Comparison of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist and Dexamethasone in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Animal Model.

Objective: This study aimed to attenuate cochlear inflammation following noise-induced hearing loss by targeting IL-1. We evaluated the effectiveness of IL-1 inhibition through auditory and histological assessments in an animal model.

Study Design: Experimental animal study.

Temperament and Voice Quality in Patients With Vocal Fold Nodules.

Background: Vocal fold nodules are most common in women and patients with vocal fold nodules represent the largest group in voice clinics. The prevalence of vocal fold nodules is particularly high in professions where the voice is used on a regular basis. The quality of the voice is influenced by a number of factors, including temperament, stress, and emotional state.

Investigating the acute effect of low and moderate intensity aerobic exercise on whole-body task learning and cognition in young adults.

Recent studies have shown that a single bout of exercise has acute improvements on various forms of memory, including procedural motor learning, through mechanisms such as the plasticity-promoting effect. This study aimed to examine (1) the acute effects of timing and intensity of aerobic exercise on the acquisition and retention of motor learning in healthy adults, (2) the effect of sleep quality of the night before and after acquisition on motor learning, and (3) the acute effects of low and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on cognitive functions. Seventy-five healthy adults were divided into five groups: Two groups performed low or moderate intensity aerobic exercise before motor practice; two groups performed low or moderate intensity aerobic exercise after motor practice; the control group only did motor practice.

Developing care behaviors and ethical attitude in nursing education.

Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of education based on the Theory of Human Caring on nursing students' caring behaviors and ethical attitudes.

Background: It is crucial to plan nursing education holistically, addressing cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains for the comprehensive development of caring behaviors and ethical attitudes.

Design: This study employed a convergent mixed-methods approach with randomized pretest-posttest comparisons and qualitative analysis.

The Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence: Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a model to determine the correlation between comfort level and quality of life in women with UI.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive correlational research design with causal modeling.

Subjects And Setting: The study was conducted in the urology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

Examining dietary habits in the context of multiple sclerosis: A comprehensive investigative approach.

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to develop suggestions for changing eating habits in a healthy direction.

Methods: The study was conducted on 171 participants (80.1 % female; 19.

The validity and reliability of Turkish version of the children's home inventory for listening difficulties - (C.H.I.L.D) questionnaire.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Children's Home Inventory for Listening Difficulties - (C.H.I.

Adaptation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the International Tinnitus Inventory.

Objective: Tinnitus is a common auditory symptom that negatively affects the quality of life of individuals. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the International Tinnitus Inventory (Tr-ITI) for both clinical and research purposes. ITI is a short, easily applicable self-report inventory to measure perceived tinnitus.

Evaluation of language, attention, and memory skills in children with auditory brainstem implants.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate attention, memory, and language skills in children with auditory brainstem implants and cochlear implants.

Methods: This study included 20 children with auditory brainstem implants (ABI) and 20 cochlear implanted (CI) children between the ages of 6 years and 8 years 11 months and their families. "Test of Language Development: Primary (TOLD-P:4)" was used to assess language skills, "STROOP Test, Visual-Aural Digit Span (VADS) test, and Cancellation Test" were used to evaluate attention and memory skills.

Phonophoresis treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome: Pulsed or continuous: A randomized-controlled clinical trial.

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of pulsed and continuous modes of therapeutic ultrasound (US) for phonophoresis in the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). Between April 2019 and January 2021, a total of 66 patients with SAIS (17 males, 49 females; mean age: 48.2±8.

Children's eating attitudes test (ChEAT): validation and reliability in Turkish children.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the validity and reliability of the children's eating attitudes test (ChEAT) in Turkish children.

Methods: The participants were 331 children (137 boys and 194 girls, ages 8-15). Data was collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire containing socio-demographic characteristics, the ChEAT, and the children's eating behaviour questionnaire (CEBQ).

Relationship of perceived depression, stress, anxiety levels and hedonic hunger.

Background: This study was designed to explore relationship of perceived depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) levels and hedonic hunger in adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey included questions about some socio-demographic characteristics, Power of Food Scale (PFS-Tr) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) was sent via an online platform. Self-reported weight and height were also questioned.

Emotional and intuitive eating: an emerging approach to eating behaviours related to obesity.

Emotional and intuitive eating are associated with obesity. In the present study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between intuitive eating and emotional eating behaviours in adults with anthropometric measurements of obesity-related disease risk and gender. Body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist, hip and neck circumferences were taken.

