A5071294156- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Legal Issues in Turkey
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Public Administration and Governance
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Diverse Cultural and Social Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Emergency Medicine Education and Research
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Smart Systems and Machine Learning
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health and Epidemiology
Balıkesir University
2025
Directorate of Health
2025
Dokuz Eylül University
2021-2024
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted global mortality, albeit Türkiye has been largely excluded from mortality studies owing to delayed data release and a lack of nationwide analyses. To identify the excess rates in between 2020 2022, analyze temporal trends regional differences, determine factors associated with deaths at level. A cross-sectional ecological analysis. We analyzed all-cause Turkish Statistical Institute January 2015 December 2022. projected...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection due to occupational exposure. Strict measures generally focus on the patient-to-HCW contacts. However, interactions between HCWs also pose a high for SARS-CoV-2 This study was aimed investigate effect social contacts level exposure among by broadening current assessment algorithm. Contact tracing records in large university hospital 19th March and 31st December 2020 were...
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) have increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection via contacts in hospitals, as well transmission the community. Serial interval, which is defined time between symptom onsets an infector–infectee pair, and incubation period are key parameters determining control strategies COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate surveillance of HCWs estimate serial interval
Contact tracing has been recognized as a critical process in controlling infectious disease epidemics. Its objectives include early identification of potentially cases and prevention the emergence new clusters. In context severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, in-hospital contact-tracing efforts (...)
Abstract Turkey experienced substantial excess mortality in 2020 and 2021 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods used estimate vary, making comparisons difficult. This study assessed impact of pandemic Turkey, using TURKSTAT data which became available on February 23, 2023. We applied a quasi-Poisson model during 2020–2021, comparing by time periods socioeconomic factors. During 72,886 deaths (P-score 16.8%) 125,540 28.5%). An additional 80 per 100,000 people were recorded 143 2021....
Objective: This study aims to investigate the extent and associated factors of all-cause mortality in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 a hospital for over one-year follow-up period. Methods: cohort was conducted on who applied tested positive SARS-CoV-2 Dokuz Eylul University Hospital which is large tertiary healthcare facility Izmir, Turkey, between 19.03.2020 31.05.2021. The included 8955 adult PCR test. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis Cox regression models were used examine relationships...
Abstract Background There is limited research on children infected with Covid-19 after initial diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe changes in symptoms by 1st and 3rd months Methods patients age under 18 admitted the Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey during December 2020 (n = 144) completed three follow-up 123) were included prospective cohort study. Data age, sex, parents' educational status, perceived economic presence patient at household, chronic diseases...
Backgrounds: It has been shown that COVID-19 can cause symptoms and diseases such as insomnia, depression, anxiety. This study aimed to describe prevalence of feeling anxious or depressive among patients in six months follow-up time its association with baseline independent factors. 
 Materials Methods: prospective cohort included aged ≥18 years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Turkey between November 1, 2020 May 31, 2021. Participants were...
Population Medicine considers the following types of articles:• Research Papers -reports data from original research or secondary dataset analyses.• Review -comprehensive, authoritative, reviews within journal's scope.These include both systematic and narrative reviews.• Short Reports -brief reports research.• Policy Case Studies articles on policy development at a regional national level.• Study Protocols -articles describing protocol study.• Methodology -papers that present different...
Abstract Background COVID-19 usually cause a mild infection among children with low fatality rate. On the other hand, increasing evidence suggests that may have prolonged symptoms related to COVID-19. This study aims describe persistence of up 12 or more weeks and investigate associated factors including perceived socioeconomic status parents’ education level. Methods The group consisted 759 cases aged <18 years detected as SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive in DEU Hospital between March...
Abstract Background Investigating the people who suffer from post-COVID health conditions is necessary to accommodate demand for accessing healthcare. This study aims describe within six months after diagnosis. Methods was conducted at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Ä°zmir-Turkey. Participants aged ≥18 years were diagnosed as SARS-CoV-2 RNA positive November 1st, 2020 May 31st interviewed by phone one, three and Symptom frequencies stratified demographic...
Abstract Background It has been shown that COVID-19 can cause symptoms and diseases such as insomnia, depression, anxiety. This study aimed to describe prevalence of feeling anxious or depressive among patients in six months follow-up time its association with baseline independent factors. Methods prospective cohort included aged ≥18 years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Turkey between November 1, 2020 May 31, 2021. Participants were interviewed by...
Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı bir üniversite hastanesinde COVID-19 tanısı almış sağlık çalışanlarının hastane içinde oluşturdukları kümelerin epidemiyolojik olarak değerlendirilmesi ve bulaş özellikleri açısından incelenmesidir. Yöntem: Hastanemizde pandeminin başından itibaren olan çalışanların temaslılarının telefon görüşmesi ile takibi risk değerlendirmesi yapılmaktadır. Bu tanımlayıcı çalışmada, hastanesi’nde 20 Mart 2020 10 Eylül tarihleri arasında oluşan kümelerdeki veriler kullanılmıştır....
Abstract Background and aim There is limited research on how common the longer-term effects of COVID-19. This study aimed to describe changes in symptoms COVID-19 patients at 1st 3rd months after diagnosis. Methods Patients older than 18-years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Dokuz Eylül University Hospital-Turkey December 2020 (n = 1434) were included this prospective cohort study. Overall, 1029 (71.8%) completed month 3rd-month follow-up. Data demographic characteristics, chronic...
Abstract Background and aim Healthcare utilization of the population changed by COVID-19 pandemic. There is limited research on healthcare use patients. This study aimed to describe patients within 3 months after diagnosis investigate associated factors. Methods Patients older than 18-years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Dokuz Eylül University Hospital-Turkey November December 2020 (n = 3597) were included this retrospective cohort study. In total, data from 2978 analyzed. Data...