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Purpose: The study aims to determine the correlation between health literacy (HL) and mental health literacy (MHL) in Turkish society. Design and Methods: This study was a cross‐sectional survey, a form of quantitative research. Data were collected from participants with the personal information form, Turkish Health Literacy Scale, and Mental Health Literacy Scale. Findings: The study found that 48.2% of the individuals had insufficient‐limited HL and that 46.2% had a low level of MHL. A positive weak relationship was found between HL and MHL. Practice Implications: As HL and MHL are correlated concepts, community health nurses can prepare their nursing action plans accordingly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the empathy level and caring behaviors perceptions of nursing students. Method: This cross‐sectional and correlational study was conducted with 276 nursing students. Results: The mean Empathic Tendency Scale score was 62.71 ± 5.10 (min. 20 to max. 100), indicating a low level of empathy. The mean of the Caring Assessment Questionnaire was 5.42 ± 0.80 (min. 1 to max. 7), showing a good perception of caring behaviors. There was a positive, low, and significant relationship between empathy and caring behaviors (r = 0.286, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study revealed that nursing students have low‐level empathy and high‐level caring behaviors. Practice Implications: Throughout the educational process, the students' caring competencies, which include empathy and caring behaviors, developed. It is suggested that humanistic and value‐oriented pedagogical approaches be incorporated into nursing curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To examine the relationship between university students' attitudes toward gender roles and infertility. Design and Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 743 university students between September and December 2020. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Gender Roles Attitude Scale, and the Attitudes Towards Infertility Scale through online forms. Findings: It was found that attitudes toward gender roles and infertility could be influenced by some sociodemographic factors, for instance, students' sex, education, and family type. There was also a moderate and positive correlation between attitudes toward gender roles and infertility. Practice Implications: The present study contributes to a better understanding of the social construction and attitudes toward gender roles and infertility. For a better future, it is recommended that nurses help and support university students in raising awareness about such an important social problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The study was conducted to determine the effect of the communication skills psychoeducation program on the self‐esteem and communication skills of the care staff working in a rehabilitation center. Material and Method: The sample was 61 in the study, which was conducted in a quasi‐experimental way with a single group pretest, posttest and follow‐up pattern. Finding: At the end of the psychoeducation program, it was determined that the psychoeducation has a positive effect on the self‐esteem and communication skills of the care staffs. Practice Implications: Implementation of this practice, which can be applied to all care staffs in the clinics or rehabilitation centers, with repeated measurements such as 6 or 12‐month periods may contribute to the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between the nurses' professional values and their empathy and patience levels, and the factors affecting them. Methods: This descriptive cross‐sectional study was conducted with 215 nurses working at a university hospital between February and April 2021. Data were collected using the "Nurse Information Form," "Nurses' Professional Values Scale," "Patience Scale," and "The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire." Findings: Results of our study revealed that nurses had high scores for the perception of professional values, empathy levels, and patience levels. Conclusions: Nurses had high scores for perceptions of professional values, empathy levels, and patience levels. Nurses' demographic characteristics influenced the scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To determine the depression, anxiety, stress (DAS) levels, and coping styles of caregivers of patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Design and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 74 caregivers of patients with LVAD. Data were collected using Individual Data Form, DASS 21, and Coping Styles Scale. Findings: Depression was found in 67.6%, anxiety in 45.9%, and stress in 50% of the caregivers of patients with LVAD. A significant relationship was found between the sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers, some variables related to the patient and the care process, and coping styles with stress, and DAS levels of caregivers. Practice Implications: Considering the variables that may affect the DAS levels of the LVAD caregivers will improve the expected results from the LVAD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was aimed at comparing the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students and determining the factors affecting their conscientious intelligence. Design and Methods: Two hundred and forty nursing students were involved in the study. Findings: There were no statistically significant differences between the first and fourth‐year students in terms of the mean scores they obtained from the compassion, responsibility toward the creator, conscious awareness, and social sensitivity sub‐dimensions. Of the students, those who chose the profession willingly, those who were women and those who did not perceive nursing as a profession just to