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Effect of aromatherapy massage on dysmenorrhea in Turkish students.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage on dysmenorrhea. The study used a quasiexperimental design with the subjects as their own control. Every participant applied both aromatherapy massage with lavender oil and placebo massage with odorless liquid petrolatum [soft paraffin]. The population comprised 438 midwifery and nursing students. The 150 students who had declared that they had suffered from dysmenorrhea used a visual analog scale to indicate their level of pain. Higher scores reflected a greater severity of dysmenorrhea. Forty-four students volunteered to participate in the study. When the lavender massage and the placebo massage were compared, the visual analog scale score of the lavender massage was found to decrease at a statistically significant rate. This study showed that massage was effective in reducing dysmenorrhea. In addition, this study showed that the effect of aromatherapy massage on pain was higher than that of placebo massage.

Effect of abdomen massage for prevention of feeding intolerance in preterm infants

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of abdominal massage on feeding tolerance in stable preterm infants fed minimal enteral nutrition.MethodsThe study was conducted on a control-grouped pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design at the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey between March and July 2012. Abdominal massage was applied to the massage group subjects for 15 minutes, 2 times daily, before the subject was fed starting in the 5-day study period.ResultsThe study was conducted with 27 subjects, 14 in the massage group and 13 in the control group. When frequency of defecation measurements were analysed, the difference between the first day and last day of the study was not statistically significant in the massage group. However, when daily weight gain, frequency of vomiting, abdominal circumference and gastric residual volume excess measurements were analysed, the differences between the first day and last day of the study were statistically significant in the massage group.ConclusionsIn accordance with the results of the study, we suggest that nurses should apply abdominal massage twice a day as an intervention helping to prevent gastric residual volume excess and abdominal distension in enterally fed preterm infants.

The Sexual Beliefs of Turkish Men: Comparing the Beliefs of Men With and Without Erectile Dysfunction.

Sexual beliefs underlying male sexual dysfunction are known to emphasize excessively high sexual performance, among other inaccuracies. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of certain sexual beliefs among Turkish men with and without erectile dysfunction. In this comparative-descriptive study, demographic data and participant views regarding 50 common sexual beliefs were collected with a questionnaire. The study was conducted at the urology clinic of a university hospital in Turkey between May 2011 and August 2013. Participants were 815 men: 304 with erectile dysfunction and 511 without. Men with erectile dysfunction endorsed 8 beliefs about sexual activity more frequently than did men without erectile dysfunction. Findings indicate the association of certain cognitions with erectile dysfunction. Most of these cognitions concerned high expectations of male sexual function.

Comparison of the Emotional Intelligence Levels of Students Receiving Education in Different Fields

Aim. This descriptive study was conducted to determine and compare the emotional intelligence levels of senior students receiving education in different fields of Ataturk University. Methods. The population of the study consisted of senior students receiving education in different fields of Ataturk University. The sample group of study consisted of 305 senior students receiving education in different fields (health, social, and natural) and they were selected by using the simple random sampling method. Three faculties from three different fields were selected. Data of the study were obtained by using the personal information form, which was prepared by researchers in the light of the literature and involved sociodemographic characteristics and the “Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Scale.” Results. It was determined that while natural science students had the lowest total mean score of emotional intelligence scale, students of social sciences had the highest total mean score according to departments. Examining the difference between the mean scores of three different educational fields, it was determined that this difference was statistically significant. Conclusion. Consequently, the emotional intelligence level was determined to be lower in natural science students and moderate in students of health and social sciences.

Pelvik Organ Prolapsusu Sonucu Gelişen Cinsel Fonksiyon Bozuklukları ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı

OZ Pelvik taban bozukluklari kadinin cinsel fonksiyon bozukluklarinin etyolojisinde onemli role sahiptir. Pelvik taban zayifligi ve organ prolapsusu kadinlarin aile ici, sosyal ve mesleki yasantisini, cinsel yasamini fiziksel ve psikolojik yonden negatif bir sekilde etkileyen yaygin bir durumdur. Prolapsuslu kadinlarda orgazm olamama, libidoda azalma, disparoni ve koitus sikliginda azalma gibi problemler gorulebilir. Pelvik organ prolapsuslu kadinlar cinsel cekicilikte azalma korkusu, beden imajinda degisiklikler, vajinanin anatomisinde degisiklikler, cinsel iliski esnasinda idrar kacirma nedeniyle cinsel iliskiden kacinabilirler. Pelvik organ prolapsusu olan kadinlarda cinsel fonksiyonlarinin degerlendirilmesi onemlidir. Bu soruna sahip kadinin cinsel yasam kalitesini artirmaya yonelik yaklasimlarda hemsirelere onemli gorevler dusmektedir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Pelvik Organ Prolapsusu, Cinsel Fonksiyon Bozuklugu.