BACKGROUND:Children with disabilities increasingly encounter digital environments with opportunities and risks, while relationships among digital parenting self-efficacy, parental self-efficacy, and family support remain understudied. METHODS:This cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted with 195 parents of children aged 0-18 years with disabilities registered in a disability services unit in Türkiye. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form, the Digital Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale, the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Family Support Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression. Missing data were handled using multiple imputation with the fully conditional specification method, and pooled estimates were calculated according to Rubin's rules. RESULTS:Most children used the internet daily and for extended periods, and some exhibited behaviors suggestive of problematic use. Parents demonstrated moderate-to-high levels of digital literacy, digital security awareness, and digital communication skills. Parental self-efficacy showed positive associations with digital competencies and perceived family support. In the adjusted regression model controlling for maternal age, maternal education, family income, and social security status, digital security and perceived family support emerged as significant predictors of parental self-efficacy, with digital security representing the strongest predictor. CONCLUSIONS:Digital security and family support play important roles in strengthening parental self-efficacy among families raising children with disabilities. IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDIATRIC NURSING:Pediatric nurses can play a key role in assessing digital use in families of children with disabilities, strengthening parents' digital literacy and self-efficacy, and designing family-centred interventions to reduce digital risks and enhance family support.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) places a lifelong caregiving burden on families, especially mothers, who may also experience positive psychological changes such as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Understanding how family characteristics and autism severity influence parenting is essential for effective psychosocial support. The aim of this study is to examine the parental behaviors and posttraumatic growth levels among mothers of children diagnosed with ASD and to explore predictors of positive parenting. This descriptive study included 112 mothers of children with ASD attending a pediatric psychiatry outpatient clinic. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Growth Scale, and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Statistical analysis included multiple linear regression. The mean age of the children with ASD was 7.65 ± 3.76 years, and the mean age at diagnosis was 3.55 ± 1.62 years. Mothers reported varying levels of child dependence in daily activities, particularly in feeding (38.2

BACKGROUND:Parents of children with disabilities often manage complex nutritional and oral health needs, yet the factors supporting their competence remain insufficiently understood. AIM:This study examined the relationships of parental practices, parental self-efficacy, family support and caregiving characteristics with nutrition and oral health management among children with disabilities. METHODS:A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used. The sample comprised 195 parents of children with disabilities. Data were analysed using independent-samples t tests, one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post hoc comparisons, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. RESULTS:Parental self-efficacy and family nutritional awareness differed significantly across selected sociodemographic and caregiving characteristics. Family support was the strongest predictor of parental self-efficacy. Greater preparedness for disability, social security coverage, higher maternal education and cooperative child behaviour during dental examinations were also associated with higher self-efficacy. Paternal education was not a significant predictor. Caregiving difficulty was positively associated with family nutritional awareness, suggesting that greater caregiving demands may encourage adaptive health information-seeking and management behaviours. A high prevalence of dental pain was reported among children, indicating potential deficiencies in preventive oral health care, timely service access and caregiver education. CONCLUSION:Parental competence in managing the nutrition and oral health of children with disabilities is shaped by interpersonal, educational and structural resources. Interventions should strengthen family support, caregiver preparedness, access to social protection and practical guidance on preventive oral health and nutrition. Particular attention should be directed to families experiencing limited resources and children with unmet dental care needs in practice.

Background Although caregiving for children with developmental disabilities has been widely examined, fathers' experiences remain relatively underexplored. This qualitative descriptive study explored fathers' caregiving experiences in the context of children with developmental disabilities, focusing on psychological, social, economic, and systemic dimensions of caregiving and fathers' coping and adaptation processes. Design and methods A qualitative descriptive design was used. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 19 fathers of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and intellectual disabilities. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Rigor was ensured through credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability strategies, and reporting followed COREQ guidelines. Results Six themes were identified: meaning and transformation of fatherhood, multidimensional burden and challenges, social attitudes and support versus stigma, redefinition of the paternal role, need for formal support systems, and coping and adaptation. Fathers reported psychological distress, future-oriented anxiety, financial burden, social challenges, service-related barriers, and a need for more accessible father-inclusive support. Caregiving was also associated with personal growth, meaning-making, emotional engagement, and active participation in daily care. Conclusions Fathers' caregiving experiences reflected both burden and resilience, shaped by personal, social, and systemic factors. Recognizing fathers as active caregivers is essential for strengthening family-centered pediatric care. Implications for pediatric nursing Pediatric nurses should include fathers in assessment, communication, education, care planning, and support services to address caregiver burden and support family-centered pediatric care.

