Publications by authors named "Elif Ozari Yildirim"
Background: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes toward and exposure to gender discrimination in work life by chest diseases specialists and thoracic surgeons.
Methods: A total of 275 members of Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) were included on a voluntary basis in this online cross-sectional questionnaire-survey using an internal member-only social media platform of TTS. The questionnaire form elicited items on sociodemographic characteristics, occupational characteristics and gender discrimination in work life (general opinions, attitudes and exposure).
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on understanding the caregiver burden experienced by individuals caring for patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and assesses any resulting loss of workdays.
- A total of 252 COPD patients and their caregivers were surveyed, with questions covering socio-demographics, patient condition, and caregiver challenges, including a specific scale to measure caregiver burden.
- Results indicated that caregivers often faced increased workloads and had a higher risk of missing work, especially when patients had more severe symptoms and additional health complications; addressing this burden through support systems for caregivers is suggested.
Background: The International Labour Organization (ILO) Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses is used as the primary tool to determine compensation for pneumoconiosis in Turkey.
Aims: We aimed to evaluate how the ILO classification applied, but obtaining chest radiographs in the workplace for screening until the completion of compensation claim files by the referral centres, based on the ILO reading.
Methods: The study included 320 digital chest radiographs previously taken for screening from eight different ceramic factories and having finalised claim files by referral centres.
Introduction: Tuberculosis drug resistance can be assessed by physicians with different approaches on issues such as the choice of treatment protocol and duration of treatment.
Materials And Methods: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment regimens and treatment results of patients with non multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) drug resistance implemented in different chest disease clinics in our hospital. The 167 culture-positive patients with nonMDR-TB drug resistance diagnosed between 2008-2010 were analyzed retrospectively.
Background: Although right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in pulmonary diseases has been associated with increased morbidity, tools for RV dysfunction identification are not well defined.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the magnitude of RV dysfunction by means of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to investigate whether STE could be used as an index of RV improvement after a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program.
Methods: Forty-six patients with COPD undergoing PR program and 32 age-sex matched healthy subjects were enrolled.