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The aim of this study was to determine factors affecting the economic abuse status of older adults. The study was conducted with 385 individuals aged 65 years and above, living in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul. Data were collected using a Sociodemographic Form, and a Determination of Economic Abuse of Older Adults Form. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the factors affecting the economic abuse status of the older adults. The study participants comprised 51.4% males and 48.6% females with a mean age of 70.44 ± 6.73 years. It was determined that 9.4% of the older adults were exposed to economic abuse. As a result of the logistic regression analysis, the factors found to affect the situations of exposure to economic abuse of the older adults were age, income status, number of children, exposure to emotional abuse, and exposure to physical abuse.
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Elder Abuse , Male , Female , Humans , Aged , Logistic Models , Socioeconomic FactorsABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To determine the knowledge and practices of nurses working in psychiatry clinics on the ventrogluteal (VG) injection. DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A total of 91 nurses constituted the sample of the study. FINDINGS: It was determined that 35.7% of the nurses preferred the VG site. It was determined that the nurses who preferred the VG site knew and applied the preparation for injection, and the stages during and after the injection. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study will guide the preparation of in-service training programs on the use of VG site in psychiatric clinics.
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Muscle, Skeletal , Psychiatry , Humans , Injections, Intramuscular , Cross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The research aimed to examine the relationship between psychiatric nurses' spiritual care practices, perceptions and competencies. METHODS: This study was conducted as a descriptive -correlational study. The population of the study consisted of the nurses working at Manisa Mental Health Hospital (N =134). It was intended to contact the whole of the population, and so there was no selection process. Thus, the study sample consisted of 128 nurses, who accepted to participate in the research. Spirituality Spiritual Care Rating Scale used to determine nurses' perceptions spirituality and spiritual care. Spiritual Care Competence Scale was used to evaluate the nurses' spiritual care competence. RESULTS: Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale of psychiatric nurses item score mean was 3.93 ± 0.49, the Spiritual Care Competence Scale of psychiatric nurses item score mean was 3.54 ± 0.63. There was no significant relationship between two scales (p > 0.05). As a result of multiple regression analysis, psychiatric nurses' which accounts for only 20.1% of spirituality and spiritual care perceptions of feel incompetent about spiritual care. CONCLUSION: Psychiatric nurses' perceptions of spiritual and spiritual care were high, but their competence was at a moderete level. There was no a correlation between nurses' perceptions and competencies of spiritual care.
