Aras Doğan, Şenay; Kasımoğlu, Necla; Oluç, Tuğba

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between parents' e-health literacy and attitudes toward childhood vaccination. Design: A descriptive-correlational study. Sample: The study included 396 parents of children aged 0 to 72 months, recruited between May and December 2022. Measurements: Data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, the E-Health Literacy Scale (E-HLS), and the Caregiver Vaccination Attitudes Scale (CVAS). Analyses were performed using SPSS (version 24). Results: The mean age of the parents was 30.13 ± 5.22 years. E-HLS scores differed significantly by education level (F = 6.914, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.034), with higher scores among university-educated parents (29.72 ± 5.99) compared to those with secondary (26.86 ± 6.64) or primary education (27.48 ± 5.98). Economic status also showed significant differences in E-HLS (KW = 6.982, p = 0.03, ε2 = 0.012); parents with good economic status (29.54 ± 5.89) scored higher than those with poor status (26.35 ± 4.32). A statistically significant but weak positive correlation was found between CVAS and E-HLS (r = 0.172, p < 0.001), indicating a small effect size. Conclusions: This study showed that parents with higher e-health literacy tend to have more positive attitudes toward childhood vaccination. However, the relationship between these two variables was weak, suggesting only a limited association between e-health literacy and vaccination attitudes. In addition, parents with higher education and better economic status had higher e-health literacy scores. Due to the weak correlation observed, it is important for nurses to understand that increasing e-health literacy alone is unlikely to produce significant improvements in parental vaccination attitudes. Despite the weak correlation, these results may help guide future research exploring the broader context of vaccine attitudes among parents.

Aydin, Muhammet Ali; Adiyaman, Abdullah; Kasimoğlu, Necla; Gürol, Ayşe

Background: Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrhea in children and continues to contribute significantly to childhood morbidity and mortality. While significant research has been conducted on the epidemiology and vaccination of rotavirus, the contributions of nursing to its prevention, management, and family-centered care are insufficiently documented. This study analyzes global research trends to identify gaps in nursing scholarship and emerging opportunities related to rotavirus. Methods: A bibliometric analysis was performed using Web of Science and Scopus (1966–2024). Co-occurrence, co-citation, and thematic mapping techniques were applied to examine research productivity, influential contributors, collaboration patterns, and thematic evolution. Results: The analysis included 210 publications from 146 sources authored by 1170 researchers. The most productive countries were the United States (18.7%), China (7%), and Canada (5.7%), while Brazil, India, and Australia demonstrated strong international collaboration. The dominant themes were immunization, infection control, and epidemiology. Emerging areas focused on zoonotic transmission and gut microbiota. Despite their importance in caregiver education, hydration management, and community prevention, nursing-led interventions were markedly underrepresented. Conclusions: Rotavirus research continues to grow, yet nursing contributions remain limited within the broader scientific landscape. Despite their importance in caregiver education, hydration management, and community-level prevention, nursing-led interventions remain markedly underrepresented in the global literature. Advancing nursing-led preventive strategies, vaccine advocacy, and community-based interventions represent a critical opportunity to strengthen public health responses to rotavirus. Clinical Trial Registration: No clinical trial number is required.

Agaoglu, Ferhat Onur; Bas, Murat; Tarsuslu, Sinan; Ekinci, Lokman Onur

Aim: This study aims to examine the effect of nurses' crisis leadership on their responsibility-taking behaviors and determine whether the level of disaster-related knowledge mediates this relationship. Methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design; statistical methods, including mediating variable analysis, were applied. The sample consisted of 563 nurses working in six Hatay province hospitals devastated by the earthquakes. Results: Crisis leadership was positively associated with nurses' taking responsibility behavior and disaster knowledge level. The level of disaster knowledge partially mediated the relationship between crisis leadership and taking responsibility. Conclusion: This study revealed that the effect of crisis leadership on nurses' responsibility-taking behavior was strengthened by their level of disaster knowledge. This finding suggests that education and information about disaster experiences play a critical role in increasing nurses' initiative-taking capacity. Implications for Nursing Practice and Policies: These results highlight the need to provide comprehensive training programs and information materials for nurses to demonstrate effective leadership under disaster conditions. In addition, increasing the knowledge of nurses in the field of disaster management supports the health system in becoming more resilient to crises through policy changes and guidelines being put into practice.