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{"title":"Correlation Between the Level od Atherosclerosis and Pathological Features of Coronary Artery Disease: A Study of 100 Autopsy Cases","authors":"Nurşen Turan Yurtsever, Süheyla Ekemen, Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1123538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1123538","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Atherosclerosis is a generalized, chronic disease of large and medium-sized muscular elastic arteries. Relation between intensity of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, and risk factors of atherosclerosis could not been revealed completely by autopsy studies. We aimed to renew this shortage of knowledge with our autopsy study prospectively. \u0000Methods: One hundred cases were autopsied within 48 h after death. Atherosclerotic risk factor data were collected including age, gender, height, weight, smoking and any chronic coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis severity was evaluated macroscopically by examining the inner surfaces of the vascular lumens and revealed with postmortem pathological findings of coronary artery disease. \u0000Results: The mean age was 42 ± 22 years. Seventy-four percent of cases were male, while 26% were female. Smoking duration ranged from 1 to 50 years with a mean duration of 17 ± 12 years. Existence of atherosclerosis in main vessels were also in correlation with age, duration of smoking and BMI (Body Mass Index) (p","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46977323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Web-Based Tracheostomy Care Game on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Levels and Their Views of The Process","authors":"Şule BIYIK BAYRAM, Nurcan Çalışkan, E. Gülnar","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1021950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1021950","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study investigated nursing students’ views of the effect of a web-based tracheostomy care game on their knowledge levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u0000Methods:This pretest-posttest single-group quasi-experimental study was conducted between April and July 2021. The study population consisted of all nursing students in Turkey. The sample consisted of 125 students who filled out the pretest and posttest forms. Participation was voluntary. Participants were recruited using snowball sampling method. Participants entered the website “trakeostomibakimi.com” They filled out the demographic characteristics questionnaire and the tracheostomy care knowledge test (TCKT) on the website. They downloaded the virtual tracheostomy care game on their computers. They played the game as much as they wanted and then filled out the posttest and the student opinion forms. \u0000Results: Participants had a higher mean posttest TCKT score than pretest score (p< .05). They stated that the game helped them enjoy learning tracheostomy care and remember their prior knowledge and made them feel like they practiced in a real-life clinical setting. \u0000Conclusion: The web-based tracheostomy care game improved nursing students’ knowledge levels. There should also be online educational games tailored to other nursing areas.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41553233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the Effect of Hedonic Hunger on Nutrition Change Processes and Its Relationship with BMI: A Study on University Students","authors":"M. Arslan, Nurcan Yabancı Ayhan, Hatice Çolak, Ekin Çevik, E. Sarıyer","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1178208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1178208","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of hedonic hunger on nutritional change processes and its relationship with BMI in university students. \u0000Methods: A questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic characteristics, questions about eating habits, Power of Food Scale (PFS) and Nutrition Change Processes Scale (NPCS) were applied to 1003 undergraduate students. \u0000Results: Majority of the students were female and normal weight in terms of BMI. The median PFS and score of the obese students is higher than the normal ones. The median NPCS scores of obese students are higher than other BMI classifications (p< .01). The median scores of food available, food present and food taste sub-factors of PFS are statistically higher in obese students than in normal-weight students (p< .01). The sub-factors of NPCS that consciousness raising, dramatic relief, self-reevaluation, social liberation, contingency management, self-liberation, stimulus control median scores are statistically higher in obese students than in normal-weight students. As hedonic hunger increases, the nutritional change process increases by 13.7%. The increase in hedonic hunger affects the nutritional change processes positively by 46.1% (p< .001). \u0000Conclusion: Hedonic hunger and nutrition change processes of obese students are higher than those of normal weight, and as hedonic hunger increases, the process of nutritional change increases, and the increase in hedonic hunger positively affects nutritional change processes.