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Item Evaluation of asthma and COPD awareness in primary care doctors in Turkey; [Türkiye’de birinci basamak hekimlerinde astım ve KOAH farkındalığının değerlendirilmesi](Ankara University, 2016) Ersu R.; Bingöl Karakoç G.; Yildiz F.; Köktürk N.; Mungan D.; Ekinci B.; Gemicioğlu B.; Yorgancioğlu A.A.Introduction: Chronic pulmonary diseases cause significant morbidity and mortality. However awareness about the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and traetment of these disorders is low among patients and health care providers. Our aim was to evaluate the awareness of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among primary care doctors. This study was performed by the national Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases programme. Material and Methods: Primary care doctors employed by the Ministry of Healthy were included to the study. Turkish Statistical Institute randomly selected 680 doctors. Questionnaires evaluating the awareness of asthma and COPD which were developed by the Turkish Thoracic Society COPD and asthma assemblies were completed online by these doctors. Results: 84% of the doctors described asthma as airway obstruction. Dyspnea was reported as the most common symptom of asthma (78.8%) and inspiratory rhonci was reported as the most common physical exam finding (42.3%). Around 50% of doctors thought impairment of pulmonary function tests (PFT) was important for diagnosis and evaluation of severity of asthma while 24.2% thought physical exam was more important. When treatment options were evaluated 87.6% chose inhaled treatment for asthma. COPD was described as bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis by 9.1%, chronic bronchitis and emphysema by 61.6%, chronic bronchitis and asthma by 22.2% and asthma and emphysema by 7.1%. 1.2% of the doctors did not consider cigarette smoking as a risk factor for COPD. PFT was recommended for diagnosis by 83%. Most correctly differentiated asthma and COPD. Bronchodilators were the first choice for COPD by 72.5%. Conclusion: Awareness is low for asthma and COPD among primary care doctors. Awareness should be raised among health care professionals for these diseases with high economical burden to improve outcome. © 2016, Ankara University. All rights reserved.Item Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptom severity scale-child form(Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society, 2017) Yalin Sapmaz Ş.; Ergin D.; Özek Erkuran H.; Şen Celasin N.; Öztürk M.; Karaarslan D.; Köroğlu E.; Aydemir Ö.Introduction: This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity Scale-Child Form for use among the Turkish population. Methods: The study group consisted of 30 patients that had been treated in a child psychiatry unit and diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder and 83 healthy volunteers that were attending middle or high school during the study period. For reliability analyses, the internal consistency coefficient and the test-retest correlation coefficient were measured. For validity analyses, the exploratory factor analysis and correlation analysis with the Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index for concurrent validity were measured. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha (the internal consistency coefficient) of the scale was 0.909, and the test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.663. One factor that could explain 58.5% of the variance was obtained and was congruent with the original construct of the scale. As for concurrent validity, the scale showed high correlation with the Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Turkish version of the DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity Scale- Child Form can be used as a valid and reliable tool. © 2017 by Turkish Association of Neuropsychiatry.Item Reliability and validity of Turkish form of severity of acute stress symptoms scale; [DSM-5 Akut Stres Belirti Şiddeti Ölçeği Türkçe Formunun geçerliliği ve güvenilirliği](Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, 2017) Aşçibaşi K.; Çökmüş F.P.; Aydemir Ö.; Aydin Aşik E.; Herdem A.; Alçi D.; Öztekin S.; Sarikavak T.; Aydin O.; Balikçi K.; Çöldür E.