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View article: Family members’ care burden levels of individuals with chronic wound and determinants of care burden: A crosssectional descriptive study
Family members’ care burden levels of individuals with chronic wound and determinants of care burden: A crosssectional descriptive study Open
Chronic wounds are often neglected and significant health concerns. Determining the care burden and influencing factors for family members of patients with chronic wounds is critical in chronic wound management. This study aimed to assess …
View article: Real‑world efficacy and safety data of immune checkpoint inhibitors in Turkish patients with metastatic melanoma: A Turkish oncology group retrospective study
Real‑world efficacy and safety data of immune checkpoint inhibitors in Turkish patients with metastatic melanoma: A Turkish oncology group retrospective study Open
In recent years, significant success has been achieved in the treatment of metastatic melanoma with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and it resulted in a remarkable increase in patient survival. However, there are only a few…
View article: The impact of alarm fatigue on patient safety climate among nurses: The mediating role of moral courage
The impact of alarm fatigue on patient safety climate among nurses: The mediating role of moral courage Open
Background Alarm fatigue negatively impacts nurse well‐being and patient safety. Exposure to many alarms causes nurses to become unresponsive to alarms. However, nurses with moral courage are expected to take alarms seriously and maintain …
View article: The Effect of Nursing Students' Artificial Intelligence Anxiety on Their Knowledge of Robotic Surgery: The Mediating Role of Individual Innovativeness
The Effect of Nursing Students' Artificial Intelligence Anxiety on Their Knowledge of Robotic Surgery: The Mediating Role of Individual Innovativeness Open
Aims This study aims of determine the mediating role of individual innovativeness in the effect of nursing students' artificial intelligence anxiety on their robotic surgery knowledge level. Design This study was cross‐sectional type. Meth…
View article: Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Versus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Real-World Study
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Versus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Real-World Study Open
Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) has emerged as a promising approach for managing locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC), aiming to enhance resectability, increase pathological complete response (pCR), improve treatment compliance, survival,…
View article: Surgical Mask Usage Effects: A Self-questionnaire Study of 7,014 Responders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Surgical Mask Usage Effects: A Self-questionnaire Study of 7,014 Responders during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Objective: WHO is advised to research the adverse consequences of surgical mask use in the community. This study aimed to determine effects of surgical mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted be…
View article: The Effect of Preoperative State-Trait Anxiety Level and Anesthesia Technique on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The Effect of Preoperative State-Trait Anxiety Level and Anesthesia Technique on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Open
Objective: It was aimed to determine the effect of preoperative anxiety levels and anesthesia of the patients on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Methods: This study was a cross sectional research. It was conducted with 323 patien…
View article: Beyond traditional therapies: clinical significance of complex molecular profiling in patients with advanced solid tumours—results from a Turkish multi-centre study
Beyond traditional therapies: clinical significance of complex molecular profiling in patients with advanced solid tumours—results from a Turkish multi-centre study Open
Objective The objective of this multi-centre, real-world study was to examine the potential influence of comprehensive molecular profiling on the development of treatment decisions or adjustments for patients with advanced solid malignanci…
View article: Correction: Comparing the efficacy of regorafenib and 5-fluorouracil-based rechallenge chemotherapy in the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Correction: Comparing the efficacy of regorafenib and 5-fluorouracil-based rechallenge chemotherapy in the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer Open
Correction: Comparing the efficacy of regorafenib and 5-fluorouracil-based rechallenge chemotherapy in the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
View article: The effect of cyberchondria status and severity on pre-operative patient readiness
The effect of cyberchondria status and severity on pre-operative patient readiness Open
The effect of cyberchondria status and severity on pre-operative patient readiness I n today's world, the Internet has become a significant and valuable resource, making it easier for people to conduct research and acquire information. [1]…
View article: IoT-Enabled Design and Implementation of an Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Controller Device
IoT-Enabled Design and Implementation of an Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Controller Device Open
This work presents the design and implementation of an IoT enabled Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Controller Device. This device, a fusion of electronics, control, and software engineering, aims to automatically regulate the cuff pressure…
View article: The efficacy of immunotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced rare tumors: A Turkish oncology group (<scp>TOG</scp>) study
The efficacy of immunotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced rare tumors: A Turkish oncology group (<span>TOG</span>) study Open
Introduction The advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) were relatively slow in rare tumors. Therefore, we conducted a multi‐center study evaluating the efficacy of ICI monotherapy and the combination of ICIs with chemotherapy (CT…
View article: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience in the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Supportive Care Needs in Women With Breast Cancer
The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience in the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Supportive Care Needs in Women With Breast Cancer Open
Psychological resilience appears to contribute to a reduction in supportive care needs of breast cancer patients by affecting spiritual well-being.
