Publications by authors named "Elif Yelda Niksarlıoglu"
Background: Adequate respiratory muscle strength is required to meet the increased ventilatory demand during physical activities. However, it is not well known whether respiratory muscle strength is impaired in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between respiratory muscle strength and exercise capacity, quality of life, physical activity level, and fatigue in IPF patients.
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- Pulmonology is often consulted in emergency departments for respiratory issues and was the focus of a study involving 32 centers in Turkiye to analyze consultation patterns.
- The study examined data from 1712 patients, revealing that many presented with dyspnea and had pre-existing conditions, with common diagnoses being chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia.
- The findings suggest that enhancing outpatient pulmonology services could reduce emergency department visits by addressing cases earlier in outpatient settings.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate attitude and practice toward use of regular tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes among pregnant women.
Material And Methods: A total of 1123 pregnant women participated on a voluntary basis in this questionnaire survey. Maternal characteristics, cigarette consumption parameters, and personal opinions regarding the adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy were evaluated.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how well modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) and COPD assessment test (CAT) scores align in evaluating symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.
- It included 228 stable COPD patients, revealing a strong correlation between CAT and mMRC scores, but identified discrepancies in symptom assessment for 53 patients where scores did not match.
- The findings suggest that while high scores may indicate severe symptoms, both mMRC and CAT should be used together for accurate classification to avoid misdiagnosing symptom levels.
Research Burden of Interstitial Lung Diseases in Turkey - RBILD.
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
March 2022
Introduction: The aim of our study is to investigate the etiological distribution of ILD in Turkey by stratifying the epidemiological characteristics of ILD cases, and the direct cost of initial diagnosis of the diagnosed patients.
Material-method: The study was conducted as a multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional, clinical observation study. Patients over the age of 18 and who accepted to participate to the study were included and evaluated as considered to be ILD.
This study aims to evaluate the monitoring and predictive value of web-based symptoms (fever, cough, dyspnea) searches for COVID-19 spread. Daily search interests from Turkey, Italy, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom were obtained from Google Trends (GT) between January 1, 2020, and August 31, 2020. In addition to conventional correlational models, we studied the time-varying correlation between GT search and new case reports; we used dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) and sliding windows correlation models.
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- Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among adult bronchiectasis patients, with 73.1% of participants showing low levels.
- The study found that lower vitamin D levels correlated with higher severity scores in lung function and radiological findings.
- Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to worse clinical outcomes in bronchiectasis patients, indicating a potential area for further research and treatment.
Background/aim: Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (non-CF BR) is common in developing countries.Limited data are available regarding the impact of atopy, and no data are available regarding allergic rhinitis in patients with adult bronchiectasis.The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of atopy and allergic rhinitis in the clinical conditions of patients with BR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: We aimed to investigate the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on the level of physical activity (PA) and the general clinical status in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
Materials And Methods: The patients were included prospectively in the study and followed a home-based PR program for 2 months comprising breathing exercises, training in chest hygiene techniques, peripheral muscle strengthening training, and self-walking. The outcomes measurements were the following: 6-minute walking distance, pulmonary function test, peripheral and respiratory muscle strength measurements, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire, and modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scores.
Background/aim: We evaluated patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) who attended our clinic.
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively investigated the clinical and radiological findings, diagnostic methods, treatment, and follow-up outcomes of 17 patients who had been histopathologically diagnosed with COP.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 49.