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41408394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Scorzonera cinerea on Immune System and Hematological Parameters in Short-Term Hyperglycemia","authors":"M. Temi̇z","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1061083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1061083","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Objective: Medicinal herbs offer natural remedies for various ailments because of their comprehensive effects. Scorzonera cinerea L. (Sc) is an edible wild plant and is used in traditional medicine against various diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immune system effects of S. cinerea radical leaf extract in diabetic rats. \u0000Methods: The 5 groups were formed — Control, Diabetic, Sc-Dried, Sc-Frozen, and Acarbose. Adenosine deaminase (ADA), xanthine oxidase (XO), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities in liver and kidney tissues were analyzed. Hematological parameters were also evaluated. \u0000Results: ADA, XO, and MPO activities in both tissues significantly increased in diabetic conditions. However, Sc treatments significantly decreased liver ADA, liver and kidney XO, and liver and kidney MPO activities. There was no significant change in red blood cell (RBC) parameters. Although platelet (PLT) count and MPV were raised in the diabetic group, these parameters were reduced with Sc-Dried and Sc-Frozen treatment. While lymphocyte (LYM%) significantly decreased in defense cells in the diabetic group, neutrophil (NEU%), monocyte (MO%), and eosinophil (EOS%) elevated. However, a significant decrease was observed in NEU% and EOS% with Sc treatment. \u0000Conclusion: S. cinerea treatment can exert a potential immunoregulatory effect in diabetes. Thus, S. cinerea can be considered as an adjuvant to augment immune system on diabetes.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45606426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Surgery Process","authors":"Tulin Yildiz, Cagla Avcu","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1135188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1135188","url":null,"abstract":"With this review, it was aimed to discuss the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the process before, during and after surgery. Studies that were accessed using the keywords “COVID-19”, “perioperative” and “surgery” in Pubmed and Science Direct and Turkish databases were discussed. The measures taken with the declaration of the pandemic also affected surgical practices, and postponing elective cases other \u0000than emergency and cancer surgery was one of the common measures implemented in many countries. In addition to all these measures and recommendations, the fact that the operating room environment has some unique risk factors draws attention to the process before, during and after the surgery. Guidelines for the measures to be taken in the national and international arena are published in order to plan the workforce of health professionals and to use limited health care resources effectively, as well as to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These measures and recommendations are shaped according to the statistical fluctuation in the number of infected cases and health care resources in countries, and policies and procedures regarding the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative period are updated. It is extremely important to follow the current literature in order to protect both patients and healthcare professionals involved in the surgical process and to prevent cross-contamination against the COVID-19 virus.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47230148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Nurses’ Autonomy Levels and Problem-Solving Skills on Job Satisfaction","authors":"Nukhet Bayer, Didem Simsek, Özlem Ülkü Bulut, Z. Gölbaşı","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1119340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1119340","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses’ autonomy levels and problem-solving skills on job satisfaction and was conducted in public, private and university hospital between July and September 2021. \u0000Methods: This descriptive and relational – screening study was conducted with 278 nurses. Data were collected through the Socio-demographic Form, the Problem-Solving Inventory, the Sociotrophy-Autonomy Scale, and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MJSQ). Data were analyzed using SPSS 26 and AMOS 24 programs using numbers, percentages, minimum/maximum values, means, and standard deviation values. \u0000Results: Modern mediation analysis findings performed using the Bootstrap method showed that the indirect effect of the autonomy score on the overall satisfaction score with the mediation of the problem-solving skills was significant (p< .05). \u0000Conclusion: Problem-solving skills were found to have a partial mediating role in the effect of nurses’ autonomy levels on their job satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43492715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Finishing Procedures on Surface Roughness and Biaxial Flexural Strength of High-translucent 4Y-PSZ, 5Y-PSZ, and 6Y-PSZ Monolithic Zirconia","authors":"Gülsüm Doğru, Elif Demiralp, Emre Koçak, H. H. Örkcü, Prof. Dr. Cemal Aydin, H. Yılmaz","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1073010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1073010","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of glazing, polishing and polishing with a polishing paste of newly developed highly translucent materials on the flexural strength of these materials and aims to illuminate where there is not much study yet on the finishing procedures to be done. \u0000Methods: Three different high translucency Y-PSZ (Yittria partially stabilized zirconia): KST (Katana STML), KUT (Katana UTML), NCQ (Nacera Pearl Q3 Multi-Shade) and one translucent 3Y-TZP (3-yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline): NCMS (Nacera Pearl Multi-Shade) zirconia system were used. A total of 120 specimens were prepared in the form of discs with a diameter of 14 mm and dimensions of 1.2 ± 0.2 \u0000mm. Three experimental groups (n = 30) were formed from each type of material, using three finishing protocols: Diamond Polishing system (DP); Diamond Polishing system followed by Polishing Paste (PP); Glaze Application (GP). Surface Roughness (Ra) was measured by using a contact profilometer, and a biaxial flexural strength test was applied to determine their flexural strength. The obtained data were analyzed using the Weibull distribution. All results were evaluated statistically. \u0000Results: For Ra values, there was a statistical difference between all the procedures applied in the KST material as in the NCQ material. However, there was no statistical difference between GP and PP procedures in Ra values in the NCMS material and between DP and PP procedures in the KUT material. The characteristic strengths of DP applied to NCMS and NCQ material, PP applied to KST, and KUT material had the highest value. The highest m values for DP were determined in KST, NCMS, NCQ materials, while in KUT material, PP was determined in the finishing procedure. \u0000Conclusion: Finishing procedures have significant effects on surface roughness and flexural strength values for translucent zirconia materials. The lowest Ra value and the highest flexural strength were found in the DP group of NCMS. In KST and KUT materials, the highest flexural strength results were found in the PP procedure while NCQ was not affected by finishing procedures.