Relation Between Frailty and 1-Year Outcomes After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device.

Frailty has been associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure and those who underwent cardiac surgery. We aimed to study the effect of frailty on cardiovascular outcomes and the reversibility of frailty after the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. A total of 51 consecutive patients (44 men; aged 54 ± 10 years) scheduled to undergo LVAD implantation were assessed for frailty (Fried's phenotype, frail ≥3/5), cognitive function (using Mini-Cog), and depression (utilizing Patient Health Questionnaire-9) before the surgery and 3 months afterward.

Prognostic Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in Ventricular Assist Device Therapy.

Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) parameters are established prognosticators in heart failure. However, the prognostic value of preimplantation and postimplantation CPET parameters in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy is unclear and it is evaluated in this study. Adult patients who were implanted with an LVAD and underwent CPET during the preimplantation or postimplantation period were retrospectively analyzed.

Occupational therapy assessment and treatment approach in patients with subacute and chronic stroke: A single-blind, prospective, randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of occupational therapy (OT) combined with standard rehabilitation (SR) on the activities of daily living, quality of life, and psychological symptoms of hemiplegic patients.

Patients And Methods: Between August 2014 and February 2016, a total of 35 hemiplegic patients with post-diagnostic periods (19 males, 16 females; mean age 58.3 years; range 37 to 77 years) were included.

Effects of Short Wave Diathermy Added on Dextrose Prolotherapy Injections in Osteoarthritis of the Knee.

To show the effects of short wave diathermy (SWD) added on prolotherapy injections in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee on pain, physical functioning, and quality of life. This is a single-blinded randomized controlled study. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of a university hospital.

Effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation on pulmonary arterial hypertension: A prospective, randomized study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CPR) on cardiopulmonary function, quality of life, depression, and hemodynamic parameters in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to compare the efficacy of hospital- and home-based exercise programs.

Patients And Methods: Between December 2014 to May 2016, a total of 30 patients with PAH were included in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to either a hospital-based (n=15) or home-based exercise program (n=15).

Bladder-related quality of life in people with neurological disorders: reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the King's Health Questionnaire in people with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to compare the bladder- related quality of life between patients with SCI and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Material And Methods: Thirty-five patients with SCI and 57 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were included in the study. For analysis of test-retest reliability, the Turkish version of the KHQ scale was developed using the back translation method, and it was administered on the day of admission and again one week later.

Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Bottom of an iceberg.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients with mild-to-moderate and severe-to-very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Patients And Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2010, a total of 76 patients with mild-to-moderate (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] Stages I+II, n=33, mean age 66.0±8.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score to assess lower urinary tract symptoms in stroke patients.

Background: Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is one of the most frequently encountered problems in stroke.OBJECTİVE:To assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish Danish Prostatic Symptom Score (DAN-PSS) in stroke patients with LUTD.

Methods: A total of 50 patients were included in the study.

Assessment of voiding dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Danish Prostate Symptom Score.

Aims: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Danish Prostate Symptom Score (Dan-PSS) questionnaire in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to compare the burden of LUTS (Lower urinary tract symptoms) in men and women.

Methods: For analysis of test-retest reliability, the Turkish version of the Dan-PSS scale was developed using the back translation method, and it was administered on the day of admission and repeated 1 week after in 60 patients with PD. The OAB-q (Overactive Bladder Questionnaire) and PDQ-39 (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39) were administered to 73 patients for validity analysis.

The effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise in patients with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled study.

Background: Immobility and secondary complications, including cardiopulmonary disease, pressure ulcers, and pain, occur in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). These patients also have difficulty coping with the strain of daily activities. Thus, it is important for SCI patients to engage in aerobic exercise in order to be able to cope adequately with the strain of activities and SCI-related complications.

Postural deformities: potential morbidities to cause balance problems in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of postural deformities caused by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on balance problems.

Material And Methods: This study included 29 patients with AS and 21 healthy controls. For assessing exercise capacity and dynamic balance, timed up and go test, five times sit-to-stand test, gait speed, and 6-min walk test were performed.