Ö.; Yüzeren S.; Sücüllüoğlu Dikici D.; Akdeniz F.; Köroğlu E.Objective: This study demonstrates the reliability and validity of the Turkish Form of Acute Stress Symptoms Scale which was developed according to DSM-5 criteria to measure the severity of acute stress disorder. Methods: This research was carried out with the patients who fulfilled the criteria of any stress related disorders according to DSM-5 criterion in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric clinics of Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine. Except for acute or post-traumatic stress disorders, patients with any other mental or physical disease were excluded. Fifty patients were included in the study. As the control group, 150 volunteers without any mental or physical diseases were invited. Beside Acute Stress Symptoms Scale, Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ) which is the most commonly used self-rated instrument to rate the experience of recent trauma is utilized for concur-rent validity. In reliability analyses, internal consistency coefficient and item-total correlation coefficients were calcu-lated. In validity analyses, factor analysis and correlation analysis with PDEQ were performed. Results: The mean age of the study group was 32.1±12.0 years, and 57.7% of the sample group (n=116) were female. 31.3% of the group were college graduates, 36.3% primary school graduates, 29.9% is high school graduates. Disease duration in acute stress disorder group was 4.08±4.57 years. For the internal consistency of Acute Stress Symptoms Severity Scale, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found to be 0.95. Item-total score correlation coefficients were between 0.76 and 0.88 and all were statistically significant. For the exploratory factor analysis, sample adequacy was tested, Kaiser-Meier-Olkin (KMO) coefficients was 0.91 and Bartlett coefficient was 1388. Single-factor solution was obtained and the eigenvalue was 5.40, representing 77.8% of the total variance. Factor loadings of the items were between 0.82-0.92. The coefficient of correlation analysis with PDEQ was calculated as r=0.88. Area under the curve is found 0.99 as the result of ROC analysis. Conclusion: With these findings, it is shown that the severity of Acute Stress Symptoms Scale is reliable and valid for Turkish. © 2017 Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg. All rights reserved.Item Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM-5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form(Routledge, 2017) Yalın Sapmaz Ş.; Ergin D.; Şen Celasin N.; Özek Erkuran H.; Karaarslan D.; Öztekin S.; Uzel Tanrıverdi B.; Köroğlu E.; Aydemir Ö.The goal of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM–5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form. The scale was prepared by translating and then back-translating the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale. The study groups included one group of 30 patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder who were treated in a child and adolescent psychiatry unit and another group of 83 healthy volunteers from middle and high schools in the community. For assessment, the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (ADES) was used in addition to the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale. Regarding the reliability of the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale, Cronbach’s alpha was.824 and item–total score correlation coefficients were between.464 and.648. The test–retest correlation coefficient was calculated to be r =.784. In terms of construct validity, one factor accounted for 45.2% of the variance. Furthermore, in terms of concurrent validity, the scale showed a high correlation with the ADES. In conclusion, the Turkish version of the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form is a valid and reliable tool for both clinical practice and research. