Incorporating patient preferences into osteoarthritis treatment.

Objectives: This study aims to identify the relationship between treatment modalities and the patients' preferences in osteoarthritis (OA) treatment and identify the related factors.

Patients And Methods: This multi-center, cross-sectional study included a total of 305 patients with OA (66 males, 239 females; mean age: 66.4±9.

Antirheumatic drugs in older adults and polypharmacy issues.

Older individuals experience various noninflammatory and autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Given the increased incidence of rheumatic conditions in older adults, it is of great importance for healthcare providers to be aware of the potential benefits and risks of antirheumatic drugs. The present article aims to provide a comprehensive review regarding antirheumatic drug use in older patients, particularly by focusing on safety issues and polypharmacy.

Polypharmacy, Physical and Nutritional Status, and Depression in the Elderly: Do Polypharmacy Deserve Some Credits in These Problems?

: To investigate the association of polypharmacy with physical function, nutritional status, and depression in the elderly. : The study included 675 people aged over 65 years from 8 centers in various geographical regions. The polypharmacy status was categorized as non-polypharmacy (0-4 drugs), polypharmacy (≥5 drugs).

Updated approach for the management of osteoporosis in Turkey: a consensus report.

Unlabelled: As a result of the current demographics, increased projections of osteoporosis (OP) and prevalence of the disease in Turkey, a panel of multidisciplinary experts developed a thorough review to assist clinicians in identifying OP and associated fracture risk patients, diagnosing the disease with the appropriate available diagnostic methods, classifying the disease, and initiating appropriate treatment. The panel expects to increase the awareness of this prevalent disease, decrease consequences of OP with corresponding cost savings and, ultimately, decrease the overall burden of OP and related fractures in Turkey.

Background: OP is not officially accepted as a chronic disease in Turkey despite the high prevalence and predicted increase in the following years.

Environmental characteristics of older people attending physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinics.

Objective: A residential environment refers to the physical and social characteristics in a neighbourhood. The physical characteristics include interior housing qualities, exterior neighbourhood characteristics, and the accessibility of essential facilities and services outside the neighbourhood. Older adults especially may be vulnerable to the negative impacts of the residential environment.

A special association between Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A disease and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

Background: Central nervous system involvement has been reported in different subtypes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) diseases. The increasing number of cases with CMT and MS may provide further information about the common pathway of demyelination and MS pathogenesis.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 21-year-old woman with CMT1A and MS.

2017 update of the Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) evidence-based recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis.

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.

Erratum: The use of diagnostic imaging in low back or leg pain.

[This corrects the article on p. 314 in vol. 63.

The use of diagnostic imaging in low back or leg pain.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the imaging method preferences of physicians working in different clinics and departments for the patients suffering from low back and/or leg pain.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, the radiological imaging types of 900 patients (301 males, 599 females; mean age 46.8±17.

Evaluation of herbal product use and possible herb-drug interactions in Turkish elderly.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and documentation of the use of herbal remedies by individuals aged ≥65 years and to evaluate possible adverse reactions and herb-drug interactions.

Method: Using a cross-sectional research design, data were collected from 1418 participants (age range 65-95 years) via interview-based questionnaires.

Results: The prevalence of herbal use among older adults was 30% (n = 426); 64% (n = 274) used more than one prescription medication, and polyherbacy was reported by 47.

A Multicenter Pilot Study of Burden Among Caregivers of Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients With Neuromusculoskeletal Diseases.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers of patients in a geriatric unit and to clarify the relationship between caregiver burden and specific clinical variables in the patients and the characteristics of the caregivers.

Design: Cross-sectional multicenter study.

Methods: One hundred twenty-three patients and 123 caregiver dyads, with mean ages of 72.

The relationship between body mass index and footprint parameters in older people.

Background: The relationship of body mass index (BMI) with footprint parameters has been studied in paediatric populations, but there are limited data regarding the effects of BMI on parameters in the elderly.

Objectives: To establish the relationship between BMI and static footprint parameters in the elderly population.

Methods: 128 subjects aged 65 and above with no history of lower extremity surgical intervention and no significant lower extremity weakness were included in the current study.

Pain and quality of life (QoL) in elderly: the Turkish experience.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of demographic and clinical determinants on pain and to investigate the possible risk factors that disrupt QoL.

Materials And Methods: The design of this research was a prospective study performed in tertiary care hospital-based physical medicine and rehabilitation departments. A comprehensive geriatric pain assessment (Geriatric Pain Scale, GPS) and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) assessment (Nottingham Health Profile, NHP) were performed.

Polypharmacy in the elderly: a multicenter study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the polypharmacy issue and its correlations with socioeconomic variables in Turkish elderly patients.

Design: Cross-sectional

Setting: Outpatient clinics of the medical schools, departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation from 12 provinces.

Participants: A total of 1430 elderly in different geographical regions of Turkey during January 2007 to January 2008 were included.

Effect of socio-economic status on bone density in children: comparison of two schools by quantitative ultrasound measurement.

Background: There are conflicting findings regarding the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and bone mineral density. We aimed to investigate bone status and its possible determinants by comparing students from two schools, located in a high and a low SES district.

Methods: Data were gathered by using anthropometric measurements and a questionnaire for both families and the students from the two schools chosen by the Ministry of Education.

Quantitative calcaneal ultrasonometry: normative data and age-related changes for stiffness index in the Turkish population.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to define the normative data for stiffness index in a large sample of Turkish population and to clarify sex differences as well as age-related changes. A total of 10,435 subjects (aged 18-89 yr) were screened with calcaneal ultrasound and were requested to complete a detailed questionnaire listing all important risk factors, diseases, and treatments affecting bone metabolism. To be included in the study, subjects had to be free of any disease and any medical treatment known to affect bone metabolism.

Awareness of osteoporotic patients.

Osteoporosis has recently been recognized as a major public health problem by some governments and health care providers. Despite significant progress in knowledge about osteoporosis, public awareness is required for effective management if precautions are to be taken. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational status of osteoporotic individuals, and their awareness about the disease and sources of information.

Reversible sclerotic changes of lumbar spine and femur due to long-term oral isotretinoin therapy.

We present a rare case of retinoid-induced sclerotic changes of lumbar spine and femur demonstrated by dual energy x-ray absorptiometrie (DEXA). The patient had flowing ossification along thoracic spine resembling diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), but there was no ligament calcification in the lumbar spine or pelvis. After discontinuation of the treatment, gradual decline of bone mineral density at lumbar and femoral sites was detected with serial DEXA measurements.

A multicenter, case control study of risk factors for low tibial speed of sound among residents of urban areas in Turkey.

Risk factors which have been associated with low bone mass are multifactorial and represent regional differences between and within countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors of low tibial speed of sound (tSOS), which determines cortical bone status among residents of urban regions in Ankara, Izmir, and Istanbul, in Turkey, and also to compare groups of different socioeconomic status (SES). A total of 1,026 subjects (63% women and 53% of low socioeconomic status) 40-70 years old were included in the study.