Experiências de adolescentes turcos de viver com ostomia: um estudo qualitativo / Experiencias de adolescentes turcos que viven con ostomía: un estudio cualitativo / Turkish adolescents' experiences of living with a stoma: a qualitative study

Resumo Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar em profundidade as experiências de adolescentes turcos vivendo com ostomia. Métodos Este é um estudo fenomenológico hermenêutico qualitativo. A população do estudo foi composta por 11 adolescentes ostomizados da Turquia, com idades entre 12 e 21 anos. Os adolescentes participaram de entrevistas semiestruturadas com perguntas abertas sobre suas experiências com a ostomia. Os dados foram coletados entre janeiro e maio de 2019. Resultados Quarenta e seis afirmações significativas foram extraídas e agrupadas em sete temas. Os temas foram: desconforto, ocultação da ostomia, imagem corporal alterada, ambiente social protetor, experiências de oração, problemas vivenciados com a bolsa de colostomia e cuidados com ela, planos futuros alterados. Conclusão Os resultados do estudo identificaram uma série de desafios na vida dos adolescentes com ostomia. Os resultados podem ser úteis para os profissionais de saúde apoiarem seus pacientes adolescentes com ostomia. Além disso, esses achados podem servir de base para a realização de estudos futuros para melhorar a qualidade de vida dos adolescentes ostomizados.

Resumen Objetivo El objetivo de este estudio fue el de investigar en profundidad las experiencias de adolescentes turcos que viven con ostomía. Métodos Este es un estudio fenomenológico hermenéutico cualitativo. La población objeto del estudio estuvo compuesta por 11 adolescentes ostomizados de Turquía, con edades entre los 12 y los 21 años. Los adolescentes participaron de entrevistas semiestructuradas con preguntas abiertas sobre sus experiencias con la ostomía. Los datos fueron recopilados entre enero y mayo de 2019. Resultados Cuarenta y seis afirmaciones significativas fueron extraídas y agrupadas en siete temas. Los temas fueron: incomodidad, ocultación de la ostomía, imagen corporal alterada, ambiente social protector, experiencias de oración, problemas vividos con la bolsa de colostomía y sus cuidados, planes futuros alterados. Conclusión Los resultados del estudio identificaron una serie de desafíos en la vida de los adolescentes con ostomía. Los resultados pueden ser de utilidad para que los profesionales de salud les brinden apoyo a sus pacientes adolescentes con ostomía. Además, esos hallazgos pueden servir de base para la realización de estudios futuros para la mejora de la calidad de vida de los adolescentes ostomizados.

Abstract Objective This study's purpose was to investigate the experiences of Turkish adolescents with stoma in greater depth. Methods This is qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study. The study population consisted of 11 adolescents with stoma aged 12-21 years, in Turkey. Adolescents took part in semi-structured interviews consisting of open-ended questions about their experiences about stoma. Data were collected between January-May 2019. Results Forty-six significant statements were extracted and clustered in seven themes. The themes were, discomfort, concealing the stoma, changed body image, protective social environment, praying experiences, experienced problems about stoma bag and stoma care, altered future plans. Conclusions The findings of the study identified a number of challenges in the life for adolescent with ostomy. The results can be helpful for the health care providers to support their adolescent patients with ostomy. In addition, these findings can be base data to conduct future studies to improve quality of life of the adolescents with ostomy.

Influencia de las variables sociodemográficas sobre la ansiedad y el rendimiento académico adolescente: el contexto pluricultural de Ceuta / Influence of Sociodemographic Variables on Anxiety and Academic Achievement in Adolescence: The Pluricultural Context of Ceuta

Resumen Este trabajo tiene como objetivo fundamental analizar la ansiedad y el rendimiento académico, sus tipos y niveles en función de edad, género, cultura y estrato socioeconómico, así como contemplar las relaciones entre ambas. Se contó con 811 participantes. El 71.6% de la muestra eran musulmanes, mientras que el 28.4% eran cristianos; el 46.1% hombres y el 53.9% mujeres. Como instrumentos de evaluación se empleó el STAIC (Spielberger, 2001) y las calificaciones del alumnado. Se reflejan niveles medio-bajos en ansiedad y medios en rendimiento académico. En la ansiedad influyen edad, género, cultura/religión y estatus socio-económico-cultural. Sobre el rendimiento actúan la edad, la cultura y el estatus. No se halló relación estadísticamente significativa entre ansiedad y rendimiento académico.

Abstract The main objective of this paper is to analyze the types and levels of Anxiety and Academic Achievement according to age, gender, culture and socioeconomic and cultural, as well as the relationships between both variables. We focused on 811 participants 71.6% of whom were Muslims and 28.4% Christian; 46.1% male and 53.9% female. The techniques used in this survey were the STAIC (Spielberger, 2001) as well as the students' grades. The results reflect medium-low levels in Anxiety and medium levels in Achievement. Anxiety is influenced by age, gender, culture and status. Academic Achievement is influenced by age, culture and socioeconomic and cultural. There is no statistically significant relationship between Anxiety and Achievement, except in Mathematics, increasing as the Anxiety scores are lower.

