postoperative period, twice in the second and third days, for six times in total. Only standard treatment and nursing care were given to the patients of the control group. FINDINGS: Anxiety and intensity of pain were significantly higher in the control group than the intervention group, and the level of satisfaction and sleep quality were lower in the control group than the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: Results support that guided imagery can be useful in improving perianesthetic symptoms and can be a part of nursing care.

Acupressure on Anxiety and Sleep Quality After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of acupressure on anxiety and sleep quality after cardiac surgery. DESIGN: A randomized pre-post test control group design. METHODS: Patients after cardiac surgery were divided into two groups: the intervention group (n = 50), who received acupressure on four different acupoints plus standard care, and the control group (n = 50), who received only standard care. Patients were admitted to the surgical clinic from the intensive care unit after 3 or 4 days of surgery. The levels of anxiety and sleep quality were evaluated during three postoperative days starting from their first day in the surgical clinic. FINDINGS: Among the patients in the intervention group, the usage of acupressure decreased the level of anxiety and increased the sleep quality significantly compared with the control group (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that acupressure decreased the level of anxiety and improved the sleep quality in the surgical clinic after cardiac surgery.

Exposure to violence in breast cancer patients: systematic review.

RESULTS: The nine studies included were reviewed under two titles as descriptive and qualitative. Based on the results of six descriptive studies, it was determined that the majority of these studies focused on violence and abuse in childhood; depression is high among breast cancer patients exposed to violence; healing is unfavorably influenced among breast cancer patients exposed to spouse violence or abuse/violence in childhood; physical, emotional and functional welfare/comforts are restricted and quality of life is low during disease process; there is positive correlation between advanced-stage cancer and history of violence; they hesitate to ask the clinical staff for support. Although breast cancer women underreport the violence they have been exposed to, a study stated that 55% of women are exposed to violence after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Results of the three qualitative study revealed that violence is the field of "taboo" among breast cancer patients and they reconsider the "life", "relationship-origin stress", "social support" and "importance of breast for herself" over the disease process. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, it is underlined that giving care becomes difficult, maintenance of treatment fails, and quality of life is decreased in breast cancer patients exposed to violence.