Balance in children with chronic kidney disease: the relationship between skeletal muscle mass index, fatigue, and physical function.

Background: The study evaluated the relationship between balance function and skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI), physical function, and fatigue in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 83 children with CKD (stages 1-4, dialysis, transplant) and 71 healthy controls was conducted. Functional performance tests, including gait speed, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), five-repetition sit-to-stand (5RST), and timed up-and-go (TUG) tests, were administered.

Does fear of activity predict exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease in both sexes? A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify whether fear of activity predicts exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and whether there is a difference between sexes regarding this relationship.

Patients And Methods: One hundred ninety-seven patients (145 males, 52 females; mean age: 56.3±10.

The frequency of sarcopenia in haemophilia patients: Effects on musculoskeletal health and functional performance.

Introduction: In patients with haemophilia A, chronic arthropathy develops over time as a result of recurrent joint bleeds, which leads to restricted mobility and disability in the affected joints. There are limited studies in the literature evaluating sarcopenia in patients with haemophilia. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in severe haemophilia-A patients and to evaluate musculoskeletal health and functional performance.

Frequency of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with ultrasound in patients with fibromyalgia: Relation with function, central sensitization, and neuropathic pain.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in fibromyalgia (FMS) patients by utilizing ultrasound to measure the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), a marker of elevated intracranial pressure and also to investigate the relationship with function, fatigue, quality of life (QOL), central sensitization (CS) and neuropathic pain.

Methods: The study encompassed 80 female FMS patients and 75 healthy controls. Ultrasound was employed to measure the average ONSD in both groups.

Wide QRS Complex and Lateral ST-T Segment Abnormality Are Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients.

Background: The information on electrocardiographic features of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. Our aim was to determine if baseline electrocardiographic features of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are associated with markers of myocardial injury and clinical outcomes.

Methods: In this retrospective, single center cohort study, we included 223 hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.

A low-cost IoT multi-spectral acquisition device.

Color and lighting quality assessment allow users to reliably examine the quality of light sources and the changes in the lighting conditions. Technological advance has led to an increase in the development of intelligent systems that are permanently connected to the Internet and that allow access to real time-data. Smart lighting systems have become a subject of great interest given their potential in different application areas, such as optimization for object reflectance and damage reduction to artwork.

Perceived stress, life events, fatigue and temperament in patients with psoriasis.

Objective: To evaluate the perceived stress, life events, fatigue and temperament profile in patients with psoriasis and to investigate the relationship between these factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients with psoriasis and healthy control subjects. The two groups were compared regarding the number of life events, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue scores.

Blur perception and visual clarity in light projection systems.

Previous studies proposed a smart lighting system that can detect object colors and emit spectrally optimized lighting to reduce the light absorbed by surfaces. The spatial resolution of an absorption-minimization light projection system is investigated using images of various visual complexity. Participants with normal color vision and good visual acuity judged the visual clarity of low, medium, and high complexity images by using a mean opinion score (MOS) scale.

Effects of global postural reeducation exercise and anti-TNF treatments on disease activity, function, fatigue, mobility, sleep quality and depression in patients with active Ankylosing spondylitis: A prospective follow-up study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combination therapy with global postural reeducation exercise (GPR) and anti-TNF treatments on clinical parameters in patients with active Ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Materials And Method: Sixty patients with active AS were distributed into three groups. Group 1 was given anti-TNF therapy plus GPR program.

Object color naturalness and attractiveness with spectrally optimized illumination.

Previous analyses have shown that optimizing illuminants' spectral power distributions for object reflectance can yield energy savings in excess of 40% by reducing the light lost to absorption. Here, commercially available LEDs and real objects, instead of theoretical spectra and test sample colors, are investigated. Simulations show that energy savings of up to 15% are possible when illuminating common objects with mixtures of narrowband LEDs, compared to illumination by reference phosphor-coated white LEDs, without inducing changes in color appearance.

Effect of Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment on Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Serum Endocan, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Levels.

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs due to the interaction between pathogenic microorganisms and host defenses. Endocan is a proteoglycan secreted by endothelial cells under the control of inflammatory cytokines. Aims of the study are to determine serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) endocan levels in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases, supported with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels.

Psychiatric symptoms in ankylosing spondylitis: their relationship with disease activity, functional capacity, pain and fatigue.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate the relationship of the disease activity, functional capacity, pain, and fatigue with psychiatric symptoms.

