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Item Item Factors affecting the quality of life in climacteric women in Manisa region; [Manisa bölgesinde yaşayan klimakterik dönem kadınlarında yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörler](Ekin Tibbi Yayincilik, 2010) Inceboz Ü.; Demirci H.; Özbaşaran F.; Çoban A.; Nehir S.Objectives: To determine the factors affecting the severity of menopausal symptoms and the quality of life among women living in Manisa, a western city of Turkey. Patients and Methods: After statistical estimation of the sample size reflecting the whole population, 268 climacteric women (mean age 50.7±6.6 years; range 40 to 60 years) with menopausal symptoms were investigated by sociodemographic questionnaire, menopause rating scale (MRS), and Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) in Celal Bayar University Hospital. Results: Almost 1/3 of women had no knowledge on menopause. The MRS scores of women were inversely correlated with Physical Health, Psychological well-being, Social Relationship domains of quality of life. Educational level, menopausal knowledge, participation in decision-making in the family and economic status positively affected most domains of quality of life, whereas being married and having high BMI scores had negative effects. Conclusion: In climacteric women, quality of life was negatively affected by the severity of menopausal symptoms, low education level, limited menopausal knowledge, and being overweight. © Medical Journal of Trakya University.Item Impact on quality of life and physical ability of pregnancy-related back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy(2011) Çoban A.; Arslan G.G.; Çolakfakioglu A.; Sirlan A.The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of pregnancy-related back pain on quality of life and physical ability in the third trimester of pregnancy. One hundred women in the 28th-40th week of pregnancy were asked to fill out questionnaires including: general questions about background factors, the Katz's Activity's Daily Living Index (ADL), and Short Form of WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Back pain intensity was assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), and functional limitation was measured by Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire (OSW). It was found that, in the third trimester, pregnant women with back pain (PBP) with low pain intensity and moderate functional limitation did not have an impact on quality of life but decreased physical ability when compared to pregnant women with no back pain (NBP). As the back pain intensity of pregnant women increases, physical ability decreases.Item Knowledge and practices about the subject emergency contraception of the pharmacists and their helpers in the pharmacies in Manisa; [Manisa Il Merkez Eczanelerinde Çalisan Eczaci ve Kalfalarin Acil Kontrasepsiyon Konusunda Bilgi ve Uygulamalari](Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 2012) Taspinar A.; Çoban A.; Öntürk E.; Büsra Özteke M.; Vural B.K.Aim: The study was carried out as descriptive to determine the knowledge and practices about the subject emergency contraception of the pharmacists and their helpers in the pharmacies in central Manisa. Method: The universe of the research was formed by the 113 pharmacies registered to Manisa chamber of pharmacists in the year 2008 and all the pharmacies were included in the study. 47 pharmacists and 88 helpers agreed to join the study. The research which was planned to be descriptive March-to-June 2008. A questionnaire was produced by researchers and filled in during face-to face interviews with the pharmacists and their helpers. Results: The pharmacists and their helpers stated that combined pills (46.8% and 44.5%) and condoms (41.5% and 42.7%) the most requested family planning methods their pharmacy. It was determined that 48.9% of the pharmacists, 33% of the pharmacist's helpers gave information to customers about their use of family planning methods, 38.3% of the pharmacists, 23.9 % of the pharmacist's helpers gave information what to do in case of failure to use/ where to apply to. 91.5% of the pharmacists, 95.5% of the pharmacist's helpers stated that they had emergency contraception (EC) purpose pills in their pharmacies. It was determined that 61.7% of the pharmacists, 28.4% of the pharmacist's helpers had the knowledge about EC, 61.7% of the pharmacists, 52.3% of the pharmacist's helpers could consider the EC methods true, 68.1% of the pharmacists, 70.5% of the pharmacist's helpers gave the correct answers to the question of when the EC - purpose pills would be used. 68.1% of the pharmacists, 45.5% of the pharmacist's helpers stated that EC methods might have adverse effects, 14.9% of the pharmacists, 25% of the pharmacist's helpers stated that EC methods were protect agains to STD or not information about it, 12.8% of the pharmacists, 9.1% of the pharmacist's helpers stated that these pills might be effective after the pregnancy occurred. It was determined that 53.2% of the pharmacists, 48.9% of the pharmacist's helpers got information about EC before. Conclusion: It was found out that the pharmacists and their helpers did not make enough counseling about the use of family planning methods, the knowledge level of the pharmacists and their helpers about emergency contraception was quite low, and they had some misinformation. It was also concluded that the pre-graduation education given to the pharmacists shout be upgraded with respect to adulth education principles so that they can act as EC consultants and wide-scale in-service aducation programmes which would also pharmacist's helpers, should be organized and participationin these programmes should be further ancouraged.