Onur Tuğçe Poyraz Fındık, V. Çeri, N. Perdahlı Fiş
{"title":"Factors associated with anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: A comparison of youths and adults","authors":"Onur Tuğçe Poyraz Fındık, V. Çeri, N. Perdahlı Fiş","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1121368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1121368","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and their possible associated factors among youths, comparing to their older adult counterparts. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional online study assessed 1493 participants in Turkey. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) were used. Results: The Youths (15-24 years) reported to experience more anxiety and PTSS than Adults (25-59 years). There were weak correlations between BAI, PCL-5 scores and duration of recovery and isolation in Adults infected with corona virus disease 19 (COVID-19), but not in Youths. Younger age and lower economic status were common factors for severe anxiety and PTSS, additionally history of mental health needs and loss of an acquaintance due to COVID-19 were specific predictors for anxiety, and having a medical condition was predictor for PTSS in Youths. In Adults, female, lower economic status, having a medical condition, history of mental health needs, and loss of an acquaintance due to COVID-19 were common factors for worsening both PTSS and anxiety, additionally younger age for PISS and being infected by COVID-19 for anxiety were specific predictors. Conclusion: Pandemic might have a greater impact on mental well-being of youths than adults. Identification of risk factors can shed light on planning, prevention and intervention strategies.","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45109053","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 ozone therapy be used to prevent COVID-19?","authors":"K. Gençer-Atalay, T. Şahin","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1121363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1121363","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Ozone therapy has been shown to be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of various viral infections. This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effect of ozone therapy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients and Methods: A total of 71 individuals who completed at least ten sessions of ozone therapy applied by the method of major autohemotherapy within the last six months were included and telephone call surveys were made. Results: Two out of 71 participants were confirmed to have COVID-19. They both had mild symptoms and were discharged from the hospital in five days. None of the participants with contact or travel history was infected. Conclusion: Ozone therapy could be preventive against COVID-19. It could be considered as an alternative, easy-to-apply, safe, and inexpensive method in the fight against COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47428161","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 alterations of blood-testis barrier in experimental testicular ınjury models","authors":"F. Ercan, M. Acikel Elmas","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1114971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1114971","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43367803","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}
Fatıma Zehra Safak, Gökhan Biçim, A. Yılmaz, B. Aksu, A. Yalçın
{"title":"Effect of different immobilization media on breakdown of whey proteins by Streptococcus thermophilus","authors":"Fatıma Zehra Safak, Gökhan Biçim, A. Yılmaz, B. Aksu, A. Yalçın","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1120587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1120587","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47043817","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}
A. Yildirim, Sevil Alkan Çeviker, S. Zeren, M. Ekici, F. Yaylak, M. Algin, Özlem Arık
{"title":"COVID-19 and related gastrointestinal symptoms: An observational study","authors":"A. Yildirim, Sevil Alkan Çeviker, S. Zeren, M. Ekici, F. Yaylak, M. Algin, Özlem Arık","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1121879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1121879","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: COVID-19 pandemic has infected the entire world and causes obsolete morbidity and mortality. While respiratory symptoms are the most frequently reported, several recent studies revealed that gastrointestinal symptoms are not uncommon. Our aim in this observational study is to reveal the gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 patients. Patients and Methods: Data of COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms were recorded and retrospectively analyzed during their hospital follow-up period. 82 patients participated in the study and later on had a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Gender, age, systemic and gastrointestinal complaints, medical and surgical disease history, laboratory results, thorax computer tomography (CT) findings, and characteristics of gastrointestinal system (GIS) symptoms of patients were also recorded. Data were analyzed by statistical software. Results: The most common typical symptoms of COVID-19 patients were cough, anosmia, debility, and shortness of breath. Further, most of the gastrointestinal symptoms found in COVID-19 patients were nonspecific abdominal pain. Lymphopenia and elevated liver transaminases were the most common findings of the tests. Patients with diarrhea indicated watery diarrhea. Two patients also had ileus, they healed spontaneously without surgical intervention. Furthermore, all patients were discharged without any problems. Conclusion: Gastrointestinal symptoms are typical in COVID-19 patients. However, these symptoms do not seem to have a detrimental effect on the progression of the disease. In our study group, there was no need for surgical intervention, but COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms should be treated by a multidisciplinary approach.","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42073002","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":"Effectiveness of ADC histogram analysis in the diagnosis of focal liver lesions; is a contrast agent necessary?","authors":"A. Tanyeri, M. Çildağ, Omer Faruk Koseoglu","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1121815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1121815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44938496","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 effectiveness of a health literacy education program during the pandemic","authors":"Hilal KURT SEZER, Deniz S. Yorulmaz, S. Kucukoglu","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1121841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1121841","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42496545","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}
T. Tuna, Y. Kemal, Y. T. Gullu, Nurhan Koksal, Selen Ala
{"title":"The effect of performance score, prognostic nutritional index, serum neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and thrombocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio on prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer","authors":"T. Tuna, Y. Kemal, Y. T. Gullu, Nurhan Koksal, Selen Ala","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1061206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1061206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48807061","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":"Role of diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of early sacroiliitis in seronegative spondyloarthropathies, correlation with levels of acute phase reactants","authors":"Sibel Aydın Aksu, Hasan Gundogdu","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1061146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1061146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47006861","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":"Comparison of the intensity of peripheral inflammation between major depressive disorder and bipolar depression by means of neutrophil-lymphocyte and plateletlymphocyte ratios: The possible role of clinical severity and psychotic features","authors":"Necati Serkut Bulut, Neşe Yorguner","doi":"10.5472/marumj.1065834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1065834","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43341,"journal":{"name":"Marmara Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48035592","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}