Pinar Okyay

• MD, PhD
• Professor at Adnan Menderes University

Objective: Knowledge of the normal development process of the nasal and paranasal sinuses is important for diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to analyze the normative data of the nasal cavity, nasal septum, and paranasal sinuses according to age and sex in children aged 0-14 years using cranial magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: The images...

Cinsel Sağlık ve Üreme Sağlığı (CSÜS) hizmetleri afetlerde yeterince sunulamayabilir, hizmetlere erişim güçleşir ve başta istenmeyen gebelikler, güvenli olmayan düşükler, cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklara (CYBH) bağlı olmak üzere ana ve çocuklarda morbidite ve mortalite artışları olabilir. Hatay, 6 Şubat 2023 Kahramanmaraş depremlerinde en çok etki...

Günümüzde, hastalıkların hemen hepsinin multifaktöriyel etiyolojilere sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bir hastalığın ortaya çıkmasının birden fazla etkenin, farklı oranlarda ve farklı mekanizmalarla yaptığı etkiler neticesinde olması, aynı zamanda bir etken ile onun sonucu arasında diğer tüm etkilerden soyutlanmış bir ilişki olamayacağı anlamına da g...

Assessment of bias in health studies is important and not easy to measure objectively. The aim of this study was to develop an easy-to-use, comprehensive, cost effective and time efficient bias control tool for observational studies. This was a methodological study conducted between June 2018 – June 2020. Literature review to extract items, expert...

Objectives: Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause different types of diseases. Evidence suggests a link between COVID-19, non-communicable diseases, and higher death rates. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 24 to July 5 in Herat province of Afghanistan. The data for this study was provided by the publi...

Giriş ve Amaç: Sağlık araştırmalarında çok sayıda yan tutma (bias) değerlendirme aracı geliştirilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, bu araçların içerik olarak yetersiz olması ve kullanım zorluğundan dolayı sağlık araştırmalarında kullanımı genellikle kısıtlı düzeydedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı; kolay kullanılabilen, kapsamlı, maliyet ve zaman etkin bir yan tu...

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) verilerine göre, körlük ve görme bozukluğu, tüm dünyada en az 2,2 milyar kişiyi etkilemektedir. Bunlardan bir milyarının önlenebilir görme bozukluğu veya henüz ele alınmamış bir sorunu bulunmaktadır. Az görme veya körlük meydana geldiğinde yaşam kalitesi oldukça fazla etkilenmektedir. Görme gücünden yoksun olmak, görme eng...

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the development and distribution of denture-related oral mucosal lesions in patients using removable prosthesis by using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Material and Methods: A 21-item structured questionnaire form was used. Then, patients were evaluated for the presence and type...

Objectives:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental syndrome that is defined by deficits in social reciprocity and communication, and by unusual restricted, repetitive behaviors. ASDs are one of the very common serious diseases. According to data from the American Psychiatric Association in June 2015, one per 68 children is diagnosed...

Amaç: Diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin ağız ve diş sağlığı ile ilgili eğitimlerini topluma, çevrelerine, ailelerine ve arkadaşlarına aktarabilmesi, toplumda ağız ve diş sağlığı bilincinin düzgün bir şekilde gelişebilmesi için oldukça önemlidir. Bu durum göz önüne alınarak bu çalışmada, diş hekimliği fakültesinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin 1. sınıftan 3...

Health literacy is a public health priority which refers to individual's knowledge, motivation and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to prevent disease and promote health in daily life. This study aimed to adapt European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) into Turkish and to investigate its psych...

Sağlık araştırmaları; sağlık alanındaki rehberlerin, tedavi protokollerinin, sağlık planlamalarının temelini oluşturmaktadır. İnsan bedenini ilgilendiren bu önemli çalışmaların da titizlikle planlanması, uygulanması ve raporlanması gerekmektedir. Kanıta dayalı tıp uygulamalarındaki en önemli problemler ise, bu araştırma süreçlerindeki istemli ya da...

Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the mental health of women who have been subjected to forced migration and the reasons of migration, in a western city sample of Turkey.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted between 1st September-31st October 2012 in city Aydın. Systematic sampling method was used in the selecti...

Objective:Rational use of drugs (RUD) plays a vital role in the success of the treatment process. Considering that use of medicines is also related with decision making mechanisms of individuals, RUD and health literacy levels should be considered together. The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of patients related to RUD and its relat...

