The influence of laughter yoga on pregnancy symptoms, mental well-being, and prenatal attachment: A randomized controlled study.

The researchers' aim was to evaluate the impact of laughter yoga on pregnancy symptoms, mental well-being, and prenatal attachment. They carried out this study on 85 pregnant women randomized in a maternity hospital in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The researchers collected data using the Pregnant Introduction Form, Pregnancy Symptom Inventory (PSI), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), and Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI). After applying the laughter yoga practice, they found that mental well-being and prenatal attachment levels were higher in pregnant women in the experimental group and the difference was statistically significant. Thus, they concluded that laughter yoga was an effective practice in reducing the frequency of pregnancy symptoms and limiting daily activities by pregnancy symptoms and increasing mental well-being and prenatal attachment levels.

Diagnostic costs: a research in a family medicine outpatient clinic

The aim of this study is to evaluate the direct diagnostic costs for disease groups and other variables (such as gender, age, seasons) that are related to the direct diagnostic costs based on a 3-year data. The population of the study consisted of 31,401 patients who applied to family medicine outpatient clinic in Turkey between January 1st, 2016 and December 31st, 2018. With this study, we determined in which disease groups of the family medicine outpatient clinic weremost frequently admitted. Then, total and average diagnostic costs for these disease groups were calculated. Three-year data gave us the opportunity to examine the trend in diagnostic costs. Based on this, we demonstratedwhich diseases' total and average diagnostic costs increased or decreased during 3 years. Moreover, we examined how diagnostic costs showed a trend in both Turkish liras and USA dollars' rate for 3 years. Finally, we analysedwhether the diagnostic costs differed according to variables such as age, gender and season. There has been relatively little analysis on the diagnostic costs in the previous literature. Therefore, we expect to contribute to both theoristsand healthcare managers for diagnostic costs with this study.

The effect of anxiety on thriving levels of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, university students struggle with unexpected changes in their lives, which have adverse effects on their levels of anxiety and thriving. Thriving with its two subdimensions, namely vitality and learning, is a prominent concept for university students due to contributing the academic achievement and wellbeing. Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of anxiety on thriving levels of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted between December 1, 2020 and January 6, 2021. Data were collected using online surveys with convenience sampling method. The sample consisted of 322 university students from a health sciences school of a public university in Turkey. Findings: The students' anxiety and thriving levels were found to be moderate with 10.38 ± 5.24 and 3.41 ± 0.85, respectively. The results also indicated that anxiety had negative and significant effect on thriving and its subdimensions of vitality and learning. In addition, anxiety level differed significantly according to gender, worried about getting COVID-19 virus and following the COVID-19 cases on a daily basis while thriving level only differed significantly according to the gender. Discussion: Consistent with previous literature, university students experienced high level of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic according to the current study. The students with high level of anxiety had lower vitality and learning scores comparing to their peers with low level of anxiety. This result is crucial, because students with high levels of thriving can cope with stress and feel themselves better psychologically than others. Conclusion: This study showed that the students exhibited higher anxiety symptoms and had lower levels of thriving. Therefore, interventions, psychological support, and instrumental support are recommended to improve psychological health of university students.

How do family supportive supervisors affect nurses' thriving: A research before and during COVID-19 pandemic.

Nurses need psychological resources (supervisor support), as well as formal support from their organizations, which help them combat the demands from work and home and be more thrive at work. Family supportive supervisor behaviors have been demonstrated above and beyond general levels of supervisor support in reducing work-family conflict and improving well-being. In line with this, first aim is to examine the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on nurses' perceived family supportive supervisor behaviors, work-to-family conflict, psychological well-being, and thriving. Second aim is to test the effects of nurses' perceived family supportive supervisor behaviors on their thriving through work-to-family conflict and psychological well-being. This study was designed as cross-sectional and analytical. A total of 511 nurses from Nigeria and Turkey participated in the study. Parametric tests and Structural Equation Analysis were employed to analyze the data. During Covid-19 pandemic, the scores of nurses' perceived family supportive supervisor behaviors and thriving decreased while the scores of their work-to-family conflict increased significantly. Results confirmed the negative effects of Covid-19 pandemic on nurses. Furthermore, results showed that family supportive supervisor behaviors had positive effect on thriving by decreasing work-to-family conflict and increasing psychological well-being. This study is one of the very first study examining the effects of family supportive supervisor behaviors on nurses' work-to-family conflict, psychological well-being and thriving. Results of this study indicate that nurses need family supportive supervisors to be more thrive at work. Therefore, formal family friendly policies and implications improving family supportive supervisor behaviors are recommended in organizations.

