Publications by authors named "Ebru Calik-Kutukcu"
Background: There is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of combining arm and leg training on arm exercise capacity, upper extremity functionality and safety in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of combined arm-leg endurance training (ET) with leg endurance training (ET) alone on arm exercise capacity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and safety issues in patients with ICDs.
Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 24 caucasian patients with an ICD (NYHA class II-III, mean age: 59.
Purpose: There are only a limited number of studies in the literature evaluating body awareness, pain perception, and the relationship between clinical parameters and respiratory functions in patients with obstructive lung disease (OLD) and compared with healthy individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate respiratory functions, pain tolerance, and body awareness in patients with OLD and compare these findings with those of healthy individuals.
Methods: The study included 33 patients and 30 healthy individuals.
Background: Postoperative exercise-based rehabilitation improves the physical performance and health-related outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the effectiveness of exercise-based prehabilitation in patients undergoing CABG remains unknown.
Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effects of exercise-based prehabilitation on functional exercise capacity, postoperative complications, anxiety, depression, self-efficacy, quality of life, length of hospital and intensive care unit stay, frailty, and endothelial function in patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Study Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of high and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on disease severity, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
Methods: Thirty-one male patients diagnosed with moderate OSAS were included in this double-blind, randomized, parallel study. Patients were randomized into two groups: High-EMST and Low-EMST groups.
Background: Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience increased oxidative stress. Tele-exercise can be a new method to improve exercise in CF.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of telehealth-based exercise training using different modalities (combined exercise training group, CombG, core stabilization exercise group, SG), in comparison with control group (CG), on exercise capacity, oxidative stress, and irisin in children with CF.
Background: Hypertension is an important cardiovascular disease risk factor. Blood pressure control for hypertensive patients is crucial to prevent hypertension related complications. Ensuring and assessing self-care of hypertensive patients is important for blood pressure control and hypertension management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Due to their relationship with clinical progression, follow-up of exercise capacity and muscle strength is important for optimal disease management in patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure. We aimed to retrospectively analyze exercise capacity and muscle strength trajectory over approximately 2 years.
Methods: Exercise capacity was assessed using an exercise stress test with the modified Bruce protocol on a treadmill, hand grip and knee extensor strength using a hand dynamometer, and body composition using a bioelectrical impedance device.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the health and physical fitness of female patients with prolactinomas to healthy women, focusing on factors like muscle strength, exercise capacity, physical activity levels, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor knowledge.
- Prolactinoma patients showed poorer exercise performance, lower general health ratings, and greater sedentary behavior compared to controls, but no significant differences in specific muscle strength tests or fatigue levels were found.
- The findings suggest that prolactinoma negatively affects exercise capacity and quality of life, highlighting the need for improved knowledge and functional capacity regarding CVD in these patients.
Background: Chronic pain, sensory disturbances, and lymphedema are frequent after breast cancer, leading to arm dysfunction. There is a need for objective performance-based clinical exercise tests for the upper extremity in patients with breast cancer.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the 6-minute pegboard and ring test (6PBRT) in breast cancer survivors.
Background: The most common surgery for non-small cell lung cancer is lobectomy, which can be performed through either thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Insufficient research has examined respiratory muscle function and exercise capacity in lobectomy performed using conventional thoracotomy (CT), muscle-sparing thoracotomy (MST), or VATS. This study aimed to assess and compare respiratory muscle strength, diaphragm thickness, and exercise capacity in lobectomy using CT, MST, and VATS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Hyperprolactinemia has negative impacts on metabolism and musculoskeletal health. In this study, individuals with active prolactinoma were evaluated for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and musculoskeletal health, which are underemphasized in the literature.
Methods: Twelve active prolactinoma patients and twelve healthy controls matched by age, gender, and BMI were included.
Functional changes are essential determinants of mortality and morbidity in individuals with chronic liver disease. However, there is limited information about whether these changes persist long-term after liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to compare physical fitness, physical activity, balance, kinesiophobia, and fatigue between patients with LT and healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The sleep quality and physical activity levels of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome during the lockdown period have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality, physical activity level, and fear of movement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Material And Methods: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (n = 33) and healthy individuals (n = 30) were included in the study.
Objective: The Nijmegen Questionnaire (NQ) enables the assessment and identification of symptoms related to respiratory dysfunction and hyperventilation syndrome. The aim was to investigate the validity of the Turkish version of the NQ in asthmatics.
Material And Methods: Fifty-four individuals with asthma were included.
Background: The effects of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) with different intensity on stages of sleep were not examined in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of high- and low-intensity EMST (H-EMST and L-EMST) on disease severity, sleep stages, disease-related symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in adult patients with severe OSAS using non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV).
Methods: Thirty-one clinically stable patients with severe OSAS were included in this prospective, randomized controlled, double-blinded study.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the upper extremity exercise capacity and activities of daily living (ADL) in individuals with bronchiectasis and controls.
Methods: Twenty-four individuals with bronchiectasis and 24 healthy controls were assessed for upper extremity exercise capacity (6-minute pegboard and ring test [6PBRT]) and ADL (Glittre ADL test). Energy expenditure was measured using a wearable metabolic monitor during the Glittre ADL test.
Background: Despite the frequent use of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), exercise capacity has not been assessed with the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) in patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure. It is unclear whether these tests cause clinically relevant cardiorespiratory responses in these patients.
Objectives: We aimed to assess cardiorespiratory responses to the 6MWT and ISWT in Fontan patients, compare the responses with those in the controls, and examine the agreement between the two field tests.
Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes impairment of respiratory function, trunk control, and functional mobility. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between functional mobility and respiratory function and trunk control in MS patients and to compare the findings with those in healthy individuals.
Methods: Thirty MS patients and 30 healthy subjects were included in this case-control study.
Objectives: Hypoglycaemia is a serious complication of exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to test energy expenditure and the degree of the glucose-lowering effect of different exercise modalities.
Design: Cross-sectional study PARTICIPANTS: This study included 44 patients {35 women and nine men, mean age 51 [standard deviation (SD) 5] years} with T2DM [mean HbA1c 7% (SD 1%)].
Objectives: There is no study in the literature that specifically evaluates lung transplant recipients in the long-term under the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between lung transplant recipient age, age at transplant, and comorbidity levels and the body structure and functions and the activity and participation levels of patients within the scope of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.
Materials And Methods: We evaluated 27 lung transplant recipients according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health items in domain b (body functions), domain s (body structures), and domain d (activities and participation).
Objective: The Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 (PMADL-8) for patients with congestive heart failure is an International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health-based Activities of Daily Living (ICF) questionnaire to evaluate disease-specific functional limitations in chronic heart failure (CHF). The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the PMADL-8 in CHF patients.
Methods: In this study, 50 patients with CHF were included.
Background: Abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) in cystic fibrosis (CF) affects lung function and clinical parameters, including aerobic fitness. However, its effects on physical activity level (PAL), anaerobic power (AP), and muscle strength (MS) in children and adolescents are unknown.
Purpose: To investigate aerobic fitness, PAL, AP, and MS in pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate CF and AGT.
Article Synopsis
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) negatively affects lung function, muscle strength, and exercise capacity, prompting a study on the impact of active video games (AVGs) on these areas in PCD patients.
- In the study, 32 PCD patients were split into two groups, one using AVGs for 40 mins a day alongside airway clearance techniques, and the other only performing airway clearance.
- Results showed significant improvements in pulmonary function, muscle strength, exercise capacity, and quality of life in the AVG group, suggesting that AVGs could be beneficial in a rehabilitation program for PCD patients.