Yücel Demıral

ORCID: 0000-0002-4281-0218
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Research Areas
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Education Practices and Challenges
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Gender Studies and Social Issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Public Administration and Governance
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Dokuz Eylül University
2016-2025

Izmir University
2022

Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University
2021

Izmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2021

Education Training And Research
2021

Hacettepe University
2020

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hastanesi
2019

Istanbul Aydın University
2012

United States Food and Drug Administration
2012

Agence pour le développement de l'emploi
2012

A new third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) has been developed in response to trends working life, theoretical concepts, and international experience. key component COPSOQ III is a defined set mandatory core items be included national short, middle, long versions questionnaire. The aim present article test reliability middle III.The questionnaire was tested among 23,361 employees during 2016-2017 Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, Turkey. total 26...

10.1016/j.shaw.2019.10.002 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Safety and Health at Work 2019-11-06

SF-36 has been both translated into different languages and adapted to cultures obtain comparable data on health status internationally. However there have only a limited number of studies focused the discriminative ability regarding social disease in developing countries. The aim this study was population norms short form 36 (SF-36) survey association domains with demographic socioeconomic variables an urban Turkey. A cross-sectional study. Face face interviews were carried out sample...

10.1186/1471-2458-6-247 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2006-10-09

Limited data are available on the short- to midterm levels of antibodies CoronaVac vaccine and quantitative change in humoral response after homologous or heterologous booster doses. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated anti-receptor-binding domain (RBD) immunoglobulin G (IgG) two doses heterologous/homologous administration among healthcare workers a university hospital Turkey. Quantitative anti-RBD IgG antibody were measured at first fourth months 560 who had completed vaccine,...

10.1002/jmv.27620 article EN Journal of Medical Virology 2022-01-25

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common disability in childhood. The gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) has become an important tool to assess CP patient. In 2007, expanded and revised (E&R) version of GMFCS which includes age band for youth 12-18 years was developed. aim this study evaluate reliability Turkish GMCS.We assessed interobserver between two physical medicine rehabilitation specialists 136 children with test-retest within a subgroup 48 patients. Percent agreement,...

10.3109/09638288.2011.632466 article EN Disability and Rehabilitation 2011-11-29

Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been decreasing in Turkey since the early 1990s. Our study aimed to determine how much of CHD decrease between 1995 and 2008 could be attributed temporal trends major risk factors advances medical surgical treatments. The validated IMPACT model was used combine analyse data on uptake effectiveness treatments factor adults aged 35–84 years 2008. Data sources were identified, searched appraised population, for those years. Official statistics,...

10.1186/1471-2458-13-1135 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2013-12-01

The purpose of this study is to expand validity and reliability analysis Turkish Version Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), whose internal consistency,content discriminant for a limited size sample group were examined by Sucuoğlu et al.96 children adolescents aged between 4-18, (48 diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) 48 mental disability (MD) delay based on DSM-IV-TR criteria,) included in the study. Regarding scale; Cronbach's alpha values as consistency indicator,...

10.5080/u11197 article EN Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 2016-01-01

Dramatic changes in workplace structure and environment have increased the importance of psychosocial factors job insecurity working life. Job is shown to a negative impact on mental physical health. Health care transformation Turkey increases threat for many workers health sector. Therefore aim this cross-sectional study was determine effects perceived depression anxiety nurses private sector Izmir, Turkey. There were 16 hospitals Izmir which 11 accepted participate. Perceived quantitative...

10.2486/indhealth.46.613 article EN Industrial Health 2008-01-01

Objective To evaluate the participatory ergonomic method on development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees. Methods This study is a randomized controlled intervention study. It comprised 116 workers using computers. Those group were taught ergonomics risk assessment method. Cox proportional hazards model generalized estimating equations (GEEs) used. Results In 10‐month postintervention follow‐up, possibility developing symptoms was 50.9%....

10.1539/joh.16-0003-oa article EN Journal of Occupational Health 2016-04-21

Noise is defined as unwelcome sound. It has been estimated that 16% of adult hearing loss in the world due to noise exposure at workplace. This report offers a case diagnosed with whom working call center operator home. Home agent operators should be explored.

10.4103/1463-1741.178512 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Noise and Health 2016-01-01

Objectives: The aim was to investigate the longitudinal relationship between precarious work and depressive symptoms in a representative cohort of employees Germany. Methods: In German Study on Mental Health at Work (S-MGA) (n = 2009), were assessed by Patient Questionnaire (PHQ−9). Precarious measured through baseline (2012) self-reported job insecurity, marginal part-time, fixed-term contract, hourly wage and—during follow-ups 2012–2017—unemployment. Among without (2012), we ran logistic...

