The term: SID syndrome applies to sudden and unexpected death of the infant for which no diagnostic fetal factor has been found. It is also applied to sudden death of a less than one year old baby, the cause is not recognizable after complete post mortem study, and review of disease records. Such a death will be a very bitter and sorrowful experience for the family, therefor the nurses are bound to support the family both mentally and spiritually.

Sudden infant death syndrome

Background The COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about the mental health of the world population. Protection measures to prevention the disease impacted education and undergraduate students were exposed to additional stressors. Objectives Analyze depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in undergraduates, their respective predictors and the association with satisfaction with life, psychological well-being and coping strategies. Methods An online cross-sectional study was conducted from September 14 to October 19, 2020, involving undergraduate students enrolled in 33 courses from 5 public university campuses in the state of Parana, Brazil, using: questionnaire with sociodemographic, academic, health and pandemic effects variables; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21); Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); Psychological Well-Being (PWB); BriefCOPE. The convenience sample was composed of 1,224 participants, with 18 years old or older, that completed all research instruments. Spearman correlation and logistic analysis (univariate and multivariate) were applied to the collected data. Results Most of the undergraduates presented symptoms of depression (60.5%), anxiety (52.5%) and stress (57.5%). Depression, anxiety and stress presented significant correlations in common: negative with satisfaction with life, all dimensions of psychological well-being, and 3 adaptive copings (active coping, planning, positive reframing); positive with 5 maladaptive copings (behavioral disengagement, denial, self-blame, self-distraction, substance use). In addition, there were 7 common predictors for symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress: female; age 18-24 years old; having a chronic disease; lower scores in 2 dimensions of psychological well-being (positive relations with others, self-acceptance); higher scores in 2 maladaptive copings (self-blame, substance use). Conclusions The data indicate a high prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and suggest that higher scores of satisfaction with life, psychological well-being dimensions and adaptive copings may present protective effects in undergraduates during a pandemic crisis.

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Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in Brazilian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Predictors and association with life satisfaction, psychological well-being and coping strategies.

The widely accepted association of the prone sleeping position with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) rests largely on studies that were conducted outside the United States where there are different populations and cultural practices. For this reason, the authors carried out a population-based case-control study in 11 California counties with ethnically diverse residents. Experienced interviewers spoke in person during a 3-year period in 1997-2000 with the mothers of 185 SIDS cases and 312 randomly selected control subjects. The groups were matched for race/ethnicity and age. The interviewers were trained in grief counseling related specifically to SIDS. Mothers of SIDS cases were more likely than control mothers to be less than 25 years of age, to lack a complete college education, to be unmarried, and to have a lower income. In addition, they had more previous live births, smoked more heavily during the index pregnancy, began prenatal care later, and were likelier to have been physically abused during or after the index pregnancy. Low birth weight, premature birth, and postpartum fever all were more frequent in SIDS infants. After adjusting for known confounding factors and demographic variables, both the prone and side sleeping positions were associated with more than twice the risk of SIDS compared with infants sleeping supine (on their backs). The adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were 2.6 and 2.0, respectively, for the prone and side sleeping positions. This association was evident in all racial/ethnic groups. The risk of SIDS was particularly increased for infants placed in an unstable side position and later found to be prone (AOR, 8.7). Infants who usually were placed on their backs but had last been put down in the prone or side position also had a significantly high risk of SIDS (AORs, 8.2 for the prone position and 6.9 for the side position). Infants placed in an unaccustomed prone or side sleeping position were at higher risk than those who always were placed in these positions. This experience with a culturally diverse U.S. population, which follows the "Back to Sleep" public education campaign, indicates that more emphasis needs to be placed on avoiding an unstable side sleeping position as well as unaccustomed prone and side positions.

Infant sleeping position and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in California, 1997-2000

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The evaluation of undergraduate nurses' attitudes, perspectives and perceptions toward older people.

Preparing nurses and nursing students to care for older adults in lower and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of nursing and medical students toward older people in Turkey. Method: This was a cross-sectional and comparative descriptive study. The Turkish version of Kogan’s Old People Scale was used to evaluate attitudes toward older people among 618 students. Results: Medical students showed more positive attitudes toward older people than nursing students. Students who were females, whose economic income was less than expenditure, and who were not interested in working with older people after graduation showed less positive attitudes. Conclusion: The results suggested that positive attitudes toward older people exist; despite this, it is obvious that more efforts are required to enhance these attitudes. Implications for Practice: Revision and improvement in curricula are needed to enhance the attitudes of students toward older people, and lecturers in schools should further consider the need to prepare students for their roles as caregivers for thi...

