Browsing by Author "Calis M."

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    Translation and validation of the Turkish version of the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQOL) questionnaire
    (2013) Duruöz M.T.; Doward L.; Turan Y.; Cerrahoglu L.; Yurtkuran M.; Calis M.; Tas N.; Ozgocmen S.; Yoleri O.; Durmaz B.; Oncel S.; Tuncer T.; Sendur O.; Birtane M.; Tuzun F.; Bingol U.; Kirnap M.; Celik Erturk G.; Ardicoglu O.; Memis A.; Atamaz F.; Kizil R.; Kacar C.; Gurer G.; Uzunca K.; Sari H.
    The Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire is a disease-specific measure of needs-based quality of life developed in the UK and the Netherlands. This study describes translation, validation, and reliability of the scale into Turkish population. The ASQoL was translated into Turkish using the dual-panel process. Content validity was assessed via cognitive debriefing interviews with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Patients with AS according to modified New York criteria were recruited into the study from 12 hospitals of all part of Turkey. Psychometric and scaling properties were assessed via a two administration survey involving the ASQoL, the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), and Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI). Classical psychometrics assessed reliability, convergent validity (correlation of ASQoL with NHP, BASFI, and BASDAI) and discriminative validity (correlation of ASQoL with perceived AS-severity and general health). Cognitive debriefing showed the new Turkish ASQoL to be clear, relevant, and comprehensive. Completed survey questionnaires were received from 277 AS patients (80 % Male, mean age 42.2/SD 11.6, mean AS duration 9.4 years/SD 9.4). Test-retest reliability was excellent (0.96), indicating low random measurement error for the scale. Correlations of ASQoL with NHP sections were low to moderate (NHP Sleep 0.34; NHP Emotional Reactions 0.83) suggesting the measures assess related but distinct constructs. The measure was able to discriminate between patients based on their perceived disease severity (p < 0.0001) and self-reported general health (p < 0.0001). The Turkish version of ASQoL has good reliability and validity properties. It is practical and useful scale to assess the quality of life in AS patients in Turkish population. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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    Aesthetic breast perception among Turkish population
    (Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, 2015) Kamburoğlu H.; Altuntas Z.; Yavuz N.; Kivanc O.; Dadaci M.; Evrenos K.; Selimoglu N.; Bitik O.; Uzun H.; Calis M.
    Introduction: Breast tissue has different composition, density, projection, position and shape among population. In literature, there are many studies that discuss the aesthetic shape or the anthropometry of breast tissue. But there is not much study which tries to find out the aesthetic perception of population. In this study we would like to find out Turkish people's aesthetic perception of the breast. Materials and Methods: This study was performed through a web site 'www.breastsurvey.net'. Nine demographic questions were asked to the participants (age, gender, education, monthly income, profession, marital status, number of children, city and country). Then the participants were asked to choose one from the 20 draw-arts, which range from AA to D cup size (AA, A, B, C, D) and from 38 to 44mm (38-40-42-44) areola. Breast sizes are calculated and drawn according to the EN13402 European Union Standard. Results: Four hundred and thirty seven people participated in our survey. Two hundred and four of them were male and 233 of them were female. D cup size was mostly preferred with a percentage of 70% among males. Similarly, D cup size was mostly preferred among female participants with a percentage of 40%. D cup size's popularity did not change in other subgroups (such as age, gender, education, monthly income, profession, marital status, number of children, city), either. Conclusion: If the breast shape is 'aesthetically perfect', bigger cup sizes (like 'D') are preferred in Turkish population regardless of socio-economic status. . In other words, the bigger is the better, in case it is beautiful.