Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The concept of migration comes with various problems, affecting the quality of life and psychological state of immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression and anxiety states of physicians who immigrated to Turkey after the civil war that started in Syria in 2011.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a sociodemographic questionnaire form, the short version of the World Health Organization's quality of life assessment tool (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied to Syrian doctors who received integration training to work in refugee health centers established for immigrants in Turkey.

Can the Smoke-Free Ratio be a Novel Indicator of the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Reduction of Former Smokers? A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The association of smoking with many diseases is well known, as well as are the benefits of smoking cessation. While mentioning these benefits, the duration that passes after quitting smoking is always stressed. However, former smokers' history of smoking exposure is usually ignored.

Organ Donation in Turkey: The Knowledge, Approaches and Opinions of Family Physicians.

Background: Considering the gap between organ donors and receivers, it can be assumed that family physicians may play an important role in organ donation. Thus, we aimed to investigate the family physicians' approaches to organ donation in Turkey.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an online survey was sent to all family physicians working in Family Health Centers in Turkey Between Jul - Sep 2018.

Thiol levels in mild or moderate COVID-19 patients: A comparison of variant and classic COVID-19 cases.

Background: Various variants of the COVID-19 have started to attract attention recently. The clinical course of these variants and possible predictive parameters are being investigated. This study aimed to examine the relationship between thiol levels, which are indicators of oxidative stress, and variant COVID-19 types.

Planned and unplanned pregnancy and its association with coping styles and life quality.

We aimed to compare women who have a planned pregnancy with women who have an unwanted pregnancy, in terms of quality of life, coping attitudes, and demographics. 172 pregnant women were enrolled, of whom 128 of them had planned pregnancy, and 44 of them had not. A survey of socio-demographics, COPE inventory, and SF-36 tools are used to investigate and compare coping attitudes and quality of life.

Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea prevalence in mothers of infants with low birth weight and its relationship with serum uric acid levels as a hypoxia marker.

Objective: Serum uric acid level, which is an oxidative stress marker, may increase in some conditions that lay the ground for the hypoxia. However, recent literature lacks studies with large series on this subject. We aimed to examine the incidence of OSAS in mothers who delivered a low birth weight baby and its association with serum uric acid levels as a hypoxia marker.

Social adaptation status of Syrian refugee physicians living in Turkey.

Objectives: Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, over 3.5 million Syrians have fled to Turkey. Considering the massive burden of healthcare service needs of this population, the Turkish government has launched an initiative as employing Syrian doctors to provide health services to their citizens in Refugee Health Centres.