Factors that predict the perception of spirituality and spiritual care of nurses working in high-risk units and the effect of death anxiety.

PURPOSE: Spirituality contributes to the health and well-being of individuals. This study investigates the factors that predict the spirituality perceptions and the effect of death anxiety of nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study, 382 nurses working in four public hospitals intensive care and emergency departments setting in two different cities in Turkey. FINDINGS: Variables predicting the total and subscale scores of the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale of nurses were determined by linear multiple regression analysis. Except for the religiousness subscale, the satisfaction level of nurses was found to be a significant predictor in total of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Scale. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nurses working in high-risk units are unclear about their perception of spirituality and spiritual care.

Adaptation of the Dementia Attitudes Scale into Turkish.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Dementia Attitudes Scale which is developed to determine attitudes towards dementia. METHODS: 326 volunteered students between the age of 20-44 years, studying in Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences are included in this methodological study. Data of the study were collected with "Demographic Data Form", "Dementia Attitudes Scale" and "UCLA-Geriatrics Attitudes Scale". For the analysis of the data, the SPSS and Lisrel software were used. RESULTS: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the Dementia Attitudes Scale is 0.84 which is quite high. Confirmatory factor analysis has supported three factor-structure of the scale: "Supporting attitude", "Accepting attitude" and "Exclusionary attitude". Confirmatory factor analysis revealed goodness of fit coefficients as 0.076 for RMSEA, 2.86 for the chi-square/sd, and 0.93 for CFI. The analysis showed that the adapted scale fits the model very well. The scale can discriminate between demographic characteristics and attitudes to dementia. The scale significantly correlates with UCLA-Geriatric Attitudes Scale measuring attitude towards the elderly. CONCLUSION: Dementia Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable scale that can be used in studies evaluating the attitude towards dementia.

The Reflections of Final Year Medical Students About Nursing Home: "Loneliness and Abandonment".

BACKGROUND: Population aging is a global phenomenon with opportunities and challenges. The numbers and proportions of older people are increasing in almost every country. This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of nursing homes among final-year medical students. METHODS: This qualitative study used the word association test as a data collection tool to obtain the reflections regarding nursing homes among final-year students, and the concept of "nursing homes" was defined in face-to-face interviews of the volunteer students. RESULTS: Analysis of data collected from 51 students regarding nursing homes resulted in five main categories (old age [frequency, f=74], positive affect emotions [f=66], negative affect emotions [f=165], loneliness [f=75], and abandonment [f=46]) based on the reflections that the term "nursing home" evoked among the students. In the present study, the final-year students primarily used more negative expressions. CONCLUSION: Qualitative studies with students, such as those included in the present study, can provide important clues for the development of educational curriculum and social health policies.