PURPOSE:This study, using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology, aims to examine how mothers and fathers in Turkey construct and interpret fatherhood in the context of child health and caregiving, and to elucidate how these meanings align with Lamb's dimensions of paternal involvement. METHOD:A hermeneutical phenomenological design was used. Using criterion-based purposive sampling and snowball sampling methods, the study included 24 parents living in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The Parent Demographic Information Form and Semi-structured Interview Form were used to collect data. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed in MAXQDA through an iterative hermeneutic circle using a hybrid deductive-inductive approach. RESULTS:The results indicated four themes: (1) the meaning and lived experience of fatherhood, (2) the sharing of parental roles and responsibilities, (3) factors influencing the role of fatherhood, and (4) the need to improve the role of fatherhood. CONCLUSION:In contemporary Turkey, fatherhood operates as a hybrid practice, combining growing caregiving involvement and emotional closeness with persistent expectations of authority, protection, and provision. Across Lamb's dimensions, change is most evident in engagement and responsibility. However, it remains fragile in terms of accessibility, underscoring need to address time/access constraints beyond mere awareness. IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDIATRIC NURSING:In Turkey and similar Mediterranean settings, priorities include brief father-inclusive teach-back during well-child/immunization visits, shared discharge care plans, and routine screening of time/workload barriers to tailor accessibility-focused task plans supported by father-inviting materials.

Bu eser, dijital çağın aile yapısı üzerindeki etkilerini hem bilimsel veriler hem de yaşamın içinden insani ve duygusal örüntülerle ele alan bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla hazırlanmıştır. Kitap, aileyi bir hekim gibi “nabzı tutularak” değerlendiren metaforik bir çerçeve kullanmakta; ritmi, gücü ve bazen düzensizleşen yapısıyla modern aileyi anlamlandırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Dijitalleşmenin aile ritmine etkisi, kriz ve huzur dönemlerinde değişen aile dinamikleri, kuşaklar arası iletişimin dönüşümü ve teknolojinin değerler sistemi üzerindeki rolü çok yönlü biçimde analiz edilmektedir. Eserde; teknolojik gelişmelerin aile bağlarını nasıl yeniden şekillendirdiği, ebeveyn-çocuk ilişkilerinde ortaya çıkan yeni riskler ve fırsatlar, ekran bağımlılığı, sosyal medya kültürü, dijital kimlik inşası, yalnızlaşma, mahremiyet algısının dönüşümü ve empati gibi temel sosyal-duygusal boyutlar ayrıntılı bir biçimde tartışılmaktadır. Dijital çağın sunduğu iletişim kolaylıkları ve toplumsal dayanışma imkânları vurgulanırken, dikkat dağınıklığı, ilişkilerde mesafe ve bağların zayıflaması gibi sorunlar da dengeli bir yaklaşımla ele alınmıştır. Kitap, akademik bulguları ebeveyn, çocuk, eş ve kardeş hikâyeleri ile harmanlayarak hem uzmanların hem de geniş okur kitlesinin kendinden bir parça bulabileceği bir anlatı sunmaktadır. Vaka analizleri, dijital bağımlılık örnekleri, aile içi iletişim bozulmalarının pratik açıklamaları ve çözüm önerileri okura kapsamlı bir rehberlik sağlamaktadır. Dijital çağda değerlerin metamorfozu, manevi arayışların çevrimiçi ortama taşınması, sosyal medyanın toplumsal davranış kalıplarını nasıl belirlediği, dezenformasyon süreçleri, dijital aktivizm ve demokrasi ilişkisi gibi güncel konular da disiplinler arası bir perspektifle ele alınmaktadır. Ayrıca kitap, aile modellerinin geleceği, yapay zekâ ve robotların aile yaşamına entegrasyonu, 2050’ye doğru olası aile senaryoları, dijital ebeveynlik uygulamaları ve çocukların oyun-eğitim dengesi gibi geleceğe yönelik önemli tartışmaları da kapsamaktadır. Dijital bağımlılık ve aile ilişkileri üzerine örnek vaka değerlendirmeleri, müdahale stratejileri ve teknoloji dengesi önerileri eserin uygulamaya dönük katkısını güçlendirmektedir. Son bölümde ise “Dijital Çağda İnsan Kalmanın Manifestosu” ile insani temasın, etik dengelerin ve aile içi dayanışmanın önemi vurgulanmakta; okura modern dünyanın karmaşık ritmi içinde aile nabzını dinleme ve koruma çağrısı yapılmaktadır. Bu kitap; eğitimciler, psikologlar, sosyologlar, aile danışmanları, sosyal hizmet uzmanları, ebeveynler, gençler ve politika yapıcılar için hem akademik hem pratik düzeyde bir başvuru kaynağı niteliğindedir. Aile Yılı kapsamında hazırlanan ve yayımlanan eser, çağımızın hızla değişen dijital ekosisteminde aileyi güçlendirmeyi, değerleri korumayı ve toplumsal iyileşmeye katkı sağlamayı hedeflemektedir.

