Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Informant Assessment of Geriatric Delirium Scale.

Background and purpose:

Delirium is a common complication developing in el­der­ly patients. Therefore, it is important to diagnose delirium earlier. Family caregivers play an active role in early diagnosis of de­lirium and build a bridge between health pro­fessionals and patients. The purpose of this research was to achieve the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Informant Assessment of Geriatric Delirium Scale (I-AGeD).

This is a methodological study. The sample comprised 125 caregivers ac­cepting to participate in the study and offering care to older patients with hip fracture aged ≥60 years. Data were gathered preoperatively and on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2. After achieving the linguistic and content validity of the scale, the known-groups comparison was used to achieve its construct validity. The ROC curve analysis was made to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the scale. Item-total correlations, item analysis based on the difference between the upper 27% and lower 27%, Kuder–Richardson 20 (KR-20) coefficient and parallel forms reliability with the NEECHAM Confusion Scale were adapted to assess discriminant indices of the items in the I-AGeD.

The item-total correlation coeffi­cients of the scale ranged from 0.54 to 0.89 and KR-20 coefficient ranged from 0.09 to 0.91 depending on the measurement times. According to the ROC curve analysis, the sensitivity and specificity of the scale were ≥ 91% and ≥ 96% respectively. The parallel forms reliability analysis showed a highly significant, strong negative relation at each measurement between the I-AGeD and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale. 

The I-AGeD is valid and reliable to diagnose delirium in older Turkish patients in perioperative processes.

Análise cienciométrica de pesquisas de enfermagem sobre fratura de quadril: tendências, tópicos e perfis / Análisis cienciométrico de estudios de enfermería sobre fractura de cadera: tendencias, temas y perfiles / Scientometric analysis of nursing research on hip fracture: trends, topics, and profiles

Resumo Objetivo Bibliometria, cienciometria e outras metodologias relacionadas podem ser usadas para revelar os padrões básicos, conexões com diferentes temas e áreas e elementos demográficos de um determinado tópico da literatura. O objetivo deste estudo é revelar os padrões e tendências na pesquisa de enfermagem sobre fratura de quadril. Métodos Estudo exploratório descritivo classificado em metodologias de bibliometria, cienciometria e inteligência de negócios. A Web of Science foi a principal fonte de dados. Foram considerados artigos relacionados publicados entre 1990 e 2020. Na análise de dados abstratos, além das tabelas, análise de texto e modelos de rede usados no mapeamento bibliométrico, também foi utilizada a Alocação Latente de Dirichilet ( Latent Dirichlet Allocation -LDA) enriquecida por inteligência de negócios. Resultados Foram identificados 380 estudos sobre fratura de quadril (artigo=351, revisão=29). O número de artigos levantados apresentou tendência de crescimento a cada ano, o maior número de artigos foi publicado em 2020. Em termos de distribuição dos 380 estudos por país, Estados Unidos (n=159), Suécia (n=52) e Austrália (n=32) foram os três primeiros países. Dentre os dez temas identificados pela LDA, destacam-se os cuidados de enfermagem, mortalidade e reabilitação. Enfermagem, delirium e idoso foram as palavras-chave mais utilizadas. Fragilidade e reabilitação foram as palavras-chave introduzidas mais recentemente. Conclusão Os temas cuidados de enfermagem, reabilitação e vivências de cuidado têm sido intensamente estudados. Estudos sobre questões que ocorrem com o aumento da idade e onde o cuidado de enfermagem é importante podem ser conduzidos futuramente com uso de inteligência de negócios e bibliometria.

