The effect of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety levels and quality of life in dialysis patients

PubMed ID: 16898100Aim - To determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) on anxiety levels and quality of life (QoL) in dialysis patients. Methods - A total of 46 patients who had been treated with dialysis in the Dialysis Center of Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital were recruited. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire. Patients' Recognition Form (PRF), State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and QoL-index for dialysis patients (QoLI-dialysis) were used to collect the necessary data. All three forms were utilised prior to PMRT and 6 weeks after completion of PMRT. Results - The mean state-anxiety score before and after PMRT was found as 43.4±4.3 and 28.9±2.8, respectively (P<0.001). Similarly, the mean trait-anxiety scores before and after PMRT were found as 43.6±9.5 and 31.1±6.5, respectively (P<0.001). When the QoLI-dialysis score was examined it was 28.7±3.2 before PMRT and 29.6±2.3 after PMRT (P<0.01). Conclusion - The results of the study demonstrate that PMRT for dialysis patients helps decrease state- and traitanxiety levels and has a positive impact on QoL

Development and evaluation of the health belief model scale in obesity [Obezitede sagli{dotless}k inanç modeli ölçegi'nin geliştirilmesi]

AIM: The aim of this study was to develop a scale based on the Health Belief Model which can provide a reliable and valid evaluation of obese individuals' belief and attitudes towards obesity. METHOD: The sample of the study that was conducted between July 2008 and May 2010 included 400 obese individuals who presented to the obesity clinics in Ege University Medical Faculty and Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty Hospitals. Obesity questionnaire form and Health Belief Model Scale in Obesity (HBMSO) developed by the investigators to collect data about sociodemographic and obesity characteristics of obese individuals as well as the health belief in obesity were completed in face-to-face interviews. The HBMSO were completed in face-to-face interviews again in the following three weeks to test-retest reliability of the scale. The analysis of data was The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows 13.0.RESULTS: A principal component factor analysis was used to measure the construct validity of the HBMSO. Five factor groups were obtained as a result of the factor analysis. These five factors formed the domains of the HBMOS that included 32 items prepared as five point Likert scales. Total item correlation analysis was positive for all domains (>0.70 p0.60 p<0.00. CONCLUSION: These results show that HBMSO is a reliable and valid scale to measure the attitudes and beliefs of the obese individuals about obesity

Assesment of the reactions of caregivers of a cancer patients: Valdty and reliability of the scale of "Your reactions helping your family member" in Turksh society

WOS: 000339909300011PubMed ID: 24061462Background: This study has been descriptively designed in order to evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale of "Your Reactions to Helping Your Family Member" for Turkish society. The scale that was developed by Archbold and Steward in 1983 being applied at caregivers is included within Family Care Inventory. Materials and Methods: The scale which is adapted for Turkey was applied to 132 caregivers of cancer patients, who are family members, twice by face-to-face interview method. Sample of the study consists of 132 caregivers of cancer patients who had outpatient treatment in chemotherapy unit of a university hospital in Izmir. Quantitative and percentage Ugur and Fadiloglu tests were used in the analysis of descriptive data regarding caregivers, Kendall W analysis was used to assess content validity of the scale, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation was used for test-retest reliability of the scale and Cronbach Alpha Analysis was used for internal consistency. Results: Validity of the scale was determined by using Kendalls Coefficient of Concordance (W: 0.62, p > 0.05) and it was evaluated as theres no difference ofopinion among the experts. Test-retest reliability coefficient between the first and the second application of the scale was found - as. 88. Conclusions: The scale which is ascertained to be valid and reliable as a result of our study can be used to assess the reactions of caregivers of cancer patients during the care giving period in Turkish society

The examination of validity and reliability for Obese Individuals Specific Quality of Life Scale [Obezlere Özgü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeginin geçerlilik ve güvenirliginin incelenmesi]

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine validity and reliability Turkish form Obese Individuals Specific Quality of Life Scale. Methods: This is a methodological study. Form Quality of Life Scale Specific for Obese Persons is a test Likert type scale composed of 15 items an done factors. The scale was applied to persons (n=170) who were consulted to Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Research and Application Hospital Clinical Obesity and suitable research criteria Turkish language validity work of scale has been made by MAPI Institute. That's why the language validity has not been work worked again. Validity of the scale was evaluated with factor analysis and construct validity and reliability was evaluated with item-total score correlation, internal consistency and continuity methods. Results: The Cronbach alpha was 0.90. Item total correlation coefficients of scale ranged from 0.33-0.71 and none of the items of scale was deleted. Results of test score were obtained. In order to estimate scale stability between different occasions test-retest reliability was performed and it has seen that there was a strong and linear correlations between measures. At the result of the factor analysis of the scale one factors which can account for %62.57 of the total variance of test score was obtained. Conclusion: Obese Individuals Specific Quality of Life Scale was decided to be a valid and reliable scale

Effects of home-based cardiac exercise program on the exercise tolerance, serum lipid values and self-efficacy of coronary patients

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and reduces cardiac risk factors. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of a home-based cardiac exercise program (HBCEP) on exercise tolerance, serum lipids, and self-efficacy in coronary heart disease patients in Turkey. Self-efficacy theory provided the framework for this study's intervention. The study design was a pre-test and post-test experimental, randomized assignment. The study included 30 participants in a home-based cardiac exercise program (HBCEP; mean age = 54.7 ± 7.8) and 30 in control (C; mean age = 52.7 ± 6.5). The Phase II cardiac exercise program included three 45-60-min sessions per week for 12 weeks, and the enhancement of self-efficacy through educational sessions and the use of goal setting, modelling, and physiological feedback strategies. Both groups were comparable in their medical regimen, exercise capacity, and other measured variables pre-intervention. At baseline and after 12 weeks, exercise capacity was evaluated by exercise testing using the Bruce Protocol, self-efficacy was measured with the Cardiac Exercise Self Efficacy Index, and serum lipid values were measured. At the completion of the 12-week exercise program, the exercise capacity (P<0.001), total cholesterol (P =0.004), triglycerides (P = 0.048), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P = 0.001), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P = 0.039), and self-efficacy (P<0.001) of the HBCEP Group were significantly improved compared to the control group. These results suggest that a first-time HBCEP in Turkey can be successful in having patients adhere to a prescribed exercise program and reduce risk factors. Enhanced self-efficacy may have mediated the improved behavioural outcomes. © 2006, European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved