Vildan Mevsim

Dokuz Eylül University | DEÜ · Faculty of Medicine

Objectives: Perinatal depression (PD) affects individuals during pregnancy and early parenthood, resembling major depression. Recent research highlights paternal perinatal depression (PPD) in fathers. PPD has adverse effects on fathers and their children. This study assesses the Turkish version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for...

Background: With the growing number of COPD patients, there is pressure on the quality, accessibility, and affordability of care. Telemedicine approaches, such as tele-monitoring and tele-education, can be effective in initiating an increase in treatment, when necessary, with feedback to healthcare providers about changes in clinical conditions. Te...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between obesity and internet addiction in first-year university students (aged 18-25 years). Design The study was designed using a cross-sectional analytic model. Setting Data collection took place at Dokuz Eylul University, involving a diverse group of first-year students from...

Background ‘Gut feelings’ are frequently used by general practitioners in the clinical decision-making process, especially in situations of uncertainty. The Gut Feelings Questionnaire (GFQ) has been developed in the Netherlands and is now available in English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, and Catalan, enabling cross-border studies on the subjec...

This review explores the challenges and barriers associated with the implementation of e-health initiatives in primary care settings. It identifies several key factors that hinder the widespread adoption of e-health applications, including the lack of adequate awareness of medical informatics and e-health’s role in healthcare development, insuffici...

The World Health Organization defines E-health as the cost-effective and safe use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support health and health-related fields, including health services, health surveillance, health literature and health education, information and research. In this study, we aimed to compile information on the im...

Giriş: Sigara tüm dünyada önemli halk sağlığı problemlerinden biridir. Dünya’da her yıl sigaraya bağlı yaklaşık 7 milyon kişi hayatını kaybetmektedir. Tütün salgını ile mücadeleyi yaygınlaştırmak için Dünya Sağlık Örgütü etkisi kanıtlanmış altı politikayı içeren MPOWER paketini geliştirmiş ve tüm dünyaya da önermiştir. Bu politikalardan bir olan “S...

Hasta-hekim ilişkisinin niteliği, hastanın tedaviye gösterdiği uyumu ve görüşmeden memnuniyetini etkilemektedir. Szasz ve Hollender (1956) üç tür hasta-hekim ilişkisi tanımlamışlardır. Etkinlik-edilgenlik temeline dayanan ilişkide hekim hastanın onamından bağımsız olarak, geniş yetkilerle donanmıştır. Yol gösterme-iş birliği etme temeline dayanan i...

Heart sound is a crucial and vital parameter for the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases. In cardiovascular and heart diseases, the characteristics of the heart-specific sounds change, additional sounds may be heard, or some sounds may become faint or disappear. The heart has four priority sounds (S1, S2, S3, S4). In certain diseases, it is...

Background: Intense desire (craving) for smoking is an essential feature of a tobacco use disorder. The aim of this study was to cross-culturally translate and validate the Turkish version of Craving Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-T).Methods: Forward-backward-forward translation method was used to translate. The methodological study sample included...

Further work from the EGPRN working group on self care of the Common Cold (the COCO study) this article delves into the gender differences we found in self care.

Most studies and systematic reviews of the psychological health of medical students have investigated the negative aspects of depression and anxiety. Evidence from several studies suggests depressive symptoms are common in medical school students. Moreover, evening chronotype is considered a risk factor for the development of depression. However, s...

Allergic diseases are a major cause of morbidity worldwide and cause a significant burden on the health and medical systems of both developed and developing economies. Most of the patients who want to get medical advice for allergic diseases firstly apply to the primary care. Most patients with allergies can be managed in primary care with appropri...

Background A coalmine disaster has occurred in Turkey on 13 May 2014, which caused the death of 301 miners. Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the risk factors for PTSD among mine workers, 2 years after the coalmining disaster. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey condu...

Aim: There are some measures that smokers can cease or prevent damage caused by smoking. They may also choose some product features that may be more helpful to them like toothpaste selection etc. The preferences of smokers vary because of the variety of toothpaste in the market and a high number of products. The aim of this study is to determine th...

Background: Burnout is a psychosocial syndrome, involving feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment at work. Its occurrence is high in healthcare personnel. Job satisfaction is achieved through the feeling of being professionally competent and is an important condition that prevents burnout syndrom...

Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disease that causes biotin deficiency. The exact diagnosis of the lack of biotinidase is made by demonstrating the absence of enzyme activity in the serum. Biotinidase deficiency is treated with oral biotin taken for lifetime. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important and prevent a n...

Introduction Smoking addiction is an important and preventable health problem. 16 million people are smokers in Turkey and 100,000 people die annually due to smoking-related health problems. In smoking cessation programs, assessment of addiction, motivational therapy, pharmacological, nonpharmacologic therapies and regular follow-up are recommended...

Aim Smokers give more harm to tooth and mouth flora than non-smokers. These conditions can affect the decision of smokers when buying toothpaste. Unlike non-smokers, expectations of toothpaste can vary. Regarding these, the aim of this study is to show which criteria are important to smokers in choosing toothpaste for dental health or related probl...

Aim and objective The aim of this study is to determine characteristics, smoking habits, therapy for quitting and smoking cessation success who applied to the university hospital, outpatient smoking cessation clinic in İzmir. Methods This descriptive study was carried out using the records in the outpatient electronic health record system of the p...

1991 yılında kurulan Avrupa Aile Hekimliği Kalite ve Hasta Güvenliği Derneği (EQuiP), WONCA Avrupa Kalite Geliştirme ve Hasta Güvenliği Ağıdır. Genel pratisyenlik akademik birimleri işbirliğinde aile hekimliği uygulamasında kalite geliştirmeye yönelik araçlar ve yöntemler geliştirmek amacıyla kurulmuştur. 2016 yılı EQuiP’in 25. yıldönümünü olması n...

Introduction Common colds are the most frequently encountered disease worldwide and the most frequent reason for self-care. According to the cross-sectional European Common Colds study (COCO), patients use as many as 12 items on average for self-care. Little is known about the influence of discomfort and knowledge on self-care for common colds. Ma...

Appendix. Knowledge about the self-limited disease course and subjective discomfort during the last common cold stratified by country and site (n = 2,204). (DOCX)

Context. DEXA is recommended for osteoporosis screening. However, the rate of screening with DEXA is very low. Therefore, methods that can be used more easily and cost effectively are needed. Objective. The objective of this study is to develop a clinical risk assessment tool of osteoporosis (OSTEORISKAPP) by using syndromic approach. Design. A met...

Abstract Background Physicians’ guideline use rates for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diabetes mellitus (DM) is very low. Time constraints, patient overpopulation, and complex guidelines require alternative solutions for real time patient monitoring. Rapidly evolving e-health technology combined with clinical decision support and monitorin...

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of mortality. Smokers who quit smoking reduce their risk of developing and dying from tobacco-related diseases. Smoking cessation outpatient clinics play an important role for cessation of smoking. Health information systems such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs), computerized decision support sy...

Background: Patients use self-care to relieve symptoms of common colds, yet little is known about the prevalence and patterns across Europe. Methods/Design: In a cross-sectional study 27 primary care practices from 14 countries distributed 120 questionnaires to consecutive patients (≥18 years, any reason for consultation). A 27-item questionnaire...

Background. Self-care for common colds is frequent, yet little is known about the spectrum, regional differences, and potential risks of self-care practices in patients from various European regions. Methods/Design. We describe the study protocol for a cross-sectional survey in 27 primary care centers from 14 European countries. At all sites, 120 c...

The supplementary material contains two files: file 1 shows the self-administered patient questionnaire addressing self-care for common cold; file 2 shows the physician questionnaire which was filled in by all collecting sites.

Choosing the most appropriate family physician (FP) for the individual, plays a fundamental role in primary care. The aim of this study is to determine the selection criteria for the patients in choosing their family doctors and priority ranking of these criteria by using the multi-criteria decision-making method of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (...

This case report intended to draw attention to different etiological factors and treatment of dryness of mouth and eye. The patients was diagnosed as dry mouth and dry eye. Sjögren's syndrome screening was negative. The patient received sildenafil 100 mg two months and four months ago. On physical examination the patient's skin moist, redeyes, anxi...

Introduction: Problematic internet use has become a public health as use of the internet has rapidly spread across all over the World. Researchs have been suggested that problematic internet use have negative effects on health and academic performance. Problematic internet use can also disrupt the sleep-wake schedule. The aim of this study was to d...

Introduction: Although peer education is ac-cepted as one of the most effective methods for sexual and reproductive health education, the feelings, thoughts and self-affection of peer educators are not very well known. Our aim is to investigate what it is like to be a peer educator. Methods: This phenomenological study was conducted in Izmir as a p...

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine patients’ expectations from primary health care services and their family doctors; and the congruency of these expectations with the core competencies of family physicians. Methods: A qualitative research is designed in grounded theory model. Typical case sampling is used for selecting participants. D...

Assessment form. Assessment form for the interviews of the students with the patients

In recent times, medical schools have committed to developing good communication and history taking skills in students. However, there remains an unresolved question as to which constitutes the best educational method. Our study aims to investigate whether the use of videotape recording is superior to verbal feedback alone in the teaching of clinic...

Objectives: Portfolios, as learning tools, are becoming increasingly important in medical education. Our aim was to evaluate the contents of portfolios used in medical education.Patients and Methods: We designed a portfolio that was aimed at making reflection in early undergraduate medical education. Conditions for portfolio use were identified thr...

To determine whether students' knowledge of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and their usage rate of special reproductive health units can be improved by means of a thorough continuing education programme including peer education (PE) and reproductive health counselling. A 'before and after intervention' study was conducted. A questionnaire was...

In Turkey, the studies have reported that the age at which sexual intercourse and sexual activity starts has been steadily declining. There is an urgent need to increase social and health services for young people in order to provide them with a healthy life by changing their risky behaviors, avoiding unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted d...

Drugs, as commercial products, are subject to diverse marketing methods including promotional activities. Although the legal/ethical aspects of promotional activities have been discussed in a limited manner, the patient has remained the neglected variable of this equation. The goal of our study, therefore, is to investigate the patients' opinion on...

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraception in primary health-care workers. This survey was conducted among health-care personnel in 20 primary healthcare centers in Izmir. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 190 health-care personnel (doctors, nurses and midwives). Spe...

Background: To provide a shared understanding and a shared decision, health providers must be aware of people's health beliefs and take account of cultural variations. It is important especially for dealing with compliance problems and health promotion in primary care. Objective: The aim of this study is to examine commonly held patient health beli...

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