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and depression in children and adolescents(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019) Yalın Sapmaz Ş.; Şen S.; Özkan Y.; Kandemir H.Identification of the structural causes of depression is important for the treatment process, and toxoplasmosis may be related to psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) seropositivity and depression in children and adolescents. This case-control study included 37 children and adolescents aged 11–18 years diagnosed with depression who were followed by the Manisa Celal Bayar University Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and 36 children and adolescents aged 11–18 years with no history of depressive episodes or psychiatric disorder treated by the Pediatric Outpatient Department. The T. gondii serology of these two groups was evaluated and compared. There were no statistically significant age or sex differences between the 37 participants with depression and the 36 healthy controls. Eight patients and two controls were seropositive for T. gondii, a statistically significant difference (p = 0.046). Seropositivity was significantly higher in patients with suicidal ideation (p = 0.005) than in those without suicidal ideation. The seropositivity of seven of the nine participants who attempted suicide was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that of participants who did not. Thus, T. gondii infection may affect the predisposition for and severity of depression. © 2019Item Quality of Life and Associated Risk Factors in Caregivers of Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019) Sücüllüoğlu Dikici D.; Eser E.; Çökmüş F.P.; Demet M.M.INTRODUCTION: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disease that affects social relationships, and occupational and academic performance of patients and their relatives due to cognitive, emotional, and behavioural aspects of the disease. Quality of life (QoL) in relatives of patients with OCD has previously been reported and compared with caregivers of patients with other psychiatric conditions. However, there are few studies available in the literature regarding the causality of QoL in caregivers of patients with OCD. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate QoL of caregivers of patients with OCD and predictors of QoL of the family caregivers. METHODS: The study population comprised of 68 patients with OCD and their caregivers. The dependent variable of this study is “QoL of caregivers” as assessed by the short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF-TR). The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV/Clinical Version (SCID-I/CV), Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale (Y-BOCS), Y-BOCS symptom checklist, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), and WHOQOL-BREF-TR were completed by the patients, whereas the SCID-I/CV, WHOQOL-BREF-TR, and Burden Assessment Scale (BAS) were completed by the caregivers. Student’s t-test, MWU, ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA, and Spearman’s correlations were used in univariate analyses, and multiple linear regression tests were run in multivariate analyses. Critical VIF values were taken as 5.0 for detecting collinearity among independent variables in the regression analyses. Type 1 error was taken as 0.05 in the analyses. RESULTS: Linear regression analysis showed that caregivers’ sex, education level, occupational status, disease burden, and patients’ sex, physical QoL, and disease severity were predictors of caregivers’ QoL. Moreover, disease burden was the only common predictor that affected all four dimensions (physical, psychological, social relations, environmental) of the caregiver’s QoL, and as the perceived disease burden increased, the caregiver’s QoL deteriorated. © 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Item Assessment of the impact of dementia care and support program in both patient and caregiver outcomes: An intervention study; [Demans bakim ve destek programinin hasta ve bakim verici çiktilari üzerindeki etkisinin değerlendirilmesi: Bir müdahale çalişmasi](Geriatrics Society, 2019) Uyar F.; Özmen D.; Mavioğlu H.; Atalay N.Introduction: Dementia is one of the priority issues among the public health concerns. This study aims to assess the impact of the Dementia Care and Support Program in caregivers and patients with dementia. Materials and Methods: This study is an intervention study. Dementia Care and Support Program was a planned 16-week program. Sixty-one patient–caregiver pairs were randomized into two groups, the intervention (n=31) and control groups (n=30). Dementia Care and Support Program was applied to the intervention group, but the control group received routine hospital care. Data were collected between July and November 2016 from a dementia outpatient clinic. While data for patients were collected using the quality-of-life assessment in Alzheimer’s disease and Neuropsychiatric