{"title":"THE USE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF VULVOVAGINAL ATROPHY SYMPTOMS IN PERIMENOPAUSAL AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN","authors":"Ayşe Konaç","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1435655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1435655","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the efficacy of pixelated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser treatment in mitigating vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. With a cohort of 96 participants (mean age 47 ± 5 years), the research administered three sessions of vaginal CO2 laser treatment over three months. The primary evaluation metric was patient-reported satisfaction levels, aiming to assess the treatment's impact on alleviating symptoms associated with vulvovaginal atrophy, such as dryness, burning, and discomfort during intercourse. The findings revealed that 98% of the patients experienced significant symptom improvement three months post-treatment. Notably, 89% reported a resolution of sexual dysfunction due to vaginal dryness, and 96% indicated an end to discomfort and burning sensations. Patient satisfaction was remarkably high, with 98% of participants expressing contentment with the outcomes, a sentiment that persisted even one year after the treatment. Furthermore, 95% of the women encountered no discomfort during the procedure, and any post-treatment complaints were mild and temporary, with a watery discharge being the most common. The study concludes that pixel CO2 laser treatment is a practical, painless, and efficient approach for addressing vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms, yielding high patient satisfaction rates.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"98 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140224362","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":"Could High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Alone be a Predictive Biomarker for Patients with Erectile Dysfunction?","authors":"Abdullah Akkurt, E. Kazan, Cemal Nas","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1435248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1435248","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The primary purpose of this study was to thoroughly examine high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels as a predictor of erectile dysfunction (ED) in a cohort of 105 men aged 20 to 60 years. Since cardiovascular health and ED are connected, and dyslipidaemia can contribute, we aimed to determine whether HDL levels alone could be a reliable indicator of ED risk, independent of other factors. By analysing the interaction effects with variables such as BMI and smoking status, we sought to improve our understanding of lipid profiles in ED assessment and management. \u0000Methods: HDL levels in patients admitted to the urology department and diagnosed with ED between 2021 and 2022 were evaluated. Patients with diabetes mellitus, hypoandrogenemia, prostate surgery, or coronary heart disease were also excluded. Logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between low HDL levels (","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140229048","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}
Buket Öget, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan, Mehmet Bağiş
{"title":"Sağlık Bilimlerinde Yansıtıcı Öğrenmenin Bilgi Yapısının Bibliyometrik Analizi","authors":"Buket Öget, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan, Mehmet Bağiş","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1438416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1438416","url":null,"abstract":"Bu araştırma, sağlık bilimleri bağlamında yansıtıcı öğrenmenin gelişim örüntülerini belirlemeyi ve bu alanda gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalar için öneriler sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Veri setimiz Web of Sciences (WOS) veri tabanında 1983-2023 yılları arasında yapılmış 385 çalışmadan oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışmada performans analizi, ortak atıf analizi, ortak kelime analizi ve ortak yazarlık analizi gibi bibliyometrik analiz teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Ortak kelime analizinin sonuçları, Küme 1'in tıp eğitimi, öğrenci performansı ve beceri gelişimini vurguladığını, öz değerlendirme ve geri bildirimin yansıtıcı öğrenmenin önemli bileşenleri olduğunu göstermiştir. Küme 2, sağlık hizmetlerinin öğrenci deneyimlerini nasıl şekillendirdiğini ve yansıtıcı öğrenmenin bu deneyimler üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktadır. Küme 3, mesleki gelişim ve hasta etkileşiminde yansıtıcı öğrenmenin merkeziliğini vurgular. Küme 4 ve 5, yansıtıcı öğrenme sürecinde bilgi, tutum ve kalite yönetiminin rollerini açıklamaktadır. Küme 6 ve 7, yansıtıcı öğrenme bağlamında sürekli iyileştirme ve hasta güvenliğinin kritik öneminin altını çizmektedir. Sonuç olarak, yansıtıcı öğrenme konusu sağlık disiplinlerinde giderek artan bir ilgi görmektedir ve bu ilginin eğilimini daha iyi anlamak için daha kapsamlı analizlere ihtiyaç vardır.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"51 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140230018","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":"Integrative Artificial Intelligence in Regional Anesthesia: Enhancing Precision, Efficiency, Outcomes and Limitations","authors":"Suna Kara Görmüş","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1435169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1435169","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial intelligence (AI) has made remarkable progress in various domains, outperforming human capabilities in many areas. It is no surprise that AI is being increasingly used in healthcare practices, including regional anaesthesia. Recent advancements in AI have enabled its integration into the field of regional anaesthesia, promising to enhance precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. By utilising machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics, AI has the potential to revolutionise the way regional anaesthesia procedures are conducted and