Attitudes of Turkish Nursing and Medical Students Toward Elderly People

The COVID-19 health crisis has reached pandemic scale spreading globally The present study examines the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on psychological and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among university students in Turkey A cross-sectional survey design was used for data collection From May 11th to May 15th 2020, the study utilized snowball sampling techniques to gather data through an online survey The pandemic's psychological effects on participants were measured by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 and the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey assess related HRQOL were used to make mental health assessments 1120 university students were contacted to complete the survey Of these, a total of 1095 completed the survey, translating to a participation rate of 977% Overall, 646%, 486% and 452%, and 345% of all participants self-reported symptomatic signs of depression, anxiety, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), respectively Female gender and poor family relationships were identified as risk factors for probably PTSD, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress as well The mean scores of Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) were 6699 ± 214 and 4076 ± 231, respectively Students suspected of a history with PTSD had considerably lower total scores for PCS-12 and MCS-12, when cross checked for similarity to those without such a history The findings of this research suggest that evidence of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress is commonly apparent among university students during the period of the COVID-19 crisis Prevention and intervention approaches to attenuate the psychosocial impact should be an integral component of crisis response during pandemic conditions

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and health-related quality of life among university students in Turkey.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and leading cause of death worldwide, including in Turkey. High perceptions of cancer fatalism are associated with lower rates of participation in screening for breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breast cancer fatalism and other factors on breast cancer awareness among nursing students in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at three universities in the Western Black Sea region. The sample was composed of 838 nursing students. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI) and Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS). Results: Breast cancer fatalism perception of the students was at a low level. It was determined that students’ seriousness perception was moderate, health motivation, BSE benefits and BSE self-efficacy perceptions were high, and BSE barriers and sensitivity perceptions were low. In addition, it was determined that students awareness of breast cancer was affected by breast cancer fatalism, class level, family history of breast cancer, knowledge on BSE, source of information on BSE, frequency of BSE performing, having breast examination by a healthcare professional within the last year and their health beliefs. Conclusions: In promoting breast cancer early diagnosis behaviour, it is recommended to evaluate fatalism perceptions and health beliefs of the students and to arrange training programs for this purpose.

Effects of Breast Cancer Fatalism on Breast Cancer Awareness among Nursing Students in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of breast cancer fatalism and other factors on breast cancer awareness among Turkish women. This cross-sectional and comparative descriptive study was conducted with 894 women. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Powe Fatalism Inventory and Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale. Seriousness, health motivation, BSE benefits and BSE self-efficacy perceptions of the women were moderate, and susceptibility and BSE barriers perceptions were low. It was determined that awareness of breast cancer of the women was affected by breast cancer fatalism, age, education level, employment status, marital status, family type, economic status, social assurance, menopause status, family history of cancer, family history of breast cancer, knowledge on BSE, source of information on BSE, performing of BSE, frequency of BSE performing, having a problem with breast, having a breast examination in hospital, feeling during breast examination by healthcare professional, sex of healthcare professional for breast examination and their health beliefs (p < .05). The results suggested that awareness of breast cancer of the women was affected by breast cancer fatalism. In providing breast cancer early diagnosis behaviors, it is recommended to evaluate fatalism perceptions and health beliefs of the women and to arrange educational programs for this purpose.

The Effect of Breast Cancer Fatalism on Breast Cancer Awareness Among Turkish Women

Purpose: This study was carried out to assess the effect of the odor of breast milk and formula milk on reducing the acute pain of newborn infants during the heel-prick blood sampling. Methods: Eig...

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Papers

Attitudes of Turkish Nursing and Medical Students Toward Elderly People

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and health-related quality of life among university students in Turkey.

Effects of Breast Cancer Fatalism on Breast Cancer Awareness among Nursing Students in Turkey.

The Effect of Breast Cancer Fatalism on Breast Cancer Awareness Among Turkish Women

The Calming Effect of Maternal Breast Milk Odor on Term Infant: A Randomized Controlled Trial