Publications by authors named "Sanem Can Colak"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to adapt the Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory (VM-PATHI) for use in Turkey due to a lack of diagnostic tools for vestibular migraine.
- Researchers conducted pilot studies and various analyses (EFA, CFA) to validate the tool's language, structure, and reliability.
- Results showed strong validity and reliability of the VM-PATHI, making it an effective tool for assessing vestibular migraine in the Turkish population.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the type of workplace affects the professional self-esteem and job satisfaction of audiologists in Turkey.
- It involved 307 audiologists taking part in surveys assessing their occupational self-esteem and job satisfaction levels, with significant findings related to their age, workplace satisfaction, and income.
- Results indicate that, while audiologists generally have high professional self-esteem, job satisfaction varies across different workplace environments, being notably lower in rehabilitation centers and private hospitals.
Background: It is reported that antiepileptic drugs have an effect on balance functions. The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the effects of valproic acid and levetiracetam monotherapy on balance functions in patients with generalized epilepsy using objective test methods.
Methods: The study included 43 generalized epilepsy patients aged 18-60 years, including 20 patients receiving valproic acid monotherapy, 23 patients receiving levetiracetam monotherapy, and 25 healthy individuals as controls, in the Neurology Clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the vestibular function of children diagnosed with specific learning disorders (SLD).
Methods: This study was conducted with 30 children diagnosed with SLD and 30 healthy children matched for age and sex, and vestibular tests were applied.
Results: Optokinetic and head shake test values in videonystagmography subtests were found to be pathological in the study group, and the lateral asymmetry value in video head impulse test (v-HIT) was found to be significantly higher in the study group.
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the possible functional involvement of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in the follicular and luteal phases.
Methods: The research was carried out at a university located in eastern Turkey. The study included 37 healthy female volunteering students aged 18-25 years.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the normative values of the functional head impulse test (fHIT) test in healthy young adults.
Materials And Methods: The study included 100 individuals, 58 females and 42 males, aged 20-25 years. Beon Solution Zero Branco (TV) fHIT test was applied to all participants.
Investigation of the Relationship Between BPPV with Anxiety, Sleep Quality and Falls.
Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol
December 2022
Objective: To investigate the effects of dizziness on sleep quality and psychological status in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and to evaluate its relationship with falls.
Methods: A Demographic Data Form, a Visual Vertigo Analog Scale, the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered in 102 individuals diagnosed with BPPV by videonystagmography test. The same scales were applied to 75 healthy volunteers as the control group, and the two groups were compared.
Purpose: It was aimed to investigate the effects of COVID-19 infection on hearing and the vestibular system.
Methods: Twenty-six patients whose treatment had been completed and who had no previous hearing or balance complaints were included in the study. Patients diagnosed with the disease by PCR were included in the study.