Sengul Cangur

• PhD
• Professor at Düzce University

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal with extensive applications. In children, mercury exposure often occurs inadvertently through laboratories, thermometers, or fluorescent lamps. Inhalation of elemental mercury can affect the central nervous system and urinary system. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent severe complications. A ret...

Objective Adenoid tissue consists of clusters of lymphoid tissue within the nasopharynx and can cause symptoms due to obstruction when hypertrophied. The gold standard for diagnosis is endoscopic nasopharyngoscopy, but it is not always readily available. This study aims to develop an inventory that primary care physicians and pediatricians can use...

Background The participation of fathers in childbirth contributes primarily to the improvement of maternal and infant health and, consequently, to public health. To increase the participation of expectant fathers in childbirth, an appropriate screening tool is needed. This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the “Birth Pa...

Background and Objectives: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a lifelong autoinflammatory disease characterized by episodes of fever and aseptic polyserositis. Commonly associated with vasculitis, FMF’s impact on microcirculation was investigated by examining nailfold capillaries using capillaroscopy. Materials and Methods: This study included 3...

Purpose Blood loss and pain management are significant concerns in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Tranexamic acid (TA) and cryotherapy have been used separately to address these issues, but their comparative effectiveness is not well studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous TA and cryotherapy in reducing blood loss and impr...

Background and Objectives: This study aims to examine the factors affecting the daily functioning of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Materials and Methods: In addition to the polysomnography records of 361 patients, participants completed the Turkish FOSQ-10 (Functional Outcomes of Sleep-10), Medical Outcome Survey Short Form-12, Epwor...

Amaç: Birinci basamak temel hizmetlerinin ekseni olan aile hekimleri bireylere sürekli ve kapsamlı olarak sağlık hizmeti sunmaktadır. Aile hekiminin birincil görevi toplumun sağlık düzeylerini yükseltmek ve önlenebilecek hastalıklara karşı hastaların periyodik sağlık taramalarını yapmaktır. Bunun yanı sıra aile hekimleri hastalarına sağlıklı beslen...

Objective: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep. The role of locally increased inflammation in the upper respiratory tract is known in the pathogenesis of OSA. This study aimed to examine the role of some inflammatory markers in OSA. Materials and Methods:...

Objectives: To investigate the activity of the gut-brain axis in the pathogenesis of childhood epilepsy and to define biomarkers capable of assisting with determining new strategies in that context. Methods: Twenty children with epilepsy of ‘unknown etiology’ and seven healthy controls in the same age group were included in the study. The groups w...

Receptor tyrosine kinase pathway is frequently searched for cancer causing mutations in tumors. Emerging targeted therapies are gleam of hope for them. Infiltrating urothelial carcinoma can have many morphological aspects according to their differentiation/variants. To evaluate KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA mutations and HER2, EGFR, and p16 expression, we...

Objective: Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of mucosal barriers and in natural and acquired immunity. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength of personal immunity is very important in the severe or lightening of the disease, even if there are variants of the virus or if you are vaccinated. Methods: In this study, we inv...

Aim: In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, in millions of cases were observed those of some patients do not exhibit any symptoms whereas some others are hospitalized with having fatal outcomes. One of the most significant findings is that patients with existing comorbidities are extremely exposed to severe clinical conditions developed due to exc...

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Geriatric patients with COVID-19 are more likely to progress to severe disease, and they are at increased risk of hospitalization and mortality. In this study we aimed to investigate the risk factors for pred...

Background This study is aimed at evaluating the relationship between the number of days elapsed since a country’s first case(s) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the total number of tests conducted, and outbreak indicators such as the total numbers of cases, deaths, and patients who recovered. The study compares COVID-19 indicators among cou...

Amaç Tıp fakültesinden mezun olan tıp öğrencilerinin mesleki uygulamalar, mesleki değerler ve yaklaşımlar ile mesleki ve bireysel gelişim alanlarında yetkin olması beklenmektedir. Bu üç temel yetkinlik alanından biri olan mesleki değerler ve yaklaşımlar kapsamında tıp fakültesinden mezun olan bir hekimin iletişim becerilerinde yetkin olması istenme...

