Topacoglu, H | Karcioglu, O | Akman, H | Ozucelik, DN | Sarikaya, S | Unverir, P | Ozdemir, D

Article | 2005 | PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE21 ( 6 ) , pp.372 - 374

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate relationship between the number of the family members visiting the emergency department with pediatric patients and patient characteristics such as age, insurance status, traumatic complaint, whether event was acute or not, and to estimate number of family members who had any time off from their work among this group. Method: A prospective cross-sectional study was performed using a questionnaire which included demographic characteristics, number of family members, number of family members who were taking hours off from work. In the 15-day period (1-15 August 2003), all person . . .s who accompanied the children to the university-based PED (annual volume: 18,000) were asked to participate in the study. Results: A total of 575 persons accompanied the 300 children seen in PED (1.92 persons per child). Number of persons accompanying the children was found to be inversely related to age (Pearson correlation, P = 0.000). Seventy-nine children (32.1%) of those with acute complaints had family members who took time off from their work, whereas 29 (53.70%) of those with chronic illnesses had such family members (P = 0.003). The mean number of family members of children who had been referred from another healthcare institution was 2.06 +/- 0.77, whereas the mean number of family members of patients who presented directly to the PED was 1.85 +/- 0.63 (P = 0.013). The mean number of family members of patients who had insurance for their child and those who do not have were 1.84 +/- 0.66 and 2.06 +/- 0.71, respectively, (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Numbers of family members were positively associated with a history of referral to another institution for the same reason, and inversely related to the parents' age and insurance status Daha fazlası Daha az

Celik, Sevim | Genc, Gizem | Kinetli, Yasemin | Asiliogli, Meral | Sari, Merve | Kivanc, Meral Madenoglu

Article | 2016 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE22 ( 5 ) , pp.512 - 522

The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of sleep problems, anxiety, depression and fatigue in family members of intensive care patients in Turkey and factors affecting these complaints. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 350 first-degree relatives of intensive care patients at a university and state hospital. Data were collected between 5 January and 30 May 2014 using a personal information form, the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the modified Post Sleep Inventory. Of the 350 family members, 76% reported moderate or more serious problems. Anxiety was report . . .ed by 81.4% of the family members, and depression by 94.2%. Family members in the study had fatigue, with average scores of 79.42. There were significant correlations between the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and anxiety, depression and scores on the Modified Post-Sleep Inventory ( Daha fazlası Daha az

Çelik S. | Genç G. | Kinetli Y. | Aşılıoğlı M. | Sarı M. | Madenoğlu Kıvanç M.

Article | 2016 | International journal of nursing practice22 ( 5 ) , pp.512 - 522

The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of sleep problems, anxiety, depression and fatigue in family members of intensive care patients in Turkey and factors affecting these complaints. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 350 first-degree relatives of intensive care patients at a university and state hospital. Data were collected between 5 January and 30 May 2014 using a personal information form, the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the modified Post Sleep Inventory. Of the 350 family members, 76% reported moderate or more serious problems. Anxiety was report . . .ed by 81.4% of the family members, and depression by 94.2%. Family members in the study had fatigue, with average scores of 79.42. There were significant correlations between the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue and anxiety, depression and scores on the Modified Post-Sleep Inventory (P Daha fazlası Daha az