Recurrent lower urinary tract infections: more than an infection for older women.

Background/aim: Older adults tend to have more urinary tract infections (UTIs). The frequency of recurrent lower urinary tract infections (rLUTIs) increases with age. rLUTIs are associated with long-term chronic effects on geriatric syndromes in older adults.

Colistin treatment in older adults: why should we know more?

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the risk factors of colistin-associated nephrotoxicity in patients older than 65 years treated in the palliative care unit.

Methods: 119 palliative care patients who received intravenous colistimethate for at least 7 days were included in the study. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2021 equation.

Poor sleep quality is an overlooked risk for geriatric syndromes in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Aging and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are two different conditions that impair sleep quality. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the impact of sleep quality on geriatric syndromes in older diabetic adults.

Methods: Comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed on 236 patients.

Risk factors of poor sleep quality in older adults: an analysis based on comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Objectives: Sleep quality is associated with many diseases and conditions that affect individuals' health in various ways. We aimed to investigate the association between sleep quality and common geriatric conditions in older adults.

Methods: The study included 237 older adults admitted to the geriatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital.

Do Long-Term Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Increase Susceptibility to Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults?

Type 2 diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases in the elderly. It is thought that long-term complications of type 2 diabetes will negatively affect the quality of life in elderly individuals. It is possible that geriatric syndromes, especially frailty syndrome, are associated with diabetic complications, too.

Different reflections of the face mask: sleepiness, headache and psychological symptoms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant physical and mental effects on healthcare workers. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between wearing face masks and headache, sleepiness, mood and anxiety symptoms in healthcare workers. A survey was administered to 365 healthcare workers working during the pandemic.

Is obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome really one of the causes of secondary polycythaemia?

Background: It is widely believed that sleep apnoea syndrome leads to polycythaemia, but the evidence is largely anecdotal. We believe that polycythaemia is not commonly seen in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome. Therefore, we aimed to determine the relationship between polycythaemia and sleep apnoea syndrome.

Characteristics of anemia in subclinical and overt hypothyroid patients.

Thyroid hormones stimulate directly or indirectly growth of erythroid colonies through erythropoietin. Anemia is often the first sign of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism can cause a wide variety of anemic disorders.