Abstract Background The demand for smoking cessation services has risen in Turkey, as smokers planning to quit reached 35% in 2012. Communication technologies are used globally to support quitters, yet their integration to health services is rare. This study aims to evaluate the effect of support messages through WhatsApp application added to the u...

Background: Our aim was to deeply assess the occupational anxiety of Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine senior students and the causes of the anxiety. The medical faculties will be able to shed light on the anxiety of senior students, and will guide them on the steps to be taken in this regard.Methods: The study was a qualitative study, d...

ÖZET Gelir ve sağlık ilişkisi son zamanlarda önem kazanmış olup, bu ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla çok sayıda araştırma yapılmaktadır. Bu araştırmaların sonucunda; gelir arttıkça sağlığa verilen önem, sağlık hizmeti sunumu kalitesi ve doğumda beklenen yaşam süresinin arttığı görülmüştür. Gelir ve sağlık ilişkisi ile birlikte, gelir eşitsizliğinin bir...

Aims: This study assessed the general health, music performance anxiety (MPA), and coping methods of musicians working in six state orchestras in Turkey. Methods: All musicians working in the state symphony orchestras (n=384) were invited to participate in the study. In face-to-face interviews, the authors administered a questionnaire, which con...

BACKGROUND The demand for smoking cessation services has risen in Turkey, as those planning to quit, reached 35% in 2012. For quitting efforts, communication technologies are used widespread globally, yet service integration is rare. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess the effect of a WhatsApp application embedded in the cessation service delivery...

Background and Aim: Both children and adults seek care at dental centers for emergencies, such as dental pain, trauma, and infection. The approach to dental emergency patients in these centers may be inadequate. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of dental emergencies among children and adults, and to identify the approach and requ...

Neden-sonuç ilişkisinin incelendiği çalışmalarda, çalışma gruplarının uygun biçimde seçilmemesi durumunda karıştırıcı etkenlerin (confounding factors) neden-sonuç ilişkisini etkilemesi ile hastalığın rölatif riski olduğundan daha fazla veya daha az olarak hesaplanabilmektedir. Söz konusu “karıştırıcı etkenler”, pek çok farklı değişken olabilir. Bu...

Aim: Nurses have an indispensable role in knowing the cancer screening programs, education of society related to identifying risks groups and importance of early detection methods, determining the signs and symptoms of cancer. In this study, it is aimed to determine the knowledge of nurses working in a tertiary health care institution about cancer...

Background Selling of tobacco products to minors has been banned since 1996 by the tobacco control law in Turkey. However, it is also important for the public to support practices that prevent the access of tobacco products to minors. In addition, every individual has the responsibility of carrying out society based programs that restrict access to...

Objective: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. The prevalence of smoking among medical students in Turkey ranged from 11.8% to 44.2%. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with smoking among Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine freshers. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross secti...

Objectives: Fabry's disease is an X-linked inherited, rare, progressive, lysosomal storage disorder, affecting multiple organs due to the deficient activity of α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) enzyme. The prevalence has been reported to be 0.15–1% in hemodialysis patients; however, the information on the prevalence in chronic kidney disease not on dialy...

Amaç: Aydın ili ilköğretim okulu öğrencilerinin oturma yüksekliklerini belirlemek, yaş, cinsiyet ile yerleşim bölgesi farklılıklarını değerlendirmek; oturma yüksekliği ile boy, ağırlık ve Beden Kitle İndeksi(BKİ) arasındaki ilişkiyi incelenmek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma grubunu oluşturan 6-16 yaş grubundaki toplam 626 öğrenci, çok aşam...

Aim: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an endocrinopathy that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness is measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) and commonly used to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular disease.Our study aim was evaluate the prevalence of MetS and arterial stiffness in peritoneal di...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status of elderly residents in the Nursing Home of Aydin Social Services, and to determine related risk factors. Materials and Method: The assessment of oral health was performed by first-year dental students using a structured questionnaire and by clinical examinations performe...

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the oral health related quality of life and the effect of dental anxiety on the oral health related quality of life in young, mildly intellectually disabled individuals who are attending a special school. Materials and Methods: Eighty six mildly intellectually disabled students participated this cros...

Health literacy (HL) is an important public health issue. It concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. It is also a key dimension of Health 2020, the European health policy framework adopted by Member States in 2012. The instrument labeled HLS-EU-Q is derived from the conceptual model...

