Publications by authors named "Pinar Kucukdagli"
Background: The relationship between vitamin D and cognitive status remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D replacement on cognitive functions in healthy and cognitively intact vitamin D deficient older females.
Methods: This study was designed as a prospective interventional study.
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- Young patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) commonly experience subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events despite having normal blood pressure.
- A study analyzed the relationship between fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) levels and various cardiovascular health indicators in 52 ADPKD patients and matched control subjects, finding significant differences in arterial stiffness and left ventricular function.
- Although the ADPKD group had higher microalbumin/creatinine ratios and marginally impaired heart function compared to controls, the study concluded that these cardiovascular impairments were not linked to FGF-23 levels.
Background: The sarcopenia quality-of-life (SarQoL)® questionnaire is a multidimensional sarcopenia specific tool designed for community dwelling older adults.
Aims: The aim of this study was to translate, to cross-culturally adapt and validate the SarQoL® questionnaire to assess sarcopenia-related quality of life in Turkish older adults.
Methods: The validation process was performed in two sections: the first section constituted the translation with cross-cultural adaptation of SarQoL® into Turkish.
Purpose: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common cause of morbidity in the female older adult. Identification of factors associated with UI is necessary to identify risky individuals, to take preventive measures, and to recognize commonly associated co-morbidities. We suggest that sarcopenia may be associated with UI through decrease in muscle mass/strength.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use in older adults is a major public health problem associated with morbidity and mortality. Aging is associated with metabolic changes and decreased drug clearance, increased drug-drug interactions, prescribing cascades, and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between a common geriatric syndromes and PIM use among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rates and reasons why clinicians decide not to follow recommendations from explicit-criteria have been studied scarce. We aimed to compare STOPP version 2 representing one of the most commonly used excplicit tool with the implicit comprehensive geriatric assessment mediated clinical evaluation considered as gold standard. Two hundred and six ( = 206) outpatients ≥65 years old were included.
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