Aim: In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, in millions of cases were observed those of some patients do not exhibit any symptoms whereas some others are hospitalized with having fatal outcomes. One of the most significant findings is that patients with existing comorbidities are extremely exposed to severe clinical conditions developed due to exc...

Objective To investigate the factors affecting compliance with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy and establish the relationship between compliance and pulmonary function tests (PFT) in patients with OSA.Material and methodsIn this prospective study, patients with OSA using PAP devices were questioned about the complaints related to the device....

Amaç: Halk sağlığının en büyük sorunlarından biri olan tütün ve tütün ürünleri kullanımı her yıl dünyada sekiz milyondan fazla insanın ölümüne neden olmaktadır. Tütün ve tütün ürünleri ile oluşan bağımlılıkla mücadelede hekimler meslekleri gereği her zaman ön planda yer almaktadır. Bu nedenle tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin bu konudaki tutum ve davran...

Aim: The repetitive hypoxemia can induce oxidative stress mechanisms. Oxidative stress increases serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). To investigate the relationship between serum levels of ADMA and OSAS severity. Methods: 330 patient’s records, who underwent overnight poly-somnog...

The aim is to compare the performances of fast regression methods, namely dimensional reduction of correlation matrix (DRCM), nonparametric dimensional reduction of correlation matrix (N-DRCM), variance inflation factor (VIF) regression, and robust VIF (R-VIF) regression in the presence of multicollinearity and outliers problems. In all simulation-...

Objective: We conducted the present study to observe potential short-term benefits or risks of low-carb diet (LCD). Methods: This is a prospective randomized cross-over study. Type 1 diabetic girls were hospitalized in ternary groups for 7 days and each group randomly started with LCD or regular diet. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was perf...

Objective: An irreversible process begins when a systemic infection causes sepsis. Therefore, rapid identification of the agent bacteria in sepsis and its antibiotic resistance is crucially important. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the efficiency of rapid genotype test. Methods: Blood culture bottles sent to the laboratory were examined...

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the frequency of violence that the healthcare workers of Düzce University Research and Practice Hospital encountered, situations that cause violence, post-violence attitude and the effects of violence on the personnel, and to evaluate the relationship between violence and the burnout levels of the heal...

Objective The molecular basis of prostate cancer is highly heterogeneous. Our study aimed to perform the mutation analysis of KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, and immunohistochemical (IHC) evaluation of EGFR, HER2, p16, and PTEN to demonstrate new areas for targeted therapies. Methods A total of 24 prostatectomy samples diagnosed with adenocarcinoma were analy...

Eczema resulting from external and internal factors accounts for the biggest global burden of disability owing to skin disease. This study aimed to determine an association between environmental factors and outpatient clinic visits for eczema. We collected data on dermatology clinic outpatient visits for eczema between January 2013 and July 2019. D...

Amaç: Çalışmamızda acil servise bir yılda başvuran hastalarda mükerrer başvuruların incelenmesi ve çözüm önerilerinin sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Acil Servise Ekim 2018-Ekim 2019 tarihleri arasında başvuran hastalara ait veriler retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların sosyodemografik özellikleri, başvuru tanıları, yatış ve konsül...

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction program applied to a sample of Turkish nursing students. Method: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Program sessions of 90-95 minutes were given twice a week for 12 weeks. The data were collected using the Nursin...

High-risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) plays an important role in the cause of cervical cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the distribution of HPV genotypes in the region and to correlate with the liquid-based-cytology (LBC) and colposcopic biopsy results. Furthermore, the potential relationship between HPV infections and bacterial va...

Amaç: Bu araştırma Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Hizmet ve Bilgisayar Mühendisliği bölümlerinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin empati düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması amacıyla kesitsel ve korelasyonel olarak planlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Orantılı tabakalı örnekleme yöntemi uygulanarak, her bir bölümden rastgele seçilen ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 1...