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43301471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Between Etiological Factors and Dentin Hypersensitivity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Turkey","authors":"Fatma Pertek Hatipoğlu, Ömer Hatipoğlu","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1071585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1071585","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study purposed to estimate the prevalence of DH and how effective the etiological factors are in the development of DH in Turkey. \u0000Methods: Demographic features, hygiene habits, bruxism, beverage habits, parafunctional habits, smoking, and other medical problems were asked. Air was blasted to the teeth via the air-water syringe for 3 seconds. The Visual Analogue Scale was used to measure DH sensitivity, and data were recorded in the 0-100 mm range, and 5 mm and higher were considered DH. The attrition, abrasion, erosion, abfraction per dental type (Incisal OR Canine OR Premolar OR Molar) were recorded. The same procedure was applied for abnormal tooth position and gingival recession. \u0000Results: A total of 4476 teeth and 236 individuals were evaluated. Significantly higher DH frequency was observed in females (p= .034), the 40- 55 age range (p= .009), and non-smokers (p= .016). Those who brushed their teeth three times a day or more (p< .001), preferred horizontal technique (p= .017), used toothbrushes with a hard bristle (p< .001) exhibited higher DH frequency. There was no significant difference in DH regarding bruxism, acidic beverage consumption, vomiting, and reflux (p> .05). \u0000Conclusion: DH is a multi-etiological symptom affected by demographic attributes, hygiene, and other habits. Clinicians should painstakingly distinguish the source of DH to gain the long-term success of DH treatment, which depends on many etiological factors.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43277373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relationship Between Somatization and Depression Types: Comparison of Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Depression","authors":"Erdoğdu Akça, Zeynep Nur DEMİROK AKÇA, M. Yıldız","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1181402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1181402","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Somatic symptoms are more likely to be present in depression and anxiety, which causes to waste medical resources due to excessive hospital addmissions. It has been observed that the unclarity of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of somatization depending on the type of depression influences clinical practice less than expected. In the present study, it was aimed to determine the hallmarks of somatic symptoms in depression groups and to investigate the factors that might have an effect on somatic symptoms. \u0000Method: One hundred consecutive patients (50 with Bipolar Depression (BD), 50 with Unipolar Depression (UD)) who met the criteria participated in the study. Patients were assessed for depressive symptoms with Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale and for somatic symptoms with Bradford Somatic Symptom Inventory. Clinical features were obtained by the clinician via Sociodemographic Data Form. \u0000Results: It was found that no significant difference in somatization characteristics between the depression groups. (p> .05). Somatic symptom severity was higher in the UD group in the presence of psychiatric comorbidity (p= .013), but not in BD. Another prominent finding was that the severity of depression was noted the only predictor of severe somatization. \u0000Conclusion: The results show that increased somatic symptoms are associated with the severity of depression, suggesting treatment of depression with somatization rather than differential diagnosis should be primary concern.","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48114442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and the Validity and Reliability Study of the Birth Health Belief Scale","authors":"Birnur YEŞİLDAĞ ÇELİK, Z. Gölbaşı","doi":"10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1087678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1087678","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aims to develop a measurement tool based on the Health Belief Model to assess pregnant women’s attitudes and beliefs about the mode of delivery. \u0000Methods: A 65-item draft scale consisting of five sub-scales was used for the development of the Birth Health Belief Scale (BHBS). The draft scale was administered to 336 pregnant women. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. Analyses included Kendall’s W test, Cronbach’s alpha, Kaiser Meyer Olkin (KMO) Test, Bartlett’s Test, and Exploratory Factor analysis (Principal component analysis). \u0000Results: Analysis results showed that the 5-point Likert scale consisted of 34 items and five factors. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.974. Item analysis results revealed that the item-total and item-remainder correlations were significant (p","PeriodicalId":10192,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48562964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}