Establishing a "Vestibular Migraine Diagnosis Questionnaire" and Testing Its Validity.

Objective: To establish a questionnaire and check its validity and reliability for the diagnosis of vestibular migraine in patients reporting recurrent vestibular symptoms.

Background: Vestibular migraine is the most common cause for recurrent spontaneous vertigo. However, it is still underdiagnosed needing validated and reliable screening instruments such as ID Migraine, that can be used in primary care settings, dizziness, and migraine clinics.

Is customized vestibular rehabilitation effective in patients with multiple sclerosis? A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Balance disorders are among the most common problems encountered by patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Aim: The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial was to investigate the effects of customized vestibular rehabilitation (VR) on balance, functional capacity, quality of life, and depression in patients with MS.

Design: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

Acetazolamide in vestibular migraine prophylaxis: a retrospective study.

The aim of this study is to check the efficacy of acetazolamide in the prophylaxis of vestibular migraine (VM). Treatment options in VM are mainly based on migraine guidelines. We tried to assess the efficacy of acetazolamide in these patients depending on clinical similarities with episodic ataxia type 2 and familial hemiplegic migraine responding to the drug.

Is customized vestibular rehabilitation effective in patients with Parkinson's?

Background: Patients with Parkinson's disease complain about restrictions in their daily life activities and impairment in their mobility and balance.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of vestibular rehabilitation on functioning, quality of life, balance, and postural stability in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Methods: The patients with Parkinson's disease divided into a rehabilitation group (Group 1, n: 29) and a control group(Group 2, n: 11).

Establishment and reliability test of a "Vertigo Council Diagnosis Questionnaire" for patients with chronic vestibular dysfunction: preliminary study.

Objectives: This study aims to establish a "Vertigo Council Diagnosis Questionnaire" for patients with chronic vestibular dysfunction and show the reliability of this questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: A "Vertigo Council Diagnosis Questionnaire" consisting of 10 questions was prepared by 15 specialist physicians and analyzed for reliability using the "translation-back-translation" method.

Results: When all the items of our questionnaire were evaluated, the content validity ratio ranged from 0.

Longitudinal study of bone loss in chronic spinal cord injury patients.

[Purpose] This prospective longitudinal study evaluated the changes in bone metabolism markers and bone mineral density of spinal cord injury patients over 3 years. We also assessed the relationships among the bone mineral density, bone metabolism, and clinical data of spinal cord injury patients. [Subjects and Methods] We assessed the clinical data (i.

Intermittent catheterization in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: obstacles, worries, level of satisfaction.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the obstacles in people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) face performing intermittent catheterization (IC), also their worries and level of satisfaction.

Methods: Two hundred sixty-nine patients performing IC for at least 3 months were asked to fill-out a questionnaire about their opinions on IC.

Results: In total, 69.

Is vestibular rehabilitation as effective in bilateral vestibular dysfunction as in unilateral vestibular dysfunction?

Background: Bilateral vestibular dysfunction causes serious disabilities and handicaps. Patients with bilateral dysfunction often restrict their activities and tend to be unsocial.

Aim: To compare the effects of vestibular rehabilitation on disability, balance, and postural stability in patients with unilateral and bilateral vestibular dysfunction.

Neurogenic bladder in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: treatment and follow-up.

Study Design: Multi-center, cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate the treatment methods and follow-up of neurogenic bladder in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury retrospectively using a questionnaire.

Setting: Turkey.

Efficacy of the cardiac rehabilitation program in patients with end-stage heart failure, heart transplant patients, and left ventricular assist device recipients.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on the functional capacity, pulmonary functions, quality of life, and psychological state of patients who had heart failure (HF), heart transplantation (HTx), or a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

Methods: An 8-week exercise program was undertaken by 46 patients diagnosed with end-stage heart failure, 40 of whom had a heart transplantation and 11 were implanted with an LVAD. The patients' functionality was assessed with a maximal oxygen consumption test (pVO2), their psychological state with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), their quality of life (QOL) with the Short Form 36 (SF 36), and their pulmonary condition with pulmonary function tests (PFTs).