Aim: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients show multiple physiological deficits and several neuropsychological comorbidities. The aim of this study was to investigate the eating attitudes in OSAS patients. Material and methods: Polysomnography records of 157 were performed. Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), an...

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, rotator manşet yırtıklarında sütür ankor ve transosseöz sharc-FT fiksasyon seçeneklerinin mini-açık onarımının fonksiyonel ve klinik sonuçlarını karşılaştırmayı amaçladık.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ocak 2010 - Temmuz 2016 arasında Düzce Üniversitesi Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniğinde ve Düzce Devlet Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Tra...

Amaç: Obstrüktif uyku apne (OUA) üst hava yollarının uyku sırasında daralması ile karakterizedir ve bu durum oksijen desaturasyonu, sempatik aktivasyon, tekrarlayan arousallara neden olur. Uyku problemi yaşayan insanlar kendilerini agresif eğilimleri olan ve dürtüselliklerini daha az kontrol edebilen kişiler olarak düşünürler. Bu çalışmanın amacı O...

Objective: To determine internipple distance and internipple index in prepubertal Turkish girls. Methods: The internipple distance and chest circumference of 667 healthy prepubertal Turkish girls aged 6 to 11 years were measured in a school screening program in Duzce. Measurements were performed at the end of expiration with a standard non-stret...

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ön çapraz bağ tamirinde kullanılan transtibial (TT) ile anteromedial portal (AMP) teknik arasındaki farklılıkların, ön çapraz bağ rekonstrüksiyonu sonrası hastaların diz eklemi fonksiyonları üzerine etkilerinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmamıza kliniğimizde ön çapraz bağ yırtığı nedeniyle cerrahi olarak...

This study determined the effect of a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) program administered to infertile women on infertility-related stress, depressive and anxious thoughts, and general health state. A randomized controlled design was used for this study. The study was conducted with 107 infertile women: 55 in the experimental group and 5...

Amaç: Düzce ilinde görev yapan 112 Acil Sağlık Hizmeti çalışanlarının çalışma koşulları, karşılaştıkları sorunlarıve Düzce Üniversitesi Hastanesi Çocuk Acil Servisi’ne yapılan sevkler sırasında beklenti ve tutumlarını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek, olumsuzlukları saptamak ve bu olumsuzlukların giderilmesi için yapılacak çalışmalara yönelik bilgi...

This descriptive study aims to determine attitudes of community-leading occupational groups towards mental illnesses. The sample of this descriptive study consisted of a total of 1100 participants from clergymen, headmen, teachers, policemen and primary healthcare professionals working in Düzce, Turkey. Data were collected using the Personal Inform...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to present the follow-up results of 110 patients who were given anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) therapy for rheumatic and dermatologic diseases in a country with a high rates of active and latent tuberculosis bacillus infection. Material and Methods: Between February 2008 and January 2015, 110 cases...

Amaç: Artroskopik ön çapraz bağ (ÖÇB) rekonstrüksiyonlarında hamstring tendon grefti, patellar tendon grefti, allogreft gibi çeşitli tendon greftleri kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmamızda, Otojen Hamstring Tendonlar kullanılarak Anatomik Ön Çapraz Bağ Rekonstrüksiyonu uygulanan hastalarda femoral tünel oblisitesinin sonuçlarını güncel literatür eşliğinde...

Background and objectives: Cryotherapy is a method of treatment using cold application. This study aimed to evaluate postoperative clinical and hematological parameters and pain associated with total knee arthroplasty in patients and compared cryotherapy to the conventional method of cold ice pack compressions. Materials and Methods: Between Januar...

Background and objectives: Hallux valgus is a complex deformity of the first metatarsophalangeal joint characterized by varus deformity of the first metatarsal bone, valgus deformity of the big toe, and lateral deviation of the extensor tendons and sesamoid bones. Several surgical methods have been described for correction of the deformity. Differe...