earn money obtained higher mean scores in the Conscientious Intelligence Scale. Practice Implications: The results of the study revealed that Nurse Academics should make more attempts to improve students' conscientious intelligence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of a nurse‐led intervention program on compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and psychological distress in nurses. Design and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted. A total of 48 clinical nurses were randomly allocated to intervention or control groups. The nurse‐led intervention program was based on a cognitive‐behavioral approach. The study outcomes were compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and psychological distress. Findings: It was determined that the psychological distress scores of the nurses participating in the program at the first follow‐up were significantly lower than the control group. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction. Practical Implications: To reduce the psychological distress of nurses, cognitive behavioral approach‐based programs can be useful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The present study evaluated the efficacy of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), commonly called "tapping," for premenstrual (PMS) symptoms. Design and Methods: This study was conducted with the participation of 50 nursing students who scored 111 or higher on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS). The students in the experimental group were instructed to apply EFT. Findings: There were statistically significant differences between the mean depressive affect, fatigue, nervousness, sleep‐related changes, and swelling subscale scores and the PMSS total scale score of the experimental group measured during the pretest and posttest (p < 0.05). Practice Implications: The results demonstrate the efficacy of EFT in reducing PMS symptoms. As a fast and efficient self‐treatment method, EFT can be easily implemented as a nonpharmacological intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of psychoeducation and music intervention on stress, self‐efficacy, and relapse rates in alcohol and substance use disorders. Design and Methods: This was a randomized controlled study. The study sample included 62 patients who met the inclusion criteria. For 3 weeks, the patients in the experimental group received eight sessions of psychoeducation and music intervention. Findings: The total mean Self‐Efficacy Scale score of the participants in the experimental group significantly increased as compared with that of the control group. The experimental group's total mean Perceived Stress Scale score and relapse rate significantly decreased compared to that of the control group. Practice Implications: Psychoeducation and music intervention effectively reduced stress, increased self‐efficacy, and prevented relapses. Highlights: Cognitive behavioral‐based psychoeducation and music reduced the stress levels in patients with alcohol and substance use disorders.Cognitive behavioral‐based psychoeducation and music increased the self‐efficacy level of patients with alcohol and substance use disorders.Cognitive behavioral‐based psychoeducation and music in patients with alcohol and substance use disorders reduced their 6‐month relapse rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study explores the effects of an emotion‐focused training program (EFTP) and an interactive activity (placebo) on nursing students' skills in recognizing and expressing emotions. Design and Methods: The research was conducted as a randomized, placebo and control group, and experimental study with repeated measurements. One hundred and twenty nursing students were randomly assigned to the groups. The EFTP was carried out for 10 sessions in the study group. Findings: The emotional awareness and emotion expression scores of the students in the training group were significantly higher than those of the students in the placebo and control groups (p < 0.05). Practice Implications: The EFTP can be used in the nursing undergraduate curriculum to promote emotional awareness and improve skills of emotional expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch (TT) on spiritual care and sleep quality in patients receiving palliative care. Design and Methods: The research was conducted on 73 inpatients receiving palliative care in a training and research hospital. Data were collected with Socio‐Demographic Status Questionnaire, Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Findings: As a result of this study, a statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control group SSCRS (Z = −7.356 p = 0.000) and PSQI (Z = −7.292 p = 0.000) in post‐test data after 4 weeks of TT application. Practice Implications: The results revealed that TT application has a positive impact on spiritual care and sleep quality of the patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes of three generations of women regarding gender roles. Designs and Methods: In this study, 58 female students, their mothers, and grandmothers participated. Percentages and means, χ2 test, Kruskal Wallis test, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: The findings obtained in this study showed that 91.5% of the students, 89.8% of the mothers, and 84.6% of the grandmothers had an egalitarian attitude regarding gender roles. The egalitarian attitudes of students were affected onefold by the attitudes of mothers, whereas grandmothers' attitudes affected the attitudes of students 1.1 times. These two variables explain 48% of the status of having egalitarian attitudes of the students. Practical Implications: Students had more traditional attitudes regarding gender roles than their mothers and grandmothers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) on fear of movement, prevention of