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- MakaleAçık Erişim2022Havalı Tüfek Sporcularının Bazı Fizyolojik ve Motorik Özelliklerinin Atış Performansları Üzerine Etkisi
Can, İbrahim; Bayrakdaroğlu, Serdar; Ertürk, Ceren
Bu araştırmanın amacı, havalı tüfek sporcularının bazı fizyolojik ve motorik özelliklerinin atış performansı üzerine etkilerinin araştırılmasıdır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, çalışmaya Havalı Silahlar Türkiye Kupası ve Havalı Silahlar Türkiye Şampiyonasına katılan ve derece yapan toplam 20 havalı tüfek atış sporcusu (yaş: 15,75 ± 2,20 yıl, boy: 165 ± ,06 cm, vücut ağırlığı: 49,99 ± 12,43 kg) gönüllü olarak katıldı. Bu çalışmada, katılımcıların boy uzunluğu ve vücut kompozisyonları ölçüldü ve daha sonra el kavrama kuvveti, sırt- bacak kuvveti, kalp atım hızı, esneklik, vital kapasite, reaksiyon zamanı, statik ve dinamik denge testleri yaptırıldı. Katılımcıların atış başarısını belirlemek için on (10) atıştan meydana gelen bir (1) seri atış yaptırıldı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; değişkenlerin normal dağılıma uygun olup olmadığını belirlenmesi için Kolmogorov-Smirnov normallik testi yapıldı. Katılımcıların bir seri atış puanları ve ölçümler arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi için pearson korelasyon analizi uygulandı. Ölçüm sonuçlarının bir seri atış başarısına etkisinin incelenmesinde ise basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanıldı. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; katılımcıların bir seri atış puanı ile beklenen ve ölçülen vital kapasite, esneklik, sağ ve sol el kavrama kuvveti ile sırt ve bacak kuvveti değerleri arasında pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon elde edildi (p<0,05). Buna karşılık, diğer parametreler ile katılımcıların bir seri atış puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığı elde edildi (p>0,05). Sonuç olarak, bazı performans parametrelerinin atış performansını etkilediği sonucuna ulaşıldı.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022High-Risky Sectors in Terms of Work Accidents in Turkey
Ceylan, Hüseyin; Kaplan, Ahmet; Bekar, Murat
Work accidents are serious issues that disrupt harmonious environment in workplace. They cause not only death, injury or disability of employees, but also serious financial loss for businesses and countries. Work accidents are highly preventable incidents, when necessary, precautions are taken. Like the whole world, in Turkey also there are risky sectors where work accidents are intensified. The identification of risky sectors in Turkey, is the first step of being able to fight against work accidents in this sector. Therefore, in this study the riskiest sectors in Turkey were investigated basing on the official accident data from the last ten years. Thus, first of all, the sectoral distribution of work accidents, death and permanent incapacity cases that occurred in Turkey in 2010-2019 was examined. Sectors were evaluated in terms of six different parameters: the number of work accidents, the number of deaths because of work accidents, the number of permanent incapacities because of work accidents, general accident incidence rate, fatal accident incidence rate, and permanent incapacity accident incidence rate. The top ten sectors with intensity have been determined for each parameter. Then, all these data were combined and the ten most risky sectors in Turkey in terms of work accidents were defined. In the last 10 years, the sector of "41-Building Construction" has been found to be the riskiest sector in Turkey, where the most work accidents have occurred, the most employees die and the most employees are permanently disabled. On the other hand, the "05- Mining of Coal and Lignite" sector, in which the general accident incidence rate, fatal accident incidence rate, and permanent incapacity accident incidence rate values are the highest, was the second most risky sector.