The effect of attitude towards work on professional commitment.

BACKGROUND: Professional commitment, which constitutes one of the criteria of the professionalisation process, is directly affected by attitude towards the work, constituting the content of nursing profession. AIM: This study was conducted to determine the effect of nurses' attitudes towards work on their professional commitment. METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional and analytical study. The data were collected from 293 nurses working at different units in a public hospital between April 2019 and May 2019. The data collection tool includes a 10-question participant information form, the Nurses' Professional Commitment Scale and the Attitude Towards Work Scale. Variables were analysed using multiple linear regression. RESULTS: The nurses obtained high scores from overall professional commitment and attitude towards work scales and their subscales. Significant differences were found in the scale total and its subscales caused especially by the variables of professional experience, position, income level and the status of willingly choosing the profession (p < 0.05). Nursing professional commitment was predicted by 'content of the work', (ß = 0.32, p < 0.01), 'working conditions' (ß = 0.38, p < 0.01), 'co-workers' (ß = 0.30, p < 0.01) and 'compensation' (ß = 0.21, p < 0.01), which accounted for 25.6% of the variance in nursing professional commitment. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Ethics committee approval and institutional permissions were obtained. The participants were informed about the study and written consent was obtained. CONCLUSIONS: The nurses who had an increasing duration of professional experience, were working in managerial position, found their income level sufficient and chose the profession willingly had higher professional commitment and attitudes towards work. In addition, a significant correlation was found between nurses' professional commitment and their attitudes towards work, and nurses' professional commitments were explained with their attitudes towards work. It is important to increase and strengthen the attitude towards work that affects nurses' professional commitments.

The effect of shyness levels of women on early diagnosis attitudes towards cervical cancer.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the effect of shyness levels of women on early diagnosis attitudes towards cervical cancer. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study was planned as descriptive. Data were collected from women in the 18-49 age group who applied to family health centers in Sivas. The descriptive information form of women, the Shyness Scale, and the Attitude Scale for Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer were used. A total of 303 women were included in the study. FINDINGS: A significant negative correlation was detected between shyness levels of women and the perceived benefit, while a significant positive correlation was determined between shyness levels and perceived severity. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: In this study, the perceived benefit increased as the shyness levels of women decreased.

The effect of professional values of nurses on their attitudes towards caregiving roles.

AIM: This study was conducted to determine the effect of professional values of nurses on their attitudes towards caregiving roles. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, correlational and descriptive study. The data were collected from 319 nurses working at different units in a public hospital between January and May 2019. The data collection tool included a 10-question participant information form, the nursing professional values scale and the attitude scale for nurses in caregiving roles. The variables were analysed using the multiple linear regression. RESULTS: The nurses had professional values and attitudes towards caregiving roles at high levels. Significant differences were found in the overall scales and their subscales especially due to nurses loving their profession (P < 0.05). Attitudes of the nurses towards caregiving roles were predicted by human dignity (ß = 0.52, P < 0.01), action (ß = 0.34, P < 0.01) and autonomy (ß = -0.29, P < 0.01). Human dignity, action and autonomy accounted for 30% of the variance in their attitudes towards caregiving roles (∆R2 = 0.30). CONCLUSION: Scores obtained by the nurses loving their profession from the nursing professional values scale and the attitude scale for nurses in caregiving roles were higher. In addition, nurses' caregiving roles were explained with professional values.

The mediating role of thriving: Mindfulness and contextual performance among Turkish nurses.

AIMS: To examine the role of thriving in the relationship between mindfulness and contextual performance. BACKGROUND: Thriving has been known as one of the most important components in the professional development of nurses. Previous studies have also shown that mindfulness and contextual performance have an effective role in workplace. Yet, we still know relatively little about the underlying mechanisms that explain the relationship among mindfulness, thriving and contextual performance in a nursing context. METHODS: Data were collected from nurses from various hospitals in Turkey (N = 398). We used the structural equation model to test the mediation model. RESULTS: Empirical results indicate that thriving mediates the link between employee mindfulness and contextual performance. CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to the existing literature on thriving by explaining the mediating mechanisms through which mindfulness affects contextual performance and provides implications for practitioners by showing that employees with higher levels of mindfulness engage in more extra-role behaviours when their thriving is high. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Managers should pay attention to finding ways to improve mindfulness and thriving in organisations in order to increase nurses' contextual performance.