falls, physical activity, and cognitive status in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Design and Methods: This controlled trial was conducted with 20 participants in the intervention group, and they did exercises for 35‐40 min/session, twice a week for 12 weeks. Finding: The posttest scores of the scales indicated that the scores of cognitive adaptations, being observant, and changes in level subscales of the fall behavioral scale in the older adults who did Tai Chi exercise in the intervention group significantly increased (p <.01). Practice Implications: The nursing home provider can safely manage TCC exercise interventions for older adults with MCI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Identified the effect of sexual health courses on the level of sexual health knowledge and sexual myths beliefs among Turkish university students. Design and Methods: This study used a pretest‐posttest control group quasi‐experimental research design. Data were collected from 130 students using questionnaire form, sexual health knowledge test (SHKT), and sexual myths form (SMF). Findings: There was a significant negative relationship between the pretest scores of students that they obtained from SHKT and SMF (P %3C.01) and their posttest scores from the same test and form (P %3C.05). Practical Implications: Intervention programs that reduce false beliefs, taboos, and prejudices of students sexual myth beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the "Masculine Depression Scale" (MDS) in Turkish male university students. Design and Method: This methodological study was conducted with 337 male university students in 2018. Results: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) reduced the total item number from 44 to 18; the scale included two factors explaining 51.94% of the total variance. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed standard regression coefficients between.59 and.75. The Cronbach's α values were.74 to.92 and item‐total coefficients were 0.22 to 0.71. Implementation Results: The two‐factor, 18‐item MDS is appropriate to assess masculine depression properties in Turkish male university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This quasi‐experimental study aimed to assess the effect of executive music therapy (EMT) on the state and trait anxiety levels of patients with psychiatric disorders. Design and Methods: The study sample consisted of 64 patients who were hospitalized in a psychiatric ward in Giresun, Turkey between January and April 2019. Findings: This study showed that EMT decreased the state anxiety levels of inpatients with psychiatric disorders (P <.05). However, the treatment caused no effect on trait anxiety levels (P >.05). Practice implications: In line with these results, we recommend that EMT should be included in therapeutic nursing interventions in psychiatric ward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was aimed at investigating the use of dietary supplements among nursing students in Turkey in the last 12 months and its relation with orthorexia nervosa (ON). Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Bal-kesir, a province in northwestern Turkey, between November and December 2019 included 560 nursing students. Findings: Almost a fifth of the students had used dietary supplements in the last 12 months and the use of dietary supplements was associated with ON. Practice Implications: Students should be screened for ON symptoms and attempts to reduce ON symptoms in students at risk should be implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between having a baby of the desired gender and related factors. Design and Methods: The participants were 612 women who gave birth to their babies in the postpartum unit of a hospital in Malatya, Turkey. Findings: Factors linked to having a baby of the desired gender were: having had a gender preference in a previous pregnancy (2.13 times on average; P = 0.001), their partners having a gender preference (2.87 times on average; P = 0.001 and 0.005). Practice Implications: It was found that having a baby of the desired gender was an important factor that affected some fertility characteristics. Implications for Nursing Practice: It is important to recognize that gender preference exists and investigate it as a variable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the degree of obesity prejudice exhibited and felt by students attending health‐related departments. Design and Method: The sample included 729 students studying in health‐related departments at a university in Turkey who volunteered to take part in the study. Findings: The average Obesity Prejudice Scale (OPS) score of the students was 75.54±10.43, thus indicating that they tend toward prejudice. Practical Implications: According to the results of the study, university students who will be future nurses and other healthcare professionals, tend toward obesity prejudice, negatively impacting health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: We hypothesized that attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms would negatively correlate with the level of mindfulness. Design and Method: Seventy‐six subjects referred to the outpatient psychiatry unit and 32 healthy control subjects filled out the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), the Adult ADHD Self‐Report Scale (ASRS), and the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS). Findings: Patients scored higher on ADH symptoms compared to controls (p ≤ .001). Higher scores on the ASRS and WURS revealed lower mindfulness in the study group (p ≤ .001). WURS, DASS depression, ASRS attention subscale‐based scores (p < .05) were significant predictors on MAAS scores. Practice Implications: Besides emotional symptoms ADH symptoms had a significant predictive value on mindfulness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]