AtıfOpenAlex8TR Dizin8İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Game Addiction and Sleep Quality in Adolescents
Tuncay, Birgul; Göger, Berrin
Objective: This study aimed to assess the digital game addiction and sleep quality in adolescents and examine the relationship between them. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 312 students from three high schools located in a district center in the Eastern Black Sea Region, who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected using the descriptive information form, the digital game addiction scale, and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Results: The mean age of the participants was 15.99 +/- 0.85 years. Of the participants, 78.5% played digital games on computers, mobile phones, tablets, or game rooms. The mean score of the participants on the digital game addiction scale was 12.46 +/- 5.57; 16.3% were game addicts. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index mean score was 4.72 +/- 2.53, with a score range of 0-13; 34.9% had poor sleep quality. Conclusion: In conclusion, a positive, low-level, statistically significant relationship was found between the digital game addiction scale and Pittsburgh sleep quality index scores (r=0.157, p <= 0.001). As the digital game addiction scores increase in adolescents, their sleep quality scores also increase. Game addiction and sleep-related problems in adolescents can negatively affect their physical and psychological health and academic success. Adequate supervision and protective measures are required to reduce the problems faced by adolescents when using digital technology.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Investigation of the effect of basic swimming education course on some respiratory parameters of university students
Sever, Mehmet Onur; Zambak, Omer
In this study, the effect of 12-week basic swimming training of sports science students on some respiratory parameters was determined. In the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of Gumushane University School of Physical Education and Sports, 64 (111) male students who did not take swimming lessons and 47 who took swimming lessons participated voluntarily. The experimental group was given breath work for 12 weeks during the course content and for 10 minutes at the end. Measurements were taken from the students twice before and after the 12-week education. SPSS 25.0 program was used in the analysis of the data collected within the scope of the research. Independent comparison of age, height and body weight measurements of the athletes in the experimental and control groups. Samples T Test was used. In the comparison of time, group, group x time changes of FVC, MVV, VC and FEV1 measurements, Repeated Measures ANOVA analysis was used. Statistical significance level was taken as (p<0.05). As a result of the research, a significant result could not be reached in FVC and FEV1 values between Tests, Groups and Group x time intervals, whereas VC was only between tests. However, statistically significant differences were found between MVV and VC Tests, Groups and Group x Time values. In short, it has been shown that students who take swimming lessons have statistically higher lung volumes than students who do not take the lesson. However, swimming activity can be recommended to increase respiratory efficiency of university students.
AtıfWoS1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Technologized Life as an Imagining of Eternality from Antenatal to Post-Mortem
Demir, Sertac Timur
In this article, everyday technology, which tends to expand without limits, is discussed in the context of contemporary practices that start from antenatal to death and that correspond to the desire for immortality of modern man. For this purpose, it is examined how technology intervenes in life and death through the episodes of Arkangel, Right Be Back, and San Junipero in Black Mirror, the popular science fiction series. In this study, the current social and human dilemmas that appear in the narratives are discussed, without ignoring the technical analysis of the series. In this respect, gene based medical studies that reformat the body, smart and synthetic technologies that add a new dimension to digital control and surveillance, contemporary medical and technoscientific assumptions about death and immortality are debated. The theoretical framework of this article consists of theoreticians such as Jean Baudrillard, David Le Breton and Byung Chul Han who consider that the change in social structure and relations is mainly driven by technology and critically approach this unavoidable trend. According to the main argument and inference of this research, technologies that can descend to every part of the body are no longer just the comfort and convenience extensions of daily lite, and they affect almost all ontological processes between existence and extinction by being articulated with human destiny. However, this global trend is also the loss of the natural and the real for the modern characters who are deprived of the human conditions such as pain and death that make life precious.
AtıfOpenAlex2TR Dizin2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022CAN MY SUPERVISOR MAKE ME ILL? THE EFFECTS OF ABUSIVE SUPERVISION ON THE HEALTH OF THE EMPLOYEES
Aktürk, Ertan; Demírbag, Orkun
In this study, the mediating role of job stress in the effect of abusive managerial behavior on mental and physical health problems was investigated. Our research, on which the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) is based, has been evaluated in the light of the findings obtained from 401 law enforcement personnel working in 56 provinces of Turkey where the power distance between subordinates and superiors is high. In the findings of our study, it was found that abusive behaviors by superiors had a mediating effect between subordinates' job stress and physical and mental health problems. In this direction, our study contributes to the literature on the health problems caused by continuous exposure to abusive behavior in employees.
AtıfOpenAlex2TR Dizin1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Clinical Preferences of Turkish Urologists in Screening and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Adherence to European Association of Urology Guidelines
Yildiz, Huseyin Alperen; Demirkiran, Engin Denizhan; Madendere, Serdar; Deger, Muslim Dogan
Objective: To compare the clinical preferences of urologists in prostate cancer screening and diagnosis with current guideline recommendations.Materials and Methods: The study is based on an online survey that consists of 21 single response or multiple response questions. By e-mail, 2,305 certified urologists in active practice as well as urology residents in their last year of training were invited to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze practice patterns and demographics. The respondents were divided into groups based on their experience in urology, hospital type and academic title.Results: Our results show that preferences of the majority of urologists conflicts with recommendations of European Association of Urology Prostate Cancer Guidelines regarding prostate biopsy method, management of a patient with high prostate-specific antigen value, use of additional test and performance scoring systems, role of multiparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging.Conclusion: Urologists act in the direction of their habits or clinical experience rather than current guidelines regardless of their experience. Both clinicians and professional organizations should work on what can be done about the reflection of rapidly changing scientific knowledge on the field and the improvement of the health service provided.