Objective: To evaluate whether the complete blood count parameters can be used to predict patients who will have positive troponin levels during emergency department observation, and to establish whether any single parameter or combination of parameters has sufficiently good diagnostic test criteria results to be recommended for use in daily clini...

To determine the effects of personal hygiene training on the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior of teenagers with mild intellectual disabilities (ID), this study employed a randomized controlled type, social cognitive theory design. A 10‐week, 10‐session program was given to the teenagers (17.38 ± 1.61 years) and their parent. Included in th...

Purpose This study was performed to determine the effect of oral care using chlorhexidine, vitamin E and honey on oral mucositis (OM) management in children treated in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Design and methods The study was a randomized controlled trial with a parallel design. The study sample was composed of 150 children who were...

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the mental health of Turkish nursing students and the stress experienced during their education, their ways of coping, self-esteem, social support and individual factors. Background Studies on nursing students have shown that students who were not in possession of effective copi...

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of the clozapine on the course of the rapid cycling Bipolar Affective Disorder. Method: The study group was formed with the patients aged between 18 and 65 years of age, who met the criteria for the diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Man...

ABSTRACT Objective: Rose oil (from Rosa damascene) has several effects which are analgesic, antispasmodic, antioxidant and neuroprotective role. Its antiepileptic effect has not been yet studied enough. In the present study, it was aimed to investigate acute effects of rose oil on the epileptiform activity in penicillin-induced epilepsy model in ra...

Abstract Background: The relationship between impulsivity and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been revealed in several mental disorders other than phobias. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among impulsivity, anxiety sensitivity, and NSSI characteristics in patients with phobias, and to compare these relation...

Amaç: Parametrik kovaryans analizi (ANCOVA) varsayımlarının sağlanamaması ve/veya bağımlı değişkenin iki değerli/sıralayıcı ölçekli olması durumunda, parametrik olmayan ANCOVA yaklaşımlarından yararlanılmaktadır. Parametrik olmayan ANCOVA metodolojisinde Quade, Puri & Sen ve McSweeney & Porter metotları, Ranklı ANCOVA yöntemleri olarak bilinmektedi...

Introduction: Repetitive wheezing in children today is an important problem. It is important to identify preventable risk factors in children with recurrent wheezing complaints. Asking for risk factors and making suggestions can prevent both recurrent admission and persistent bronchial damage. The present research was conducted to evaluate the risk...

Background: Research shows that in addition to biological factors, psychological and social risk factors play a role in the development of intellectual disability. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the familial, personal and educational factors affecting the intelligence quotient (IQ) levels of intellectually disabled children and adolesc...

Aim: Nonparametric covariance analysis (ANCOVA) methods are used when the assumptions of parametric ANCOVA are not met and/or the dependent variable has bivariate/ordinal scale. In the nonparametric ANCOVA methodology, Quade, Puri & Sen and McSweeney & Porter methods are known as Ranked ANCOVA methods. However, commonly used programs do not have mo...

Background: It is important to check the skin of neonates on a daily basis so that abnormal conditions and skin problems are identified. Objectives: This study aimed at testing the validity and reliability of a revised Northampton Neonatal skin assessment tool in Turkish; a review to determine whether it is valid and reliable in the care of neonate...

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the pediatric usage of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) by parents in Turkey, the incidence of using these methods, and the factors affecting their use. Design and methods: The sectional and relational design of the study included a sample of 497 parents who took children for treatment at th...

Aim: The purpose of this research is to analyze the validity and reliability of the exam questions applied to the students of Duzce University Medical Faculty Term I, Term II and Term III. Material and Methods: Exam results were obtained from students of Term II, Term II and Term III for the period of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 academic years from Duz...

In this study, when the assumptions of linearity and homogeneity of regression slopes of conventional ANCOVA are not met, a new approach named as SEYHAN has been suggested to use conventional ANCOVA instead of robust or nonlinear ANCOVA. The proposed SEYHAN’s approach involves transformation of continuous covariate into categorical structure when t...

