Pub Date : 2020-09-30DOI: 10.33880/EJFM.2020090308
Alaattin Parlakkılıç
Aim: In this study, the information technology and health informatics knowledge readiness of Turkish physicians were evaluated. Methods: In the evaluation of the Information Technology Dimension, basic computer usage, health informatics concepts and privacy in health informatics were evaluated by a questionnaire. Results: When the science education dimension and survey data were evaluated, it was observed that the male participants’ information technology readiness was higher than the female participants' information technology readiness. The average score of physicians was 3.5 in our study and it needs a personal effort to have a better information technology skills level. Another observation is that the informatics education dimension changes according to the age group, and it is determined that the participants at the early ages have more qualifications in terms of education. Conclusion: Likewise, it is one of the results obtained in the evaluation of the data that young physicians have higher information technology skills. When the data were evaluated in terms of academic title, it was observed that informatics education was affected according to the academic title and basic computer usage skills were not affected by the title, but the information about health informatics was affected by the academic title. Keywords: information technology, readiness, health informatics
{"title":"Evaluation of Physicians' Information Technology Readiness","authors":"Alaattin Parlakkılıç","doi":"10.33880/EJFM.2020090308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/EJFM.2020090308","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: In this study, the information technology and health informatics knowledge readiness of Turkish physicians were evaluated. \u0000\u0000Methods: In the evaluation of the Information Technology Dimension, basic computer usage, health informatics concepts and privacy in health informatics were evaluated by a questionnaire.\u0000\u0000Results: When the science education dimension and survey data were evaluated, it was observed that the male participants’ information technology readiness was higher than the female participants' information technology readiness. The average score of physicians was 3.5 in our study and it needs a personal effort to have a better information technology skills level. Another observation is that the informatics education dimension changes according to the age group, and it is determined that the participants at the early ages have more qualifications in terms of education. \u0000\u0000Conclusion: Likewise, it is one of the results obtained in the evaluation of the data that young physicians have higher information technology skills. When the data were evaluated in terms of academic title, it was observed that informatics education was affected according to the academic title and basic computer usage skills were not affected by the title, but the information about health informatics was affected by the academic title.\u0000\u0000Keywords: information technology, readiness, health informatics","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"103 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131241269","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}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2020090204
Fatma Ozlem Yilmaz, E. Koç, Meryem Aşkin, R. Kahveci, M. Ozata
Aim: ‘National Tobacco Control Program’ had developed in Turkey by the Ministry of Health in 2009 with amendment of Law 4207 and all closed places became smoke-free. The National Media Campaign has been initiated with the “Smoke Free Air-Zone” slogan for raising public awareness. The aim of our study is to determine the smoking status and attitude of Health Management students about Law 4207 in a university in Turkey, four years after the application of Smoke Free Air-Zone. Methods: In this study we used a questionnaire with 33 questions, which was developed by researchers and Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependent Test to obtain the addiction level of the smokers. Results: Sixty-two percent of 244 students were female. 3.3% were ex-smokers and 10.7% were active smokers. 5.2% of females and 19.3% of males were smoking. 87.5% of smokers think smoking habbit is harmful. 41.4% of the students thought that Law 4207 was generally accepted by the society. Conclusion: Reducing the smoking prevalence and increasing the awareness about the Law 4207 among health administrators is very important for the imlementation of health policy. So our research has an importance to highlight this subject and increase the awareness of the campaign. Keywords: administrators, Law 4207, smoking cessation, tobacco use cessation
{"title":"The Attitudes About Law Number 4207 Among Health Administration Students","authors":"Fatma Ozlem Yilmaz, E. Koç, Meryem Aşkin, R. Kahveci, M. Ozata","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2020090204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2020090204","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: ‘National Tobacco Control Program’ had developed in Turkey by the Ministry of Health in 2009 with amendment of Law 4207 and all closed places became smoke-free. The National Media Campaign has been initiated with the “Smoke Free Air-Zone” slogan for raising public awareness. The aim of our study is to determine the smoking status and attitude of Health Management students about Law 4207 in a university in Turkey, four years after the application of Smoke Free Air-Zone.\u0000\u0000Methods: In this study we used a questionnaire with 33 questions, which was developed by researchers and Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependent Test to obtain the addiction level of the smokers.