Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Version of the Motivation and Attitude to Change Health (MATCH) Scale.

Objective: This study aims to culturally adapt the 'Motivation and Attitudes Towards Changing Health (MATCH)' scale into Turkish and assess its reliability and validity within the Turkish population.

Methods: The Turkish version of the MATCH questionnaire, designed to gauge patient motivation for initiating or sustaining behaviour changes, was created through translation and adaptation. A total of 305 patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses completed the questionnaire and scale to evaluate its validity and reliability.

Relationship of HbA1c with Mean Platelet Volume and Leucocyte Count in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To determine the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV), leucocyte count, and HbA1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Bahcesehir Family Healthcare Centre (FHC), Adana, Turkiye, from January 2023 to 2024.

Anxiety and mood in patients receiving intravitreal injection.

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine how anxious patients were before and after receiving intravitreal injections, which are commonly used in the treatment of ophthalmologic illnesses.

Subjects And Methods: The study was performed by administering a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information as well as two scales (Beck Anxiety and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) to patients undergoing intravitreal injection in the ophthalmology department. The two scales were given to patients before and after the intravitreal injection.

The comparison of COVID-19 vs seasonal influenza in children.

Background: Influenza in children has been well described, whereas there has been a paucity of pediatric data regarding COVID-19. It is crucial for clinicians to differentiate cases of COVID-19 from cases of influenza because of the upcoming influenza season in the new pandemic era.

Methods: This retrospective study included pediatric patients who were diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 between March and September 2020, or seasonal influenza between October 2019 and March 2020.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sedentary life in young adults: a cross-sectional study.

In this study, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary lifestyle of young adults were evaluated. The cross-sectional study was conducted on individuals aged 18-35 years between December 2021 and March 2022. In the study, sedentary life was evaluated with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), screening time and the Brief Eating Behaviors Questionnaire.

The Evaluation of Frailty in the Elderly and Affecting Biopsychosocial Factors: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the frequency of frailty and the affecting factors in people living in our society over 65 yr old.

Methods: Our descriptive and cross-sectional study included 261 individuals aged 65 and over who applied to Ankara Training and Research Hospital family practice centers and district polyclinics from 1 Jan to 1 Feb 2020. The participants were asked to complete a sociodemographic data form, FRAIL Scale, Katz Daily Living Activities Scale, Lawton&Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale and Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form.

Role of Serum Endocan Levels in Children with Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia: A Prospective, Case-Control Study.

Endocan has been used as a biomarker in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in adults. However, there are only a limited number of studies on its use in children. In this context, the objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between serum endocan levels in children with bacterial and viral pneumonia.

COVID-19 Disease in Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Multicenter Study of 8886 Cases.

Background: The aim was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data of children with SARS-CoV-2 positivity by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) together with treatment strategies and clinical outcomes and to evaluate cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in this population.

Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective observational cohort study performed in the pediatric emergency departments of 19 tertiary hospitals. From March 11, 2020, to May 31, 2021, children who were diagnosed with confirmed nasopharyngeal/tracheal specimen SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity or positivity for serum-specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were included.

Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Smoking in Friends and Relatives of Patients in Emergency Room: A New Frontier in the Fight against Tobacco.

Background: Emergency rooms (ERs) are usually crowded with friends and relatives (F&Rs) of the patients. This experience may result in changes in smoking behaviors and create opportunities for smoking cessation interventions. The study aims to investigate these changes and offers a new frontier in the fight against smoking.

Effect of Fasting on Smoking Addiction: A Multicentered Primary Care Research.

Background: Smoking is a serious public health challenge across the world. Fasting in Ramadan requires people to stay away from smoking as well as activities such as eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse. We examined the effect of fasting on cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction during the Ramadan.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric emergency service.

Aims: The aims of this research were to review patients visiting the paediatric emergency department over a 6-month period 1 year before and during the pandemic, to review paediatric emergency department referral ratios and to determine whether there were any significant decreases in mortality and morbidity.

Methods: All patients from the ages of 0 to 18 years visiting the University of Health Sciences, Ankara Research and Training Hospital, paediatric emergency service from April-October 2019 to April-October 2020 with no missing information in their records were involved in this retrospective cross-sectional study.

Results: The total number of paediatric emergency service consultations was 74 739; the number of emergency visits from April to October 2019 was 55 678, whereas it was 19 061 from April to October 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Evaluation of spontaneous reduction among the invagination cases admitted to the paediatric emergency department; retrospective study.

Aims: We aimed to determine the factors that determine the conditions in cases of invagination with spontaneous reduction.

Methods: Study was conducted retrospectively in the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) of the tertiary University Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Invagination cases admitted between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 were included in the study.

Evaluation of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep disorders and nutrition in children.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible changes in sleep behavior and nutrition in children during the pandemic period.

Methods: One hundred fourteen parents who accepted to participate in the study aged 18 and over and who had children between the ages of 6 and 16 were included in the study. A questionnaire was carried out after written consents were obtained.

Nebulized Ipratropium Bromide-induced Anisocoria: Why Is Anisocoria Observed?

Pharmacological anisocoria is a rare but benign condition. This paper presents an eleven-year-old patient with asthma who developed ipratropium bromide-associated anisocoria during nebulizer treatment. Hypotheses regarding the possible causes of anisocoria are discussed and precautions to be taken during treatment are presented.

The association of viral load and disease severity in children with COVID-19.

It is still not fully understood how to predict the future prognosis of patients at the diagnosis coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the wide clinical range of the disease. We aimed to evaluate whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load could predict the clinical course of pediatric patients. This study was conducted retrospectively with medical records of pediatric patients who were tested for SARS-CoV2 between April 12 and October 25, 2020 in the University of Health Sciences, Ankara Educating and Training Hospital and Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.

Evaluation of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on smoking addiction levels.

Aims: This study aims to evaluate the changes in smoking addiction levels during the on-going Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: This study included 104 participants, ≥18 years old who were previous patients of family health clinics for a variety of reasons in the months preceding the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence was administered to these patients as part of their initial intakes.

Family medicine research assistants' experiences during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Objective: We aimed to learn about the experiences of family medicine research assistants during COVID-19 pandemic and to obtain information about improvement activities that can be done in similar situations.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted with the research assistants of X University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, who worked in the COVID-19 outpatient clinic during the pandemic period. The research was a qualitative research.

Successful intraosseous adenosine administration in a newborn infant with supraventricular tachycardia.

Background: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common type of tachycardia in childhood. The incidence is 1-4/1000 in childhood and 0.6/1000 in newborns.

While studies on COVID-19 vaccine is ongoing, the public's thoughts and attitudes to the future COVID-19 vaccine.

Objective: In this study, we aim to investigate the thoughts and attitudes of individuals towards the future COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on the web between 10/06/2020 and 10/07/2020. The sample constitutes all individuals above 18 years of age using social media and smartphone.