10.3390/ijerph19063175 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-03-08

Abstract Background Vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are key for COVID-19 protective-immunity. As the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines declines over time and variants virus continue to emerge, need booster doses vaccine remains on agenda. The aim this study was assess NAbs dynamics its correlation with anti-RBD IgG levels during nine-month follow-up period after primary-CoronaVac vaccination vaccinations evaluate strategies. Methods This prospective longitudinal observational...

10.1186/s12879-025-10621-2 article EN cc-by BMC Infectious Diseases 2025-02-14

Between 1993 and 2004, patients with antidepressant poisoning admitted to an emergency department (ED) were analysed retrospectively regard demographics, clinical findings treatment attempts. Age, gender, suicide attempts, classification of antidepressants, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, ECG findings, need for endotracheal intubation, follow-up period Antidepressant Overdose Risk Assessment (ADORA) criteria by SPSS software. A total 356 cases evaluated. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA),...

10.1177/096032706072470 article EN Human & Experimental Toxicology 2006-10-01

The aim of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term impact pharmacovigilance (PV) training on 5th year medical students' knowledge about definitions awareness regulatory aspects in PV.In academic 2010/11, students completed structured, questionnaire before just after training. They also same 1-year training.The PV significantly increased term (P < 0.001). However, improvement decreased Although scores were higher than baseline score, difference not statistically significant. Total...

10.4103/0253-7613.161272 article EN Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2015-01-01

Occupational accident rates are high in the developing world and they among crucial indicators of work life. The data on serious occupational accidents three years from Aegean Region Turkey were analyzed order to define working life situation. for 1995-97 obtained Social Insurance Institution. Variables defined workers, environment conditions descriptive analysis. relationships between these variables outcomes analyzed. fatality risk was 2.6 times higher mining construction than production...

10.1539/joh.45.74 article EN Journal of Occupational Health 2003-01-01

To explore the association of job strain with CHD and metabolic syndrome in municipal workers. A cross-sectional study was completed 450 male Coronary heart disease defined as: physician diagnosed ischemic disease; and/or, findings ECG. Metabolic according to criterion set by National Cholesterol Education Panel. The demand-control model used assess strain. Self administered questionnaires were after a face interview. Logistic regression models constructed syndrome. prevalence 17.8% 8.0%...

10.1539/joh.48.332 article EN Journal of Occupational Health 2006-09-01

Ceyda Şahana*, Hakan Baydurb & Yücel Demiralca Occupational Medicine Department, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmır, Turkey; b Health School, Faculty of Sciences, Celal Bayar Manisa, c Public Turkey

10.1080/19338244.2018.1538095 article EN Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2018-12-30

Background: According to the Turkey Burden of Disease Study, 10% national burden disease is attributed cardiovascular diseases.Although standardized coronary heart (CHD) rate falling in general, CHD prevalence among young people rising.On other hand, as a result increased life expectancy and higher retirement ages, workers also increasing.Therefore, work ability return after diagnosis are important for population health well-being.Socioeconomic factors working conditions may play key role...

10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150611 article EN Balkan Medical Journal 2016-04-29

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in Turkey World. Heart Balçova Project is a community- based health promotion project that aims to reduce CVD incidence prevalence through risk factor modification individual population level. This paper presents results baseline survey aimed define factors developing coronary heart disease (CHD) population.The study included 36,187 people over 30 years age residing 2007. Individuals were interviewed at their...

10.5152/akd.2013.002 article EN cc-by-nc Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi/The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 2012-10-01

Working at intensive care units (ICUs) is considered a risk factor for developing musculoskeletal complaints (MSC). This study was conducted between January 2017 and June 2019 in two ICUs of university hospital. It designed as pre- post-assessment the intervention group (IG) (N = 27) compared with control (CG) 23) to determine effects multifaceted ergonomics program reducing MSC. The IG (N: 35) received ergonomic program, which implemented by an ERGO team over 18 month period. Four...

10.3390/ijerph17103719 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020-05-25

Immigration entails the risk of feeling disconnected in receiving society, both everyday life and workplace. This may affect way immigrant employees relate to their job In this article, we investigate affective commitment Turkish Germany (TG) subsequent work engagement, mental health, turnover intention. Specifically, compared TG ( n = 201) German (GG; 1,406) Turkey (TT; 362). Our results show that effect immigration background on through depends level perceived psychological safety at...

10.1177/0022022115626513 article EN Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2016-01-29
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