AtıfWoS1OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3The effect of different therapeutic treatments on the frequency of postoperative hypocalcemia in patients with thyroidectomy
Piyade, Hamdi Burak; Basoglu, Mahmut; Gürsoy, Ersan
Objective: Thyroid gland surgery and its surgical complications are situations that a surgeon frequently encounters in his daily practice. In our study, it was aimed to examine the effect of different treatment methods given to patients who underwent thyroidectomy on hypocalcemia. Material and Methods: Three hundred and seventy-one patients who underwent thyroidectomy at Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty General Surgery clinic between December 2016 and January 2021 were retrospectively included in the study. Parameters such as surgery indications, fine needle aspiration biopsy results, preoperative serum calcium values, type of surgery, serum calcium values at postoperative 1st day and 1st month, postoperative hospital stay, drugs prescribed at discharge, histopathological diagnosis of the patient, and whether there was incidental parathyroidectomy or not were included. Results: Mean age of 371 patients who underwent thyroidectomy was 49 (19-82) years. Total thyroidectomy was the most common type of thyroidectomy with 61% (n= 225) of the patients. There was a significant decrease in pre- op and post-op calcium values in all three types of surgery performed on the patients, and there was no significant difference between the different types of surgery. Post-operative day one and month one serum calcium values were significantly increased in all groups (p=.000). The increase in post-op serum calcium level was most common in the group using calcium carbonate + cholecalciferol + calcitriol. Conclusion: The use of post-op calcitriol in patients undergoing thyroidectomy seems to be quite effective in preventing the development of hypocalcemia.
AtıfWoS1İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ3Serum heparanase levels and left atrial/left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Yilmaz, Mehmet Fatih; Acar, Emrah; Inanir, Mehmet; Karabay, Can Yucel; Izgi, Ibrahim Akin
Introduction Data regarding the possible role of heparanase (HPA) in the occurrence of left atrial/left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is lacking. The goal of the present study was to assess the association between plasma levels of HPA and LA/LAA thrombus in AF. Methods A total of 687 patients with nonvalvular AF (NVAF) without anticoagulation therapy were included from January 2016 to June 2019. Serum HPA analysis was performed with a commercially available human ELISA kit. Logistic regression models were used to test for association. Results Serum HPA levels were significantly higher in patients with LA/LAA thrombus than in those without LA/LAA thrombus (270.8 [193.4 +/- 353.2] pg/mL vs 150.3 [125.2 +/- 208.4] pg/mL; P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, serum HPA remained a significantly independent predictor of LA/LAA thrombus (odds ratio 1.674, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.339-2.289, P < 0.001). In the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, HPA showed a predictive value with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.757 (95% CI 0.652-0.810, P < 0.001). The optimal cutoff level for HPA predicting LA/LAA thrombus was 210.7 pg/mL, with a sensitivity of 74.3% and a specificity of 64.8%. Conclusion An elevated HPA level was associated with the presence of LA/LAA thrombus in patients with AF. HPA might portend the risk for the prothrombotic state in AF patients.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Urologists Are No Longer the Primary Surgeons for Several Urologic Operations: A National Survey Among the Turkish Urologists
Madendere, Serdar; Deger, Muslim Dogan; Demirkiran, Engin Denizhan; Yildiz, Huseyin Alperen
Objective: To investigate the role, interest, and competence of the Turkish urologists for urologic surgeries which are also performed by the other surgeons. Materials and Methods: We conducted a 22-item online survey and invited urologists by e-mail. Questions were asked to evaluate the attitudes, performances, and capabilities of the urologists in surgeries which could be performed by the other surgeons. Results: A total of 305 responses were evaluated. The female incontinence surgery, pediatric urologic surgery, and adrenal surgery are mostly performed by the urologists in their hospitals. Turkish urologists mostly do not perform the following surgeries and interventions themselves and refer patients to the other surgeons for a percutaneous nephrostomy (47.2%), urinary diversions using the intestinal segments (44.9%), kidney transplantation (11.8%), and the transgender surgeries (7.2%). Almost half of the urologists do not perform adrenal surgeries (50.2%). Most urologists agree that they should be the main surgeons for all these surgeries. Conclusion: Urologists are no longer the main surgeons for some surgeries which are included on the urologic curriculum. Many urologists avoid performing the major urologic surgeries. Urology educators should familiarize the new urologists with all the urologic surgeries.
