Publications by authors named "Suemeyye Demirel Birisik"
Background: The vestibular system is crucial for balance and gaze stability. Proprioceptive inputs from the musculoskeletal system significantly contribute to vestibular processing, especially under postural challenge.
Objectives: To examine how proprioceptive inputs in various body positions affect the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) and otolith organ function.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to adapt the Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory (VM-PATHI) for use in Turkey due to a lack of diagnostic tools for vestibular migraine.
- Researchers conducted pilot studies and various analyses (EFA, CFA) to validate the tool's language, structure, and reliability.
- Results showed strong validity and reliability of the VM-PATHI, making it an effective tool for assessing vestibular migraine in the Turkish population.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the type of workplace affects the professional self-esteem and job satisfaction of audiologists in Turkey.
- It involved 307 audiologists taking part in surveys assessing their occupational self-esteem and job satisfaction levels, with significant findings related to their age, workplace satisfaction, and income.
- Results indicate that, while audiologists generally have high professional self-esteem, job satisfaction varies across different workplace environments, being notably lower in rehabilitation centers and private hospitals.
Vestibular Evaluation of Children Diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder.
Alpha Psychiatry
September 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the vestibular function of children diagnosed with specific learning disorders (SLD).
Methods: This study was conducted with 30 children diagnosed with SLD and 30 healthy children matched for age and sex, and vestibular tests were applied.
Results: Optokinetic and head shake test values in videonystagmography subtests were found to be pathological in the study group, and the lateral asymmetry value in video head impulse test (v-HIT) was found to be significantly higher in the study group.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the normative values of the functional head impulse test (fHIT) test in healthy young adults.
Materials And Methods: The study included 100 individuals, 58 females and 42 males, aged 20-25 years. Beon Solution Zero Branco (TV) fHIT test was applied to all participants.