Nazmi Bilir

• PhD
• Faculty Member at Hacettepe University

Demographic variables such as gender and age, within their own cultural context, might play a role in the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Functional evaluation of the elderly requires acknowledgement of the cultural context. In this study we aimed to determine the functional activities of cognitively normal Turkish elderly in a larg...

Background There is no human data regarding the exposure, metabolism and potential health effects of arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water in the Central Anatolian region, Turkey. Methods Residents in the 10 villages with drinking water total As (T-As) level >50 μg/L and 10–50 μg/L were selected as an exposed group (n = 420) and, <10 μg/L a...

Objectives Childhood obesity is increasingly prevalent in the developing world including Turkey. This study examined constructs of the integrated behavioural model associated with physical activity in a sample of schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey using structural equation modelling. Design Cross-sectional survey by probability sampling. Setting Fi...

Background: There is no human data regarding exposure, metabolism and potential health effects of arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water in the Central Anatolian region, Turkey. Methods: Residents in the 10 villages with drinking water total As (T-As) level >50 µg/L and 10-50 µg/L were selected as an exposed group (n=420) and, <10 µg/L as a c...

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, Evde Sağlıklı Beslenme Önündeki Engeller Ölçeği (ESBÖEÖ) Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirliğini belirlemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma metodolojik tipte epidemiyolojik bir araştırmadır ve Ankara ilinde yapılmıştır. Araştırmada altı okulda öğrenim gören tüm altıncı sınıf öğrencilerin ailelerine ulaşılması hedeflenmiştir (n=641). Ara...

Aim:Childhood obesity is associated with psychosocial and medical comorbidities. Children affected by obesity have significantly lower self-esteem than children with normal weight, and families have an important role in the development of body image and body dissatisfaction. We aimed to examine the relationship between the body esteem of obese chil...

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, çocuklarda sağlıklı yiyecek seçimine dair öz-yeterlik düzeyinin belirlenmesini sağlayacak “Çocuklar için Sağlıklı Yeme Öz-Yeterlik Ölçeği’ni Türkçeye uyarlamak, geçerlik ve güvenirliğini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Metodolojik nitelikteki bu çalışmada Çocuklar için Sağlıklı Yeme Öz- Yeterlik Ölçeği’nin Türkçe sür...

Amaç: İşyerlerinde sağlığın geliştirilmesi önemli çalışma alanlarından birini oluşturmaktadır. Bu proje kapsamında bir devlet kuruluşu ile bir üniversite arasında yapılan protokol çerçevesinde büro çalışanlarına yönelik sağlığın geliştirilmesi müdahale modeli geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Proje çalışmalarının başında durum saptama çalışması...

Background/aims: This study aimed to adapt the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) and determine its normative values in Turkey. Methods: After translation and cultural adaptation processes, a population-based study was conducted between February and June 2016 in Ankara with individuals over the age of 55 years. Subjects with a previous...

Objective: Objective assessment of the cognitive status and activities of daily living are required for the diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders. No cognitive screening test with normative values exist in Turkey. This study aims to standardize a widely applicable cognitive screening test, determine the activities of daily living in a population-b...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to inform public policy opportunities to reduce childhood obesity by identifying parents’ perceptions of factors contributing to childhood obesity, attribution of responsibility, and the extent of their support for public prevention policies with attention to socio-economic status. Design and Methods: In 2015,...

Background Childhood obesity rates have been rising rapidly in developing countries. A better understanding of the risk factors and social context is necessary to inform public health interventions and policies. This paper describes the validation of several measurement scales for use in Turkey, which relate to child and parent perceptions of physi...

Background: Among low- and middle-income nations, the highest prevalence of child overweight and associated metabolic disorders has been found in Middle Eastern and Eastern European countries. Obesity has been on the rise in Turkey and past research has shown regional variations among adults. However, the prevalence of childhood obesity in differen...

Objectives: Prior studies have been performed on cotton textile plants throughout the world. This study was planned to identify the rate of byssinosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in hemp and jute workers and those who worked with both of them. Material and Methods: The study was realized in a factory which consecutively process...

Objective: This study was conducted in order to evaluate ideas of some cafe and restaurants’ clients and workers about the tobacco control law three years after entering into force in a central district in Ankara in 2008. Methods: In the descriptive study;105 management, 113 worker and 386 client was visited, face to face interviews were done usi...

Raising the price of tobacco products has been shown to reduce tobacco consumption in the United States and other high-income countries, and evidence of this impact has been growing for low- and middle-income countries as well. Turkey is a middle-income country surveyed by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) twice in a 4-year period, in 2008 and...

Ozet Gecen yuzyilin ortalarindan itibaren bulasici olmayan hastaliklarin dunyada gorulusunun ve oneminin artmasindan sonra bu hastaliklardan korunma yaklasimlari gelistirilmeye baslamistir. Bulasici olmayan hastaliklarin korunmasi calismalari, bireylerin yasam sekillerinde ve saglik davranislarinda degisiklik yapmayi gerektirir. Bunun icin kisileri...

