Publications by authors named "Y Kurtais"
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- The study aimed to determine how common rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are in Turkey using a phone questionnaire previously tested in other countries.
- In the research, a Turkish version of the questionnaire was validated with 200 rheumatology patients, then used to survey 4,012 randomly selected individuals to identify potential cases.
- Results showed a RA prevalence of 0.56% and an SpA prevalence of 0.46% in the general population of Turkey, with significant differences based on region, particularly higher rates in the Northern and Central regions for RA and SpA, respectively.
In a Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) project, evidence-based recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) was developed for the first time in our country in 2012 (TLAR-2012). In accordance with developing medical knowledge and scientific evidence, recommendations were updated. The committee was composed of 22 physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists (4 have rheumatology subspeciality also) and an orthopaedic surgeon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although it is known that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CPR) reduces mortality and morbidity, it is not widely implemented as is in Turkey. One factor might be lack of demand since the levels of knowledge and awareness among patients who are eligible for CPR seem to be insufficient.
Aim: It is aimed to investigate the level of awareness and knowledge of CPR among patients with cardiopulmonary problems.
Objectives: The main aim of this study was to investigate the clinical utility and sensitivity to change of faces pain scale (FPS) in patients with shoulder pain, chosen as a chronic pain model. The secondary aim was to determine the association of FPS with psychologic status and quality of life of these patients.
Methods: Thirty Turkish patients with chronic shoulder pain were included in the study.
Background: This study aimed to investigate the reliability and construct validity of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Comprehensive Core Set for osteoarthritis (OA) in order to test its possible use as a measuring tool for functioning.
Methods: 100 patients with OA (84 F, 16 M; mean age 63 yr) completed forms including demographic and clinical information besides the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36®) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index of Osteoarthritis (WOMAC). The ICF Comprehensive Core Set for OA was filled by health professionals.