The effect of hand massage on fatigue in women with cancer receiving brachytherapy: randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: This randomized controlled study was conducted to analyze the effect of hand massage on the fatigue level of the women receiving brachytherapy.

Methods: It was determined that 12 patients were included in each group (control and hand massage group), so 24 women with gynecologic cancer were included in the study. The application was performed on each hand for 5 min, a total of 10 min in hand massage group.

Factors affecting the oral health of patients in intensive care units: a prospective observational study.

Background: In the intensive care unit (ICU), oral flora changes and bacterial growth starts, negatively affecting oral health.

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the status of the oral mucus membranes of patients in ICUs and the factors affecting oral health.

Methods: A descriptive and correlation design was used.

The relationship between quality of life and sex role of women with gynecological cancers undergoing brachytherapy.

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the relationship between the quality of life and sex roles of women diagnosed with cancer and undergoing brachytherapy.

Methods: The research is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sample of the study included 116 women over 35 years old who were diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer and underwent intracavitary brachytherapy at the Radiation Oncology Department of a university hospital.

The effect of the hand massage using baby oil with lavender application on the procedural pain and state anxiety of women undergoing brachytherapy: A parallel-group randomized controlled study.

Objective: This parallel-group randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of the hand massage practiced using baby oil with lavender on reducing pain and situational anxiety in women with brachytherapy.

Methods: The study was completed with 36 patients. The treatment group included 18 patients, and the control group had 18.

The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic stressor on the state-trait anxiety level.

Objective: To evaluate the effect that the coronavirus diseases-2019 pandemic will likely have on public and its impact on the state-trait anxiety level of the masses.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from May 28 to June 5, 2020, in Turkey, with Kayseri province being the first ring of the chain, and comprised adult citizens of either gender living in Turkey during the pandemic period who could use online technologies. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised was used to determine the effects of the pandemic on the public, and the State Anxiety Inventory and the Trait Anxiety Inventory were used to determine the anxiety level of the public.

Novel Perceptions on Chemical Profile and Biopharmaceutical Properties of Extracts: Adding Missing Pieces to the Scientific Puzzle.

is one of the most popular species in the genus, and it is of great interest as a gastrointestinal and sedative agent in the folk medicine system. In this study, different extracts, obtained by the use of four solvents (hexane, chloroform, acetone and acetone/water) were chemically characterized using HPLC-ESI-MS , which allowed for identification of 27 phenolic compounds. The extracts' antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties were investigated.

Examination of factors affecting oral health in patients receiving haemodialysis.

Background: Patients receiving haemodialysis suffer from oral problems, pain, deteriorated nutrition, and decreased self-confidence and quality of life. Nurses have a critical role in the evaluation and care of oral health.

Objectives: The aim was to investigate the associations between socio-demographic characteristics, medication use, and biochemical blood levels and oral health in adult patients receiving haemodialysis treatment.

Chemical characterization, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and enzyme inhibitory effects of different extracts from one sage ( L.) from Turkey: open a new window on industrial purposes.

In the present study, the methanolic, hydro-methanolic, dichloromethane, hexane and aqueous extracts of L. (Family: Lamiaceae), a lemon-scented herb, were tested for total phenolic (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC) and antioxidant activities were evaluated using a battery of assays (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), cupric reducing antioxidant capacity, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (phosphomolybdenum) and metal chelating). Enzyme inhibitory effects were investigated using acetyl- (AChE), butyryl-cholinesterase (BChE), tyrosinase, α-amylase and α-glucosidase as target enzymes.

Network analysis, chemical characterization, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory effects of foxglove (Digitalis cariensis Boiss. ex Jaub. & Spach): A novel raw material for pharmaceutical applications.

The present study outlines the phenolic composition and pharmacological properties of different extracts of Digitalis cariensis Boiss. ex Jaub. & Spach root and aerial parts.

Metabolomics profiling and biological properties of root extracts from two Asphodelus species: A. albus and A. aestivus.

The pharmacological properties of Asphodelus species have been advocated previously. In this respect, the present study attempts to unravel the antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activity of root extracts of two Asphodelus species, namely, A. albus and A.

Phytocomplex Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Powdered Fruits and Leaves from .

Fully ripe fruits and mature leaves of were harvested and analyzed by means of analytical and biological tests to better comprehend the chemical composition and therapeutic/nutraceutical potential of this plant. Fruits and leaves were dried and the obtained powders were analyzed to study their color character and (via headspace gas chromatography) describe the chemical profile. Subsequently, they were submitted to a chloroform-methanol extraction, to a hydroalcoholic extraction procedure assisted or not by microwaves, and to an extraction with supercritical CO, assisted or not by ethanol as the co-solvent, to detect the polyphenolic and the volatile content.

In-vitro and in-silico anticancer potential of taxoids from Taxus wallichiana Zucc.

Introduction: Natural products derived from medicinal plants provide beneficial cancer chemotherapeutic drugs. Bioactive constituents from plants are explored for their anticancer properties.