Sports and exercise settings as well as other socio-cultural environments emphasize a thin and physically fit female body. However, there is a clear need for a better understanding of the physical and psychological correlates of social physique anxiety and body image dissatisfaction in female athletes. This study aimed to examine the association of...

Background: Respiratory functions and gas exchange deteriorates in patients with COPD. In our study, we aimed to investigate if there is any relationship between the washout time of sevoflurane and chronic obstruc­tive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: Sixty patients, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 1-3 status; aged between 18-60 years old...

An experiemental study was performed to evaluate the effect of combined anti-inflammatory and antioxidant theraphy on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat ovary. Also the results of combined theraphy is aimed to compared with monotherapy. Fifty-four female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 9 equal groups (n=6). In Sham group right ovaries of the...

Objective: This is study aimed to determine if serum levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can be used as a biological marker to make a distinction between the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BD) and recurrent major depressive disorder (UD). Methods: Patients between 18-65 years of age and diagnosed with BD and UD according to...

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to introduce the uncommonly used Co-Plot method which is called the multivariate graphical analysis and to apply this method to a data set including tobacco control in European region. METHODS: This study uses the data from the World Health Organization database according to Human Development Index of European c...

This study aims at mentioning briefly multiple comparison methods such as Bonferroni, Holm-Bonferroni, Hochberg, Hommel, Marascuilo, Tukey, Benjamini-Hochberg and Gavrilov-Benjamini-Sarkar for contingency tables, through the data obtained from a medical research and examining their performances by simulation study which was constructed as the total...

Objective: It is aimed to evaluate the prophylactic effect of flupenthixol decanoate in remitted BD patients. Meth-ods: Remitted patients with bipolar disorder (BD), who had at least one mood episode each year in the last five years in spite of adequate pharmacotherapy, were included. Flupenthixol decanoate 20 mg/ml was administered in every two we...

To investigate the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among patients who were prescribed Tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonist (anti- TNF-α) under isoniazid (INH) prophylaxis. Between February 2008 and January 2015, 110 patients (23 to 77 age) who were prescribed anti-TNF-α in rheumatologic and dermatologic diseases were included. According to guideli...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of estimation techniques and sample sizes on model fit indices in structural equation models constructed according to the number of exogenous latent variables under multivariate normality. The performances of fit indices are compared by considering effects of related factors. The Ratio Chi-squa...

This paper is aimed to compare sampling distributions and performances of Minitab and Freund & Perles quartile estimators using Monte Carlo-simulation. The study is constructed by two estimators, four different sample sizes with odd and even number of observations and three different distributions. As a result of simulation study, sampling distribu...

The aim of this study is to examine the association among the probabilities of Type I error obtained by Unadjusted All Pairwise Comparisons (UAPC) and Bonferroni-adjustment approaches, the sample size and the frequency of occurrence of an event (prevalence, proportion) in hypothesis testing of difference among the proportions in studies. In the sim...

Objective: The aim of the current study is to determine whether serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) can be biological indicators for the diagnosis of schizophrenia in patients with depressive symptoms. Method: Forty-seven patients (11 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, 16 patients diagnosed with...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the duration of psychotropic drug use in the long-term follow-up of bipolar disorder (BD) patients. In addition, this study aimed to investigate their role in the daily clinical practice in association with patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The overarching goal for this stu...

Introduction: Since the number of geriatric clinics in our country is inadequate, Chest physicians play a very important role in diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of that group of patients in many centers. In this study, 90 years and older geriatric patients hospitalized in pulmonology services was investigated regarding course of disease. Mater...

The aim of this retrospective, multicenter study was to evaluate clinicopathological characteristics, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of teenage and adult patients with high-grade osteosarcoma. A total of 240 osteosarcoma patients who were diagnosed and treated from March 1995 to September 2011 were analyzed. Median age was 20 years (rang...