Inventory, data for caregivers were collected using the quality of life SF-36, Beck Depression, Beck Anxiety, and Zarit Caregiver Burden Care Inventory. Results: Fifty-four patient–caregiver pairs completed the study. The mean age of the patients was 76.7±11.2 (46–96) years old. There was no statistically significant difference in the quality-of-life scores and neuropsychiatric symptom scores between the patient groups (p>0.05). The mean age of caregivers was 53.6±14.8 (22–81) years old. Statistically significant differences were found in NPI-D, quality-of-life mental health, quality-of-life physical health, depression, and anxiety scores between the caregiver groups (p<0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference in burden scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: This study established that Dementia Care and Support Program has positive effects on caregivers. © 2019, Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.Item Correlation between work impairment, scores of rhinitis severity and asthma using the MASK-air® App(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2020) Bédard A.; Antó J.M.; Fonseca J.A.; Arnavielhe S.; Bachert C.; Bedbrook A.; Bindslev-Jensen C.; Bosnic-Anticevich S.; Cardona V.; Cruz A.A.; Fokkens W.J.; Garcia-Aymerich J.; Hellings P.W.; Ivancevich J.C.; Klimek L.; Kuna P.; Kvedariene V.; Larenas-Linnemann D.; Melén E.; Monti R.; Mösges R.; Mullol J.; Papadopoulos N.G.; Pham-Thi N.; Samolinski B.; Tomazic P.V.; Toppila-Salmi S.; Ventura M.T.; Yorgancioglu A.; Bousquet J.; Pfaar O.; Basagaña X.; Aberer W.; Agache I.; Akdis C.A.; Akdis M.; Aliberti M.R.; Almeida R.; Amat F.; Angles R.; Annesi-Maesano I.; Ansotegui I.J.; Arnavielle S.; Asayag E.; Asarnoj A.; Arshad H.; Avolio F.; Bacci E.; Baiardini I.; Barbara C.; Barbagallo M.; Baroni I.; Barreto B.A.; Bateman E.D.; Bedolla-Barajas M.; Bewick M.; Beghé B.; Bel E.H.; Bergmann K.C.; Bennoor K.S.; Benson M.; Bertorello L.; Białoszewski A.Z.; Bieber T.; Bialek S.; Bjermer L.; Blain H.; Blasi F.; Blua A.; Bochenska Marciniak M.; Bogus-Buczynska I.; Boner A.L.; Bonini M.; Bonini S.; Bosse I.; Bouchard J.; Boulet L.P.; Bourret R.; Bousquet P.J.; Braido F.; Briedis V.; Brightling C.E.; Brozek J.; Bucca C.; Buhl R.; Buonaiuto R.; Panaitescu C.; Burguete Cabañas M.T.; Burte E.; Bush A.; Caballero-Fonseca F.; Caillaud D.; Caimmi D.; Calderon M.A.; Camargos P.A.M.; Camuzat T.; Canfora G.; Canonica G.W.; Carlsen K.H.; Carreiro-Martins P.; Carriazo A.M.; Carr W.; Cartier C.; Casale T.; Castellano G.; Cecchi L.; Cepeda A.M.; Chavannes N.H.; Chen Y.; Chiron R.; Chivato T.; Chkhartishvili E.; Chuchalin A.G.; Chung K.F.; Ciaravolo M.M.; Ciceran A.; Cingi C.; Ciprandi G.; Carvalho Coehlo A.C.; Colas L.; Colgan E.; Coll J.; Conforti D.; Constantinidis J.; Correia de Sousa J.; Cortés-Grimaldo R.M.; Corti F.; Costa E.; Costa-Dominguez M.C.; Courbis A.L.; Cox L.; Crescenzo M.; Custovic A.; Czarlewski W.; Dahlen S.E.; D'Amato G.; Dario C.; da Silva J.; Dauvilliers Y.; Darsow U.; De Blay F.; De Carlo G.; Dedeu T.; de Fátima Emerson M.; De Feo G.; De Vries G.; De Martino B.; Motta Rubini N.P.; Deleanu D.; Denburg J.A.; Devillier P.; Di Capua Ercolano S.; Di Carluccio N.; Didier A.; Dokic D.; Dominguez-Silva M.G.; Douagui H.; Dray G.; Dubakiene R.; Durham S.R.; Du Toit G.; Dykewicz M.S.; El-Gamal Y.; Eklund P.; Eller E.; Emuzyte R.; Farrell J.; Farsi A.; Ferreira de Mello J., Jr.; Ferrero J.; Fink-Wagner A.; Fiocchi A.; Fontaine J.F.; Forti S.; Fuentes-Perez J.M.; Gálvez-Romero J.L.; Gamkrelidze A.; García-Cobas C.Y.; Garcia-Cruz M.H.; Gemicioğlu B.; Genova S.; Christoff G.; Gereda J.E.; Gerth van Wijk R.; Gomez R.M.; Gómez-Vera J.; González Diaz S.; Gotua M.; Grisle I.; Guidacci M.; Guldemond N.A.; Gutter Z.; Guzmán M.A.; Haahtela T.; Hajjam J.; Hernández L.; Hourihane J.O.'.B.; Huerta-Villalobos Y.R.; Humbert M.; Iaccarino G.; Illario M.; Ispayeva Z.; Jares E.J.; Jassem E.; Johnston S.L.; Joos G.; Jung K.S.; Just J.; Jutel M.; Kaidashev I.; Kalayci O.; Kalyoncu A.F.; Karjalainen J.; Kardas P.; Keil T.; Keith P.K.; Khaitov M.; Khaltaev N.; Kleine-Tebbe J.; Kowalski M.L.; Kuitunen M.; Kull I.; Kupczyk M.; Krzych-Fałta E.; Lacwik P.; Laune D.; Lauri D.; Lavrut J.; Le L.T.T.; Lessa M.; Levato G.; Li J.; Lieberman P.; Lipiec A.; Lipworth B.; Lodrup Carlsen K.C.; Louis R.; Lourenço O.; Luna-Pech J.A.; Magnan A.; Mahboub B.; Maier D.; Mair A.; Majer I.; Malva J.; Mandajieva E.; Manning P.; De Manuel Keenoy E.; Marshall G.D.; Masjedi M.R.; Maspero J.F.; Mathieu-Dupas E.; Matta Campos J.J.; Matos A.L.; Maurer M.; Mavale-Manuel S.; Mayora O.; Meco C.; Medina-Avalos M.A.; Melo-Gomes E.; Meltzer E.O.; Menditto E.; Mercier J.; Miculinic N.; Mihaltan F.; Milenkovic B.; Moda G.; Mogica-Martinez M.D.; Mohammad Y.; Momas I.; Montefort S.; Mora Bogado D.; Morais-Almeida M.; Morato-Castro F.F.; Mota-Pinto A.; Moura Santo P.; Münter L.; Muraro A.; Murray R.; Naclerio R.; Nadif R.; Nalin M.; Napoli L.; Namazova-Baranova L.; Neffen H.; Niedeberger V.; Nekam K.; Neou A.; Nieto A.; Nogueira-Silva L.; Nogues M.; Novellino E.; Nyembue T.D.; O'Hehir R.E.; Odzhakova C.; Ohta K.; Okamoto Y.; Okubo K.; Onorato G.L.; Ortega Cisneros M.; Ouedraogo S.; Pali-Schöll I.; Palkonen S.; Panzner P.; Park H.S.; Papi A.; Passalacqua G.; Paulino E.; Pawankar R.; Pedersen S.; Pépin J.L.; Pereira A.M.; Persico M.; Phillips J.; Picard R.; Pigearias B.; Pin I.; Pitsios C.; Plavec D.; Pohl W.; Popov T.A.; Portejoie F.; Potter P.; Pozzi A.C.; Price D.; Prokopakis E.P.; Puy R.; Pugin B.; Pulido Ross R.E.; Przemecka M.; Rabe K.F.; Raciborski F.; Rajabian-Soderlund R.; Reitsma S.; Ribeirinho I.; Rimmer J.; Rivero-Yeverino D.; Rizzo J.A.; Rizzo M.C.; Robalo-Cordeiro C.; Rodenas F.; Rodo X.; Rodriguez Gonzalez M.; Rodriguez-Mañas L.; Rolland C.; Rodrigues Valle S.; Roman Rodriguez M.; Romano A.; Rodriguez-Zagal E.; Rolla G.; Roller-Wirnsberger R.E.; Romano M.; Rosado-Pinto J.; Rosario N.; Rottem M.; Ryan D.; Sagara H.; Salimäki J.; Sanchez-Borges M.; Sastre-Dominguez J.; Scadding G.K.; Schunemann H.J.; Scichilone N.; Schmid-Grendelmeier P.; Sarquis Serpa F.; Shamai S.; Sheikh A.; Sierra M.; Simons F.E.R.; Siroux V.; Sisul J.C.; Skrindo I.; Solé D.; Somekh D.; Sondermann M.; Sooronbaev T.; Sova M.; Sorensen M.; Sorlini M.; Spranger O.; Stellato C.; Stelmach R.; Stukas R.; Sunyer J.; Strozek J.; Szylling A.; Tebyriçá J.N.; Thibaudon M.; To T.; Todo-Bom A.; Trama U.; Triggiani M.; Suppli Ulrik C.; Urrutia-Pereira M.; Valenta R.; Valero A.; Valiulis A.; Valovirta E.; van Eerd M.; van Ganse E.; van Hage M.; Vandenplas O.; Vezzani G.; Vasankari T.; Vatrella A.; Verissimo M.T.; Viart F.; Viegi G.; Vicheva D.; Vontetsianos T.; Wagenmann M.; Walker S.; Wallace D.; Wang D.Y.; Waserman S.; Werfel T.; Westman M.; Wickman M.; Williams D.M.; Williams S.; Wilson N.; Wright J.; Wroczynski P.; Yakovliev P.; Yawn B.P.; Yiallouros P.K.; Yusuf O.M.; Zar H.J.; Zhang L.; Zhong N.; Zernotti M.E.; Zhanat I.; Zidarn M.; Zuberbier T.; Zubrinich C.; Zurkuhlen A.Background: In allergic rhinitis, a relevant outcome providing information on the effectiveness of interventions is needed. In MASK-air (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network), a visual analogue scale (VAS) for work is used as a relevant outcome. This study aimed to assess the performance of the work VAS work by comparing VAS work with other VAS measurements and symptom-medication scores obtained concurrently. Methods: All consecutive MASK-air users in 23 countries from 1 June 2016 to 31 October 2018 were included (14 189 users; 205 904 days). Geolocalized users self-assessed daily symptom control using the touchscreen functionality on their smart phone to click on VAS scores (ranging from 0 to 100) for overall symptoms (global), nose, eyes, asthma and work. Two symptom-medication scores were used: the modified EAACI CSMS score and the MASK control score for rhinitis. To assess data quality, the intra-individual response variability (IRV) index was calculated. Results: A strong correlation was observed between VAS work and other VAS. The highest levels for correlation with VAS work and variance explained in VAS work were found with VAS global, followed by VAS nose, eye and asthma. In comparison with VAS global, the mCSMS and MASK control score showed a lower correlation with VAS work. Results are unlikely to be explained by a low quality of data arising from repeated VAS measures. Conclusions: VAS work correlates with other outcomes (VAS global, nose, eye and asthma) but less well with a symptom-medication score. VAS work should be considered as a potentially useful AR outcome in intervention studies. © 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.Item Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Association with Subclinical Inflammation(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2021) Onder