The Relationship of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Fear and Anxiety with Smoking and Caffeinated Beverage Consumption in Young People

Background: Young people, especially in their developmentally sensitive periods, are highly vulnerable to the impact of constant stressors, so their mental health needs special attention during and after the pandemic. Young people who experience anxiety and fear due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and who are exposed to many different stressors can resort to ineffective coping methods in the face of these problems. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of coronavirus disease 2019 fear and anxiety with smoking and caffeinated beverage consumption in young people. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted on 551 young people. As data collection tools, "Personal Information Form, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Anxiety Scale, and Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fear Scale" were used. In the evaluation of the data obtained in the study, besides descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean, SD, minimum, and maximum), t-test and analysis of variance test were used in independent groups. Results: Young people smoked (8.1%) and consumed caffeinated beverages (31.8) more than normal during the pandemic period and The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale mean score was 11.50 ± 3.02 and the mean score of The Fear of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Scale was 18.32 ± 6.43 of them. It was determined that the young people who smoked had lower coronavirus anxiety and fear. It was found that the young people who stated that they smoked more before the pandemic had lower coronavirus anxiety and higher coronavirus fears. It was found that young people who smoked 16 or more cigarettes a day had lower anxiety and fears about coronavirus than young people who smoked <16 cigarettes. It was determined that the young people, who stated that there was an increase in the consumption of caffeinated beverages compared to the pre-pandemic period, had higher coronavirus anxiety and fears. Conclusion: As a result, it has been observed that the high coronavirus disease 2019 anxiety and fear of young people had a negative impact on their consumption of cigarettes and caffeine. For this reason, it is recommended to support young people with training for this anxiety and fear they experience and to carry out studies to prevent young people from smoking and caffeine addiction.

Reasons for early marriage of Syrian migrant young women: Qualitative study

It is aimed to examine the reasons of Syrian migrant women getting married early. Universe selection has not been made. Participants were reached using the snowball sampling method. In this phenomenological qualitative study, 4 main themes were created with the method of description and examined. It has been determined that poverty, family coercion, love and the losses they suffered during the war are effective in the early marriage of Syrian migrant women. It has been investigated that most of the factors determined in the early marriage of Syrian migrant women are situations that develop against their will and that these women have to marry at an early age.

Children With Disabilities and Their Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Difficulties Experienced.

The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties experienced by disabled children and their mothers due to the necessity of being at home during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) process. The research is a qualitatively prepared phenomenological-type descriptive study. "Content analysis" was used in the analysis of the interview questions. Semi-structured interview technique was used as the data collection method. It was determined that the disabled child lost the skills he learned during the COVID-19 process; his health was adversely affected; there were disruptions in the education process; behavioral problems began; and he experienced social isolation. As a result, it can be said that both children with disabilities and mothers who care for them try to cope with many difficulties during the COVID-19 process and they are left alone and do not receive support during this process.

Family relationship of nurses in COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: This research demonstrates that nurses feel pain because the pandemic process has separated them from their family and children. AIM: To examine the family relationship situation of nurses in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: The research adopted a descriptive qualitative design. Participants were selected by the snowball method. An individual in-depth interview technique was used while the participants were away. In-depth interviews were made with a total of 27 nurses. Nine of these nurses were excluded from the study due to communication problems and device problems during the interview. RESULTS: This research showed that nurses suffered from family relationship breakdown and insufficiency in intrafamilial coping. The nurses stayed away from their families due to overtime and fear of COVID-19. They cannot meet the needs of their children and spouses for whom they are responsible, and they cannot spare time for them. They were living a tiring life with great responsibility and faced with mental problems such as burnout syndrome and depression. This study was conducted in three cities with a high number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey. We investigated three themes: Breakdown in continuity of intrafamilial relationship, ineffectiveness in role performance, and ineffective individual coping. CONCLUSION: The nurses suffer from conditions such as change in parent-infant/child relation and insufficiency in intrafamilial process coping.

Assessment of Have Problems and Care Burdens of Mothers with Handicapped Children in COVID-19 Pandemic.

In the study, it was aimed to evaluate the problems and care burden of mothers who have a handicapped child in the pandemic process. The population of the descriptive study consisted of the mothers of the children who came to the rehabilitation center (n = 230), and the sampling consisted of the mothers who wanted to participate in the study (n = 216). The research data were collected through social media and the data were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency measurements, independent sample t test, Oneway anova, Kruskal wallis tests in the SPSS program. In the study, Burden Interview Scale (BIS) scores of the mothers who stated that the educational status of their child was adversely affected in the pandemic, stated that they were worried that there would be someone to take care of my child if I died, stated that the child's health checks were interrupted, stated that they did not send their child to school due to the fear of COVID-19, and reported that they had a problem in reaching the health institution was determined were significantly higher than. Mothers with handicapped children stated that their children experienced difficulties in important situations such as health checks and educations during the pandemic period. In addition, it was found that the care burden of these mothers was higher. During the pandemic period, it is necessary to make and support new regulations in accordance with the disability of these special children with state policies as well as healthcare professionals.

The dual role of nurses as mothers during the pandemic period: Qualitative study

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the changing routines of nurses in maternal role due to Covid-19 outbreak. This is qualitative interview research and is based on the descriptions of the interviews with the participants. Interviews were recorded on the phone with nurses. It was semi-structured and used a snowball sample, and in-depth interviews were made. We determined three themes in this research. The themes are 1. Imperatives of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2. Theme: Concerns about infecting their children with Covid-19, 3. Theme: Impaired communication with children. Also, we determined in the themes;nurses express difficulty about child care, communication with children and concerns about infecting their children. Nurses and their children have been adversely affected by this process and have a feeling of inadequate parental roles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)