Publications by authors named "E Melis Ekici"
Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to address the gap in understanding how night eating behavior impacts gastrointestinal health and psychological well-being in adult populations.
Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 1372 adults aged 19-65 between September 2023 and November 2023. The research data were collected with the help of a web-based survey form (Google form) created by the researchers using the snowball sampling method.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nutrition literacy, Mediterranean diet compliance, ecological footprint and sustainable environmental attitudes in adolescents.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 673 adolescents aged 14-18 years. The individuals' general characteristics were questioned.
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- - The study explored how perceived threats from anxiety act as a mediator in the connection between trait anxiety, state anxiety, and specific OCD symptoms among 170 patients.
- - Results showed that perceived threat significantly mediated the relationship between trait anxiety and certain OCD symptoms like harm and unacceptable thoughts, but had less influence on others like contamination or symmetry.
- - The findings emphasize the need to focus on cognitive processes in trait anxiety when developing targeted treatments for different OCD symptom dimensions.
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- * By 2040, over 110 million people aged 40 to 80 are projected to be affected by glaucoma, presenting a major economic burden, and it can be categorized into various forms such as open-angle and angle-closure.
- * Understanding the complex biological mechanisms behind glaucoma, including factors like elevated IOP, aging, and neuroinflammation, is vital for developing effective treatments, as the disease often progresses silently, ultimately leading to irreversible visual impairment.
Introduction And Hypothesis: The relationship between somatosensory and motor components of urinary incontinence in individuals with MS has not been extensively addressed. The study was aimed at investigating the association of urinary incontinence severity with motor and sensory performance in women with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Methods: A cross-sectional single-center prospective study was conducted in 337 women with MS.