Investigating the Factors Behind Patients' Desire and Decision to be Accompanied: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Introduction: Medical education typically focuses on the dyadic interaction between patient and physician. However, there is another significant presence in the room that can also impact the patient's health outcomes: caregivers. This topic has been relatively underexplored until now, and there is insufficient information available regarding situations in different cultures.

The impact of neuropsychiatric burden on Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) disease severity.

Objective: In patients with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), neuropsychiatric comorbidities like anxiety, depression, and somatization are common, yet the precise connection between somatization and RLS severity remains unclear. This study aims to elucidate the influence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities on RLS severity, focusing particularly on the role of somatization.

Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted at a tertiary hospital.

Impact of being a relative of a patient with epilepsy on the association of attitudes toward epilepsy and disease knowledge levels.

Objective: The social prognosis for individuals with epilepsy is often poorer than their clinical prognosis, highlighting the significant influence of social factors on the progression of the disease. Relatives of patients with epilepsy (RPEs) generally have more positive attitudes towards epilepsy compared to the general population. This study aimed to examine the effect of being an RPE on the relationship between attitudes toward epilepsy and levels of disease knowledge.

Changes in parents' attitudes towards childhood vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Concerns about the safety and adverse reactions of rapidly-developed vaccines against COVID-19 contributed to parents' vaccine hesitancy and this situation created an opportunity for anti-vaccine campaigners. The aim of this study was to examine the changes in parents' attitudes towards childhood vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, parents of children who applied to the outpatient clinic of pediatric department of Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Türkiye, between August 2020 and February 2021 were recruited into two study groups according to COVID-19 peak time in Türkiye.

Melatonin receptor gene polymorphisms as a risk factor in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Aims: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Melatonin is one of the most powerful endogenous antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated how the gene polymorphism of melatonin differs in patients with DPN compared to an healthy control group.

Evaluation of Neuropatic Pain Features in COVID-19 Patients.

Background: Pain is a common complaint in COVID-19 disease. Neurotrophic features of the COVID virus are reported. Neuropathic pain is seen during many viral infections and observed during the COVID-19 pandemic part of the clinical presentations.

General health perception, depression and quality of life in geriatric grandmothers providing care for grandchildren.

Aim/background: To investigate levels of depression, quality of life, general health perception, and factors affecting these in grandmothers providing care for their grandchildren.

Material/method: One hundred two family physicians from four cities (Samsun, Amasya, Canakkale, and Izmir) in Turkey investigated 2859 women older than 65 years on their patient lists. Of these, 282 (9.

Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years of age a threshold for visual impairment?

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.

Second to fourth digit ratio, sex differences and antropometric measuments: their relationship in children.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of socio-demographic factors and anthropometric measurements on 2/4 digit ratio in the school aged children.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was completed in primary and secondary schools in the city center of Canakkale, Turkey. The students were seated at a table by the responsible doctor, and were asked to extend the palm of the right and left hand in the schools.

Knowledge, attitude and behavior of mothers related to acute respiratory infections.

Background: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the level of knowledge and general attitude to acute respiratory diseases and behavior of antibiotic usage and related factors.

Methods: The study included 122 mothers of children between 2 and 16 years of age who applied the complaint of respiratory infections and experienced the respiratory infections previous year, to policlinics between January and May 2012. A survey form was used to evaluate the sociodemographic properties of the mothers, and the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of mothers to childhood acute respiratory infections, fever and antibiotic use.

Relationship between Helicobacter pylori Adenotonsillar Colonization and Frequency of Adenotonsillitis in Children.

Background: There are insufficient data in the literature on the presence of Helicobacter pylori in tonsil and adenoid tissue of patients with only airway obstruction. This study examined the presence of H. pylori in surgical cases with airway obstruction or recurrent infection.

Depression, anxiety, body image, sexual functioning, and dyadic adjustment associated with dialysis type in chronic renal failure.

Objective: Depression is the most widely studied complication in dialysis patients. In patients with chronic renal failure, changes in body image are considered to be associated with invasive treatment interventions. In addition, sexual problems are common in dialysis patients.

Evaluation of nasal airways by objective methods in chronic otitis media.

Otitis media (OM) is a common health problem. Nasal airways play an important role in etiopathogenesis of OM. The aim of this study is to evaluate nasal airways by objective methods in chronic otitis media (COM) cases.

Psychosocial factors affecting various types of intimate partner violence against women.

Objective: Intimate partner violence against women is a growing global public health problem that is related to various psychosocial, cultural, mental, and economic factors. In this study, psychosocial factors affecting various types of intimate partner violence against women were investigated based upon affected individuals' statements.

Methods: Demographic data, exposure to various types of partner violence, individual habits, partner habits, family functioning, and social support were inquired about during face to face interviews with 306 women chosen by stratified sampling to represent adult women living in Edirne, Turkey.

Physical child abuse and causative factors in Edirne, Turkey.

The aim of this study was to identify the frequency and causative factors of physical child abuse and any correlations with other domestic violence types. In a representative sample of 15-49-year-old married women living in Edirne chosen with stratified cluster sampling, 275 women were interviewed face-to-face in their residence or places of employment. The questionnaire used included any violent behavior of the women or their husbands toward their children as well as demographic features, habits, Marriage Relation Scales, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, history of partner abuse, and childhood violence exposition.

Short-term effects of problem-based learning curriculum on students' self-directed skills development.

Aim: To investigate short-term effects of problem-based learning on students' scientific thinking, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.

Methods: The study was conducted in two medical schools, Ondokuz Mayis University in Samsun and Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey. The two schools used different instructional approaches in educational methods: Ondokuz Mayis University followed a problem-based learning curriculum and Trakya University a traditional didactic curriculum.

Which anthropometric measurements is most closely related to elevated blood pressure?

Background: Epidemiological studies find a progressive increase in the prevalence of elevated blood pressure with increasing adipose tissue. But there is no common opinion about which effectiveness of the anthropometric measurement tools indicating general or android obesity are most important to follow up in patients with elevated blood pressures.

Objectives: To identify which anthropometric measurements are most closely related to blood pressure elevation.

Use of quality circles among first year medical students and impact on student satisfaction.

Quality circles in the classroom setting are composed of students who meet regularly to identify, analyse and solve problems related to a course, and implement solutions. We recently instituted quality circles (QCs) among preclinical medical students and evaluated their impact on quality of learning and student satisfaction. Included in the study were all 135 first-year medical students of Trakya University School of Medicine in the 2000-2001 academic year.