managed. \u0000Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) significantly enhances the success rates of regional blocks while mitigating complication risks. This review scrutinizes the burgeoning role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in UGRA, detailing its evolution and pivotal function in optimizing sonographic imaging, target delineation, needle guidance, and local anesthetic administration. AI's support is invaluable, particularly for non-experts in training and clinical practice, and for experts in educational settings. By systematically analyzing the capabilities and applications of AI in regional anesthesia, we assess its contribution to procedural precision, safety, and educational advancement. The findings reveal that AI-assisted UGRA not only bolsters the accuracy of anatomical identification, thus improving patient safety, but also standardizes the quality of care across varying expertise levels. The integration of AI into UGRA emerges as a transformative influence in anesthesiology, promising to reshape the domain with enhanced precision, efficiency, and patient-centered care.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"7 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140239470","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 FUNCTIONAL LEVEL, TRUNK CONTROL, AND RESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY","authors":"Didem Gündüz, Gamze Aydın","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1379541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1379541","url":null,"abstract":"Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a developmental disorder characterized by a group of movement and posture problems that occur as a result of a lesion in the immature brain and affect the development of the brain. Our study aimed to examine and compare the functional level, trunk control, and respiratory functions in children with cerebral palsy (CP). A total of 61 children with CP, 51% female, and 49% male, with a mean age of 11.21±3.02 years. Demographic and disease-related information were evaluated with ‘sociodemographic data form,’ functional levels with ‘Gross Motor Function Classification System, trunk control with ‘Trunk Control Measurement Scale’ (TCMS), and respiratory functions with ‘the respiratory function test’ using a spirometer. The functional levels of children with CP, 54% were Level 1, 26% were Level 2 and 20% were Level 3. In intergroup analysis, the mean trunk control of the children with Level 1 and 2 were statistically significantly higher than the children in Level 3 (p","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"9 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138972227","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":"Ürün İnovasyonunun Sağlık Kurumlarında İstihdam Üzerindeki Muhtemel Yansımaları","authors":"Harika Şen, Fatih Orhan","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1389266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1389266","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of innovation in the healthcare sector is increasing day by day. Another resource as important as innovation is the workforce. Innovation is the development of new technologies and methods and has a major role in improving the quality of healthcare services. It is seen that innovation increases accessibility in the healthcare sector and provides a more comfortable service to patients thanks to digital health applications. Another important resource that provides this service to the patient is the workforce. A qualified and open-minded health workforce plays a key role in providing quality and reliable health services; Thanks to the patient-oriented approach, patient satisfaction increases. Therefore, innovation and workforce in health are seen as indispensable values. The aim of this article is to try to reveal the impact of product innovation, which is an important pillar of innovation in health, on employment. While the emergence of healthcare products and devices to improve and improve the treatment processes of patients has led to the creation of new job areas in the healthcare sector; It can also contribute to the employment of new workforce within the sector.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"257 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139002225","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}
Özge ÖZDEMİR AYLA, Gonul Acar, Sevgi Özel, E. Atıcı
{"title":"EFFECTS OF TENS AND PHYSIOTHERAPY ON CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN MYELOMENINGOCELE","authors":"Özge ÖZDEMİR AYLA, Gonul Acar, Sevgi Özel, E. Atıcı","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1333236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1333236","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Chronic constipation is a common symptom of myelomeningoceles. TENS has been proven to be effective in treating constipation in different populations and parameters. Physiotherapy is a relatively recent treatment for constipation and has not been extensively studied in pediatrics and spina bifida. This study aimed to examine the role of TENS in myelomeningocele and to increase the number of studies on physiotherapy for pediatric constipation. \u0000Aims: To determine a new treatment approach that can be applied in chronic constipation in children with spina bifida using physical therapy techniques. \u0000Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial \u0000Methods: Constipation symptoms, stool pattern, bladder and bowel dysfunction, muscle strength involved in defecation, pressure pain thresholds (ppt) in these muscles, severity of fecal incontinence, and quality of life were assessed prior to treatment. Physical Therapy (PT) group received manual physical therapy techniques and dietary therapy for six weeks while the Physical Therapy and TENS (PT+T) group also received TENS. The post-treatment evaluations were repeated. \u0000Results: A total of 28 children, 14 in each group, were included in the treatment plan. The stool form in both groups of children was constipated. There was a significant difference in stool pattern only PT+T group (p","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125362979","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":"Satisfaction