Browsing by Author "Bektas, Murat"

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The Effect of Fatigue-Related Education on Pediatric Oncology Patients' Fatigue and Quality of Life
(Springer, 2019) Kudubes, Asli Akdeniz; Bektas, Murat; Mutafoglu, Kamer
The identification of cancer-related fatigue as a clinical problem in pediatric oncology is an important phenomenon, and there are limited number of studies about raising the awareness of pediatric oncology patients and their parents. Fatigue-related education for patients and their parents before and during cancer treatment reduces the fatigue levels of patients. This study aims to analyze the effect of fatigue-related education for pediatric oncology patients aged 7-12 and their parents on their fatigue and quality of life. This study was conducted with 80 children with cancer and their parents who were assigned to either the control group (n = 40) or the experimental group (n = 40). The experimental group received a fatigue-related educational program. The data were collected three times: prior to the program, 3 months later, and 6 months afterwards. Multidimensional variance analysis, the Bonferroni adjusted t test and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. A significant difference was found among the experimental and the control group for total mean scores and the mean scores of subdimensions of the Scale for the Assessment of Fatigue-Child Form in terms of the interactions of group, time, and group*time (p < 0.05). Significant differences were found among the experimental and control groups' mean scores on the Scale for the Quality of Life-Child and Parents Form in terms of the interactions of group, time, and group*time (p < 0.05). Fatigue-related education is an effective education model as a way to reduce fatigue and increase the quality of life of children with cancer. The use of fatigue-related education by nurses in pediatric oncology clinics will have positive effects on children and their parents.
The Prediction of Nursing Students Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Pediatric Pain Management
(BMC, 2025) Aydin, Bahise; Bektas, Ilknur; Bektas, Murat
Background Pediatric pain is a complex and often undertreated issue. Nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy in pediatric pain management are essential to improving pain outcomes. Undergraduate nursing education plays a critical role in developing these competencies, yet the relationship between knowledge and self-efficacy in this area remains underexplored. Purpose This study aimed to predict the pediatric pain management knowledge levels of nursing students based on their self-efficacy. Methods This descriptive and correlational study included 227 third- and fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the Child Health and Disease Nursing course at a state university in T & uuml;rkiye. Data were collected using a sociodemographic data form, the Pediatric Pain Management Knowledge Scale, and the Pediatric Pain Management Self-Efficacy Scale. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and linear regression analysis were performed. Results Participants' mean age was 21.40 +/- 1.38 years; 59% were female, and 51.1% had prior education on pain management. Knowledge scores for "Barriers", "Pain Diagnosis," and "Pain Assessment" significantly predicted the "Decision-Making" subdimension of the self-efficacy scale. Additionally, the "Pain Pathophysiology" subdimension significantly predicted the "Planning and Management" subdimension scores (p < 0.05). The knowledge subdimensions explained 87.4% of the variance in "Decision-Making" and 14.8% in "Planning and Management". Conclusions Nursing students' overall knowledge levels of pediatric pain management did not predict their self-efficacy. However, a strong and statistically significant relationship was found between the subdimensions of "Pain Awareness," "Pathophysiology," "Barriers," "Assessment," and "Pain Control" knowledge and the "Decision-Making" subdimension of self-efficacy. These findings highlight the importance of targeted education on pediatric pain content to strengthen students' self-efficacy in clinical practice. Trial registration Not applicable.