Validity and reliability of food frequency questionnaire used in age-related eye disease studies in Turkish adults.

The present study aimed to perform the validity and reliability study of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) on the frequency of foods rich in antioxidant nutrients and used in Age-Related Eye Diseases (AREDs). In the first interview of the study, the first application of FFQ was carried out, and blank forms of Dietary Records (DRs) were given. For the validity of the FFQ, a total of 12 d (3 days * 4 weeks) of DR were taken.

The effect of flipped learning on blood pressure knowledge and self-directed learning skills of first-year nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This study investigated the effect of flipped learning on first-year nursing students' blood pressure knowledge levels and self-directed learning skills.

Background: Flipped learning is an innovative approach that helps nursing students learn about blood pressure and how to measure how to measure blood pressure accurately. Flipped learning also promotes active and student-centered learning settings and encourages nursing students to develop self-directed skills.

Fear of Breast Cancer and Assessment of the Efficiency of Mammography Scanning in Working Women.

Objective: To determine the fear of breast cancer and assess the efficiency of mammography scanning among a female population working in a university.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive study was performed in a university in the city center of Samsun between March 2019 and October 2019. Instead of choosing samples, all volunteers were included.

Wide-Awake Hand Surgery Experience in Patients 10 to 18 Years of Age.

Purpose: We investigated the frequency of wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) use for hand surgery in the a 10- to 18-year-old age group and patients' experiences.

Methods: Patients aged 10-18 years who had hand surgery in June 2016 to March 2020 were identified. The frequency of patients who agreed to have surgery under WALANT was calculated (%).

Association between ecological footprint awareness and health literacy in adults: a population-based study from Turkey.

This study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy and ecological footprint which is an indicator of sustainability and environmental impact and to examine the factors that may affect them. It was found that 20.3% of individuals have inadequate, 43.

Effects of curcumin, a bioactive component of turmeric, on type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications: an updated review.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a substantial issue in public health. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the effectiveness of using herbal supplements for T2DM. Among the herbal supplements, turmeric () has been attracting an avalanche of attention owing to its main component, curcumin.

Prevalence and predisposing factors of smartphone addiction, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness of nursing students: A cross-sectional design.

Aim: The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of smartphone addiction, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness of nursing students and to identify the predisposing factors of these parameters.

Background: The use of smartphones, which has become an indispensable part of daily life, has various effects on addictive behavior and sleep.

Design: The present study was performed with a cross-sectional design.

Development of nursing students' attitudes scale toward pain assessment.

Objectives: This study aims to the development of nursing students' attitudes scale toward pain assessment and establish its validity and reliability.

Methods: This was a methodological study conducted in the 2017-2018 academic year. The sample consisted of 300 nursing students attending at the Department of Nursing of Gazi and Selçuk Universities.

"Endless Vicious Circle ..." Psychosocial Difficulties and Needs of Nurses Working in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Emergency nurses are one of the groups at risk most during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the authors of this qualitative study was to reveal the psychosocial difficulties and needs of nurses working in the emergency department of a university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive phenomenological study was conducted in the emergency department of a university hospital in the West of Turkey.

Effectiveness of non-pharmacological community-based nursing interventions for smoking cessation in adults: A systematic review.

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of non-pharmacological community-based nursing interventions for smoking cessation in adults.

Method: Studies published between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2017 were comprehensively searched to 14 databases. Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies was used to examine the methodological quality of the included studies.

Health Care Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients with Chronic Pain: Scale Development Study.

Background: One of the obstacles in chronic pain management is the attitude of healthcare professionals. Although literature reports that the negative attitudes of healthcare professionals such as stigmatizing their patients with chronic pain and applying inadequate treatment cause failure in chronic pain management, there is no scale to measure the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards patients with chronic pain.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a scale for identifying healthcare professionals' attitudes towards patients with chronic pain.

Assessment of auditory functions in patients with hepatic glycogen storage diseases.

Background: Hepatic glycogen storage diseases are a group of diseases manifesting mainly with hypoglycemia and hepatomegaly. The patients require frequent daytime and nocturnal feedings. Hypoglycemia may cause sensorineural hearing loss and nocturnal feeding is a risk factor for the development of gastroesophageal reflux that may cause chronic otitis media and hearing loss consequently.