Quality of life and depressive state in patients with celiac disease: A case-control study.

Background And Study Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of celiac patients, their predisposition to depression, and possible related factors.

Patients And Methods: The study was planned as a case-control study and conducted between May 2023 and August 2023 at Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul. The study included 81 patients with celiac disease (CD) aged 18-65 years who were followed up at the Gastroenterology outpatient clinic and 79 healthy controls who were admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic.

Wet cupping therapy and acupuncture applications in migraine patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: Although there are numerous complementary treatments for migraine, comparisons among themselves are relatively rare. This study aimed to investigate and compare the effectiveness of wet cupping therapy (WCT) and acupuncture applications in treating migraine patients.

Materials And Method: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted between 01.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Wet Cupping Therapy in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of wet cupping therapy (WCT) in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) as a complementary method in fibromyalgia treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 120 participants between 18 and 65 years who were diagnosed with FMS were included in the study. They were randomized into two groups: 60 patients as the intervention and 60 patients as the control group.

A Single-Center Prospective Study of the Effects of Different Methods of Phlebotomy in the Emergency Department on Blood Sample Hemolysis Rates.

Introduction: Hemolysis is more commonly seen in the emergency department and causes delays in diagnosis, hospitalization, discharge, and treatment of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate phlebotomy method and device to reduce blood sample hemolysis in the emergency department.

Methods: This prospective, comparative descriptive study involved patients who presented to the emergency department with any medical condition and required blood sampling.

Self-esteem, metacognition, and coping strategies in cancer patients: A case-control study.

Background: Self-esteem refers to a person's positive and negative attitudes towards the self, and metacognition is an upper system providing awareness and direction of events and mental functions. Coping refers to the specific and psychological efforts used to deal with stressful events or the negative effects of the agents of these. The aim of this study was to evaluate self-esteem, metacognition status and coping attitudes in patients with cancer, which is known to have severely destructive psychological effects.

Effectiveness of STOPP/START criteria in primary prevention of polypharmacy and under-treatment in older patients.

Aim Of The Study: STOPP/START criteria appear to be a useful tool to curb inappropriate prescribing (IP), which encompasses errors of both, over and under-treatment. This study aimed to find out whether application of STOPP/START reduces the IP effectively in primary care.

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in two family health centers (FHCs) in Istanbul.

Association between vitamin D levels and lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis: a case-control study.

Background: Vitamin D has relationships with pathogenesis and inflammation pathways in many diseases. Its deficiency may make clinicians think not only of supplementation but also of presence of other diseases.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), given that reduced levels are related to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Continue or stop applying wet cupping therapy (al-hijamah) in migraine headache:A randomized controlled trial.

Background: and purpose: Although wet cupping therapy (WCT) is currently in use, clinical investigations of its efficiency are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of WCT on headache and disability associated with migraine.

Materials And Methods: This was an open-label trial conducted at Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital between May 2016 and January 2018.

Accessibility to Healthcare and Risk of Polypharmacy on Chronically ill Patients.

Objective: To investigate the rates of polypharmacy (PP) and its relations with accessibility to health services in chronic patients in a primary care setting.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Melekhatun Family Health Center, Istanbul, Turkey, from January 2014 to January 2017.

Risk factors for polypharmacy in older adults in a primary care setting: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Polypharmacy (PP) is a clinical challenge in older adults. Therefore, assessment of daily drug consumption (DDC) and its relationships is important. First-line health services have a crucial role in monitoring and preventing PP.

Hematological aftermath of the radiation accident in Istanbul.

Purpose: The effects of radiation exposure are long-lasting. Long-term monitoring is imperative to diagnose late effects and improve our far-sightedness about possible events in the future. A radiation accident occurred in Istanbul in 1998 that resulted in mild to moderate acute radiation syndrome (ARS).

Analysis and injury paterns of walnut tree falls in central anatolia of turkey.

Introduction: Falls are the second most common cause of injury-associated mortality worldwide. This study aimed to analysis the injuries caused by falls from walnut tree and assess their mortality and morbidity risk.

Methods: This is a retrospective hospital-based study of patients presenting to emergency department (ED) of Ahi Evran Univercity between September and October 2012.