This study was designed as a longitudinal study with the purpose of investigating the effects of providing mouth care education to pediatric oncology patients on the degree of oral mucositis. The study sample included 16 children aged 8 to 18 years who were hospitalized in the pediatric oncology and hematology clinics at a university hospital. The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the degree of mucositis before and after the education given to children undergoing chemotherapy (P < .05). The median pain values were significantly different before and after the education (P < .05) as well. It was also found that there was a strong positive statistically significant correlation between the degree of mucositis and mean pain score both before and after the education (P < .001). Consequently, it is reported that both the degree of mucositis and pain levels decreased when children were given planned mouth care education before chemotherapy and when they regularly performed mouth care.

Bu araştırmada, Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde öğrencilerin stres, anksiyete, depresyon, korku düzeyleri ve ilişkili faktörleri, literatür taraması yaparak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, 27.12.2019-30.12.2020 tarihleri arasında elektronik veri tabanları “Covid-19, pandemi, ruh sağlığı, öğrenciler”, “Covid-19, pandemic, mental health, students” anahtar sözcükleri kullanılarak taranmıştır. Tarama sonucunda 562 çalışmaya ulaşılmış olup 22 makale çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Yaş aralığı 14-33 arasında olan öğrencilerin anksiyete, korku ve depresyon düzeyinin, cinsiyet, hastalık durumu, enfeksiyon bulaşma kaygı düzeyi, hastalık ile ilgili bilgi düzeyi, koruyucu ekipmanların yeterliliği, aile yapısı, ekonomik şartlar, sosyal destek düzeyi, ebeveynler ile yaşama durumu, hastalığa bakış açısı ve madde kullanımı ile ilişkili olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuçlar, genellikle öğrencilerin orta düzeyde anksiyete yaşadığını göstermektedir. Korku, depresyon ve stres düzeyleri ise çalışmalarda farklılık göstermektedir. Kızlarda anksiyete ve depresyon düzeyi erkeklere göre daha yüksektir.

The study was conducted methodologically to adapt the Adapted Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting for Pediatrics by Child (ARINVc) and Adapted Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting for Pediatrics by Parent (ARINVp) into Turkish. The scales are administered to children who receive chemotherapy and to their parents, respectively. The study sample consisted of 8- to 18-year-old children who were hospitalized in the pediatric oncology and hematology clinics of a university hospital, met the sampling criteria, and agreed to participate in the research. The study data were collected with the Sociodemographic Attributes Information Form, ARINVc, and ARINVp using the face-to-face interview method. The mean ages of the children and their mothers and fathers who participated in the study were 13.26 ± 2.01, 36.33 ± 5.10, and 40.17 ± 4.94 years, respectively. The mean total scores obtained from the ARINVc and ARINVp were 5.43 ± 4.06 and 5.70 ± 3.77, respectively. While Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients of the scales were .85 for the ARINVc and .84 for the ARINVp, the item-total correlation coefficients were between 0.60 and 0.89 for the ARINVc and between 0.66 and 0.85 for the ARINVp (P < .01). The Turkish versions of ARINVc and ARINVp were determined to be valid and reliable scales.