E.N.A.; Ertan P.Background Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most seen monogenic periodic fever syndrome characterised by bouts of fever and serositis. It is known that subclinical inflammation (SI) can persist in the symptom-free period and lead to amyloidosis even under colchicine treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the role of the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) in FMF and its correlation with SI. Material and Methods A total of 112 patients with FMF and 78 controls were enrolled in this retrospective study. Demo-Demographic, laboratory and genetic data were obtained from the hospital records. Results The FAR values of the FMF cases were significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.001). In the FMF group, the patients with SI had higher FAR values than those without SI (p < 0.001). FAR was positively correlated with SI (r = 0.413, p < 0.001). The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that FAR had a higher area under the curve value than albumin and fibrinogen. Conclusion Detecting SI in patients with FMF is crucial in preventing amyloidosis, the most devastating complication of FMF. FAR is a simple, inexpensive, easily obtained indicator which can be used for reflecting SI in FMF. © 2020 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.Item The eating attitudes, sleep and personality characteristics, and effects of on acne severity in adolescents with acne vulgaris(2021) Bilaç Ö.; Bilaç C.; Tahıllıoğlu A.; Uzun A.D.; Dilcan M.; Önder A.; Kavurma C.; Uzunoğlu G.Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a very common dermatological problem during adolescence. It is reported that it has a multifactorial etiology and nutritional attitudes, insufficient and poor-quality sleep may cause increased severity of AV. Aim: We aimed to investigate the sleep, eating attitudes and personality traits, and their effects on acne severity in adolescents with acne. Methods: The study sample was formed of 37 adolescent girls aged 12–18 years who presented at the University Dermatology Clinic and were diagnosed with AV and 37 adolescents without AV-matched age and gender. Eating attitude test, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) Personality Inventory Child Form, and child and parent forms of DSM-5 Level 2 Sleep Disorders were applied to in both groups. The AV severity assessed by using the Global Acne Grading Scale (GAGS). Psychiatric diagnosis was excluded with clinical interview according to the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for school-aged children: Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL-DSM-5-T). Results: The mean age of adolescents with and without AV was 15.3 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.7), 15.4 (SD = 1.8), respectively. The mean disease duration of adolescents with AV was 20.4 (SD = 15.2) months, and the mean GAGS score was 23.24 (SD = 9.4). It was determined that eating attitudes, sleep, and personality characteristics of adolescents were similar in both groups. Eating attitudes, sleep, and personality characteristics had no direct effect on acne severity. Conclusion: Although this study demonstrates that eating attitudes, sleep, and personality characteristics were similar in adolescents with and without AV and these variables had no effect on acne severity, these results may have been obtained because of the severity scores of adolescents with AV were “moderate.” There is a need for researches examining these variables in adolescents with “severe” AV. © 2021 Turkish Journal of Dermatology.Item Multi-Center Experience of Coronary Artery Perforation during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Clinical and Angiographic Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes between 2010 and 2020(Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2022) Gündüz R.; Yıldız B.S.; Çetin N.; Özgür S.; Çizgici A.Y.; Tülüce K.; Tülüce S.Y.; Özen M.B.; Duman S.; Bayturan Ö.Background: Coronary artery perforations are one of the most feared, rare, and catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Despite the remarkable increase in coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, there is no large database that collects coronary artery perforation for the Turkish population. Our study aimed to report our experience over a 10-year period