There are about 15072 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Turkey. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Problems related to the shoulder are frequently seen in the society. Many methods are used to evaluate these problems. One of the most frequently used methods is self-report scales. When the shoulder-oriented self-report scales in the literature are examined, methods such as Visual Analog Scale, Numeric Scale and Likert Scale are used more frequently. In the literature, there is no scale that seeks clear answers as yes/no by grading shoulder-oriented activities. We would like to contribute to the literature by developing a scale that uses such a scaling method. All of the shoulder-oriented self-report scales used in Turkey were developed by cultural adaptation. In our study, it was aimed to develop an easy-to-understand scale that includes items with high social intelligibility and offers a new scaling method.
This study aims to determine whether Solifenacine used for lower urinary tract symptoms improves sexual function and if so does this improvement differs between premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer seen in women worldwide and ranks first. Chemotherapy is one of the commonly used methods of treatment in breast cancer. Physiological and psychological symptoms that occur due to chemotherapy treatment affect women negatively and reduce their quality of life. For this reason, there is a need for an intervention that could decrease psychological symptoms such as stress and improve quality of life in women with breast cancer. In the literature, it is stated that laughter therapy which is one of the non-pharmacological methods, can be an effective nursing intervention to decrease stress and improve the quality of life in women with breast cancer.
This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted prospectively with 80 patients with hematological malignancies were treated in the adult bone marrow transplant unit and adult hematology service of a private hospital between May 2021 and January 2022. Orange oil inhalation used in aromatherapy was applied to patients in the intervention group. Visual Analogue Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory used for data collection.
The primary aim of this study is to compare mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac index (CI) based intraoperative hemodynamic management in terms of postoperative high sensitive troponin elevation. The hypothesis of the study is that there will be at least 5ng/L difference between the two groups in terms of troponin elevation occurring in the postoperative period. When power analysis was performed with this primary output, it was calculated that while alpha was 0.05 beta 0.2, 42 patients in each group, a total of 84 patients were required.
The primary aim of this study is to determine the effects of education and motivational interviews structured according to the health belief model on cardiovascular disease risks and healthy lifestyle behavior changes in patients with an essential hypertension diagnosis. The secondary aim of the study is to determine the effects of the variables that mediate the probability of performing primary prevention measures according to the health belief model of patients with a diagnosis of essential hypertension. The study was planned in a single-center, single-blind, one-to-one, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial design with a 6-month follow-up period. The research will be carried out at Işıklar Family Health Center located in Eskişehir city center in Turkey. The study population of this research consists of 659 patients with a diagnosis of essential hypertension, aged between 30-59 years, registered in Işıklar Family Health Center. The number of samples required for the study was determined by the power analysis made in the GPower 3.1 package program. Assuming that there may be losses during the follow-up and considering the possibility of nonparametric testing, a total of 80 individuals, 40 in each group, with an increase of 20%, will form the research group. The research data collection process will be carried out in 4 stages. First of all, the data required to query the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria for participant admission to the study will be evaluated using the "Data form for participant admission". For the other stages of the research data collection process; "Pre-test (Beginning at 0 months)", "Intermediate follow-up test (Follow-up at 3 months)" and "Posttest (6 months)" will be administered to the participants in the study and control groups by the researcher. In this study, "Cardiovascular Disease Risk Awareness Assessment Scale", "Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors Knowledge Level", "Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Score", "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II", "Hypertension Self-Care Profile", "Hill- Bone Hypertension Treatment Adherence Scale", "Physical Activity Questionnaire for Primary Care" and "SF-12 Quality of Life Scale" will be used as data collection tools. In addition to their routine care, the control group will be given a health education structured according to the health belief model and a training booklet on healthy lifestyle behavior changes at the end of the training.
The population of the research will be preterm infants born 35-36 weeks of gestation, hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Karaman State Hospital, whose skin is damaged due to Intravenous (IV) vascular access fixation bands, and whose skin has not been subjected to any other application before. Calculation of the sample number of the research; It was determined that at least 24 newborns should be assigned to each group (α = 0.05 and β = 0.19) to show that the 1 degree difference between the cream group and the breast milk group was significant for 80.7% strength. It is planned to take a premature baby. As data collection tools, Premature Babies Descriptive Information Form, Newborn Skin Condition Assessment Scale, Medical Adhesives and Solvents Used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Human Milk and routine care will be used.
The aim of the study was to compare the effects of PFMT and MPE on SUI frequency and explosure from symptoms, PFM activation response and strength of lumbar stabilizing muscle in elderly women with SUI.
The purpose of this studywas to assess as experimental whether if electric blanket together withwoolen blanketwere effective in the postoperative period at patients with TKA. The population of the studywas the TKA patients operated at Kastamonu State Hospital (N=209); the sample with quota sampling was a total of 46 patients, including 23 selected 23 control group. Data collection forms for data collection, tympanic thermometer, saturation meter, sphygmomanometer, woolen blankets and electric blankets were used in research process.The data collected in this study were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 software. To analyze the data; descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, X2, Student's t, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance ANOVA and linear regression analysis were used. According to the results; it was determined that the use of electric blankets together with woolen blankets was an efficient method of warming for TKA patients and unheated woolen blanketsare not sufficient to improve body temperature postoperatively. Studying with large samples and assessing the effectiveness of warmed woolen blankets with determining the number of warmed woolen blanket for enhancing the control of hypothermia is suggested.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that usually starts with cartilage damage in weight-bearing joints and then causes pain and loss of function secondary to damage in surrounding tissues. Osteoarthritis, which is seen with a frequency of approximately 10% in men over the age of 60 and approximately 18% in women, ranks first among the diseases related to the joint. Many factors such as age, gender, obesity, physical activity, trauma, and genetic factors are involved in the etiology of the disease. In osteoarthritis, intra-articular production and destruction events can occur simultaneously, so it is a dynamic process. Among the joints in the lower and upper extremities, osteoarthritis is most common in the knee joint. Various approaches are used in the treatment, including drug therapy, hyaluronic acid injection, use of glucosamine and chondritis sulfate, exercises, physiotherapy applications, and diet applications for weight loss to reduce pain and increase physical function. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation are important treatment options in OA. Generally, range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises, and endurance exercises are applied to patients. An exercise program can be as effective as an NSAID in reducing pain. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is a finding seen in patients with symptomatic knee OA. In addition, aerobic exercise has the potential to improve cardiovascular fitness, many of the comorbidities often associated with OA, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Because OA is a major public health problem, a less costly population-based approach is desirable. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise-related irisin on inflammation and pain in patients with OA who underwent exercise.