A different outlook to consequences of anemia in older adults.

Objectives: Anemia is a common health issue in older adults with crucial consequences. We aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia with various components of geriatric syndromes.

Methods: A total of 486 older individuals aged 65 and over admitted to a university hospital were included in this cross-sectional study.

Bone mineral density response to antiosteoporotic drugs in older depressed adults.

Unlabelled: Until now, studies did not evaluate the efficacy of antiosteoporotic agents in depressed patients. We demonstrate that the presence of depression and/or serotonergic antidepressant use was associated with non-response to osteoporosis treatment in older adults.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of depression and antidepressants on bone mineral density (BMD) and response to antiosteoporotic agents in older adults.

A simple method for clinical implications of pain; comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Objective: The effect of chronic pain on the elderly population is enormous in terms of both human suffering and cost. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with chronic low back pain in older adults by performing a comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 225 elderly patients admitted to a geriatric outpatient clinic.

A retrospective study of diabetes treatment in older adults: what should we AIM for?

Objectives: Management of diabetes in elderly individuals requires a complex approach, considering the negative consequences. Glycemic overtreatment and undertreatment are relatively common conditions among this population. This study aimed to determine the potential overtreatment and undertreatment frequencies in older adults and the factors associated with these conditions.

An inconvenient status in anti-osteoporotic treatment process: corticosteroid use.

Objective: There are limited studies investigating the comparison of the efficacy of anti-osteoporotic drugs in different conditions resulting in osteoporosis in older adults. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of anti-osteoporotic agents in older adults with or without glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

Methods: This retrospective study included 364 patients with osteoporosis, aged 65 years and older.

The role of comprehensive geriatric assessment in predicting fall risk.

Background: The prevention of falls among older adults is one of the most important public health issues in today's aging society. There are many factors significantly affecting the risk of falls.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the factors on fall risk in older adults.

Changes in sexual behaviour of male physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare workers have been affected both physically and mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and sexual behaviour of male physicians working during the pandemic. A survey was carried out on male physicians working in Turkey during the pandemic.

Malnutrition and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Palliative Care Patients.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of and relationship between malnutrition and depressive symptoms in older palliative care inpatients. One hundred and thirty-six older adults were included in the study. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form, Mini Mental State Examination, Barthel index, and Lawton & Brody index were used to evaluate the mood, nutrition status, mental status, and activities of daily living of the patients.

Different reflections of the face mask: sleepiness, headache and psychological symptoms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant physical and mental effects on healthcare workers. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between wearing face masks and headache, sleepiness, mood and anxiety symptoms in healthcare workers. A survey was administered to 365 healthcare workers working during the pandemic.

How have older adults reacted to coronavirus disease 2019?

Aim: Outbreaks have a wide spectrum of psychosocial impact on individuals. This study aimed to investigate the psychosocial effects of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease on older adults in Turkey.

Methods: A survey was conducted of 104 adults who had to stay at home during the pandemic.

Correlation between Rho-kinase pathway gene expressions and development and progression of glioblastoma multiforme.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and the most aggressive primary malignant tumor of the brain. Prognostic factors in GBM can be sorted as age, tumor localization, tumor diameter, symptom period and type, the extent of surgery, postoperative tumor volume, and adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy status. Besides the interactions between actin microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, environmental factors and intracellular signals which regulate them affect the cell invasion.