Neighborhood socioeconomic status and postpartum depression among commercial health insurance enrollees: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent psychological condition. Although the effect of obstetrical and maternal complications on PPD are well described, the impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on PPD is relatively unexplored.

Objectives: This study examined the relationship between neighborhood SES score and PPD.

Artificial Intelligence in Identifying Patients With Undiagnosed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.

Although increasing in prevalence, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is often undiagnosed in clinical practice. This study identified patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system who likely had undiagnosed NASH using a machine learning algorithm. From a VA data set of 25 million adult enrollees, the study population was divided into NASH-positive, non-NASH, and at-risk cohorts.

The Effect of Education and Art Therapy with Telehealth Method on Diet-Fluid Restriction and Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of telehealth education and art therapy on diet-fluid restriction and anxiety in hemodialysis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This randomized controlled study included 60 hemodialysis patients (30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group). Data were collected using the Patient Information Form, Dialysis Diet and Fluid Non-Adherence Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Modified Morisky Scale.

The association between weight loss medications and cardiovascular complications.

Objective: Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Little is known in real-world settings about the effect of newly approved antiobesity medications (AOMs) on cardiovascular complications among patients with obesity.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined the association between newly approved AOM use and cardiovascular events among Medicare patients with obesity using data from 2020 to 2022.

The Association of ICSI Outcomes with Semen and Blood Bisphenol A Concentrations of the Male Partner.

This study investigated the association of blood and semen Bisphenol A (BPA) levels of the male partner on the reproductive outcome in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment cycles. For this prospective study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02703584), blood and semen samples of the male partner of the 75 women who had ICSI were analyzed.

'On the slope of an erupting volcano': A qualitative study on the workplace violence experiences of psychiatric nurses.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Workplace violence is common in healthcare. Workplace violence remains a complex and serious occupational hazard in healthcare. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: Since there is no study examining detailed explanations of experiences and perspectives of workplace violence among psychiatric nurses, this study will act as a guide for psychiatric nurses.

Use of Open Claims vs Closed Claims in Health Outcomes Research.

Closed claims are frequently used in outcomes research studies. Lately, the availability of open claims has increased the possibility of obtaining information faster and on a larger scale. However, because of the possibility of missing claims and duplications, these data sets have not been highly utilized in medical research.

Does the decrease in E2 levels between the trigger of ovulation and embryo transfer affect the reproductive outcome in IVF-ICSI cycles?

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the rate of decline in serum estradiol (E2) levels between hCG injection and the day of embryo transfer (ET) on the success of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in women with infertility of different etiologies.

Materials And Methods: Women 20-45 years of age who underwent a standard GnRH antagonist or long agonist protocol and fresh ET during day 3 of their first ART cycle were included. Group 1 was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve, group 2 comprised high ovarian responders, and group 3 consisted of normal responders.

The efficiency of the DoctorVox voice therapy technique in conversion dysphonia and aphonia.

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the efficiency of DoctorVox voice therapy in psychogenic dysphonia or aphonia patients, and to share the mid- to long-term results of the method.

Methods: The study was carried out on patients who underwent DoctorVox voice therapy for psychogenic dysphonia or aphonia between January 2015 and September 2019. The evaluation methods used were: the Voice Handicap Index-10; the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia and strain ('GRBAS') scale; and videolaryngostroboscopy recordings.

Relationship between Body Mass Index and Diagnosis of Overweight or Obesity in Veterans Administration Population.

This paper examined the gap between obesity and its diagnosis for cohorts of patients with overweight, obesity, and morbid obesity in the Veterans Administration (VA) population. Using the risk adjustment models, it also identified factors associated with the underdiagnosis of obesity. Analysis was performed on a VA data set.

Effects of Ballista and Kilroy Springs on Palatally Impacted Canines: A Finite Element Model Analysis.

Objective: This study evaluated the stress distribution and displacement on impacted maxillary canines and their adjacent teeth of orthodontic forced eruption using Ballista and Kilroy springs by finite element model (FEM) analysis.

Methods: Two different FEMs applying the same force level on an impacted canine tooth (Model 1: Ballista spring, Model 2: Kilroy spring) were conducted using FEM analysis and the principal stresses, von Mises stresses, and displacements were evaluated.

Results: Von Mises values at the cusp tip of impacted canines were measured as 0.

The effect of hCG day progesterone in 1318 cycles on pregnancy outcomes: ongoing discussion.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of human chorionic gonadotropin day progesterone (hCG-P) level on pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.

Material And Methods: This study is an analysis of a cohort of 1318 fresh IVF- embryo transfer cycles, including 579 agonists and 739 antagonists, performed at a single IVF center between 2007 and 2018. For fresh cycles, we performed Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis (ROC) to calculate the threshold value of hCG-P, which affects pregnancy outcomes.

Placental and Umbilical Cord Blood Oxidative Stress Level and Telomere Homeostasis in Early Onset Severe Preeclampsia.

