Adaptation of the Turkish version of Nurses' Self Concept Questionnaire.

Objectives: Nurse's self-concept is significant for professionalism. We aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of a Nurses' Self Concept Questionnaire.

Methods: A methodological study was conducted with the participation of a group of nursing students and nurses.

Analysis of Community Participation Levels of Individuals Who Are Physically Disabled and Working in Industrial Environments.

The purpose of this study was to determine quality of life, leisure time satisfaction, activity performance, and community participation and analyze the relationship between these determinants and community participation in both physically disabled individuals working in industrial environments and nonworking individuals who are physically disabled. Sociodemographic data was registered into a sociodemographic form. World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.

The Prevalence and Comorbidity Rates of ADHD Among School-Age Children in Turkey.

The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence and comorbidity rates of ADHD in a community sample of school-age children. Participants were 1,508 children aged 6 to 14 years. Parents and teachers of each child completed the Turgay (4th ed.

Upper extremities and spinal musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors in students using computers.

Objective: To examine the effects of computer usage on the musculoskeletal system discomforts (MSD) of Turkish university students, the possible risk factors and study implications (SI).

Methods: The study comprised a total of 871 students. Demographic information was recorded and the Student Specific Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (SsCMDQ) was used to evaluate musculoskeletal system discomforts.

Evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunction in Turkish primary schoolchildren: an epidemiological study.

Objective: The aim was to determine the prevalence of voiding dysfunction and its related risk factors in Turkish schoolchildren.

Materials And Methods: A randomly selected, cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered and previously validated questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of two parts.

Prevalence of daytime urinary incontinence and related risk factors in primary school children in Turkey.

Purpose: Urinary incontinence is one of the major urinary symptoms in children and adolescents and can lead to major distress for the affected children and their parents. In accordance with the definitions of the Standardization Committee of the International Children's Continence Society, daytime urinary incontinence (DUI) is uncontrollable leakage of urine during the day. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of DUI in Turkish primary school children.

Assessment of awareness of diabetic retinopathy and utilization of eye care services among Turkish diabetic patients.

Aims: Raising awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) was shown to be a key element for early diagnosis and treatment of this blinding disease. There is very limited data about the knowledge level, attitude, and behavior of diabetic patients regarding DR in Turkey. This study was planned to assess the awareness of DR and the utilization of eye care services among Turkish diabetic patients.

Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of boys and parents about circumcision.

Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of parents and previously circumcised early adolescent boys about circumcision.

Methods: Half of the boys attending the sixth class of the primary school in our city centre and their parents were included in this cross-sectional, descriptive study. Questionnaires were prepared by the authors, which include 38 questions for parents and 25 questions for boys.

One-year follow-up of penis and testis sizes of healthy Turkish male newborns.

Penile length, penile diameter and testicular volume at birth reflect the activity and normality of the hypothalamus-pituitary-testicular axis. In this prospective longitudinal study, we aimed to measure penis and testicular size in healthy newborns at birth and 6 and 12 months of age. Seven hundred forty-six term healthy male newborns were enrolled in the study.

Work-related injuries in textile industry workers in Turkey.

Background: This study was conducted as a survey including work-related injuries (WRI) of workers in the textile and clothing industry admitted to the emergency department (ED).

Methods: This prospective study included patients with WRI reportedly occurring in the textile and clothing industry over a two-year period. The study sample comprised only the casualties occurring at the workplace and while working de facto.

Hospital cost analysis of management of patients with renal colic in the emergency department.

Acute severe colicky pain in the flank region is termed as renal colic (RC), which is commonly diagnosed and treated in the emergency department (ED). The present study is designed to investigate the hospital costs of patients with RC admitted to the ED and factors affecting the figures. Retrospective analysis includes all patients diagnosed with RC following physical examination and X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography together with laboratory investigations in the university-based ED between February 2007 and February 2009.

Complementary-alternative medicine among cancer patients in the western region of Turkey.

Purpose: To investigate the complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) applications and factors affecting its use among cancer patients in the western region of Turkey.

