Identification of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients who have undergone transcranial magnetic stimulation in a psychiatry clinic: A retrospective descriptive design.

RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; ACADEMIC medical centers; TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation; RESEARCH methodology; RETROSPECTIVE studies; MENTAL status examination; REHABILITATION of people with mental illness; SEX distribution; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SYMPTOMS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; MARITAL status; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL correlation; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals

Purpose: The aim of this study, which is the first in this field in Turkey, is to determine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients who have undergone transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a psychiatry clinic. Design and Methods: This study has a retrospective descriptive design. Data of 513 psychiatric patients who have undergone TMS between 2015 and 2018 in a university hospital were reviewed. Findings: Significant differences were found between psychiatric diagnoses of the patients, based on their sex, marital status, and the number of courses of treatment with TMS (p < 0.05). Practical Implications: It was suggested that nurses who would practice this procedure were required to be educated for TMS and nursing care to provide well and effective care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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