- BildiriAçık Erişim2022Self-care Agency in Pregnancy
Ozcan, Handan; Sahan, Ozlem; Gunay, Mehmet; Simsek, Hediye
Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the self-care agency of women during pregnancy. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional design was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of women with pregnancy who presented to obstetrics outpatient clinics in Gumushane public hospital between January 30, 2018 and June 20, 2018, and the sample included women who accepted to voluntarily participate in the study (n=201). Data collection tools included a personal information form and the SelfCare Agency Scale. The data were analyzed on a statistical software package, and the level of significance was determined as p<0.05. Results: : The mean age of the pregnant women who participated in the study was 27.50 +/- 4.84 (min.-max.=18-41), 72.5% of them had high school and higher education, and 54.8% was housewives. Profession, adequate and balanced nutrition, participation in social activities, and getting social support were found to create statistically significant differences in self-care agency scale scores (p<0,05). It was determined that more than half of the women with pregnancy had a very good level of self-care agency. Conclusion: Many factors (increasing number of curettage, occupational groups, participation in social activities, adequate and balanced nutrition, and support from the family) affect the self-care agency of women during pregnancy. It is recommended that health professionals discuss and evaluate self-care issues in pregnancy in their in-service education programs.
AtıfWoS2OpenAlex3TR Dizin1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Anxiety, Motivation, Stress Levels and Associated Factors Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sahin, Ceyda Uzun; Aydin, Merve; Kulakaç, Nursen
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affects society seriously in terms of psychosocial aspects, but this effect is more intense on some specific population groups. University students are among the most affected population groups by the pandemic. This study was conducted to determine the anxiety, motivation, stress levels, and associated factors among health science students during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of students studying at health-related departments in three universities in Turkey. The data were collected from 855 students determined by the stratified sampling method using the online survey method. A questionnaire developed by the researchers and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used to collect the data. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-Way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis were performed to evaluate the data. RESULTS: The results revealed that the mean age of the students was 20.85 +/- 2.37 years (min: 18; max: 41), 80.5% were women, 38.0% were nursing students, 13.7% had a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. The BAI mean score was found to be 29.00 +/- 7.8. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, the factors affecting students' anxiety scores significantly were being female, impaired sleep and nutrition patterns, decreased motivation, increased stress level and having a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Health science students experience severe anxiety due to COVID-19 pandemic and have moderate motivation and stress scores. Being a woman, having impaired sleep and nutrition patterns, reduced motivation, increased stress level and a family member diagnosed with COVID-19 are factors influencing the level of anxiety.
AtıfWoS3OpenAlex12TR Dizin4İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022The Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: Child Advocacy Center Example
Bayrak, Nurten Gulsum; Akpinar, Damla; Top, Fadime Ustuner; Uzun, Sevda
Objective: The purpose of the research was to evaluate the child sexual abuse cases admitted to the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in terms of the child, family, and abuser, and to identify the associated factors. Method: The data were collected retrospectively and descriptively from the cases in the CAC using the juridical reports, family interview reports Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Policies representative reports and the data collection form developed by the researchers. Results: Within the scope of the research, 175 child victims of sexual abuse were evaluated According to this; the mean age of the abused children was in the study was 13.33 +/- 3.33, 81.7% were girls, and 42.9% were high school students. According to the results of the study, 34.3% of the children were diagnosed with mental illness. Among the mothers and fathers included in the study, 76% of the mothers and 33.7% of the fathers are not working and also 85.1% of the mothers and 79.5% of the fathers are primary school graduates. In addition, 60% of families have a low income level. It was determined that 57.7% of the children were exposed to abuse many times and irregularly, 40.6% were exposed to sexual touching, 35.4% were exposed to penetration, and 44% medical examination. Conclusion: The study showed that family dynamics play a pivotal role in the sexual abuse of children, and low socio-economic/education level and being an adolescent girl is among the significant factors.