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the residual symptoms of patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in remission and their sociodemographic, clinical and treatment-related characteristics and their effect on functioning. Methods: The study group consisted of BD patients who were in remission and met the i...

In this study it is aimed to find the main factors that affect the total periods of manic, depressive, mixed, and euthymic duration in bipolar patients. It was retrospectively analyzed 151 files of patients with a diagnosis of "bipolar disorder" according to criterions of DSM - IV that were followed between 1985 - 2010, by Uludag University School...

ZET: Depresyon hastalarında reboksetin ve venlafaksi-nin EKG değişkenleri üzerine etkisi Amaç: Antidepresanlar reseptör özelliklerine göre kardiak otonomik sinir sistemi işleyişi üzerine farklı etkiler göstere-bilir. Bu nedenle farklı gruplardaki antidepresanların deği-şen boyutlarda kardiak değerleri etkilemesi beklenebilir. Bu çalışma bir seroton...

Objective: Antidepressants exert distinct effects on cardiac autonomic nervous system function depending on their receptor profile; thus, different groups of antidepressants are expected to influence cardiac parameters in varying degrees. This study compares the effects of venlafaxine, a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor and reboxetine...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the distribution and severity of depression symptoms, functional impairment and compare these variables between early- onset (EO) and late-onset (LO) dysthymic disorder patients. Methods: One hundred and ninety-two patients (174 women, 18-65 years of age) diagnosed with dysthymic disorder (DD) accor...

Objective: This paper aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three widely used antidepressants, sertraline, reboxetine, a sertraline-reboxetine combination and venlafaxine, in the treatment of MDD and their effect on depressive symptoms in MDD patients. Methods: A total of 206 patients were included in reboxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline, and s...

Although the effects of hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism on weight have clearly been demonstrated, data regarding the effects of relatively minor defects in thyroid function are limited. In the present study, the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and alterations in thyroid function within the normal range was investigated in obese patient...

This study aims to investigate if there is a differential outcome of serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressant treatment and if menopausal status has an impact on antidepressant response in depressed women. Data of the 111 depressed women who were included and completed the previous four open-label studies where patients were evaluated six time...

Objective: To determine effectiveness and adherence to risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI) in schizophrenic patients who were non-adherent to oral antipsychotic treatment. Method: We retrospectively checked over 30 schizophrenic patients (12 males, mean age=36.1±9.5 years) who were hospitalized for relapse of their disorder due to non-adherenc...

Objective: This study aims to compare the effects of adding depot antipsychotic to oral antipsychotic regimen in schizophrenic patients with respect to sociodemographic, treatment characteristics and prognosis in outpatient practices. Method: In this study, charts of schizophrenic patients referred to the outpatient psychiatry clinic at the Medical...

This study, which was performed among the faculty members working at Eskisehir Anadolu University using their personal evaluations, was designed to identify the factors affecting the job satisfaction levels of faculty members and to develop a proposed model. Within this framework, a questionnaire including 59 items scored on a 5-point Likert type s...

A total of 62 patients with major depressive disorder were analyzed in the study. Patients were evaluated for 11 weeks in an open label design to investigate the differential effects of reboxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine on thyroid hormones. Serum thyrotrophin (TSH), thyroxine (T4) and free (f)T4 levels were measured before and after treatment....

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) improve peripheral insulin sensitivity, but the effect on arterial stiffness is less clear. The aim of the present study was to assess the differential effect of pioglitazone or rosiglitazone on arterial stiffness and plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thirty-five type 2 diab...

Problem Statement: The Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) was developed to provide a quick-scoring measure of stages of concern and is applicable to almost any educational innovation. Although the SoCQ has been used in many studies, little critical analysis of the questiomiaire has been attempted since its initial validation. Since the SoCQ con...

To report the outcomes of a retrospective database analysis to compare the effectiveness of atypical and typical antipsychotic drugs. Medical records of patients admitted to the psychiatry outpatient clinic between January 1998 and October 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. Data obtained from patient records were noted on a special form assessing...