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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nursing students' smartphone addiction and interaction anxiety. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive relation-seeker type study was conducted with 333 students. The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version and the Interaction Anxiousness Scale were used. FINDINGS: Of the students who participated in the study, 12% were at risk for smartphone addiction. A statistically significant correlation was determined between the scores for the two scales used. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: As students' smartphone addiction risks increased, their interaction anxiety also appeared to increase, pointing to a need for guidance to restrict smartphone use in this population.
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Behavior, Addictive , Students, Nursing , Anxiety/epidemiology , Behavior, Addictive/epidemiology , Humans , Internet Addiction Disorder , SmartphoneABSTRACT
This study aims to compare the effects of PechaKucha and traditional PowerPoint presentations on the learning performance of nursing students. This randomized controlled trial study was conducted in March 2016 at a nursing school in Ankara, Turkey. The participants were randomly distributed to the intervention group, which received a lecture using the PechaKucha presentation method (n = 66), and to the control group, which received a lecture using the traditional PowerPoint presentation (n = 68). The subject, "Knee Prosthesis and Nursing Approaches," was given to both groups in different classrooms at the same time. The efficiency of the presentation methods was evaluated by a test on the content of the lecture. Satisfaction levels of the participants were evaluated by using the Visual Analogue Scale. There was no statistically significant relationship between the average test results of the groups. The satisfaction levels of the participants in the intervention group was higher than the control group (p < 0.01). This study showed that, although there was no difference between groups in terms of information, the PechaKucha technique can be used for topics that nurse educators want to draw particular attention to.
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Education, Nursing/methods , Learning , Students, Nursing/psychology , Teaching/standards , Education, Nursing/standards , Education, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Students, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Teaching/statistics & numerical data , TurkeyABSTRACT
Background The aim of this methodological study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Sexual Quality of Life - Male (SQoL-M) questionnaire translated and adapted to measure the sexual quality of life of men in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. METHODS: To assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the SQoL-M questionnaire, in January and February 2017 we formed a sample of 128 men from Ankara, Turkey, and Girne, Northern Cyprus, to complete the questionnaire. Two weeks later, 65 of these men completed the questionnaire during a retest. Factor analysis was conducted to evaluate the questionnaire's factor structure, internal consistency and test-retest reliability analyses were used to assess reliability and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to measure criterion-related validity. RESULTS: Cronbach's α for the Turkish version of the SQoL-M questionnaire was 0.91, with corrected item-total score correlations ranging from 0.432 to 0.819. The test-retest correlation, calculated to compare scale scores of both groups of participants, was 0.83 (P<0.001). We also observed a statistically significant relationship between the Turkish version of the SQoL-M questionnaire and the Arizona Sexual Experience scale. CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of the SQoL-M questionnaire is a valid, reliable instrument for evaluating the sexual quality of life of men in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
