Objectives: This review aims to investigate the factors that play a role on the efficacy of group psychotherapy (GP) interventions for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
Materials And Methods: We employed a search using keywords group psychotherapy and fibromyalgia in the databases of Scopus, Web of Sciences, CINAHL, BMJ, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost.
Results: A total of 30 original studies were identified.
Objectives: This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of Pain Coping Inventory (PCI) originally developed by Kraaimaat ve Evers (2003) and where pain coping is conceptualised as the composite of cognitive and behavioral active and passive strategies.
Methods: The sample consisted of a total of 279 participants with various pain complaints where 232 were women (83.2%) and 47 were men (16.
Purpose: To evaluate the blood lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) levels in age related macular degeneration (AMD) in a turkish urban population.
Methods: Blood Pb and Cd levels of 31 AMD patients and 24 age and gender matched controls with no sign of AMD were measured using dual atomic absorption spectrophotometer system (AAS). History of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, myocardial infarction and stroke were obtained from all subjects.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
March 2016
Background: Mutations in the HAX-1 gene cause an autosomal recessive form of severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), which particularly manifests with recurrent skin, lung and deep tissue infections from the first few months of life.
Objective: We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and laboratory findings of the patients diagnosed with SCN carrying HAX1 gene mutations.
Methods: A total of five patients with SCN, carrying a HAX1 gene mutation, were evaluated in terms of clinical and laboratory findings.