Sağlık okuryazarlığı, sağlık ve sağlık hizmeti kavramları ile ilgili temel bilgilere ulaşma, anlama ve gerekleri yerine getirme yeterliliğine sahip olabilme olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Sağlık okuryazarlığının yeterli olmaması durumu, kişi özelinde sağlık hizmetlerini etkili kullanımda sorunlara ve daha sağlıksız bir yaşama yol açarken, toplumsal düzey...

Health literacy (HL) is an important public health issue. It concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. It is also a key dimension of Health 2020, the European health policy framework adopted by Member States in 2012. The instrument labeled HLS-EU-Q is derived from the conceptual model...

Health literacy (HL) is an important public health issue. It concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. It is also a key dimension of Health 2020, the European health policy framework adopted by Member States in 2012. The instrument labeled HLS-EU-Q is derived from the conceptual model...

Aim: In 2008, 7.6 million cancer deaths occured in the world. In our country, second most common cause of death is cancers with the rate of 21.1 %. The third most common cancer in the world is colorectal cancer. In this research the detection of participants’ awareness about colorectal cancer and screening programmes were aimed. Methods: Our study...

Background Data from Turkey on prevalence of personality disorders (PD) in the normal population are sparse. Aims The present study conducted in a community sample aimed to investigate personality disorders in terms of prevalence, associated risk factors and personality dimensions. Methods A stratified sampling procedure allowed us to compose a s...

To assess how quality of life is affected among reproductive age women from the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms and the risk factors related to both. A cross sectional analytic study was performed in person with 461 women. General Health Questionnarie-12 and WHOQOL-BREF were used. 35.5% of the women displayed symptoms of anxiety and dep...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infections, and the relationship of these infections to semen parameters and proinflammatory cytokine (IL-18) levels in both sexually active and asymptomatic men. Materials and methods: One hundred and seventy-five (144 infertile and 31 f...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infections, and the relationship of these infections to semen parameters and proinflammatory cytokine (IL-18) levels in both sexually active and asymptomatic men. Materials and methods: One hundred and seventy-five (144 infertile and 31 f...

A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay was used in a Turkish population to determine the frequency of polymorphisms of the nuclear factor-kappa (NF-kappaB1) and NF-kappaBIA genes, which have been shown to be related to several inflammatory diseases and cancer pathogenesis. Total genomic DNA was isolate...

The objectives of the study are to determine the prevalence and risk factors of domestic physical violence against married women and the attitudes of women toward violence. The study was performed in Aydin, one of the major cities in the Aegean region of Turkey. The data was acquired from urban areas of health centers of Central Aydin Municipality....

The evaluation of orbital blood flow parameters in patients with unilateral pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XFS) and in age-sex-matched control subjects using color Doppler imaging. This prospective, comparative case series included 33 unilateral XFS patients and 33 age-sex-matched control subjects. Color Doppler imaging was used to evaluate the XFS-af...

Toxocariasis is one of the most frequently reported helminth infections worldwide. Eosinophilia is a common finding of parasitic infections. This study assessed the levels of IgG antibodies specific to Toxocara spp. by ES-ELISA method in an eosinophilic (n=350) and non eosinophilic group (n=350). There were IgG antibodies specific to Toxocara spp....

To characterize intraocular pressure (IOP) and central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of ocular hypertension (OHT) patients with and without frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry test abnormalities. In this prospective, observational, cross-sectional, comparative case series, one eye of 33 OHT patients was randomly chosen. All OHT pat...

Purpose: Evaluation of orbital blood flow parameters by using color Doppler imaging in patients with unilateral exfoliation syndrome (XFS). Methods: This prospective, comparative case series included 33 unilateral XFS patients, and 33 age‐sex matched control subjects. Color Doppler imaging was used to evaluate the XFS affected (Group 1), and unaffe...

We aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of chronic malnutrition in children under five years old in Aydin province, Turkey. A cross-sectional design was used to study a group of 1,400 children. Multistage sampling, including cluster and random sampling, respectively, was used in the selection of the study group. Stunting, wasting and und...

B. hominis is a protozoan parasite commonly found in the human gastrointestinal tract. The pathogenesis of B. hominis is still controversial, although it is one of the most common parasites found in stool samples. This study was conducted at the Adnan Menderes Medical Faculty between January 2002 and June 2003 to evaluate the relationship between B...

Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric mucosa in humans and causes chronic gastritis. NF-κB has a key role as a mediator in mucosal inflammation. In this study, we examined the expression of NF-κB in the antral epithelial cells of H. pylori-infected and H. pylori-uninfected biopsies and examined these processes in relationship with grade and act...