OBJECTIVE: This study explored the opinions of a group of high school students in Ankara on the pictorial warnings on cigarette packages. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 294 students studying ninth, tenth and eleventh classes of a high school in Ankara were included. The students were shown 14 different warnings, and asked to record whether they c...

Introduction: In 2008, Turkey became one of 26 countries with a complete ban on all forms of direct and indirect tobacco marketing. We assessed the level of exposure to anti- and pro-cigarette advertising and to cigarette promotions and sponsorships among various demographic groups in Turkey. Methods: We used the data from the Global Adult Tobac...

Data from high-income countries suggest that cell phone-based smoking cessation programs have the potential to affect cessation rates. There is a paucity of research, however, about the feasibility of cell phone-based smoking cessation programs in lower income countries that have higher smoking prevalence rates. A one-arm feasibility and acceptabil...

In 2003 World Health Assembly adopted an international treaty on tobacco control; FCTC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Five year later World Health Organization (WHO) declared the six effective approach for tobacco control, under the name of MPOWER. In the following years, WHO evaluated the level of implementation of MPOWER criteria in th...

Introduction: Hospitality sector employees constitute one of the key groups with respect to their secondhand tobacco smoke exposure at work. This study aimed to detect urinary cotinine and breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels among bar and restaurant employees in Ankara, as well as the employees' opinions on the new antitobacco law, changes in smoki...

Objective: In this descriptive study, it was aimed to assess attitudes and behaviours of some taxi-drivers in Ankara on the smoking ban in cabs under the Law of Preventing the Harmful effects of Tobacco Products. Material and Methods: Face to face interviews were done with 277 taxi-drivers by visiting taxi stations in Alti{dotless}ndag and Çankaya...

The study was conducted with the aim of evaluating applied occupational health teaching for final-year medical students at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine. The study included all sixth grade medical students (n=293) during one academic year. Pre- and post-training tests were used to assess the magnitude of change in knowledge and attitude...

In 1996, Turkey made tobacco control a health priority. The tobacco control effort was extended in July 2009 with the expansion of the smoke-free law to include all enclosed workplaces and public places and, in January 2010, with a 20% increase in the Special Consumption Tax on Tobacco. Sales data were averaged, by month, for the period January 200...

This study aims at evaluation of the effect of smoke-free policy at hospitality workplaces on indoor air quality. Study includes 151 hospitality venues (restaurants, cafes, bars and tea-houses) at eight provinces of Turkey. PM2.5 measurements were done at each of the venues three months prior to, and 4-5 months after the implementation of smoking b...

Little is known about the demand for smoking cessation services in settings with high smoking prevalence rates. Furthermore, acceptability of text messaging and Internet as delivery mechanisms for smoking cessation programs in non-developed countries is under-reported. Given the cost effectiveness of technology-based programs, these may be more fea...

Aim: To evaluate the health-related quality of life of women living in Van city center by SF-36 and its association with the women's characteristics. Materials and methods: The women (n = 1527) answered a questionnaire through a face-to-face interview, and some measurements were made. The variations of physical component score (PCS) and mental comp...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide reference material for further regulations which are to be made concerning the opinions of youth about the possible impact of various warning labels.Material and Method: 494 high school students in Ankara were included in the study. A questionnaire, which measures the impact of text-only and graphi...

Objective: Characteristics of narghile-smokers in Turkey have been under-investigated. In this study it was aimed to examine the knowledge, smoking patterns, and the perceptions of narghile-(Waterpipe) smokers in Turkey. Methodology: In this descriptive survey, the data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The questions focused on smok...

We developed 24 and 12-h programs for first aid and basic life support (FA-BLS) training for first-year medical students and evaluated the opinions of both the trainers and trainees on the effectiveness of the programs. The trainees were the first-year students of academic years 2000-2001 (316 students) and 2001-2002 (366 students). The evaluations...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the existence of tobacco news, anti tobacco concern in selected Turkish daily newspapers between 1-15 April, 2008. Materials and methods: The most frequently circulated six newspapers between 1-15 April, 2008 were assessed during the study. The total number of the newspapers was 90. We used a questionnaire t...

Little is known about the feasibility or acceptability of technology-based smoking cessation programs in middle-income countries. Furthermore, given the relative cost-effectiveness of online versus paper surveys, the feasibility of online data collection in middle income countries has important implications for researchers. 148 currently smoking...

Background: Tobacco use is a major health risk behavior among young adults, including university students. Because smoking bans are effective in reducing cigarette consumption, we compare smoking behaviors in university students from seven European countries and their attitudes towards a ban on smoking at the university. Methods: The sample consist...