Objective: Although the etiopathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE) is unknown, evidence suggests that it may be associated with increased oxidative stress. Studies have shown that oxidative stress can affect DNA fragments called telomeres. However, the interactions of PE, oxidative stress, and telomere length are not clearly known.

Effects of Obesity on the Auditory Function of Children and Adolescents.

 Childhood and adolescent obesity is associated with insulin resistance, abnormal glucose metabolism, hypertension, dyslipidemia, inflammation, liver disease, and compromised vascular function.  We aimed to evaluate the effects of obesity on the auditory function and speech audiometry of children and adolescents.  Subjects with a body mass index (BMI) higher than +2 standard deviation (SD) were classified as obese, and subjects with normal BMI SD were classified as the control group.

Receptivity, autophagy, and implantation in endometriosis; does antioxidant work? An experimental study.

Implantation is a key point in pathological processes associated with infertility, especially in endometriosis. In this complex process, there is limited evidence to demonstrate the role of receptivity and autophagy. The present study aimed to evaluate LC3A/B, P62/SQSTM1, Beclin 1, and integrin expressions and receptivity and autophagy processes in endometriosis in pregnant rats with healthy endometriosis on day 6 of the process.

Supraphysiological hCG day estradiol levels can predict pregnancy-associated plasma protein A levels in maternal serum in the first trimester.

Objective: To investigate the effect of hCG day estradiol (hCG-E2) used in Down Syndrome screening on maternal serum levels of PAPP-A in fresh fertilization (IVF) cycles.

Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of a cohort that resulted in a single pregnancy after a total of 92 fresh IVF cycles. The primary outcome of this study was to determine the effect of fresh IVF cycle parameters on the PAPP-A level and the cutoff value for hCG-E2 predicting a low PAPP-A level, while the secondary outcome was to determine whether the effect of IVF parameters on the PAPP-A level was significant.

Brucellosis in pregnancy and its response to the changing immunoglobulin A: A prospective controlled study.

Objective: This study aimed to define the rare Brucella infection in pregnancy and its effects on immunoglobulins (Ig).

Materials And Methods: This prospective study has conducted Brucella screening using the Rose Bengal test on pregnant and non-pregnant outpatients who did not show any specific Brucella symptoms. The immunoglobulin levels were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

The value of LH supplementation in young women with diminished ovarian reserve treated with GnRH Antagonist Protocol for ovarian hyperstimulation in ICSI-cycles.

Objectives: To compare the success of two controlled ovarian hyperstimulation protocols; rFSH + hp-hMG with only rFSH in the GnRH antagonist protocol in diminished ovarian reserve under 35 years of age.

Material And Methods: Data from January 2015 to June 2019 were abstracted from the hospital records of IVF Clinic. The women younger than 35 years of age who were diagnosed as diminished ovarian reserve and underwent standard GnRH antagonist protocol were included.

Mucosal Bridge Reconstruction: A Novel Approach for the Vocal Fold Mucosal Bridge.

Introduction: Mucosal Bridges (MBs) are defined as benign connective tissue abnormalities of unclear etiology that extend over the free surface of the vocal fold, are attached to the front and back of the vocal fold but are not attached to its free surface, and are histologically covered by stratified squamous epithelium. In order to overcome these drawbacks, we aimed to retrospectively evaluate and present the preoperative and postoperative results of patients with MB, who were applied the method we call "Mucosal Bridge Reconstruction" (MBR), which we apply as suturing rather than resection of the MB.

Methods: Between January 2016 and February 2020, 5 patients who applied to the voice clinic due to dysphonia and were diagnosed with MB via laryngostroboscopic examination and direct laryngoscopy under general anesthesia were included in the study.

Neutrophil:lymphocyte and estradiol:progesterone ratios as predictive markers for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).

This study was based on the pathophysiology of the disease and aimed at predicting ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) by determining the importance of ratios obtained from the inflammatory process associated with oestradiol and progesterone in recent years. Out of 242 infertile women who underwent assisted reproductive therapy, 59 patients who developed OHSS were taken as the study group, while the remaining 122 normo-responder (NR) and 61 hyper-responder (HR) patients constituted the control group. The neutrophil to lymphocyte (NLR) and oestradiol/progesterone (EPR) ratios were found to be statistically significantly higher in the OHSS group (P <0.

Evaluation of embryo transfer through a scoring system: ETSS (Embryo transfer scoring system).

Introduction: To create a scoring system by including all of the factors that are recommended for an ideal ET and to investigate its correlation with the Β-HCG results.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted as a retrospective trial between January 2009 and December 2018. Women who had a single ET between the specified dates were included in the study.

Investigation of Effect on Activities of Daily Living and Symptoms in Hemodilaysis Patients.

Background: Hemodialysis patients develop many physical and psychosocial symptoms associated with chronic kidney disease and its treatment. The presence of these symptoms also adversely affects an individual's activities of daily living.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the symptoms seen in hemodilaysis patients and to examine the effect on daily living activities.