AtıfWoS2OpenAlex4İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022The Relationship between the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases with Self- Care Ability and Life Quality
Kulakaç, Nursen; Uzun, Sevda; Sayilan, Aylin Aydin
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading global causes of morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle changes are critical for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and improving self-care levels during treatment. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the quality of life and self-care ability in individuals with cardiovascular disease.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study population in this cross-sectional and correlational research consisted of cardiovascular patients hospitalized in a public hospital between 1st April and 30th June 2018. One hundred and six patients agreeing to participate in this study were selected for sampling. A Patient Information Form, the Exercise of Self-Care Scale, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Short Form were employed as the data collection tools.RESULTS: The mean age of the patients in this study was 62.83 +/- 1.40 years, 59.4% were women, and 34.0% had coronary heart disease. The patients' mean self-care score was 101.18 +/- 22.31, and their mean quality of life score was 28.61 +/- 9.50. Age, education, diagnosis and duration of disease, constipation, and CAM use were found to affect their quality of life (p<0.005). A positive correlation was determined between CAM use and self-care ability.CONCLUSION: The use of CAM in individuals with cardiovascular disease has a positive effect on self-care ability and enhances their quality of life.
- BildiriYalnız künye2022Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle Region in MLO Mammography Images by Backboned U-Net
Dogan, Ramazan Ozgur; Türe, Hayati; Kayikçioglu, Temel
The pectoral muscle region on MLO mammography images appears prominently similar to suspicious areas. For this reason, Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) systems remove this region to reduce false-positive rates in the mass detection process. In some cases, the pectoral muscle region is exposed to distortions due to the superposition effects caused by the mammography technique. As a result, segmentation error rates of the pectoral muscle region, whose characteristic features are deteriorated, appear. In this study, a method to identify impaired pectoral muscle regions with MobileNetV2 backboned U-Net Deep Learning method is proposed. The proposed method was tested on 84 and 201 mammography images taken from both MIAS and InBreast databases and segmented with 1.81% and 1.92% false-negative (FN) and 0.25% and 0.37% false positive (FP) rates, respectively. Particularly for distorted pectoral muscle regions, the proposed method has been shown to outperform some pioneering studies in this area.
AtıfOpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PEOPLE'S RESILIENCE DURING COVID-19 (GUMUSHANE PROVINCIAL EXAMPLE)
Ulutasdemir, Nilgun; Kulakaç, Nursen; Uzun, Sevda; Nazir, Ensar; Çiftçi, Hasan
This research was carried out within the scope of the project titled The Struggle of Experts against COVID-19 and Increasing the Resilience of the People (Gumushane Province Example), which was accepted with the decision number 59 of the Economic Development and Social Research Association (EDSRA) dated 30.06.2020 measured quasi-experimental. The population of the research consists of individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane Province between 10.07.2020-11.07.2021 (N=20.692). In order to determine the sample of the study, it was determined that 708 individuals should be included in the study when the sample calculation was made with the OpenEpi program with a 50% observation rate, 5% margin of error and 99% power range. The study was completed with 708 people who filled out the questionnaires completely and participated in the training. It was determined that the mean BAS scores of women compared to men and married people compared to singles were higher. It was found that individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane had an increase in the average of knowledge points after the training given during the pandemic period, and a decrease in the average of BAS points. As a result, in this study, it was determined that individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane Province experienced mild anxiety after the training given during the COVID-19
- MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3The effect of topically administered lavender aromatherapy on the pain of insulin injection in diabetic patients: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial
Demirağ, Hatice; Hintistan, Sevilay; Bulut, Enes
Background/aim: Needle phobia occurs in more than half of diabetic patients due to the pain caused by frequent insulin injections. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of topically administered lavender aromatherapy on the pain of insulin injections in diabetic patients. Materials and methods: In this double-blind randomized controlled and experimental study, patients who met the study criteria were divided into three groups; topical lavender oil (n = 60), placebo (n = 60), and control (n = 60) groups. The data were collected using the “Patient Information Form”, the “Follow-up Form”, the “Verbal Category Scale (VCS)”, and the “Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)”. Results: The results revealed no significant difference between the patients in the topical lavender oil group before and during the insulin injection in terms of VAS and VCS pain scores (p > 0.05). In the placebo and control groups, the mean VAS and VCS pain scores during insulin injection were found to be significantly higher than before insulin injection (p < 0.05). Besides, the mean VAS and VCS scores during insulin injection were significantly higher in the placebo and control groups than the topical lavender oil group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study showed that patients who were administered topical lavender oil felt less pain after insulin injection than those in the placebo and control groups. Therefore, topically applied lavender aromatherapy can be easily used for pain control in insulin-dependent diabetic patients (clinical trial number NCT04767737).