In this article, developments and current status of Turkey in tobacco control was evaluated in the light of international regulations. For the first time, WHO accepted and declared an international treaty on tobacco control in 2003; “Framework Convention on Tobacco Control”. By this Convention, WHO aimed to give momentum to the tobacco control acti...

AIM: This study aimed to determine the problems regarding business life and the level of job satisfaction of the employees in the Hacettepe University Library. METHODS: The cross sectional charactered universe is composed of 57 people working in the Hacettepe University Library (Clinical Medicine Center Library and Beytepe Center Library), 43 of th...

Poll covered 179 medical professionals (internists, dentists, nurses and nuns, midwives, laboratory workers). Objective was to define frequency and type of violence directed to primary care personnel at the workplace. Most the questionees (95.5%) reported verbal violence, 33% of the questionees--physical violence, and 8.9%--sexual harassment from p...

Aims This study sought to determine the relationship among gender, quality of life and subjective health complaints in university students from six European countries and Turkey. Subjects and methods In surveys conducted between 1998 and 2005, ten health complaints were measured in a sample of 5,317 university students by a symptom checklist with a...

UDK: 305:331.101](560) 316.334.2:331](560) Prethodno priop}enje Primljeno: 12. 9. 2005. This study was conducted to compare the daily activities of working women, working men and the housewives. A total of 129 men, 133 women and 54 housewives were included in the study. All the participants were married and have at least one child less than 5 years...

This study was conducted to compare the daily activities of working women, working men and the housewives. A total of 129 men, 133 women and 54 housewives were included in the study. All the participants were married and have at least one child less than 5 years of age. The working women and men were working at the same institution, and the housewi...

Since smoking is a considerable public health problem, in this study community pharmacists' attitude, habits and actual activities were investigated. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was designed and conducted among 83 pharmacists in the 1st Region of Ankara Chamber of Pharmacists. It was found that 38.6 % of the pharmacists are active smo...

A student-oriented basic life support and first-aid training is practical to enlarge the number of qualified people in the field. In this study, we aimed to describe and discuss the training process of a group of medical students at Hacettepe University, School of Medicine and their assessment as basic life support and first-aid trainers. A '6-hour...

The aim of this study is to evaluate factors influencing utilization of health services by women aged 15 years and older having any health symptoms within the previous 15 days in a city center located in the eastern part of Turkey. In this cross-sectional study, subjects (1,000 households) were sampled from the "city-information-system" based on ho...

This study, performed in two phases, compared the smoking status of first- and last-year pharmacy students and identified underlying factors of smoking using both "quantitative" and "qualitative" research techniques. The quantitative phase was a cross-sectional study with 207 students (of these, 102 were first-year and 105 were last-year students)....

Smoking is a well-known preventable cause of cancer. Today, almost 1.3 billion of people are smokers and this number is expected to increase to 1.6 in 2025 globally. In this study, we aimed to determine prevalence and determinants of smoking among first year students at Hacettepe University. In 2004, the total number of the subjects participated in...

Objective: Assessing the quality of life of males 15 years and older living in the Van province via short-form 36 (SF-36), and determining the factors affecting same were the aims of this study. Material and Methods: According to a pre-determined sample size, the study was planned to include 1000 households; in the end, 6008 people living in 935 ho...

To show whether the rate of occupational accidents is decreasing in Turkey. Data on incidence and deaths due to occupational accidents in Turkey during the period 1970-2000 were obtained and evaluated at the Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. The data were collected in January 2003. The occupational accident rates we...

In Turkey, the first aiders are few in quantity and yet they are required in many settings, such as earthquakes. It was thought that training first year university students in first aid and basic life support (FA-BLS) techniques would serve to increase the number of first aiders. It was also thought that another problem, the lack of first aid train...

The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), assess the impact of LUTS on quality of life (QOL) and compare the results with recent reports from other population-based studies. A total of 266 men participated in the study. The men were stratified into 10-year age groups between 40 and 79 years....

The socio-economic dimension of "elderaess" is extremely important in addition to its demographic and physiological extent. The most considerable health problems among 65 years and older ages are the chronic and degenerative diseases. In this study carried out in Sakarya Neighbourhood, Altindaǧ Center Region, we aimed both to determine some socio-d...

Turkey is among the top 10 tobacco consuming countries in the world. According to the results of Global Adult Tobacco survey (GATS), smoking prevalence (regular smokers; daily smokers and less than daily smokers for those over 15 is 31.3% (male: 47.9%, female 15.2%). The Global Youth Tobacco Survey found that 22.3% of girls and 33.1% of boys had sm...

ZET Kapalı ortamda sigara içilmesinin yasaklanması uygulamasının iç ortam hava kalitesine etkisi Giriş: Bu çalışmada ikram sektörü işletmelerinde sigara içilmesini yasaklayan kanunun iç ortam hava kalitesi üzerindeki etkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Materyal ve Metod: Çalışma Türkiye'nin sekiz ilinde toplam 151 işletmede (restoran, bar, kahvehane ve kaf...