Examen del uso de las redes sociales y la tecnología por parte de las madres en periodo de lactancia en una región de Turquía / Examination of social media and technology use of mothers in breastfeeding period in a region of Turkey

Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es examinar el uso de las redes sociales y la tecnología por parte de madres durante la lactancia. Método: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. El estudio se llevó a cabo con las madres que llevaron a sus hijos para su seguimiento en las consultas externas de pediatría de un hospital público, un hospital universitario y un hospital privado ubicados en Turquía. Para la recogida de datos se utilizó un cuestionario desarrollado «ad hoc». Resultados: La muestra total estuvo compuesta por 275 madres (n = 275). De las madres participantes en el estudio, 89,8% utilizó las redes sociales, 86,5% recurrió a la seguridad de la información en internet, 73,8% utilizó la información médica disponible en internet para decidir sobre cualquier tema relativo a la lactancia materna y 66,9% de ellas utilizó el teléfono celular o la computadora durante la lactancia. Se determinó una diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre el nivel de educación de las madres y el uso de las redes sociales (p < 0,05). Las madres que se graduaron de la escuela secundaria y las que tenían tres o más hijos hablaron por teléfono celular mientras amamantaban. Conclusiones: La mayoría de las madres utilizaron las redes sociales y la tecnología a un nivel que limitaba la interacción con sus hijos. Se recomienda proteger a las madres de la adicción digital y mejorar sus niveles de alfabetización digital.(AU)

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the social media and technology use of mothers during breastfeeding. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was carried out with mothers who brought their children for follow-up in the pediatric outpatient clinics of a public hospital, a university hospital and a private hospital located in Turkey. A questionnaire developed «ad hoc» was used for data collection. Results: The total sample consisted of 275 mothers (n = 275). Mothers participating in the study 89.8% of the mothers used social media, 86.5% sought on the reliability of the information on the internet, 73.8% used the medical information on the internet to decide on any case about breastfeeding and 66.9% of them used cell phone or computer during breastfeeding. A statistically significant difference was determined between the education level of the mothers and social media use (p < 0.05). It was determined that the mothers who were secondary school graduate and those with three or more children talked on a cell phone while breastfeeding. Conclusions: Most of the mothers used social media and technology at a level limiting their interaction with their children. It is recommended to protect mothers from digital addiction and improve their digital literacy levels.(AU)

Determination of Senior Nursing Students' Mathematical Perception Skills and Pediatric Medication Calculation Performance.

AIM: Math skills in the health field are often used to calculate drug dosage and liquid quantity, body mass and cost analysis. The aim of this research is to determine the senior nursing students' mathematical perception skills and pediatric medication calculation performance. METHOD: The population of this descriptive cross-sectional research is composed of 103 nursing students in attending a state university in Izmir, Turkey. Of the 103 nursing students, 97 who answered all the questions comprised the study sample. All the participants took one-month training in the pediatric clinics during the last year of their education. The data were collected using the "Personal Information Form and Mathematics Perception, Information and Pediatric Drug Calculator Skills Survey" developed by the researchers by reviewing the literature. RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 22.24±0.89. Of them, 76.3% were female, 23.7% completed their Pediatric Internship Training in the pediatric inpatient units or the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), 68% thought that their basic mathematics knowledge was adequate, and %30 stated that their dosage calculation, solution preparation and drug preparation skills were insufficient. In addition, the rate of the correct answers they gave to the questions on percentages, fractions and conversions was low. CONCLUSION: In the drug application process; not only practical skills, but also the theoretical knowledge should be considered. A nurse's responsibility does not end once he/she administers medication. Being careful throughout the entire process is one of the nurse's legal and ethical responsibilities. In this study, the students' drug calculation skills were inadequate.

Association of Personality Traits and Risk of Internet Addiction in Adolescents.

PURPOSE: This cross-sectional, descriptive study analyzes the association between personality traits and internet addiction in adolescents. METHODS: The study was conducted with 328 adolescents attending two high schools in the Aegean region of Turkey. The data were collected using a sociodemographic information questionnaire, the Internet Addiction Scale and the Adjective Based Personality Scale from students who gave their informed consent to participate. Data were assessed by descriptive statistics, t tests, and logistic regression analysis, using SPSS software. RESULTS: The students had an average age of 16.43 ± 1.47 years and 40.5% were female. The percentage of subjects at risk of internet addiction was 15.9% (n = 52), and 42.4% (n = 22) of them reported that the amounts of time they spent online was acceptable. We found statistically significant differences in the average subdimensional scores for extraversion (t = 2.310, p < .050) and openness to experience (t = 3.35, p < .001), and between students at risk of internet addiction (n = 52) and those who were not (n = 276). CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents who were found to be at risk of internet addiction nevertheless reported on the survey questionnaires that the amount of time they spent online was acceptable. The study determined that participants' risk of internet addiction was associated with their levels of extraversion and openness to experience.