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of social media use disorder among adolescents and to investigate the relationship between social media use, level of cyber human values, cyberbullying, or cybervictimization. This study employed a cross‐sectional design, with 1571 adolescents enrolled in high school participating in the investigation. Data collection was conducted utilizing the “Social Media Disorder Scale,” “Cyber Bullying Scale,” “Cyber Victimization Scale,” and “Cyber Human Values Scale.” Upon examination of the results of the study, it was observed that there was an increase in the prevalence of cyberbullying with age, social media use disorder, and cyber human values being more common in girls (p < 0.05). A negative correlation was observed between adolescents' scores on the cyberbullying scale and their scores on the cyber human values and cybervictimization scales. In our study, negative correlations were observed between social media use disorder scores and cybervictimization scores, while positive correlations were found between cyberbullying scores (p < 0.001). The results demonstrated that social media use disorder was positively correlated with cyberbullying and negatively correlated with cybervictimization (p < 0.001). It is imperative that social media use disorder, cyberbullying, and cybervictimization are given due consideration among adolescents.

“Sağlık Bilimlerinde Teknoloji ve İnovasyon: Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşım” adlı bu kitap, dijital dönüşüm çağında sağlık alanının geçirdiği paradigma değişimini kapsamlı biçimde ele almakta ve sağlık profesyonellerinin, eğitimcilerin ve araştırmacıların teknoloji temelli yeniliklere bütüncül bir perspektiften bakabilmelerine rehberlik etmektedir. Günümüzde yapay zekâ, metaverse, artırılmış ve sanal gerçeklik, giyilebilir sensör teknolojileri, mobil sağlık uygulamaları ve veri tabanlı karar destek sistemleri, sağlık hizmetlerinin doğasını kökten dönüştürmektedir. Bu teknolojiler yalnızca klinik uygulamaları değil; sağlık profesyonellerinin eğitim süreçlerini, hasta-bakıcı etkileşimini, uzaktan izlem ve danışmanlık modellerini de yeniden şekillendirmektedir. Kitap, bu dönüşümün çok boyutlu etkilerini disiplinlerarası bir yaklaşımla ele alarak; hemşirelikte dijital dönüşüm, jinekolojik onkolojide navigatör hemşirelik ve telenavigasyon, doğum ve kadın hastalıkları hemşireliği eğitiminde simülasyon temelli öğretim modelleri, diş hekimliği eğitiminde sanal gerçeklik uygulamaları, doğumda anne ve bebek güvenliğini destekleyen teknolojiler ile fizyoterapi ve ergoterapi alanlarında dijital rehabilitasyon modelleri gibi çağdaş temaları kapsamaktadır. Her bölüm, ilgili disiplinin özgün ihtiyaçlarını ve teknolojik yeniliklere adaptasyon süreçlerini ele alırken; eğitim, uygulama, etik ve hasta güvenliği boyutlarını da bütüncül bir yaklaşımla inceler. Metaverse tabanlı öğrenme ortamlarının, yapay zekâ destekli klinik karar mekanizmalarının ve sensör tabanlı izlem sistemlerinin sunduğu olanaklar; sağlık profesyonellerinin bilgi, beceri ve karar verme kapasitelerini güçlendirirken, bakım kalitesini ve hasta güvenliğini artıran yeni bir ekosistem ortaya koymaktadır. Bu yönüyle eser, yalnızca teknolojik araçların tanıtımını yapmakla kalmayıp; dijital dönüşümün getirdiği etik sorumlulukları, mesleki yetkinliklerin yeniden tanımlanmasını ve sürdürülebilir sağlık hizmeti sunumuna ilişkin stratejik yaklaşımları da tartışmaktadır. Ayrıca kitap, geleceğin sağlık profesyonellerinin dijital okuryazarlık, yapay zekâ farkındalığı, simülasyon ve veri temelli öğrenme becerilerini geliştirmeyi amaçlayan özgün örnekler sunmakta; hem akademik hem de klinik alan için uygulanabilir bir rehber niteliği taşımaktadır. Dijital dönüşüm sürecinde etik, güvenli ve hasta odaklı uygulamalar geliştirmek isteyen tüm sağlık profesyonelleri için bu kitap, çağın gereksinimlerine yanıt veren önemli bir başvuru kaynağı niteliğindedir.

OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to determine the relationship between stress and anxiety levels of parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and parent-child behaviors. METHODS:The study was conducted with parents (n=181) of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who were followed up in the Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Ethics committee approval and institutional permissions were obtained, and data were collected using the Questionnaire Form, Conner's Parent Rating Scale, Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, and State Anxiety Inventory. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and linear regression analyses were used for data analysis. RESULTS:Of the parents who participated in the study, 86.2% were mothers of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The mean scores of the Conner's Parent Rating Scale, Alabama positive and negative parental attitudes, and the State Anxiety Inventory were 42.44±17.12, 69.92±7.27, ±37.22±9.23, and 38.29±8.33, respectively. There was a significant positive relationship at a moderate level between the mean scores of the parents' State Anxiety Inventory, a significant positive relationship at a weak level between the mean scores of the parents' negative parenting behaviors and Conner's Parent Rating Scale, and a significant negative relationship at a weak level with the mean scores of the parents' positive parenting behaviors (p<0.05). CONCLUSION:In this study, it was found that anxiety of parents of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with perceived stress, negative parenting behaviors, and behavioral problems of children.

This descriptive and correlational study aimed to explore the relationship between problematic internet use, digital addiction, and stress coping styles among university students. In the spring semester of 2022-2023, a total of 417 associate and undergraduate students participated in the study. In the study, Introductory Information Form, Youth Internet Addiction Scale, Multiscreen Addiction Scale, Digital Game Addiction Scale, Social Media Addiction Scale and Stress Coping Styles Scale were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Spearman's correlation, and hierarchical regression analyses. Results showed that all students used the internet. Effective coping methods, such as confident and optimistic approaches, correlated with decreased internet, multi-screen, and social media addiction scores. Ineffective coping methods, like helpless and submissive approaches, correlated with increased digital games, internet, multi-screen, and social media addiction scores. Internet, multi-screen, digital games, and social media addiction scores explained 24% of the helpless approach score. Factors such as poor self-expression, higher internet addiction, multi-screen addiction, and lack of sports activities increased helpless approach scores (p < .05). In conclusion, educational programs are recommended to raise awareness about the conscious and safe use of technology and effective stress-coping strategies among university students.University students, problematic internet use, digital addictions, coping, stress.

Objective This randomized controlled study focused on mothers of children with disabilities to determine the effect of a training program on family stress and life satisfaction. Method The sample consisted of 52 mothers of children with disabilities (intervention group = 26 and control group = 26). The intervention group participated in a five-session training program on coping mechanisms and life satisfaction. Data were collected using the Questionnaire On Resource And Stress (QRS-FT) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results After the intervention, the mean life satisfaction scores of the intervention group participants increased (p < 0.05), while their mean total score of family stress decreased (p > 0.05). In the control group, the mean life satisfaction scores decreased (p > 0.05), while the mean total score of family stress increased (p < 0.05). Conclusion The intervention helped mothers of children with disabilities experience more satisfaction with life and less family stress. Authorities should consider the outcomes of educational intervention studies and formulate training programs for mothers of children with disabilities. Practical implications Nurses can use interactive educational programs as nursing interventions to help mothers of children with disabilities experience less family stress and more life satisfaction.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between parents' awareness of microplastic pollution and their levels of awareness regarding their children's physical health, nutrition, hygiene, mental health, and social activity. Methods: This study was conducted based on the correlational survey model. The study group consisted of parents residing in different cities of Turkey who had at least one child aged between 0 and 18 years during the research period. A total of 362 parents participated in the study. Data were collected from February to May 2023 using the "Personal Information Form," "Microplastic Pollution Awareness Scale," and "Parental Healthy Living Education Consciousness Level" scales. Descriptive statistics [number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median (25th-75th percentile)], Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H tests, and Spearman correlation analysis were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: The average age of the participating parents was found to be 39.0 +/- 7.1, 53.9% were male, 92.8% were married, 67.2% had an education level of an associate degree or higher, and 47.2% had two children. Women's physical health, nutrition, hygiene, and mental health scores were statistically significantly higher than those of men, and it was determined that the parents participating in this study had a high awareness of microplastic pollution. The nutrition and mental health scores of parents with education levels of high school or lower were found to be statistically significantly lower than those with an associate degree or higher. Weak positive linear relationships were found between physical health and awareness of microplastic pollution (r=0.142; p=0.007). Conclusions: In line with the results of the study, educational programs can be developed for parents, especially fathers, to help their children develop healthy eating and hygiene habits, and awareness levels of families regarding physical and mental health can be increased. Informative trainings can be created and disseminated to encourage mothers and fathers to equally share responsibilities by addressing gender roles in society.