Methods: Eighty AS patients and 80 healthy controls were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual analog scale (pain VAS-rest), disease activity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional capacity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and fatigue by Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) were assessed in patients.

Optimising light source spectrum for object reflectance.

Much light in architectural spaces is absorbed by objects and never perceived by occupants. The colour appearance of objects illuminated by light spectra that minimized this absorption was determined. Colour differences were calculated for 15 reflective samples when illuminated by various coloured test light sources and reference white illuminants.

Cultural adaptation of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Turkish version study.

Objective: Cultural adaptations of the questionnaires are important for easy use. We aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish Version of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Methods: To assess test-retest reliability, the Turkish "Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire" and "Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand" questionnaires were answered by patients and controls and were repeated a week later.

The relationship between prosthesis use, phantom pain and psychiatric symptoms in male traumatic limb amputees.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify psychiatric symptoms by comparing male patients with traumatic leg amputations (LAs) with healthy controls and to determine the association between these psychiatric symptoms and phantom pain and prosthesis use characteristics.

Methods: One hundred four volunteers, 51 LA patients (group 1) and 53 healthy controls (group 2) were included. Demographic data including age, height, weight, time since amputation, duration of prosthesis use, and Satisfaction with Prosthesis Questionnaire scores were recorded.

Functional capacity, strength, and quality of life in children and youth with familial Mediterranean fever.

Purpose: To examine functional capacity and muscle strength in children and youth with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) as compared with controls, and to assess whether these factors influence quality of life (QOL) in FMF.

Methods: A total of 100 subjects with FMF and 55 control subjects (8-18 years old) without known health issues were enrolled in the study. The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) was used to evaluate functional capacity.

Coping with Stress and Body Image in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine coping with stress and body image in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate the correlation between these two characteristics together and also between them and disease activity/functional capacity.

Method: Fourty healthy controls and 40 patients with AS who were diagnosed on the basis of Modified New York Criteria were included in the study. The exclusion criteria were another medical disease or comorbid psychiatric disorder.

How effective is a modified exercise program on its own or with back school in chronic low back pain? A randomized-controlled clinical trial.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this trial is to search effectiveness of specifically adapted exercise programs on its own and with low back school on pain, disability, trunk and quadriceps muscle strength, walking performance, spinal mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Material And Method: A total of 121 patients with definite CLBP were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two groups.

Does microwave diathermy have an effect on clinical parameters in chronic low back pain? A randomized-controlled trial.

Objective: The aim of this trial was to investigate the effect of therapeutic microwave diathermy (MD) on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Methods: A total of 39 patients were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two groups.

Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis: relationship with disease activity and quality of life.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index and disease activity and health-related quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Methods: Eighty-six AS patients not receiving antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual analogue scale (pain VAS rest and activity), disease activity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional capacity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), enthesitis severity by SPARCC index, quality of life by Short Form-36 (SF-36), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) were assessed in patients.

A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of phonophoresis for the treatment of chronic neck pain.

The aim of this trial was to investigate and compare the effects of phonophoresis (PP), placebo PP and exercise therapies on pain, disability, sleep quality, and depression in the patients with chronic neck pain (CNP). This is a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study. A total of 61 patients with definite CNP were included in this study.

Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis patients: relationship with disease activity, quality of life, and handgrip strength.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical relevance of Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate the relationship between MHQ and disease activity, quality of life (QL), and handgrip strength separately.

Material And Method: Eighty RA were included in the study. Disease activity is evaluated with Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), pain is evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Is phonophoresis effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain? A single-blind randomized controlled trial.

The aim of this trial is to investigate and compare the effects of phonophoresis (PP) and ultrasound (US) therapy on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, spinal mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 60 patients with definite CLBP were included in this study. The patients were randomized into three groups.

Assessment of the effect of glucosamine sulfate and exercise on knee cartilage using magnetic resonance imaging in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease characterized by the focal deterioration and abrasion of articular cartilage. The goals of therapy are preserving normal joint function, relieving pain and improving quality of life (QOL). This study is performed to investigate whether glocosamine sulfate and exercise could both delay joint structure degradation evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and improve symptoms in a short time period.

Effects of glucosamine sulfate and exercise therapy on serum leptin levels in patients with knee osteoarthritis: preliminary results of randomized controlled clinical trial.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slow, chronic disease characterized by the focal deterioration and abrasion of articular cartilage. Leptin may play an important role in the pathophysiology of OA. Exercise and glucosamine sulfate therapy is one of the most commonly used in patients with knee OA.