View article: Adaptation of the Structure Indicators in Operating Rooms Scale into Turkish
Adaptation of the Structure Indicators in Operating Rooms Scale into Turkish Open
Aim: To adapt the Structure Indicators in the Operating Room (SIOR) scale into Turkish. Method: The data of this methodological study were collected from 145 operating room (OR) staff who worked in the operating room for at least one year …
View article: Major and minor salivary gland cancers: A multicenter retrospective study
Major and minor salivary gland cancers: A multicenter retrospective study Open
Background Most of the studies on salivary gland cancers are limited for various reasons such as being single‐center, small number of patients, including only major or minor SGCs, or only including epidemiological data. Methods A total of …
View article: MENTAL HEALTH AND SLEEP QUALITY OF SURGICAL NURSES DURING THE COVID-19
MENTAL HEALTH AND SLEEP QUALITY OF SURGICAL NURSES DURING THE COVID-19 Open
OBJECTIVE: The outbreak of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected the mental well-being of individuals of all ages, especially surgical nurses. This study aimed to explore the association between self-reported mental health and su…
View article: Oral care frequency of patients with intensive care needs after surgery: A cross-sectional study
Oral care frequency of patients with intensive care needs after surgery: A cross-sectional study Open
Although oral care for critical patients when applied effectively, minimizes important health risks, no study has been found that determines the oral care frequentness after surgery. This study was conducted to determine the oral care freq…
View article: Effect of Perceptions of Professional Image on the Profession Preferences of Nursing Students: A Multi-Centered Study
Effect of Perceptions of Professional Image on the Profession Preferences of Nursing Students: A Multi-Centered Study Open
Stepping into the nursing profession, staying in the profession and career development in the profession are stated to be the result of perceptions of nurses about the image of the profession. The study aims to determine the effect of perc…
View article: Optimizing the Personalized Care for the Management of Rectal Cancer: A Consensus Statement
Optimizing the Personalized Care for the Management of Rectal Cancer: A Consensus Statement Open
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Turkey. The current guidelines do not provide sufficient information to cover all aspects of the management of rectal cancer. Although treatment has been standardized in terms of the bas…
View article: Adaptation of the Intrahospital Transport Safety Scale into Turkish
Adaptation of the Intrahospital Transport Safety Scale into Turkish Open
Objective: The aim of this study is to adapt the Intrahospital Transfer Safety Scale into Turkish. Methods: It is a methodological study. One hundred twenty-nine surgical intensive care nurses participated in the study between May and June…
View article: Favorable Locoregional Control in Clinically Node- Negative Hormone-receptor Positive Breast Cancer With Low 21-gene Recurrence Scores: a Single Institutional Study With 10-year Follow-up
Favorable Locoregional Control in Clinically Node- Negative Hormone-receptor Positive Breast Cancer With Low 21-gene Recurrence Scores: a Single Institutional Study With 10-year Follow-up Open
Background: Recent studies have shown a lower likelihood of locoregional recurrences in patients with low 21-gene recurrence score (RS). In this single institutional study, we investigated any associations between different cut-off values …
View article: Surgical intensive care nurses capabilities to identify ankle contracture with case analysis
Surgical intensive care nurses capabilities to identify ankle contracture with case analysis Open
Determining the surgical intensive care nurses' skills to identify ankle contracture with case analysis. This descriptive study was conducted with 61 nurses over the age of 18 who volunteered to participate in the study from the surgical i…
View article: The position of transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads and yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Consensus statements from a Delphi-method expert panel in Turkey
The position of transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads and yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Consensus statements from a Delphi-method expert panel in Turkey Open
Based on the consensus on OS and the number of procedures, the panelists assumed that TARE would be more cost-effective than DEB-TACE in most groups of TACE-naïve patients in intermediate stage and in those with a single tumor spanning a d…