Background: In pediatric patients, celiac disease (CD) may influence the health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Aims: The study aimed to assess HRQoL and further characterise the clinical factors associated with reduced HRQoL, in a large multicenter pediatric cohort with CD.
Methods: The disease-specific questionnaire CD Dutch Questionnaire (CDDUX) and the generic questionnaire Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) were used to assess the HRQoL.
Heart failure (HF) remains a significant public health issue, with heart transplantation (HT) being the gold standard treatment for end-stage HF. The increasing use of mechanical circulatory support, particularly left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), as a bridge to transplant (BTT), presents new perspectives for increasingly complex clinical scenarios. This study aimed to compare long-term clinical outcomes in patients in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) receiving an LVAD as BTT to those undergoing direct-to-transplant (DTT) without mechanical support, focusing on survival and post-transplant complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience difficulties in understanding speech in noise despite having normal hearing.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the relationship between speech discrimination in noise (SDN) and medial olivocochlear reflex levels and to compare MS patients with a control group.
Material And Methods: Sixty participants with normal hearing, comprising 30 MS patients and 30 healthy controls, were included.
: Hypertension is typically classified into two main groups, "dipper" and "non-dipper", based on nocturnal blood pressure decline. The coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is an essential biomarker used to assess the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aims to demonstrate the relationship between CACS and hypertensive patients with moderate-to-high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk classified as either dipper or non-dipper.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to determine the ecological footprint awareness and ecological intelligence levels of nurses working in a hospital.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 290 nurses working in a hospital. The study data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire, "Ecological Intelligence Scale", and "Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale".
Background/aim: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are characterized by renal developmental disorders in the embryonic period. STAT3 is a member of the STAT protein family. The members of this protein family play roles in various cellular mechanisms, such as the early stages of embryonic development, kidney development, and renal diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Hematol Oncol
December 2024
Background: Rare factor deficiency (RFD) is characterized by a deficiency of factor (F)I, FII, FV, FVII, FX, FXI, FXII, FXIII, or a combined deficiency of FV+FVIII or vitamin K-dependent factors. The prevalence of RFD ranges from 1/1,000,000 to 3,000,000. Combined deficiencies of vitamin K-related factors have been described in 30 families worldwide, and these patients can present with a wide range of clinical symptoms, from mucocutaneous bleeding to life-threatening symptoms such as central nervous system and gastrointestinal bleeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew series of benzimidazole-1,2,4-triazole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and characterized using H-NMR, C-NMR, and HRMS. These compounds were evaluated for anticancer activity toward HTB-9 bladder and HT-29 colorectal cancer cell lines. Compounds 7h and 7ı were found to be the most active against HTB-9 cell line, with IC 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Retrospective analysis.
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional outcomes and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients undergoing en bloc resection of spinal tumor.
Summary Of Background Data: En bloc resection in the spine is a surgical procedure designed to completely remove a tumor in one piece, with wide margins preserved, in order to reduce the risk of local recurrences.
One of the preferred treatments for bladder cancer, one of the most common cancers worldwide, is cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Since most tumor cells show cisplatin resistance, it is very important to discover new agents without adverse side effects. β-arbutin, a hydroquinone-β-D-glucopyranoside, has biological properties such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer, and is a phytochemical widely used as a skin whitener.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Tissue Viability
November 2024
: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis and is primarily transmitted by the fecal-oral route. The clinical presentation and progression of the disease varies according to the age of the patient. Turkey is classified as a moderately endemic country, and HAV infection continues to be an important public health problem worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Food allergy is a public health issue that has a significant impact on the lives of families. Parental self-efficacy/confidence is important in managing food allergies. The aim of this study is to validate the "Food Allergy Self-Efficacy Scale for Parents" (FASE-P) and assess parental self-efficacy in managing their child's food allergy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: New technologies developed for triage systems can have positive effects on health care professionals. The research was conducted to identify and visualize the studies conducted between 2001 and 2024 on triage and digital triage systems in emergency departments and reveals global trends on this subject.
Methods: The data were obtained from the "Web of Science Core Collection" database on February 8th, 2024.
Background: The relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse and disease progression remains unclear. Previous studies are limited by small sample sizes and most lack a propensity-matched control cohort.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of COVID-19 infection on MS disease course with a large propensity-matched cohort.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the hotspots and global trends of massage in nursing research.
Methods: Based on 241 articles published between 1993 and 2023 obtained from the Web of Science database, methods such as trend analysis and keyword frequency analysis were employed to analyze the evolution of research over time and identify key topics. Additionally, topic clustering of abstracts was conducted to examine thematic areas and connections within massage research.
Background: Parents of technology-dependent children constitute a different population in society and face diverse problems during caregiving.
Methods: This study aimed to identify and visualize studies conducted from 1990 to 2024 on technology-dependent children, home care, and parental discharge education and determine global trends. A descriptive and bibliometric study design was employed.
This study aimed to evaluate the changes in quality of life (QoL) over a 12-month period among opiate users in Romania, identifying factors that contribute to a worsening of their condition. By examining these dynamics, the research intended to inform targeted interventions and support mechanisms to mitigate the negative outcomes associated with opiate use. Conducted as a longitudinal cohort analysis, this study enrolled 74 participants diagnosed with opioid use disorders from multiple healthcare settings in Romania.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We evaluate the efficacy and safety of UGN-102 chemoablation for the primary treatment of patients with recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Materials And Methods: ENVISION is an ongoing, multinational, single-arm, phase 3 study in patients with a biopsy-proven recurrence of untreated low-grade intermediate-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer. Patients received 6 weekly intravesical instillations of UGN-102 (mitomycin; outpatient setting) and were evaluated at 3 months.