In Turkey, a mandatory referral system is not used. Caregivers, for their children, present directly to health-care providers at all levels. This allows patients university hospitals. this study, reasons hospital-treatment seeking by caregivers child health problems discussed.This was cross-sectional descriptive study Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, 235 whose children were admitted the outpatient clinic General Pediatrics Department between 4 and 11 April 2013. They...

Objective: To evaluate women’s beliefs about screening Pap smear test. Material and Method: The survey has been conducted through a questionnaire prepared by researchers, based on the Health Belief Model Scale for participants consisted of 266 women between 18-70 years age registered at Family Center in Izmir. Their test were evaluated using Scale. Results: mean first sexual intercourse was 21.67±4.5 (min:13--max:45 years), 86.5% reported single partner 41.0% them (n=109) had never undergone...

In primary care, measurement of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) by using hand Doppler is recommended for screening peripheral arterial disease. Despite being relatively a simple procedure, ABI rarely measured in care due to unpracticality method. Oscillometry an accessible, reliable, and easy use method ABI. With little training, it can be used anybody. Aim: The aim study compare oscillometric with reference test (i.e. Doppler) disease (PAD) stiffness (AS) care.A prospective observational...

Objective: Violence has recently increased in almost every facet of life, but more noticeable workplaces. Doctors and other healthcare professionals are among the most frequently targeted victimized professionals. Healthcare danger due to multiple types violence that can occur institutions, resulting from patients, patients' family, or anyone else; threatening conduct, verbal threats, financial abuse, physical sexual assault. The current study aims understand how patients perceive...

Caregivers are an important source of support for patients in palliative care. Comfort is concept nursing care both and their families, nurses aim to increase comfort. The the study was determine comfort level influencing factors caregivers patients. research sample consisted 102 related data were obtained with Individual Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) End Life (Caregiver/Family). conducted clinic Aksaray University Training Research Hospital between October 2018...

Introduction: Previously, palliative care was an approach brought forward in terminal patients when treatment options were exhausted. However, today, the opinion that should be initiated addition to other modalities starting from moment of diagnosing a life-threatening disease has become prominent. The symptoms depression and anxiety are common with chronic diseases such as cancer. Moving on fact these findings also manifest relatives patients, this study aims identify assess hospitalized...

Aim: Burnout syndrome is a major problem, especially among health care workers. The higher the sense of individual skills and achievement, lower likelihood burnout syndrome. objective study to measure level job satisfaction family physicians. Methods: Both data Family Physicians (FPs) who are working in rural urban has been included study. designed their using Maslach Inventory, Minnesota Work Satisfaction Questionnaire. Their relationship with area other factors also analyzed. Results:...

Objectives: The average life expectancy is increasing all over the world, and as a result, number of elderly patients increasing. Acute cholecystitis one most common diseases requiring emergency surgical treatment in elderly. In literature, it has been reported that with acute cholecystitis, physicians do not fully comply current literature recommendations due to some concerns apply early period. concept frailty, which come fore geriatric assessment today, provides objective information...

Objective: Family planning is one of key responsibilities family physicians; providing birth control methods, and ensuring its practical application remains important for maternal child health. The aim this study to determine the contraception methods used by individuals who applied Health Centers (FHC) reveal relationship between chosen. Material Methods: A descriptive research method was adopted using follow-up records FHCs. One thousand two hundred thirty-two in total were accessed March...

Aim: Obesity is a severe and chronic disease, which currently increasing rapidly. The aim of this study was to reveal some parameters that can predict the risk obesity create new scale using these parameters.Material Method: demographic information subjects recorded, together with anthropometric measurements Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference were recorded.Results: Evaluation made 74 subjects, comprising 11 (14.9%) females 63...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is still one of the common chronic problems not only in rural but also urban cities. While regulation blood sugar metabolism target points, living with DM can trammel primary care physicians. 
 64 years old female patient who was diagnosed and hypertension for at least 5 has attended surgery nuisance dysuria. Bacteriuria detected 550 mg/dl WBC= 12,48 CRP: 7 HbA1C: 10,4 % Her neurologic examination normal except she got urinary incontinence. She hospitalized a...