Browsing by Author "Demet M."

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    Evaluation of sleep quality and anxiety-depression parameters in asthmatic children and their mothers
    (2007) Yuksel H.; Sogut A.; Yilmaz O.; Demet M.; Ergin D.; Kirmaz C.
    Background: Having a child with a chronic disease may cause anxiety and depression and impair the sleep quality in the mothers. The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality in asthmatic children and their mothers as well as the status of anxiety-depression in the mothers. Methods: Study group consisted of 75 asthmatic children aged between 7 and 16 years (mean±SD 8.4±2.9) and the control group consisted of 46 healthy children aged between 7 and 15 years (mean±SD 9.1±3.6). Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was administered to both the children and their mothers while Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered only to the mothers. Results: Total PSQI score of the mothers in the asthmatic group was significantly correlated with asthma severity of the children (r=0.49, p=0.00). There was a significant correlation between asthma symptom score and sleep disturbing factors subscore in children with asthma (r=0.34, p=0.01). Moreover, anxiety and depression subscores of the mothers in the asthma group were significantly higher (p=0.02). Conclusion: Asthma may be associated with altered sleep quality in children and their mothers. Similarly, mothers of children with asthma may have disorder of anxiety and depression. Therefore, children with and their mothers need to be assessed for the requirement of support regarding sleep quality and anxiety-depression status. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Turkish adult population epidemiology of sleep study
    (Springer, 2015) Demir A.U.; Ardic S.; Firat H.; Karadeniz D.; Aksu M.; Ucar Z.Z.; Sevim S.; Ozgen F.; Yilmaz H.; Itil O.; Peker Y.; Aygul F.; Kiran S.; Gelbal S.; Cepni Z.; Akozer M.; Neyal A.; Cilli A.; Ozsancak A.; Kutlu A.; Salepci B.; Baklan B.; Oktay B.; Tuncel D.; Levent E.; Ekinci E.; Eyuboglu F.; Yildiz F.; Kirbas G.; Kaynak H.; Aydin H.; Boyaci H.; Bora I.; Oztura I.; Aslan K.; Gunhan K.; Habesoglu M.A.; Unlu M.; Demet M.; Dursunoglu N.; Tascilar N.; Yavuz N.; Erdinc O.; Araz O.; Dogan O.T.; Yetkin O.; Celik P.; Alp R.; Altin R.; Bilgin S.; Ismailogullari S.; Gazioglu S.; Ozkurt S.; Velioglu S.; Yetkin S.; Kuyucu T.; Atay T.; Uygunoglu U.; Tutar U.; Celik Y.; Bulbul Y.
    Sleep disorders constitute an important public health problem. Prevalence of sleep disorders in Turkish adult population was investigated in a nationwide representative sample of 5021 Turkish adults (2598 women and 2423 men, response rate: 91%) by an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Insomnia was defined by the DSM-IV criteria, habitual snoring and risk for sleep-related breathing disorders (SDB) by the Berlin questionnaire, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) by the Epworth sleepiness scale score, and restless legs syndrome (RLS) by the complaints according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria. Mean age of the participants was 40.7 ± 15.1 (range 18 to 90) years. Prevalence rates (men/women) were insomnia 15.3% (10.5%/20.2%; P < 0.001), high probability of SDB 13.7% (11.1%/20.2%; P < 0.001), EDS 5.4% (5.0%/5.7%; P: 0.09), RLS 5.2% (3.0%/7.3%; P < 0.001). Aging and female gender were associated with higher prevalence of sleep disorders except for habitual snoring. Prevalence rates of the sleep disorders among Turkish adults based on the widely used questionnaires were close to the lower end of the previous estimates reported from different parts of the world. These findings would help for the assessment of the health burden of sleep disorders and addressing the risk groups for planning and implementation of health care. Sleep and Biological Rhythms © 2015 Japanese Society of Sleep Research.
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    Smoking prevalence of elementary school students in Manisa; [Manisa ili ilköğretim öğrencilerinde sigara içme prevalansı]
    (Ankara University, 2018) Alkaç Ç.; Çelik P.; Özyurt B.C.; Coşkun A.Ş.; Alpaydın A.Ö.; Göktalay T.; Demet M.; Yorgancıoğlu A.A.
    Introduction: In this study it is aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking, factors affecting smoking status, and the attitudes of the elementary school students towards the smoking prohibition law which was approved in July 2009, in city. Materials and Methods: The universe of this descriptive study was 6 th -7 th -8 th class, 8236 urban and 4937 semi-urban, total 13.173 elementary schools students in city center. Study population was determined on the basis of a previous study in which the smoking trial prevalence was found 17.5%, 831 students in 6 urban 3 semi-urban, total 9 schools were chosen randomly. A questionnaire was prepared investigating smoking status, the effects of smoking and family history. Among the 9 chosen schools, the questionnaire was applied to 615 students. SPSS 14.0 statistical package was used. Results: Forty-seven percentages of the students were female. Prevalence of smoking trial was found 23.5% (16% in urban, 35% in semi-urban schools) while the prevalence of smoking was 7.1% (1.7% in urban, 15.7% in semi-urban schools). Mean age of first smoking trial was 10.04 ± 2.3. The smoking prohibition law was supported by 86.6% of the students, the warnings on the cigarette package was thought to be effective by 43.3% students and 35.2% of the students were exposed to passive smoke. Male gender, social status, education level of the family, smoker family member or close friends were found to be important risk factors for smoking prevalence of the students. Conclusion: The early onset of smoking should guide the smoking struggle be concentrated in elementary school especially in semi-urban areas where the smoking prevalence is high. © 2018, Ankara University. All rights reserved.