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3COVID-19 diagnosis with deep learning; [Diagnóstico de COVID-19 con Deep Learning]
Reis, Hatice Catal
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is fatal and spreading rapidly. Early detection and diagnosis of the COVID-19 infection will prevent rapid spread. This study aims to automatically detect COVID-19 through a chest computed tomography (CT) dataset. The standard models for automatic COVID-19 detection using raw chest CT images are presented. This study uses convolutional neural network (CNN), Zeiler and Fergus network (ZFNet), and dense convolutional network-121 (DenseNet121) architectures of deep convolutional neural network models. The proposed models are presented to provide accurate diagnosis for binary classification. The datasets were obtained from a public database. This retrospective study included 757 chest CT images (360 confirmed COVID-19 and 397 non-COVID-19 chest CT images). The algorithms were coded using the Python programming language. The performance metrics used were accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and ROC-AUC. Comparative analyses are presented between the three models by considering hyper-parameter factors to find the best model. We obtained the best performance, with an accuracy of 94,7%, a recall of 90%, a precision of 100%, and an F1-score of 94,7% from the CNN model. As a result, the CNN algorithm is more accurate and precise than the ZFNet and DenseNet121 models. This study can present a second point of view to medical staff.
AtıfScopus5WoS1OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2022Scopus SJRQ4Assessment of Nutritional Status of Elderly Receiving Home Health Care
Meriç, Çağdaş Salih; Yabanci Ayhan, Nurcan; Yilmaz, Hacı Ömer
Background/Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly who received home health care. Methods: A total of 120 elderly were included in this cross sectional study. Elderly were visited in their homes and nutritional status of them was evaluated by Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) scale. In questionnaire; general information about elderly, presence of chronic disease, pressure sores, anthropometric measurement, nutritional status of elderly were asked. In addition, current biochemical parameters which were routinely evaluated in elderly were recorded by the researcher. Results: The mean age of elderly (40 males and 80 females) was 81.3±8.3 (65-105) years, and 97.5% of elderly were diagnosed with at least one disease. According to the MNA-SF score, 60.8% of elderly were classified as malnourished, 34.2% at risk for malnutrition and 5.0% as normal nutritional status. Currently, 49.2% of malnourished elderly have pressure sores and 54.8% had at least once before; these rates were higher than elderly without malnutrition (p <0.001). In addition, total MNA-SF score of elderly is strongly positive with hemoglobin, hematocrit and calf circumference; it was found that there was a strong negative correlation with C-reactive protein (CRP). Conclusion: In this study, it was found that only 5.0% of elderly who received home health care were in good nutritional status and pressure sore was higher in elderly who have risk of malnutrition or malnourished. Nutritional status of elderly receiving home health care should be evaluated by dietitians and more comprehensive scientific studies are needed.
AtıfScopus3WoS3OpenAlex3İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY CONDITION AND ITS AFFECTING FACTORS IN PREGNANT WOMEN LINKED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Ozcan, Handan; Elkoca, Ayse; Yigitbas, Cagla; Kartal, Yasemin Aydin
Background: This study intends to address the COVID-19 pandemic process with specific regard to pregnant women, aiming to determine their state-trait anxiety levels. Subjects and methods: The study has a quantitative design. Ethical permissions were obtained, data were collected digitally, and power analysis was performed for sample size. The sample size was calculated as 656 pregnant women. In the collection of the data, the Personal Information Form, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used. Results: In our study, the majority of pregnant women (86.3%) were concerned about the pandemic process, with more than half thinking that their pregnancy (62.9%) and delivery processes would be affected (66.2%). In the meantime, 60.2% of the pregnant women postponed their health checks and they indicated being most concerned about their babies (57.1%). In 51.2% of the pregnant women, the state anxiety levels were low, and 89.8% of the trait anxiety levels were moderate. Conclusions: In crisis periods like the pandemic, pregnant women are among the priority groups. Screening, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of affective disorders in the prenatal period are important for maternal and fetal health.