Resumen Objetivo Bibliometría, cienciometría y otras metodologías relacionadas pueden ser utilizadas para descubrir las pautas básicas, conexiones con diferentes temas y áreas y elementos demográficos de un determinado asunto de la literatura. El objetivo de este estudio es descubrir las pautas y tendencias en la investigación de enfermería sobre fractura de cadera. Métodos Estudio exploratorio descriptivo clasificado en metodologías de bibliometría, cienciometría e inteligencia de negocios. La principal fuente de datos fue Web of Science. Se consideraron artículos relacionados publicados entre 1990 y 2020. En el análisis de datos abstractos, además de cuadros, análisis de texto y modelos de red utilizados en el mapeo bibliométrico, también se usó la Asignación Latente de Dirichlet ( Latent Dirichlet Allocation , LDA) enriquecida por inteligencia de negocios. Resultados Se identificaron 380 estudios sobre fractura de cadera (artículo=351, revisión=29). El número de artículos recopilados presentó una tendencia de crecimiento cada año, la mayor cantidad de artículos fue publicada en 2020. En términos de distribución por país de los 380 estudios, Estados Unidos (n=159), Suecia (n=52) y Australia (n=32) fueron los tres primeros países. Entre los diez temas identificados por la LDA, se destacaron cuidados de enfermería, mortalidad y rehabilitación. Enfermería, delirium y adulto mayor fueron las palabras clave más utilizadas. Fragilidad y rehabilitación fueron las palabras clave introducidas más recientemente. Conclusión Los temas cuidados de enfermería, rehabilitación y vivencias de cuidado fueron estudiados intensamente. Estudios sobre cuestiones que surgen con el aumento de la edad y donde los cuidados de enfermería son importantes pueden ser conducidos con el uso de inteligencia de negocios y bibliometría en un futuro.

Abstract Objective Bibliometrics, scientometrics and other related methodologies can be used to reveal the basic patterns, links to different subjects and areas, and demographic elements of a particular topic within the literature. The aim of this study is to reveal the patterns and trends in nursing research on hip fracture. Methods This descriptive exploratory study can be classified in methodologies of bibliometrics, scientometrics and business intelligence. The Web of Science was the main data source. Related articles published between 1990 and 2020 were considered. In addition to tables, text analytics, and network models used in bibliometric mapping, Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) enriched by business intelligence was utilized in the analysis of abstract data. Results The total of 380 studies on hip fracture were identified (article=351, review=29). The number of retrieved articles exhibit an increasing trend by year, the highest number of articles was published in 2020. In terms of distribution of the 380 studies by country, the United States ( n =159), Sweden ( n =52) and Australia ( n =32) were the top three countries. Among the ten topics identified by LDA, nursing care, mortality, and rehabilitation were the prominent ones. Nursing, delirium, and elderly were the most frequently used keywords. Frailty and rehabilitation were the most recently introduced keywords. Conclusion The topics of nursing care, rehabilitation and care experiences have been studied intensively. Studies on issues that may occur with increasing age and where nursing care is important can be conducted in the future using business intelligence and bibliometric.

Examining the relationship between elderly patients' fear of falling after spinal surgery and pain, kinesiophobia, anxiety, depression and the associated factors.

This study aimed to examine the relationship between fear of falling in elderly patients who underwent spinal surgery and pain, kinesiophobia, anxiety, depression, and associated factors. The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional design. The research sample consisted of 211 elderly patients who had undergone spinal surgery. The average age of the patients was 66.68 ± 5.57. Of the sample, 83.4% were afraid of falling, and 21.3% were severely afraid of falling. In the study, age (ß = 0.115, p = 0.005), being a woman (ß = -0.182, p < 0.001), pain (ß = 0.269, p < 0.001), risk of falling (ß = 0.084, p = 0.49), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) (ß = 0.135, p = 0.044), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety-Depression (HADS-D) (ß = 0.382, p < 0.001), and kinesiophobia (ß = 0.722, p < 0.001) were statistically significant predictors of fear of falling. This study provided important information about the variables that surgical nurses should pay attention to while evaluating the fear of falling in elderly patients who underwent spinal surgery.

Factors Affecting Attitudes Toward Organ Donation in Health Care Professionals.