Discovering the archetypes within - a transpersonal workshop model for counselling Muslims

Transpersonal Psychology has been described as [the study of humanity's highest potential, and with the recognition, understanding, and realization of unitive, spiritual, and transcendent states of consciousness.] It encompasses the idea that life is constantly challenging the deeper spiritual qualities in the human being to manifest. Thus, the human life cycle is perceived as an opportunity to live a process of identity development which challenges the human being to know himself/herself and thereby to discover the higher inner attributes that are represented by archetypes and ultimately by a sense of unity. It identifies crisis as a challenge as opposed to a mere breakdown and adheres to a wellness and not a sickness model with a negative stigma. The purpose of this work is to show that Transpersonal Psychotherapy can meet the needs of the Muslim community in the light of the modern challenges. Three typical case histories were chosen from a body of clients from the past ten years of counselling Muslims to illustrate [1] that there are typical and frequently occurring struggles in the Muslim Community, [2] the effect of treating a life crisis as a spiritual breakthrough and not as a sickness, and [3] that Transpersonal Psychotherapeutic tools can work very well without contravening Muslim beliefs and practices. In contrast to a variety of existing western approaches transpersonal psychotherapy accepts and even encourages the personal crisis to develop a self reflective identity development process. The case studies showed that it can offer the therapist valuable and effective tools to support the transformation process of the client which align with the Muslims' beliefs and ethical code of conduct

Effects of Quran recitation on sleeping of hospitalized Patients

Sleep is an important health factor particularly for patients. Disturbances in sleep pattern can cause delay in healing. Studies have shown that patients need more sleep than healthy people. Due to the importance of sleep, there are many studies regarding the effects of different factors such as relaxation, exercise therapy, and listening to music on it. This clinical cross-over trial was conducted to assess the effects of Quran recitation on sleeping of patients. 50 Moslem patients hospitalized for at least 8 nights [24 men and 24 women] between 20 and 60 with no history of addiction or usage of narcotics or habit of listening to any music at the time of sleep were selected. Data were gathered by a questionnaire and an observation checklist. At first night, no intervention was performed but, over the next three nights, Quran recitation and, for the next three nights, an Arabic rhyme by same performer were played for 20 minutes. Results showed that patients who listened to Quran recitation spent less than 20 minutes to go to sleep. However, for other groups who listened to Arabic rhymes, it took more than 20 minutes to go to sleep. Chi-Square test showed a significant difference in this regard [P<0.0005]. Since sleep as a basic physiologic need can be disturbed by different stimuli, playing Quran can be helpful in facilitating it

Some characteristics of the HIV epidemic in Morocco

The first case of AIDS in Morocco was declared in 1986 and since then the number of AIDS cases has steadily increased. According to the Ministry of Health, the cumulative number of AIDS cases in December 2002 was 1085. HIV in Morocco is acquired mainly through heterosexual intercourse. Individuals aged between 30 and 39 years and in the regions of Marrakech and Agadir have been the most affected. Monitoring of the trend of the epidemic by sentinel surveillance surveys indicates that Morocco is still a low prevalence zone, since prevalence among pregnant women is less than 1%. The estimated number of HIV-infected people in Morocco is around 15 000. It is not clear why the epidemic here has not evolved as it has in the sub-Saharan countries where it is spreading at an alarming rate. Late introduction of HIV-1 subtype B in Morocco, which is relatively less transmissible, circumcision and reduced risk behaviours of Muslims may explain this. Nonetheless, because prevalence has increased in recent years, unless preventive measures are strengthened, the HIV epidemic will worsen in Morocco

Traditional healers in the Qazvin region of the Islamic Republic of Iran: a qualitative study

We identified and categorized by method of therapy 15 traditional healers in the recorded by actual patients or by observers simulating a medical condition. The treatment practices of the 15 healers [8 men and 7 women] included herbal remedies [four], bone-setting [five], traditional methods for the treatment of sore throat [two], massage therapy using plant oils [one], cupping [two], and leech therapy [one]. Despite an adequate number of physicians practising in the region, traditional healers continue to be consulted. We recommend that the efficacy of their treatments be further studied and that they be encouraged to contribute positively to the broader health objectives of Iranian society

Characteristics of visitors to traditional healers in central Sudan

Traditional healing is widespread in Sudan and traditional healers are well respected by the community. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of visitors attending traditional healers, the reasons for visits, the frequency of visits, satisfaction with visits and advantages and disadvantages of visits. The results showed that children under ten years did not take part in visits; most of the visitors were between 21 and 40 years [61%] and were women [62%]. Visitors were less educated compared to the general population in the area. The main reasons given for attending traditional healers were treatment [60%] and blessing [26%]. Visitors did not mention any disadvantages to visiting traditional healers