Patients And Methods: Face-to-face interview technique was used. Patients were asked to answer a questionnaire about their socio-demographic features, their level of knowledge about the disease and CAM application features.

Factors affecting onset of puberty in Denizli province in Turkey.

The relationship between the possible factors affecting pubertal onset and pubertal timing was investigated in the Denizli province in Turkey. A total number of 3311 subjects (1562 girls, 1749 boys) aged 6-16.5 years participated in this study.

Value of the timing of informing the emergency department patients on cardiac test results: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: This study is designed to investigate the role of written information, and the value of its timing, provided to Emergency Department (ED) patients regarding cardiac enzyme tests (CET), on their personal concerns about their health status and their discussions with the emergency physicians as to their normal health status post-test.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled study. All consecutive patients used for this study were admitted to the university-based ED within the 6-month study period with the presenting chief complaint of atypical chest pain, which was considered as the presumptive diagnosis.

Pubertal development of Turkish children.

Aim: To investigate the pubertal development of Turkish school children, to look for possible secular trends in pubertal development.

Methods: 1,562 girls and 1,749 boys (aged 6-16.5 years) from urban and rural schools were studied.

Epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in primary schoolchildren in Turkey.

The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in primary schoolchildren in Denizli, Turkey, and to determine the possible risk factors for atopic dermatitis in home environment. A self-administered questionnaire was handled to the parents of 2,100 children aged 7 to 15 years, from three randomized primary schools and 1,644 (78.9%) completed and returned the questionnaire.

DASH questionnaire for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms in industry workers: a validity and reliability study.

Purpose: The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire is a self-administered region-specific outcome instrument developed as a measure of self-rated upper-extremity disability and symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and the construct validity of the DASH questionnaire by establishing its correlation to the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) in industry workers. Also we aimed to investigate whether the DASH can be used as a standardized questionnaire to evaluate the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in upper extremity in industrial settings and epidemiological studies.

A population-based questionnaire study on the prevalence and epidemiology of burn patients in Denizli, Turkey.

Epidemiological investigations of burn patients help health services to identify the need for burn care and to plan burn care facilities. Various epidemiological studies on burn injury have been conducted, but they have usually covered major burn victims who required hospitalization or minor burn victims who were treated at health care centers. Few studies have included burn victims who were not admitted to any health care center.

Variation in tonsil size in 4- to 17-year-old schoolchildren.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variation in tonsil size and prevalence of asymmetric tonsils in 4- to 17-year-old schoolchildren and the relationships between tonsillar hypertrophy and frequent tonsillitis, frequent fever, and sleep-related symptoms observed by parents.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Six daycare centres, four primary schools, and four high schools.

Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in primary school children.

Objective: Allergic rhinitis is a common chronic illness of childhood. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of allergic rhinitis in 6-12-year-old schoolchildren in Istanbul.

Methods: A total of 2500 children aged between 6 and 12 years in randomly selected six primary schools of Istanbul were surveyed by using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire between April and May 2004.

Childhood asthma and its relationship with tonsillar tissue.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma among 4-17 years old school children and to determine the relationship between frequent tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy and asthma-related symptoms. A total of 2,000 school children, aged 4-17 years, in Denizli were surveyed using the ISAAC questionnaire; the size of the tonsils was evaluated by physical examination. A total of 1,784 questionnaires were completed giving an overall response rate of 89.

Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in an urban area in Turkey: a population-based case-control study.

The aim of this study was to determine the degree to which socioeconomic status is a risk factor for first birth at age 19 or younger in married women in an urban area of Turkey. The research was a population-based case-control study. The study group comprised all married and pregnant women aged 15-19 (adolescent pregnancies) attending primary care centres (144 subjects).

Rising trend of asthma prevalence among Turkish schoolchildren (ISAAC phases I and III).

Background: Asthma is a common chronic illness in childhood. The aim of the study was to examine time trends in the prevalence of asthma using the ISAAC questionnaire in 6- to 12-year-old schoolchildren in Istanbul and factors affecting asthma prevalence.

Methods: Two cross-sectional surveys were performed, 9 years apart (1995 and 2004) using the ISAAC protocol.