BACKGROUND: Health care professionals can affect attitudes toward organ donation in society. The aim of this study was to examine health care professionals' attitudes toward and the affecting factors of organ donation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between June and September in 2018. The sample consisted of 220 health professionals (nurses and physicians) who worked in the University Hospital and Family Health Centers located in Northern Turkey. The data were collected by using a sociodemographic form, an organ donation questionnaire, and the Organ Donation Attitudes Scale. Descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, and ratios), independent t test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and correlation analyses were used. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 36.05 ± 7.52 years (range, 20-52 years). The mean score of the participants was 100.98 ± 13.18 for the positive dimension and 46.81 ± 17.61 for the negative dimension of the scale. It was found that nurses and health care professionals working in university hospitals and intensive care units have higher negative organ donation attitudes (P < .01). It was found that negative attitudes toward organ donation decreased as age increased (r = 0.146; P = .016). Overall, 17.7% of the participants had a donor card. CONCLUSION: Because the negative attitudes of nurses are higher in this study, the results reflect the need for intervention studies to determine the sensitivity to organ donation. It is striking that health care professionals who work in intensive care units have high negative attitudes toward organ donation. It can be recommended that interventional studies be performed with intensive care health care professionals.

Prevalence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism in postoperative patients: A retrospective study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in postoperative patients. METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted from August 2016 to October 2016 at two university hospitals and one public hospital. Total 217,354 patients records who underwent surgery in between 2010 and 2015 were examined. The study sample consisted of 123 patients who had postoperative venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and whose discharge details, consultation data, diagnostic reports, and tests were examined in detail. RESULTS: The prevalence of VTE in postoperative patients was 5.6/10,000. The mean age of the patients was 60.22±18.56 years. Of 123 patients, 51.20% were male, 30.90% were smokers, 46.30% had a comorbid disease, and 27.60% were diagnosed with cancer. Of the patients who had postoperative VTE, 65.0% had major surgery. Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis was used in only 24.4% of patients (n=30). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of VTE in the present study is lower than that in other studies. Because surgery is a risk factor for VTE, patients who will be operated should be assessed. Considering the present results, we can assume that patients' conditions are not being assessed appropriately. In addition, findings indicate that a standard for preventing VTE has not yet been established.

Scientometric overview of nursing research on pain management.

OBJECTIVE: to analyse research articles on pain and nursing issues using bibliometric and scientometric methodologies. METHOD: articles in the Web of Science database containing pain and nurse and pain and nursing were analyzed using scientometric methods through data visualization techniques and advanced text analytics. RESULT: among the 107,559 research articles found in the field of nursing, 3,976 of them were written based on the keywords pain and nursing, and were considered in conformity with the scope of this study. Preliminary analyses indicated that the publications have increased through the years with minor fluctuations. Titles, keywords, and abstracts were analyzed through text analytics to reveal keyword clusters and topic structures. Studies on oncology and pain in the field of nursing have a relatively higher frequency. CONCLUSION: the results of the analyses revealed the characteristics of the current literature in a broad range of areas by considering the particular dimensions. Therefore, the findings may support present and future research in this field by shedding light on the networks, trends, and contents in the related literature.

Scientometric overview of nursing research on pain management / Revisão cientométrica das pesquisas de enfermagem sobre gestão da dor / Revisión cienciométrica de la investigación en enfermería sobre manejo del dolor

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyse research articles on pain and nursing issues using bibliometric and scientometric methodologies. Method: articles in the Web of Science database containing pain and nurse and pain and nursing were analyzed using scientometric methods through data visualization techniques and advanced text analytics. Result: among the 107,559 research articles found in the field of nursing, 3,976 of them were written based on the keywords pain and nursing, and were considered in conformity with the scope of this study. Preliminary analyses indicated that the publications have increased through the years with minor fluctuations. Titles, keywords, and abstracts were analyzed through text analytics to reveal keyword clusters and topic structures. Studies on oncology and pain in the field of nursing have a relatively higher frequency. Conclusion: the results of the analyses revealed the characteristics of the current literature in a broad range of areas by considering the particular dimensions. Therefore, the findings may support present and future research in this field by shedding light on the networks, trends, and contents in the related literature.

