Publications by authors named "D Z Gunes"
Coronary angiography, an invasive diagnostic procedure, often induces pain and anxiety in patients. Despite the potential for alleviating discomfort, the use of stress balls as a nonpharmacological intervention during angiography remains underexplored. This study is aimed at investigating the impact of stress ball application on pain and anxiety levels in patients undergoing angiography.
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- Su Jok therapy, an energy-based complementary treatment, was studied for its effects on cancer patients, specifically those with gastrointestinal cancer.
- A randomized controlled trial involved 48 patients and assessed symptoms like pain, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, and vomiting using various questionnaires.
- Results showed that Su Jok therapy significantly decreased the symptoms in the intervention group, indicating its effectiveness in improving the quality of life for these patients.
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- Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic metabolic disorder requiring a strict, low-phenylalanine diet, which sometimes leads to a risk of an unbalanced diet and obesity.
- A study of 37 adult PKU patients showed they did not have higher rates of overweight or obesity compared to healthy controls, but their carbohydrate intake was low, and energy intake was below recommended levels.
- Those with poor adherence to treatment (>50%) had higher rates of overweight and abdominal obesity, indicating the need for regular monitoring, especially for patients with low compliance.
Phenothiazines (PTZ) are antipsychotics known to modulate a variety of neurotransmitter activities that include dopaminergic and cholinergic signaling and have been identified as potential anticancer agents in vitro. However, it is important to also test whether a highly cytotoxic, repurposed, or novel PTZ has low toxicity and neuromodulatory activity in vivo using vertebrate model organisms, such as zebrafish. In this study, we synthesized novel phenothiazines and screened them in vitro in liver cancer and in vivo in zebrafish embryos/larvae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate the effect of the fear of violence of nurses working in Turkey on their intention to migrate and to examine the mediating role of psychological well-being on this effect.
Background: Many countries are concerned about nurses' fear of violence and their intention to migrate. The fear of violence at work may influence nurses' intention to migrate.