Publications by authors named "Meltem G Akıncı"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how aware community-dwelling women aged 60 and over are of their pelvic floor muscles and related exercises, and how this awareness relates to urinary incontinence.
- It included a survey of 500 women, revealing that both knowledge and awareness of pelvic floor muscles and exercises were generally low, especially among those with urinary incontinence.
- The findings suggest that educational programs are needed to improve understanding and proper practice of pelvic floor muscle exercises in this age group.
Study Design: Prospective intervention study.
Objectives: The study aimed to assess the effect of Andago on balance, overground walking speed, independence levels, fear of falling, and quality of life in patients with acute motor incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.
Setting: The study was conducted in Ankara/Türkiye.
Complete thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a loss of innervation to the abdominal muscles, which affects trunk stability and performance of activities of daily living from a sitting position. Respiratory function is also affected, leading to frequent pulmonary complications. Given the importance of trunk stability and respiratory function, we investigated the effects of electromyography triggered electrical stimulation (EMG-ES) applied to the abdominal muscles on sitting balance, respiratory functions and abdominal muscle thickness in individuals with complete thoracic SCI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a serious health condition negatively affecting psychological state, sleep quality, and quality of life (QOL) of patients. These complications of BCRL can be overlooked in routine clinical practice. The aim of this study is to evaluate sleep quality, depression, and QOL in patients with different stages of BCRL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the misuse of gabapentinoids (pregabalin and gabapentin) in patients with neuropathic pain related to spinal cord injury.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Outpatient clinic in a physical therapy and rehabilitation hospital.
Factors related to phantom limb pain and its effect on quality of life.
Somatosens Mot Res
December 2021
Aims: This study aims to investigate phantom limb pain (PLP), PLP-related factors, and the effect of PLP on quality of life in patients who had undergone upper or lower extremity amputation.
Methods: One hundred four patients with unilateral amputation of the upper or lower extremity were included in this cross-sectional study. The patients were divided into two groups as patients with PLP and without PLP.