Publications by authors named "Pakize Bucaktepe"
Background: The detrimental mental health effects which emerged from COVID-19 have profoundly affected healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of traumatic stress and loneliness on the fears of contracting and dying from COVID-19, and anxiety and depression of HCWs during the pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was completed by HCWs in a province of Turkey.
Article Synopsis
- Patients with brain metastasis often experience challenges like poor quality of life, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.
- The study assessed these issues in 33 patients undergoing whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) at three points: before treatment, after treatment, and three months later.
- Results showed significant improvements in performance status after WBRT, while anxiety and overall quality of life remained stable; however, better sleep was linked to improved survival rates.
Background: The objective of this study is to assess the index of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMF-T), habit of brushing teeth, and the microbiological agents accumulating on the children's toothbrushes for 4 weeks and response of these agents to disinfection via a chlorhexidine solution, then compare those results with the education and income levels of the children's parents.
Method: Included in the study were 187 children (96 in the control group and 91 in the experiment group - chlorhexidine) chosen randomly from 600 kindergarten children whose ages ranged from 24 months to 72 months. The children selected had not taken any antibiotics, antimicotics for three months and dental treatments during this trial.