The Effect of the Education Model on the Levels of State/Continuous Anxiety and Self‑Efficacy of Midwifery Students

Background: In midwifery practice, the education model used for skill acquisition is extremely important for the management of students’ stress, anxiety and self‑efficacy. Innovative practices aim to improve the students’ cognitive, emotional and psychomotor skills, and new research needs to be performed to evaluate the results of such practices. Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of the education model and clinical practice features, such as practice time, laboratory practice and exam evaluation, on the students’ state and continuous anxiety and self‑efficacy status. Method ...Daha fazlası

Informal Breast Milk Sharing in a Muslim Country: The Frequency, Practice, Risk Perception, and Risk Reduction Strategies Used by Mothers

ONAT, Güliz | KARAKOÇ, Hediye

Turkey is the first and only Islamic country which has initiated a process to establish a milk bank. However, the effort was abandoned because of religious concerns. Informal breast milk sharing has become a practical alternative to some. Research Aims: To document the religious concerned views and attitudes toward breast milk sharing and to determine risk reduction strategies of mothers in an Islamic country. Materials and Methods: Participants comprised volunteers from relevant forums or members of social media groups on the Internet. The participants (n = 435) were divided into three groups ...Daha fazlası

Investigation Of Sexual Life Quality And Related Factors In The Postpartum Period

DAĞ TÜZMEN, Hafize | EGE, Emel

This research is a descriptive study to examine sexual quality of life and associated factors during the postpartum period. The sample of the study consisted of 390 postpartum women who admitted to the Pediatric Polyclinics of a Faculty of Medicine in Konya and met the inclusion criteria. A questionnaire form prepared by the researchers and the Sexual Quality of Life Scale (SQOL-F) Female form were used to collect the data. Kruskal Wallis test, Mann Whitney U test, regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. The mean score of women SLQO-F was found as 85.23± 18.43 and was found to be a ...Daha fazlası

"Postpartum Dönemde Cinsel Yaşam Kalitesi ve İlişkili Faktörler - The Quality of Sexual Life and Related Factors in Postpartum Period"

DAĞ TÜZMEN, Hafize

This research is a descriptive study to examine sexual quality of life and associated factors during the postpartum period. The sample of the study consisted of 390 postpartum women who admitted to the Pediatric Polyclinics of a Faculty of Medicine in Konya and met the inclusion criteria. A questionnaire form prepared by the researchers and the Sexual Quality of Life Scale (SQOL-F) Female form were used to collect the data. Kruskal Wallis test, Mann Whitney U test, regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. The mean score of women SLQO-F was found as 85.23± 18.43 and was found to be a ...Daha fazlası

The Relationship Between Mothers Birth Memories and Attachment Styles

KARAKOÇ, Hediye | BEKMEZCİ, Ebru | MERAM, Halime Esra

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between mothers' birth memories and secure and insecure attachment styles was investigated. Methods: Two-hundred forty-one women who met the inclusion criteria were included in this descriptive and relationship-seeking study from October to December 2020. The research data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Birth Memories and Recall Questionnaire, and Adult Attachment Style Scale. Results: It was determined that 47.3% of the mothers were between the ages of 25–29 years, 56.4% of them had a university or h ...Daha fazlası

Perception of traumatic childbirth of women and its relationship with postpartum depression

BAY, Fatma | SAYINER, Fatma Deniz

Traumatic birth has various effects on women, and postpartum depression is one of them. The present study had two aims: 1) to determine the level of traumatic childbirth perception and postpartum depression in women and the factors affecting them and 2) to reveal the relationship between traumatic childbirth perception and postpartum depression. Five hundred fifty women, recruited between March 2018 and February 2019, completed the following form and scales one month after delivery: the general and obstetric information form, the Perception of Traumatic Childbirth Scale (PTCS), and the Edinbur ...Daha fazlası

The Effect Of The Covid-19 Epidemic On The Postpartum Anxiety And Emotion Regulation Status Of Mothers

DAĞ TÜZMEN, Hafize | ALTUNTUĞ, Kamile

Introduction: The Covid-19 epidemic has a significant effect on postpartum anxiety and emotion regulation status of women. In particular, the nosemaphobia to Covid-19 -fear of contracting the Covid-19 disease- can affect women’s anxiety levels and emotional regulation difficulties status. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effect of the Covid-19 epidemic on postpartum anxiety and emotional regulation difficulties status of mothers. Method: 222 women who were in the first 6-8 weeks after their delivery participated in this study that was planned in descriptive type. The ...Daha fazlası

Three spirals: Breastfeeding problems, growth spurts, and postpartum depression

ONAT, Güliz | KARAKOÇ, Hediye

Purpose: The inadequacy experienced in maintaining breastfeeding was tried to be understood within the framework of Meleis' theory, and its relationship with growth spurts and postpartum depression was attempted to be revealed. Design and Methods: The study was planned in a case‐control type web‐based descriptive research design. Mothers (n = 572), who thought that they experienced breastfeeding problems, constituted the case group of the study, and mothers (n = 524), who thought that they did not experience breastfeeding problems, constituted the control group. Findings: A statistically signi ...Daha fazlası

The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Mothers in the Early Postpartum Period

KARAKOÇ, Hediye | MUCUK, Özlem | ÖZKAN, Hava

Introduction: Women have widespread breastfeeding problems in postpartum period. Emotional intelligence (EI) is thought to be important in problem-solving related to breastfeeding. Research Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the correlation between the EI and breastfeeding selfefficacy (BFSE) of women in the early postpartum period and the associated factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in cesarean-postpartum service of a hospital in Erzurum between May 2015 and May 2016. The sample of the study consisted of 271 women. The dependent variables constitu ...Daha fazlası

The privacy protection scale in obstetrics and gynecology: a scale development study

KARAKOÇ, Hediye | ÖZERDOĞAN, Nebahat

The purpose of the authors was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing the status of privacy protection. This study was conducted methodologically. This scale was tested with 500 healthcare professionals who were employed in nine provinces in Turkey. The obtained data were used to test the scale’s validity and reliability. In the level of awareness section, the variance explained 47.13% of the total variance. In the frequency of application section, the variance explained 49.12% of the total variance. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as th ...Daha fazlası

Breastfeeding Sexual Lives of First-Time Mothers: A Qualitative Explorative Study

UÇTU KUL, Arzu | KARAKOÇ, Hediye

Background: Problems with sexuality are experienced in the first 6 months at the most, and often in the first 12 months after birth. Although there are studies reporting negative effects of breastfeeding on sexuality, the evidence is limited. Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the breastfeeding sexual lives of first-time mothers. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out in Turkey between October 2020 and December 2021. The study was conducted with 41 women who met the inclusion criteria. Participants were selected by the “snowball” sampling procedure among ...Daha fazlası

The unseen aspect of negative birth experience: blues of birth

KARAKOÇ, Hediye | UÇTU KUL, Arzu

The purpose of the authors in this paper is to investigate the effects of negative experiences during delivery and postpartum period on the relationship between the mother. The quantitative part of this study was conducted with 289 mothers and the qualitative part with 40 mothers. It was found that experiencing upsetting problems during delivery (p=0.006) and in the postpartum period (p=0.002) had an effect on separation anxiety. Based on the examination of the feelings experienced during annoying or distressing situations in the postpartum period, it was determined that there was a significan ...Daha fazlası