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between health life awareness, emotional eating, obesity awareness, and coping with stress in adolescents. Data were collected with the "Personal Information Form," "Healthy Life Awareness Scale," "Obesity Awareness Scale," "Emotional Eating Scale for Children and Adolescents," and "Styles of Coping Stress Inventory." The sample of the study consisted of 382 high school students. The emotional eating scores of the obese adolescents were higher than the thin ones (p < .05); obese adolescents had higher submissive approach scores (p < .05) in coping with stress compared to adolescents who are overweight. There was a positive relationship between obesity awareness and positive coping approaches (p < .05); awareness of healthy living and positive coping approaches (p < .05). An one-unit increase in healthy living awareness causes an increase of 0.409 on obesity awareness. Considering these results, education and intervention studies are recommended for adolescents on healthy living, coping with stress, and obesity awareness.

Amaç: Tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp (TAT) uygulamaları kullanımının, erişkinlerin yanı sıra pediatrik popülasyonda da arttığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, solunum yolu enfeksiyonu geçiren çocukların ailelerinin uyguladıkları alternatif tedavi yöntemlerinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmanın örneklemini, 15.02.2015-15.05.2016 tarihleri arasında, 3 Aile Sağlığı Merkezine ''ateş, öksürük, boğaz ağrısı'' gibi şikâyetlerle başvurup ''solunum yolu enfeksiyonu'' tanısı alan 0-18 yaş grubu çocuklar ile ebeveynleri (n=388) oluşturmuştur. Etik kurul, kurum ve ebeveyn onamı alınan çalışmada, veriler anket formu ile toplanmış olup, değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı testler ve ki kare testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık p˂0,05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan ailelerin %77,1'inin (n=299) solunum yolu enfeksiyonu belirtilerinin tedavisinde ilaç dışı uygulamaları kullandıkları, %75,9'unun ilaç tedavisinden önce TAT kullandığı saptanmıştır. Yüksek ateşte, ebeveynlerin %42,3'ünün duş aldırma, ılık uygulama yaptığı, burun tıkanıklığında %19,6'sının okyanus/deniz suyu damlattığı, öksürükte ballı karışımlar (%23,0) ile pekmezli karışımları (%21,9) tercih ettikleri ve %15,4'ünün hırıltılı solunumda çocuklarına masaj yapmayı ya da sırtına bez koymayı tercih ettikleri belirlenmiştir. Çocuğun yaşı ve son 1 yıl içinde akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu (ASYE) geçirme durumu ile TAT uygulamaları kullanımı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark saptandı (p <0,05). Sonuç: ASYE belirtilerinde ailelerin çocuklarında TAT yöntemi kullanma oranlarının yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Pediatri hemşirelerinin hizmet verdikleri toplumda, ebeveynlerin çocuklarında kullandıkları ilaç dışı yöntemleri değerlendirmeleri ve ailelere gerekli eğitim ve danışmanlıkları sağlamaları önerilebilir.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of online case-based education, as part of distance education, on nursing students’ professional values, professional behavior, problem-solving, critical-thinking skills, and self-directed learning skills. Methods: The study was conducted using a single-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. A total of 58 3rd grade nursing students participated in this study The data before the study were collected electronically with the Google forms application using the personal information forms and scales (Self-Directed Learning Skills Scale, Problem Solving Inventory, California Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, Nurses Professional Values Scale, Nursing Students Professional Behaviors Scale). Results: After online case-based nursing process teaching, the difference in the total mean score of the students in all scales was found to be statistically significant (p< 0.01). It was found that, after the training had been provided through case-based education, the score average of students’ professional values, professional behaviors, problem-solving, critical thinking skills and self-directed learning increased. Conclusion: Use of online case-based teaching is useful for increasing nursing students’ nursing skills in distance education.