for clinical and angiographic characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes of coronary artery perforation during the percutaneous coronary intervention at different cardiology departments in Turkey. Methods: The study data came from a retrospective analysis of 48 360 percutaneous coronary intervention procedures between January 2010 and June 2020. A total of 110 cases who had coronary artery perforation during the percutaneous coronary intervention were found by angiographic review. Analysis has been performed for the basic clinical, angiographic, procedural characteristics, the management of coronary artery perforation, and outcome of all patients. Results: The coronary artery perforation rate was 0.22%. Out of 110 patients with coronary artery perforation, 66 patients showed indications for percutaneous coronary intervention with acute coronary syndrome and 44 patients with stable angina pectoris. The most common lesion type and perforated artery were type C (34.5%) and left anterior descending (41.8%), respectively. The most observed coronary artery perforation according to Ellis classification was type III (37.2%). Almost 52.7% of patients have a covered stent implanted in the perforated artery. The all-cause mortality rate of coronary artery perforation patients in the hospital was 18.1%. Conclusion: The observed rate of coronary artery perforation in our study is consistent with the studies in this literature. However, the mortality rates related to coronary artery perforation are higher than in other studies in this literature. Especially, the in-hospital mortality rate was higher in type II and type III groups due to perforation and its complications. Nevertheless, percutaneous coronary intervention should be done in selected patients despite catastrophic complications. Copyright@Author(s) - Available online at anatoljcardiol.com.Item Radiological findings based comparison of functional status in patients who have post-covid lung injury or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023) Kızılırmak D.; Sarı S.; Can F.; Havlucu Y.Background: Following COVID-19 infection, some patients acquired lung injury and fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by lung fibrosis. Both post-COVID lung injury and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cause loss of respiratory function and involvement of the lung parenchyma. We aimed to compare respiratory related functional characteristics and radiological involvement between post-COVID lung injury and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Methods: A single center, cross-sectional study was applied. Patients with post-COVID lung injury and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis included in the study. All patients underwent the 6-minute walk test, as well as the Borg and MRC scales. Radiological images were evaluated and scored for lung parenchymal involvement. The impact of post-COVID lung injury and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on respiratory functions of were compared. The relationship of functional status and radiological involvement, as well as the effect of potential confounding factors were investigated. Results: A total of 71 patients were included in the study. Forty-eight (67.6%) of the patients were male and the mean age was 65.4 ± 10.3 years. Patients with post-COVID lung injury had greater 6-minute walk test distance and duration, as well as higher oxygen saturations. The MRC and Borg dyspnea scores were comparable. At radiologic evaluation, ground glass opacity scores were higher in patients with post-COVID lung injury, whereas pulmonary fibrosis scores were higher in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, the total severity scores were similar. While pulmonary fibrosis score was found to have a negative correlation with 6-minute walk test distance, test duration, and pre- and post-test oxygen saturation levels, there was a positive correlation with oxygen saturation recovery time and MRC score. There was no relationship between ground glass opacity and the functional parameters. Conclusions: Despite having equal degrees of radiological involvement and dyspnea symptom severity, PCLI patients exhibited higher levels of functional status. This might be due to different pathophysiological mechanisms and radiological involvement patterns of both diseases. © 2023, The Author(s).