The aim of this study is to assess water analyses made by Aydin Province Public Health Laboratory in the year 2004. This is a descriptive study in which microbiological and physical-chemical water analyses performed by Aydin Province Public Health Laboratory in the year 2004 are evaluated by checking records and the ones found harmful to health are...

Objectives: The correlation between the residue chlor quantity in water sampled in different points of Aydın province in 2004 and the incidence of infections via water (diarrhea, thyphoid fever, amoebic and bacillary dysentery) is studied. Materials and Methods: A retrospective definitive study is performed during June-July 2005. Results: 924 physi...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are frequently encountered with aggressive tumor phenotype and poor prognosis, but the relationship between EGFR/VEGF expression and survival remains unclear. The aim of our study was to further investigate the prognostic value of EGFR and VEGF expression in colon...

Hepatitis E is an infectious viral disease with clinical and morphological features of acute hepatitis, clinically similar to other forms of acute viral hepatitis except in pregnant women, in whom the illness is particularly severe and has a high mortality rate. The present study was conducted in western Turkey to investigate the prevalence and ris...

To determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI), and to assess its impact on quality of life (QOL) in Turkish women. In this cross-sectional study, 1012 women aged over 18 years were interviewed through a questionnaire including 'International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form'. The overall prevalence o...

Anthropometry has been used for the assessment of growth at different ages. Among the anthropometric measurements, weight, height, arm circumference, and lower and upper limb lengths are of the most important criteria showing the development of children in school age. The aim of the present study was to measure the lengths of upper (arm, forearm, h...

Children are the risk group for toxocariasis because they often play in public parks which are easily contaminated and also because pica is common among children. In the current study, soil samples from 111 parks in Aydin, a city in western Turkey, were assessed. Out of 111, 21 (18.91%) were contaminated with Toxocara spp eggs. Our public parks sho...

The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women at first trimester of their pregnancy and to follow up the seroconversion for next two trimesters, and to identify the risk factors and possible contamination routes in Aydin province, Turkey. The sample size was calculated as 423 on a prevalence of 50...

In this study, the possible role of MIF as an immunologic marker in cutaneous leishmaniasis was evaluated. Twenty patients with acute cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and 20 healthy subjects were included in the study. MIF serum levels were measured using a sandwich ELISA method. The MIF levels were 3.50 +/- 7.07 ng/ml in the control group and 69.05 +/...

Intestinal parasitic infections are amongst the most common infections worldwide. Epidemiological research carried out in different countries has shown that the social and economical situation of the individuals is an important cause in the prevalence of intestinal parasites. Previous studies in Turkey revealed a high prevalence of intestinal paras...

Central venous catheter (CVC) related infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We undertook a clinical follow-up study in order to determine the value of systemic vancomycin usage before catheter insertion against catheter colonization. During the study period 70 patients with central venous catheters were prospectively studied. Pat...

The purpose of the study was to determine five growth parameters and to assess the relation between growth and socio demographical variables in urban and rural area children in Aydin, Turkey. The study design was descriptive, population-based. Multi-stage sampling was used in the selection of 626 students. Height means were 138.84±13.92 cm for girl...

We aimed to determine the social-demographic characteristics and rate of occurrence of hepatitis B infection of children living/working in the streets in Adana, southern city of Turkey. The application forms of 52 children were assessed. Physical examination could be performed for 39 children. The median age was 14 years. The educational status of...

To determine the amount of corneal thinning induced by corneal drying, and to discuss its possible consequences on applanation pressure. Two sets of central corneal thickness measurement from 100 eyes of 100 patients were taken by ultrasonic pachymeter at time settings of 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 seconds. During the first set (group 1), patients were...

Long-term preservation of immunofluorescence is important for re-examinations. We investigated whether the storage of direct immunofluorescent (DIF)-positive slides at room temperature was reliable in daily practice. One hundred and twenty-five DIF-positive slides from the skin of 52 patients were evaluated. Sections were examined for the presence...

To investigate the relationship between germ cell degeneration and apoptosis in cryptorchid rats. Thirteen 21-day-old Wistar rats were made unilaterally cryptorchid by closing the left inguinal canal. At day 30 (Group 1, n=6) and day 60 (Group 2, n=7) after operation, the testes were removed for histopathological examination. The controls (n=8) wer...

The levels of two proinflammatory cytokines, namely tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), were investigated in seminal plasma (SP) of proven fertile (n=24) and infertile (n=55) men to evaluate the relationship between diagnosis and semen parameters in a prospective study. Infertile men were divided into four groups as fo...