Methods: Three known compounds (deacetylbaccatin III, tasumatrol B, and taxawallin J) were isolated from Taxus wallichiana.

The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Sleep Duration in Turkish Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: As in adults, hypertension is also an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in children. We aimed to evaluate the effect of sleep duration on blood pressure in normal weight Turkish children aged between 11-17 years.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the primary and secondary schools of the two central and ten outlying districts of Kayseri, Turkey.

Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage inpatients in a tertiary care hospital's chest clinic in Turkey.

Aim: We aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for nasal methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA/MRSA) carriage among patients admitted to a chest clinic of a tertiary care hospital in this study.

Materials And Methods: Nasal samples were taken from anterior nares were cultured in CHROMagar S. aureus plates, MRSA was determined by disc diffusion method (cefoxitin 30 μg) according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines and CHROMagar MRSA plates.

The seroprevalence of brucellosis among undiagnosed family members of brucellosis positive patients.

Aim: This study investigated the seroprevalence, complications and risk factors of Brucella infection in rural areas of Sivas, Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in three hyperendemic counties for brucellosis known as Gurun, Altinyayla and Kangal in Sivas between April and October in 2011. A total of 1,430 subjects were consulted.

A study of Staphylococcus aureusnasal carriage, antibacterial resistance and virulence factor encoding genes in a tertiary care hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.

Aim: This study was to determine the virulence encoding genes, and the antibiotic resistance patterns of the Staphylococcus aureus isolates, which were isolated from the nasal samples of chest clinic patients.

Materials And Methods: The nasal samples of the in-patients (431) and out-patients (1857) in Kayseri Training and Research Hospital's Chest Clinic, Kayseri, Turkey, were cultured on CHROMagar (Biolife, Italiana) S. aureus, and subcultured on sheep blood agar for the isolation of S.

Perceived social support systems` and depression`s effects on attitudes regarding coping strategies for the disease in patients with epilepsy.

Objective: To investigate the perceived social support systems`, and depression`s effects on attitudes regarding coping strategies for the disease in patients with epilepsy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 182 epileptic patients who applied to the Neurology Polyclinics of the Faculty of Medicine at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey between November 2011 and November 2012. As data collection tools, we used the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Systems, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Assessment Scale for Coping Attitudes.

Normal hip, knee and ankle range of motion in the Turkish population.

Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of gender and cultural habits on hip, knee and ankle range of motion (ROM) and to determine the differences between the ROM of right and left side symmetric joints of the lower extremities.

Methods: The study included 987 (513 males and 474 females) healthy volunteers. Individuals with a history of illness, prior surgery or trauma involving any joint of either lower extremity were excluded from the study.

Change in waist circumference over 3 years in Turkish children and adolescents.

Aim: To observe change in waist circumference (WC) over 3 years in children and adolescents and to compare these data with local and international references.

Subjects And Methods: The data of the second study determining the anthropometric measurements of Turkish children and adolescents (DAMTCA-II) were used to calculate WC percentiles. A total of 4234 children and adolescents aged 6-17 years (1890 boys and 2344 girls) were enrolled.

The experience of symptoms and information needs of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

The aim was to determine the symptoms and information needs of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT). The study population consisted of 345 RT patients accrued over 6 months. Patients' needs for information, sources of information, levels of satisfaction with information, symptoms and demographic factors were assessed by questionnaire and personal interview.

Important determinants of quality of life in a peritoneal dialysis population in Turkey.

Background: Patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important indicator for predicting the effectiveness of treatment, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the level of HRQoL and the most important factors affecting HRQoL in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed with 156 patients, 30 of whom (19.

Functional outcome and depression in the elderly with or without fatigue.

We evaluated the influence of fatigue on functional outcomes and depression in older people. Fatigue was measured using the fatigue severity scale (FSS). Activity of daily living function was assessed using the functional independence measurement (FIM), the geriatric depression inventory (GDI) was used to assess depression.

The knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among healthcare workers in Kayseri, Turkey.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer type and cause of death among women in many countries. Monthly breast self-examination (BSE) is an effective diagnostic method for breast cancer. This study aimed to determine the knowledge level and practice frequency of BSE among healthcare workers in Kayseri, Turkey.

Comparison of SF-36 and WHOQOL-100 in patients with stroke.

Background And Aims: Two widely used evaluation tools for the quality of life are the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (100-item version) (WHOQOL-100), however, these tools have not been compared for patients with stroke to date. The specific objectives of this study were: 1) to study the effect of stroke on quality of life (QOL) as measured by the SF-36 and by the WHOQOL-100, and 2) to compare these two instruments.

Settings And Design: Seventy patients who were admitted to the neurology clinic six months after stroke were included in this study.

Enterobiasis among preschool children: a study from Kayseri, Turkey.

The infection rate of Enterobius vermicularis was investigated in 1,070 preschool children aged 5-7 years in Kayseri, Turkey by cellotape anal swab from May-September 2005. The children's parents were asked to complete questionnaires inquiring into the potential risk factors involved. The overall egg positive rate for E.