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Effects of Positive Psychotherapy-Based Education on Pain, Psychological Resilience, and Mental Well-Being After Lumbar Canal Stenosis Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Wiley, 2025) Pasahan, Ramazan; Kavak Budak, Funda; Saritas, Serdar; Kavak, Mustafa; Erkan, Fatma Melike; Akar, Sabir
Aim This study was conducted to investigate the effects of positive psychotherapy-based education on pain, psychological resilience, and mental well-being after lumbar canal stenosis surgery.Materials and Methods A randomized controlled experimental study was conducted with 66 participants (33 control, 33 experimental) at the Brain and Neurosurgery Department of Medical Center X between March 2025 and July 2025. The control group received no intervention, while the experimental group received 8 weeks of psychoeducation based on positive psychotherapy. Pretests were administered to the control and experimental groups in March 2025. The training of the experimental group was administered between April 2025 and May 2025. Data collection tools included the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Pain Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and Mental Well-Being Scale. It was determined that the data showed normal distribution, and parametric tests were used in the analyses. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to compare the descriptive characteristics of the patients in the experimental and control groups. A t-test was applied to the dependent and independent groups to determine the effect of the training.Findings In the study, no statistically significant difference was found in the comparison of the pretest pain, psychological resilience, and mental well-being scales of the control and experimental groups (p = 0.259, p = 0.177, p = 0.428). In the study, a statistically significant difference was found in the comparison of the posttest pain, psychological resilience, and mental well-being scales of the control and experimental groups (p = 0.001). In the study, a statistically significant difference was found in the pretest-posttest pain, psychological resilience and mental well-being scale total score averages of the experimental group (p = 0.001).Conclusion and Recommendations Positive psychotherapy-based education was effective in reducing pain and increasing psychological resilience, and mental well-being in patients after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. Based on these findings, positive psychotherapy-based education can be recommended as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment for not only physical but also psychological recovery.
Karaciğer Transplantasyonu Olan Hastalarda Covid-19 Korkusunun İmmünosüpresif Tedavi Uyumuna Etkisi
(2024) Güneş, Hüseyin; Beyoglu, Sakine; Kavak, Mustafa
Öz Giriş ve Amaç: Bu araştırmada karaciğer transplantasyonu ameliyatı geçirmiş hastalarda Covid-19 korkusunun immünosüpresif tedavi uyumuna etkisini incelemeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı olarak tasarlanan bu araştırma bir üniversite hastanesinin karaciğer nakli merkezinde 169 hastanın katılımıyla yapıldı. Veriler; araştırmacılar tarafından Şubat- Mart 2024 tarihleri arasında yüz yüze ve çevrimiçi toplandı. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Koronavirüs (Covid-19) Korkusu Ölçeği ve İmmünsupresif İlaç Kullanımına Uyum ölçekleri kullanılarak toplandı. Veri analizi IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Statistics 25 programı ile yapıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların %58.6’ının erkek, %80.5’i evli, %72’sinin nakilden sonra kullandığı immünosüpresif ilacın tacrolimus olduğu, %63.3’ünün Covid-19’a yakalanmadığı, %15.4’ünün Covid-19 nedeni ile yakınını kaybettiği saptandı. Kullanılan ölçekler arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla basit doğrusal regresyon analizi yapıldı ve iki ölçek arasında istatistiksel olarak önemli ilişki saptanmadı (p>0.05) Sonuç: Covid-19 korkusunun ortalama seviyelerde olduğu saptandı. Buna rağmen hastaların immünosüpresif tedaviye uyumlarının yüksek olduğu saptandı. Dolayısıyla Covid-19 korkusunun immünosüpresif tedaviye uyumu etkilemediği belirlendi.