Publications by authors named "Mahmut Surmeli"
Postintensive care syndrome: Development and psychometric validation of a knowledge test.
J Eval Clin Pract
September 2024
Introduction: Postintensive care syndrome (PICS) is a combination of short-, medium- and long-term morbidities that occur in patients discharged from the Intensive care unit (ICU). ICU professionals have a crucial role in managing and understanding the PICS. This study aimed to develop the PICS Knowledge Test (PICS-KT), which measures ICU professionals' awareness and knowledge levels regarding PICS, and to determine its validity and reliability.
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- - The study investigates how COVID-19 symptoms, daily living activities (ADL), quality of life (QoL), sleep quality, and fatigue severity change over the first 20 days post-diagnosis in non-hospitalized patients.
- - Findings indicate that while COVID-19 symptoms, ADL, and QoL improved over time, sleep quality and fatigue severity remained unchanged/poor, suggesting persistent issues for at least 20 days.
- - The study highlights the need for clinicians to create individualized management plans addressing lingering symptoms like fatigue and sleep quality to enhance patient outcomes and proposes further research on these effects over extended periods.
The effect of upper limb lymphedema in posture of patients after breast cancer surgery.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
July 2022
Background: Upper limb lymphedema is one of the complications following breast cancer-related surgery. It is a fact that there are alterations in posture of the trunk following surgery, however, there is not much data on whether upper limb lymphedema has any effect on body posture.
Objectives: The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of upper limb lymphedema in the trunk posture and spine mobility of patients following breast cancer surgery.