Assessment of Psychological Responses and Related Factors of Discharged Patients Who Have Been Hospitalized with COVID-19.

Background: COVID-19 is the biggest pandemic of the last century. While a large number of cases and mortality rates direct the research to the clinic and prognosis of the disease, the mental health of these patients has recently become a matter of concern. This study aims to predict psychiatric morbidity and possible associated markers in COVID-19 survivors.

Turkish validity and reliability study for the person-centered maternity care scale.

Aim: The objective was to adapt the person-centered maternity care scale (PCMCS) developed by Afulani et al. in 2017 to Turkish and to perform the validity and reliability study of this scale.

Methods: The population of this methodological study consisted of 280 mothers who were referred to the postpartum service of a public hospital in eastern Turkey.

Prevalence and predictors of psychological response during immediate COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: COVID-19 pandemic has created a serious psychological impact worldwide since it has been declared. This study aims to investigate the level of psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Turkish population and to determine related factors.

Methods: The study was carried out by an online questionnaire using the virtual snowball sampling method.

Evaluation of awareness regarding skin moisturisation and moisturiser usage frequency in individuals over 65 years of age.

Objective: Skin dryness is a common dermatological problem among older people.We aimed to evaluate the frequency of moisturiser use and awareness of its benefits among older people.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 556 individuals over 65 years of age, all of whom were patients at family medicine and dermatology outpatient clinics at a tertiary teaching hospital.

Evaluation of the relationship between androgenetic alopecia and blood groups and Rhesus factor.

Background/aim: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of hair loss. Androgens and genetic factors are responsible for pathogenesis. Blood groups are genetic markers that are used to identify human gene variation.

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smoking Cessation Success.

The coronavirus pandemic first started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and affected the whole world. In our country, new measures to be taken were announced after the first case was seen on March 11, 2020. In this study, patients who admitted to the smoking cessation clinic in 2018 and followed up by phone, regarding smoking cessation status in 2019 were questioned for their smoking cessation status after the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

Betacarotenemia with isolated nose involvement in a child: a case report.

Carotenemia is generally benign and usually caused by excessive intake of beta-carotene rich food. This clinical presentation can occur in any age group but frequently occurs in children. We report a rare case of carotenemia with an isolated involvement of the nose and presented in order to remind carotenemia in the differential diagnosis of jaundice.

Effects of mental and physical performance on attention, anger control and sleep quality.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effective parameters on individual working performance, daily working order, and even on choosing a vocation.

Design And Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 288 students from İnönü University Medical School and Physical Education Vocational High School by applying the evaluation form, the Multidimensional Anger Scale, the Wender Utah Attention Rating Scale, the 25-item short form of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale.

Findings: In the BESYO students, the ratio of attention disturbances were higher, whereas in medical school students the ratio of sleep disturbances were higher.

Is there any relationship between benign endometrial pathologies and metabolic status?

The aim of this study was to assess the relation between benign endometrial pathologies (polyp and/or hyperplasia without atypia) and the metabolic status (insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome) of the patients. A total of 168 cases were enrolled in the study. The patients were classified according to the presence of benign endometrial pathologies and their menopausal status.

Evaluation of the effects of digital play addiction on eating attitudes.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of digital game addiction on the eating habits of adolescents aged between 9 and 15.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted as a survey of 972 middle school students. All data was evaluated with SPSS 22 software, and p<0.

Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patientsand relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals.

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to examine the reasons constituting the definition of 'difficult patient' and to evaluate attitudes and behaviors of physicians in coping with these patients and their relatives.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in May and June 2013 with 400 randomly selected physicians from different specialties working in two training and research hospitals in Ankara. A questionnaire was created by reviewing the relevant literature, by family medicine clinic, and delivered to the physicians following a pilot study.

Evaluation of the cardiovascular effects of varenicline in rats.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among tobacco users. Varenicline is widely used worldwide to help smoking cessation, but some published studies have reported associated cardiovascular events.

Objective: To determine the cardiovascular toxicity induced by varenicline in rats.

A case report of successful relactation.

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended from birth until the first six months and then with complementary feeding up to age two. In our country, only 41.6% of infants are exclusively breastfed during the first six months, and the average duration of breastfeeding is 16 months.