Hemodynamic and oxygenation changes in surgical intensive care unit patients with fever and fever lowering nursing interventions

Çelik, Sevim Çelik | Yıldırım, İsmail | Arslan, İbrahim | Yıldırım, Sinan | Erdal, Fatih | Yandı, Yunus Emre

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of fever and nursing interventions to lower fever on hemodynamic values and oxygenation in febrile (temperature greater than 38.3°C) surgical intensive care unit patients. This retrospective study was conducted in 53 febrile patients out of 519 patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit at a university hospital. Data were obtained from the medical records, laboratory files and nursing notes. Statistical analysis of the data was analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance and a paired sample t-test. The average hourly urin ...Daha fazlası

Incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey and its relationship with pain and insomnia

Kulakci Altintas H. | Korkmaz Aslan G.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults and the impact of pain and insomnia on falls. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 659 older adults. Pain was assessed by the Geriatric Pain Measure, and insomnia was assessed by the Insomnia Severity Index. The history of falls was assessed within the last 12 months. Risk factors for falls were determined using logistic regression analysis. Results: The incidence of falls within the last year was 37.2%. Based on the analyses, pain and insomnia were found to be risk factors for fal ...Daha fazlası

Examination of the Effects of Technological Device Use on Preschool Children's Quality of Life: An Exploratory and Cross-sectional Study

TOPAN AYSEL, KUZLU AYYILDIZ TÜLAY

Incidence of falls among community‐dwelling older adults in Turkey and its relationship with pain and insomnia

KULAKÇI ALTINTAŞ HÜLYA,KORKMAZ ASLAN GÜLBAHAR