Abstract Background: This study aims to determine the psychometric properties of World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) Turkish version in adults and older adults. Methods: is a multicenter cultural adaptation carried out with 1752 participants. Internal consistency (by Cronbach’s alpha); Construct validity known groups confirmatory factor analysis-CFI) discriminant are evaluated stratified by Cohen’s Effect Size used analyses. Results: Distribution WHO-5 acceptable limits. Alpha...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent, and debilitating skin disease. Recent studies showed that inflammatory biomarkers, such as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte (PLR), Lymphocyte/HDL (LHR), Neutrophil/HDL (NHR), Monocyte/HDL (MHR) are an indicator of diseases may be associated with disease severity activity. To investigate NLR, PLR, LHR, NHR, MHR in HS patients. In addition, to compare erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP),...

Systemic inflammatory biomarkers are promising predictive and prognostic factors for solid cancers. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio derived used to predict inflammation as biomarker in several malignancies.The purpose of this study was demonstrate the diagnostic, role patients with laryngeal neoplasms.A retrospective conducted on medical records involving 229 benign, premalignant malignant neoplasms between 2002 2015. were evaluated using uni- multivariate analysis.The not statistically...

Obstructive jaundice damages critical functions in the liver. Nitric oxide modulation would influence liver damage induced by biliary obstruction, and little is known about it Acute cholestasis was bile duct ligation (BDL) two groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats. L-Arginine or serum physiologic administered to treatment control group. Histopathological immunohistochemical iNOS expression investigated hepatic tissue. Plasma enzyme activities were increased acute cholestasis, that L-arginine...

To determine the clinical characteristics and seasonal distribution of patients admitted to ocular emergency department a tertiary ophthalmology care center.The study cohort includes 27,120 who were room between November 2013 2014. The age, sex, reason for admission, diagnosis, complete examination reports recorded each patient. X-ray ultrasonographic examinations performed if necessary.The mean patient age was 32.83 ± 17.62 years (range, 0-95). number males nearly two times females, with...

During clinical evaluations, in order to interpret patients' complaints caused by Eustachian tube dysfunction and monitor the success of treatment, standardized disease-related scales are necessary. The aim this study was investigate validity reliability Turkish version questionnaire-7. Forty patients diagnosed with 40 healthy individuals were enrolled for study. After language validation questionnaire-7 Turkish, a scale completed both control groups. Two weeks after first evaluation, 15...

Autoimmune thyroid diseases are the most common of all autoimmune diseases. In literature, Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is considered to be a T-helper (Th) type 1 dominant condition, and Graves disease Th2-dominant condition.The aim this study was highlight new aspect relationships among Th cell subgroups by determining incidence in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR).Patients were diagnosed AR based on their medical histories, physical examinations, skin-prick test results an outpatient...

Objective: In our study, over 18 people in two different locations Manisa is intended to rational use of medicine and the factors that influence drug use. Methods: 550 people, living family health center participated this descriptive study. Data were collected by using questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted 56 questions about demographic char¬acteristics attitudes applicants use. Descriptive statistics used for summarizing data chi-square test was compare categor¬ical...

Objectives . Community based breast cancer screening has decreased mortality in women. This study examined the predictors of nonattendence for invitational relation to socioeconomic status city Manisa, western Turkey. Study Design For evaluation reasons refusing participate study, two districts were selected. 446 women aged between 50 and 69 years selected from program database by systematic random sampling. Methods The questionnaire consisted sociodemographic variables adapted version...

The aim of the study was to identify and quantify reasons for high bladder cancer rates in Turkey. We conducted a case-control Manisa, Turkey, 2011. included 173 patients with incident, histologically confirmed 282 controls who were frequency matched by age, sex geographic area, admitted main hospital Manisa wide range acute diseases. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) derived from multiple logistic regression models. Compared never smokers, OR 2.9 (95%...

To contribute to the understanding of pathogenesis chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) by identifying its relationship with autoimmunity and cytokines using autologous serum skin test (ASST) peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture (PBMC) method.Interleukins (IL)-4, IL-10, transforming growth factor (TGF-β1), interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-17A, IL-23 levels in supernatants obtained PBMC method were measured ELISA. Disease activity was assessed determining score (UAS).A total 40 patients diagnosed...

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Abstract Paramedian forehead flap is a workhorse for nasal reconstruction. However, vascular complications may lead to failure. The purpose of this study was evaluate the blood flow objectively and determine hemodynamic changes in paramedian with respect influential factors age, gender, smoking. Thirty patients who had were followed up prospectively between 2010 2013. assessed by resistance index using Color Duplex-Doppler Ultrasonography. Resistance measured at proximal distal ends each on...

We aimed to investigate the factors affecting interval from beginning of symptoms until diagnosis and treatment in patients with lung cancer.Records 119 cancer diagnosed our pulmonary diseases clinic between 2004 2006 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, histopathological tumor type, TNM stage, ECOG performance status, presence endobronchial lesions, radiological localization determined. Intervals first symptom contacting a doctor, calculated. The admission referral chest...

To determine the locoregional control and survival rates (in terms of risk factors) patients who underwent surgical resection early-stage lip cancer for whom a 'wait see' policy in neck status had been implemented.The sociodemographic data, tumour stage, characteristics histopathological features 41 with were evaluated. Factors predictive recurrence analysed. The five-year overall disease-free determined, prognostic factors compared.The mean follow-up period was 60.5 months (range, 4-92...

Amaç: Meme kanseri kadınlarda en sık görülen kanser olması nedeniyle önemlidir. Literatürde meme kanserinin ailenin hastalığı olarak değerlendirilmesi gerektiği vurgulanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, kanserli hasta yakınlarının sosyodemografik özellikleri ile bakım yükleri ve yaşam kaliteleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Materyal Metot: Çalışmamıza Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Hafsa Sultan Hastanesi Tıbbi Onkoloji Radyasyon Onkolojisi polikliniklerine Kasım 2016-Mart 2017...

Aims and background. We aimed to investigate the factors affecting interval from beginning of symptoms until diagnosis treatment in patients with lung cancer. Methods. Records 119 cancer diagnosed our pulmonary diseases clinic between 2004 2006 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, histopathological tumor type, TNM stage, ECOG performance status, presence endobronchial lesions, radiological localization determined. Intervals first symptom contacting a doctor, calculated. The...