This study was conducted to examine the experiences and perceived challenges of nurses who are also mothers having a child during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A descriptive phenomenological design. The study was conducted with 18 nurse mothers working at COVID-19 clinics in Turkey. Nurse mothers missed their children and are worried about infecting their children. Based on content analysis, the themes of the study were determined as follows: (1) Nursing Care Process, (2) Disruption of Family Processes, (3) Nurse Mother’s Perspective: Being a Child in a Pandemic, and (4) Coping with Challenges—“Searching for a solution.” Necessary conditions should be provided for nurses with children or family members in need of care and protocols should be made with relevant institutions. What is already known on the subject? Nurses working in COVID-19 units wear protective equipment and work for a long time under difficult conditions. In addition, nurses who have children are separated from their children because of the fear of transmitting COVID-19. What does this study add? Therefore, nurses caring for COVID-19 patients should alternately be replaced by nurses working in other services. They should be given the opportunity to rest and spend time with their loved ones if they are not carriers of COVID-19.

Bu çalışma hemşirelik ve çocuk gelişimi bölümü öğrencilerine verilen beslenme dersinin beslenmeye ilişkin bilgi ve okuryazarlık düzeylerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma; ön test-son test, yarı deneysel tasarımda uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ikinci sınıfta öğrenim gören, yaş ortalaması 20.06±1.50 olan 109 öğrenci (K: 76, E: 33) oluşturmuştur. Veriler, Yetişkinler İçin Beslenme Bilgi Düzeyi Ölçeği (YETBİD) ve Yetişkinlerde Beslenme Okuryazarlığı Değerlendirme Aracı (YBOYDA) kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Hemşirelik bölümü öğrencilerinin ön testte beslenme bilgi puan ortalamaları 51.41±10.68, son testte 58.45±9.83; çocuk gelişimi bölümü öğrencilerinde ise ön testte 50.61±6.73, son testte 57.48±9.19 olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.001). Hemşirelik bölümü öğrencilerinin ön testteki 34.71±6.78 beslenme tercihi bilgi puan ortalamasının son testte 37.81±6.13’e yükseldiği (p<0.001), çocuk gelişimi bölümü öğrencilerinde ise ön testte 33.48±7.46, son testte 35.89±7.81 olduğu bulunmuştur (p>0.05). Hemşirelik bölümü öğrencilerinin ön testte YBOYDA puan ortalamalarının 27.21±4.24 ve son testte 29.45±4.47; çocuk gelişimi bölümü öğrencilerinde ise ön testte 26.51±4.34 ve son testte 28.20±3.99 olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.001). Toplumun yeterli ve dengeli beslenmesi için konunun uzmanları tarafından verilen beslenme ile ilişkili planlı ve sürdürülebilir eğitim programlarına gereksinim vardır.

Background: Family-centered care and family nursing practices are important in supporting the health and development of the child, establishing cooperation with the family, and better understanding the family's power and caregiving capacity.Measuring family nursing practice phenomena requires special attention.Aim: This study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the family nurse caring belief scale in Turkish culture.Methods: This methodological research was performed with a total of 317 nurses working in the primary care, and pediatric departments of health-care institutions and university hospitals under the Ministry of Health in Türkiye.Content validity, structure validity, internal consistency reliability, and item analysis methods were used to determine the psychometric properties of family nurse caring belief scale.Results: According to the results of the explanatory factor analysis conducted on the Turkish version of family nurse caring belief scale, the scale had 4 sub-dimensions and accounted for 82.37% of the total variance.As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the goodness-of-fit values of the scale calculated as χ 2 /SD = 4.434, RMSEA = 0.076, RMR = 0.025, SRMR = 0.065, GFI = 0.918, AGFI = 0.808, CFI = 0.957, NFI = 0.946, and NNFI = 0.958.In addition, item factor loads ranged between 0.479 and 0.943.The total Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was found as 0.965, while that of its sub-dimensions ranged from 0.726 to 0.984. Conclusion:The research has concluded that family nurse caring belief scale is a valid and reliable evaluation tool that can be applied specifically to Turkish society.The scale can be used in the research, training, and practices on family health nursing.