Status of Pharmacists Towards Pharmacy Information Systems: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Ömür Can Çam, Salim Yılmaz, Metin Ateş","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1314754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1314754","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to qualitatively assess the satisfaction of pharmacists in Turkey regarding the use of Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS). Conducted in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, 15 pharmacies were included in the sample. Pharmacists or pharmacy owners voluntarily participated, answering pre-set questions about their satisfaction and challenges with PIS. Key findings revealed pharmacists' satisfaction revolved around the system's speed, ease of use, practicality, and functionality. However, 20% of participants could not pinpoint any satisfactory aspects, indicating improvements are necessary for user experience. Most strikingly, problems related to the Social Security Institution (SGK) system emerged as critical, with 46.66% expressing dissatisfaction and 40% stating unjust penalization from the SGK. System update processes and slow system speed were other significant issues. The study established the need for improvements that enhance user experience and system speed, resolving issues related to the Social Security Institution (SGK) integration, making electronic information systems more functional, making stock control and medicine tracking systems more effective, preventing erroneous or misleading information in the system, and organizing training and support programs to enable pharmacists to use the system more efficiently.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127706598","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":"Mobile Serious Game on Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Motivation, Satisfaction, and Views: Tracheostomy Care Example","authors":"Ş. Bayram, Nurcan Çalışkan","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1318855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1318855","url":null,"abstract":"This study is a pre-post test without control group intervention research conducted to determine the effect of mobile game application for tracheostomy care on the knowledge, motivation and satisfaction of nursing students. The study was conducted between May-June, 2019. The population of the study consisted of the fourth year students of the Nursing Department, and the sample consisted of 24 students who had the opportunity to practice tracheostomy care on the patient. The data were collected with descriptive features form prepared by the researchers, tracheostomy care knowledge test, mobile learning scale, motivation scale related to teaching material, application evaluation and satisfaction form. Permission from the ethics committee and institution, and consent from students was obtained. Students who completed the descriptive features form and the tracheostomy care knowledge test (pre-test) were loaded with a mobile game of approximately 10 minutes and six stages prepared by the researchers on their mobile phones, and a four-week period was given for them to play. At the end of the period, the students completed the knowledge test (post-test), mobile learning scale, motivation scale about teaching material, application evaluation and satisfaction form. Average measurements and Wilcoxon test were used to evaluate the data. A statistically significant difference was determined between the preliminary and final knowledge test scores of students playing mobile games (p ˂ 0.001). It was determined that the average score of the students from the mobile learning scale was 169.04±18.19 (maximum: 190) and the average score they got from the motivation scale related to the teaching material was 134.1250±15.31 (maximum: 165). It was determined that the satisfaction averages of the students in remembering the game and care were 7.66±1.71 (0-10). Mobile educational games allow students to repeat their knowledge whenever and wherever they want. Therefore, it is recommended to develop and implement similar applications.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133622489","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":"Difficulties and Needs of Organ Transplantation Patients After Discharge","authors":"Kadir Baysoy","doi":"10.58770/joinihp.1272665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58770/joinihp.1272665","url":null,"abstract":"Organ nakli, cerrahideki ilerlemeler ve immünosüpresif ilaçların gelişmesiyle beraber işlev ve fonksiyonunu yitiren organlar için en etkili tedavi yöntemidir. Ancak organ nakil hastaları ameliyat sonrası evde psikolojik, fizyolojik ve sosyal bazı zorluklar yaşamaktadırlar. Nakilden sonra hastalar yaşamlarının büyük çoğunluğunu evde geçirmektedir. Nakil sonrası hastalar başta psikolojik zorluklar olmak üzere fizyolojik, sosyal ve diğer zorluklar yaşamaktadırlar. Hastaların bu zorluklarla başa çıkması için bazı gereksinimleri oluşmaktadır. Hastalar en fazla psikolojik alanda bir ihtiyaç duymakla beraber eğitim ve bilgi ihtiyacı, sosyal ve diğer ihtiyaçların karşılanma hissi duymaktadırlar. Ayrıca organ nakli hastalarının yaş gruplarına ve cinsiyetlerine göre karşılaşılan zorluklar ve gereksinimleri değişebilmektedir. Bu nedenle organ nakli olan hastaların evde bakımlarının düzenli yapılması ve sosyal desteğin sürdürülmesi hastanın yaşam kalitesini yükseltmesi açısından önemlidir. Hastalara organ nakli sonrası sunulan taburculuk eğitiminin ve sağlanan bilgilerin yeterli ve açık olmadığı görülmektedir. Sağlık profesyonelleri organ nakli sonrası hastaların karşılaşacakları zorluklar ve gereksinimleri önceden belirleyerek hastaya özgü eğitim vermelidir. Ameliyat sonrası hasta ve hasta yakınları ile etkili iletişimin sağlanması, hastaların bu süreci daha kolay atlatması ve yaşam kalitesini yükseltmesi açısından oldukça önemlidir.","PeriodicalId":412319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovative Healthcare Practices","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115697142","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}