The ban on euthanasia in the regulations of patients' rights: An evaluation from the viewpoint of patients, doctors, and nurses.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Since the amendments to the Regulation of Patients' Rights in May 2014, the concept of euthanasia and the validity of the decisions taken towards the end of life have been protected by the "Regulation Amending the Regulation of Patients' Rights." This research study was carried out using a triple Likert scale to record the opinions of patients, who were staying at the University Hospital, and doctors and nurses on the issues of the "euthanasia ban" and "taking personal decisions and requests into an account." METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional design using self-report questionnaires was used. This survey was carried out using a triple Likert type scale to determine the views of the patients receiving inpatient treatment, as well as the opinions of doctors and nurses on the subject of patients' rights. RESULTS: Four hundred and forty patients receiving inpatient treatment, 171 doctors, and 162 nurses in the University Hospital participated in the survey. Although the patients desired that their personal decisions be taken into consideration most, the nurses attached more importance than the other two groups to the issue of the right to the termination of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: It was found that more than half of the doctors, nurses, and patients expressed that it is important for a patient to have the right to make decisions regarding his/her own life. FNx01This was presented as an Oral Presentation at the 7th National Congress of Ethics and Medical Law on March 21, 2017.

A Cross-Sectional Study: Patient Privacy According to Doctors and Nurses.

Confidentiality is fundamental in building trust between patients and healthcare professionals. This research aims at presenting healthcare professionals' opinions on patient privacy, using a 5-point Likert-type scale titled "Opinion of the Healthcare Professionals on Patient Privacy," and 262 physicians' and 231 nurses' opinions were evaluated. Results showed that nurses and doctors working at emergency services got higher mean scores than those working at other units. Results revealed that doctors had the highest mean score for the item "It is important that the patient's body is not seen by other patients and professionals during the treatment," while nurses had the highest mean score for the item "I approach with due care to protect privacy in the work environment." Results of this work highlight that patient's right to privacy constitutes one of the most significant issues to be noted by healthcare professionals.

Validity and reliability of Evidence-Based Practice Leadership Scale and Evidence-Based Work Environment Scale in Turkish.

PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Evidence-Based Practice Leadership Scale (EBPLS) and Work Environment Scale (EBPWES) translated into Turkish so that they are used in nursing research. DESIGN AND METHODS: This methodological study was conducted with nurses. Language and content validity, item analyses were used to test the validity and reliability of the scales. FINDINGS: The confirmatory factor analysis results demonstrate that t values of each item in both scales are significant (P < .05). All model and data fit indices are higher than the acceptable level. Thus, CFA has shown that the scales with model-data fit are valid. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The characteristics of nurse leaders and the suitability of the working environment are crucial for the maintenance of evidence-based practices. EBPLS and EBPWES will be effective and reliable tools in our country and an effective tool for contributing to the maintenance and development of evidence-based practices. The analyses indicate that the Turkish versions of the EBPLS and the EBPWES are acceptable, valid, and reliable for Turkish nurses.

Patients' Perceptions of Nursing Care in a University Hospital.

Patient satisfaction with nursing is an important indicator of the quality of the nursing services. This study used The Patient Perception of Hospital Experience With Nursing (PPHEN) scale (Dozier, Kitzman, Ingersol, Holmberg, & Schultz, 2001) to determine the nursing care perception of patients in a Turkish tertiary care hospital. The study design was descriptive comparative and used convenience sampling. In total, 566 patients volunteered to take part in the study. The patient satisfaction level with nursing was found to be below average; patient satisfaction showed no meaningful differences between genders, marital status, or the clinics where the patient was hospitalized, but significantly higher levels of satisfaction were found with higher levels of education, younger age, higher incomes, and being employed. Overall, the patients considered that nursing care needs improvement, especially in terms of the provision of information and psychosocial support.

Validity and reliability of a quality-of-life assessment instrument in children aged between 6 and 11 years.

BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the importance of obtaining children's reports of their health, but significant challenges remain in accomplishing these goals in a systematic, community-based approach. OBJECTIVES: The aim of study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the culturally adapted Turkish version of the "Child Health and Illness Profile - Child Edition (CHIP-CE) (6-11) for children 6 to 11 years of age. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analytical study conducted at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Eskisehir, Turkey. SETTING: Children's health and diseases clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: For the purpose of this study, face-to-face interviews were conducted with inpatients (children aged between 6 and 11 years staying in the hospital) and healthy children (children aged between 6 and 11 years attending a private elementary school in the spring semester of 2010-2011). The Turkish version of CHIP-CE (6-11) was administered after the original version of CHIP-CE in English was translated into Turkish, and then back translated into English. All steps in the cultural adaptation process were undertaken meticulously by an expert committee. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test construct validity. The Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlations were used to evaluate internal consistency for reliability testing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Domain scores on the CHIP-CE questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlations. RESULTS: The Turkish version of CHIP-CE (6-11) was administered to 235 children, including 109 (46.4%) girls and 126 (53.6%) boys receiving inpatient treatment in the hospital, and 194 healthy children, including 89 (45.9%) girls and 105 (54.1%) boys. The mean (standard deviation) age was 6.9 (1.6) years in the group of children receiving inpatient treatment, and 9.2 (1.6) years in the healthy children. In the reliability testing of the CHIP-CE form, Cronbach's alpha was 0.79 in children receiving inpatient treatment, and 0.80 in healthy children. These values indicate excellent reliability. The CFA measurement model produced results consistent with standards: c2=185.76 df=160 P=.07986 RMSEA=0.026 in the children receiving inpatient treatment, and c2=180.20 df=109 P=.00002 RMSEA=0.058 in healthy children. CONCLUSION: CHIP-CE proved to be a reliable and valid measurement instrument for children receiving treatment for various diseases and healthy children. The internal consistency of the Turkish version of CHIP-CE is acceptable. LIMITATIONS: The sample, although large and diverse, was self-selected and does not represent the population of children in Turkey.

Telling the truth: Turkish patients' and nurses' views.

The objective of this study was to investigate nurses' communications with patients, particularly regarding getting accurate and truthful information about their medical diagnosis and prognosis. This survey research involved 166 nurses and 435 patients at the Osmangazi University Hospital, Turkey. Although 90% of the nurses said that patients should be informed about their diagnosis, only 66% of the patients said they wanted to be told this information. For those who wanted to be informed, how they should be informed is also discussed.