Determination of stigma and attitude in relatives of patients with epilepsy.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine stigma and attitudes in the relatives of patients with epilepsy and the factors affecting them.

Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 173 relatives of patients with epilepsy who were admitted to the neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Van Province, eastern Turkey, between April and December 2021. Individual information forms, the Epilepsy Stigma Scale Patient's Relative, and the Epilepsy Attitude Scale were used to collect the data.

Evaluation of attitudes toward epilepsy and health fatalism in northeastern Turkey.

Purpose: This study was carried out to identify the attitudes toward epilepsy, health fatalism, and the factors affecting these in individuals living in Artvin in the northeast of Turkey.

Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study involved 1443 healthy individuals at a hospital in Artvin in northeastern Turkey between January and March 2020. An individual information form, an epilepsy attitude scale, and a religious health fatalism scale were used to assess their views.

An evaluation of knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Eastern Turkey.

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the knowledge and attitudes regarding epilepsy among individuals in eastern Turkey.

Method: This descriptive study involved 530 healthy individuals who came to the Research and Application Hospital of Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey. A questionnaire and the epilepsy knowledge and attitude scale were administered to collect data.

The effects of local cold application on fibromyalgia pain.

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of local cold application on pain when applied to the trapezius muscles of patients with fibromyalgia.

Method: A one-group, pre-test/post-test, pre-experimental model was applied in this study, which was conducted with 55 fibromyalgia patients who presented to a rheumatology outpatient clinic. A 10-min cold application was administered to one trapezius muscle of each patient.

[Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and behaviors of individuals who suffer from pain towards complementary and alternative medicines].

Objectives: This study was carried out as a descriptive study in order to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and behaviors of individuals who suffer from pain towards complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).

Methods: The research was applied to 535 adult individuals suffering from pain who visited a family health center in Erzurum between September 5 and November 30, 2010. The data were collected using a questionnaire form and evaluated by computer analysis.

The impact of wool in the patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

The aim was to assess the effect of wool underwear use in patients with chronic non specific low back pain. The study employed two-group, experimental design. A total of 48 patients with chronic non specific low back pain were selected for the study.

A new nonpharmacological method in fibromyalgia: the use of wool.

Objectives: The aim was to assess the effect of wool use in patients with fibromyalgia.

Background: Various studies concerning the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia using nonpharmacological methods have been carried out. There are, however, no reports on the use of wool clothing and bedding in treating these patients.