RESUMO Objetivos: analisar artigos científicos sobre dor e enfermagem, utilizando metodologias bibliométricas e cienciométricas. Método: artigos do banco de dados Web of Science que continham dor e enfermeiro e dor e enfermagem foram analisados utilizando métodos cientométricos, através de técnicas de visualização de dados e análise avançada de textos. Resultado: dos 107.559 artigos científicos encontrados na área de enfermagem, 3.976 deles foram escritos com base nas palavras-chave dor e enfermagem, e foram considerados em consonância com o âmbito de aplicação deste estudo. As análises preliminares indicaram que as publicações têm aumentado ao longo dos anos, com pequenas flutuações. Títulos, palavras-chave e resumos foram analisados através de análise de texto para revelar agrupamentos de palavras-chave e estruturas de temas. Estudos sobre oncologia e dor no campo da enfermagem têm uma frequência relativamente maior. Conclusão: os resultados das análises revelaram as características da literatura atual em uma ampla gama de áreas, considerando-se dimensões específicas. Portanto, os resultados podem respaldar pesquisas atuais e futuras neste campo, proporcionando informações sobre redes, tendências e conteúdos da literatura em questão.

RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar artículos de investigación sobre dolor y temas de enfermería, utilizando metodologías bibliométricas y cienciométricas. Método: se analizaron los artículos en la base de datos Web of Science que contenían dolor y enfermero y dolor y enfermería, usando métodos cienciométricos, a través de técnicas de visualización de datos y análisis avanzado de textos. Resultado: entre los 107.559 artículos de investigación encontrados en el campo de la enfermería, 3.976 de ellos fueron escritos con base en las palabras clave dolor y enfermería, y fueron considerados en conformidad con el ámbito de aplicación de este estudio. Los análisis preliminares indicaron que las publicaciones han aumentado a través de los años, con pequeñas fluctuaciones. Los títulos, las palabras clave y los resúmenes se analizaron mediante análisis de texto para revelar agrupaciones de palabras clave y estructuras de temas. Los estudios sobre oncología y dolor en el campo de la enfermería tienen una frecuencia relativamente más alta. Conclusión: los resultados de los análisis revelaron las características de la literatura actual en una amplia gama de áreas, teniendo en cuenta dimensiones específicas. Por lo tanto, los resultados presentados en este estudio pueden respaldar investigaciones actuales y futuras en este campo, proporcionando información sobre redes, tendencias y contenidos de la literatura en cuestión.

Fall behaviors and risk factors among elderly patients with hip fractures

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate fall preventive behaviors in elderly patients who suffered hip fractures as a result of falling. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed at a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey between January 2014 and December 2015. Data were collected using the Fall Behaviors Scale for Old People. This study was conducted with 103 patients who had a hip fracture caused by falling. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. Results There was a significant difference between age groups in this score (KW = 6.85, p = 0.03). The patients aged 85-96 years obtained significantly higher scores for the sub-scales of protective mobility (KW = 8.71, p = 0.01) and avoidance (KW = 6.03, p = 0.04) than patients in the other age groups. There was not a significant difference in fall prevention behaviors between the elderly with a history of a repeated falls and those without a repeated fall history. Conclusion Although elderly people with hip fractures due to falling has highly protective behavior, they have fallen. Advanced age patient has showed more protective behavior for falling.

The Patient's Experience in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Past-Now-Future.

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) affects patients' lives in many ways. In this descriptive qualitative study, effects of knee problems were identified as influential on patients' decisions during the preopera- tive period. Patients also stated they experienced difficulties postop- eratively that were unique to TKA.