\u0000\u0000Results: Sixty-two percent of 244 students were female. 3.3% were ex-smokers and 10.7% were active smokers. 5.2% of females and 19.3% of males were smoking. 87.5% of smokers think smoking habbit is harmful. 41.4% of the students thought that Law 4207 was generally accepted by the society.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Reducing the smoking prevalence and increasing the awareness about the Law 4207 among health administrators is very important for the imlementation of health policy. So our research has an importance to highlight this subject and increase the awareness of the campaign.\u0000\u0000Keywords: administrators, Law 4207, smoking cessation, tobacco use cessation","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126509799","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}
Pub Date : 2019-09-30DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2019080304
Nurcan Akbas Gunes
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the hematologic values, multiple drug use, regions with pruritus, number of regions with pruritus, and systematic diseases of patients over age 65 with chronic pruritus. Methods: A detailed evaluation was made of the hematologic values, itchy regions, multiple drug use, and systematic diseases of 102 patients age 65 and older who presented to our Family Health Center within the past year. Results: When the patients were evaluated according to additional disease, 39 (38.2%) patients had one, and 63 (61.8%) patients had more than one additional disease. According to drug use, 36 (35.5%) patients were using one drug, 27 (26.5%) were using two different drugs, and 39 (38.2%) patients were using three or more different drugs. Number of itchy regions was found to have no significant impact on number of additional diseases. There was no significant difference in number of itchy regions according to number of different drugs used. Conclusion: A detailed hematologic, systematic disease, and multiple drug use assessment of patients ages 65 and older who presenting with chronic itching to Family Health centers could establish a general approach to elderly individuals with chronic pruritus.
{"title":"Evaluation of Chronic Pruritus in Patients over Age 65 Who Admitted to Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic","authors":"Nurcan Akbas Gunes","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080304","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This study aims to evaluate the hematologic values, multiple drug use, regions with pruritus, number of regions with pruritus, and systematic diseases of patients over age 65 with chronic pruritus. \u0000\u0000Methods: A detailed evaluation was made of the hematologic values, itchy regions, multiple drug use, and systematic diseases of 102 patients age 65 and older who presented to our Family Health Center within the past year. \u0000\u0000Results: When the patients were evaluated according to additional disease, 39 (38.2%) patients had one, and 63 (61.8%) patients had more than one additional disease. According to drug use, 36 (35.5%) patients were using one drug, 27 (26.5%) were using two different drugs, and 39 (38.2%) patients were using three or more different drugs. Number of itchy regions was found to have no significant impact on number of additional diseases. There was no significant difference in number of itchy regions according to number of different drugs used. \u0000\u0000Conclusion: A detailed hematologic, systematic disease, and multiple drug use assessment of patients ages 65 and older who presenting with chronic itching to Family Health centers could establish a general approach to elderly individuals with chronic pruritus.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125551031","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}
Pub Date : 2019-09-30DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2019080303
Aslı Korur, Didar Yanardağ Açık, S. Solmaz, Ç. Gereklioğlu, Suheyl Asma, H. Ozdogu
Aim: Anemia is a public health problem worldwide. Cost effectiveness and efficient use of resources are vitally important. Red blood cell distribution width, which can be obtained from a standard complete blood count, is a measure of the variability in size of circulating erythrocytes. The present study was performed to investigate whether red blood cell distribution width can be used to predict response to iron therapy. Methods: This study was conducted in 50 patients admitted to hematology and family medicine clinics. Complete blood count and reticulocyte count were determined on day 5; complete blood count was examined 1 month after commencement of therapy. Results: Statistically significant differences were detected between hemoglobin levels and red blood cell distribution width values at the time of diagnosis and on day 5 and after 1 month of therapy. A significant positive correlation was found between the increase in red blood cell distribution width and the increase in hemoglobin. Conclusion: Red blood cell distribution width may be used in place of reticulocyte count to predict response to iron therapy. Red blood cell distribution width is the best biomarker for this purpose as a component of complete blood count, and therefore it may be accepted as superior to reticulocyte count.
{"title":"A Novel Parameter for Predicting Therapeutic Response in Iron Deficiency Anemia: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width","authors":"Aslı Korur, Didar Yanardağ Açık, S. Solmaz, Ç. Gereklioğlu, Suheyl Asma, H. Ozdogu","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080303","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Anemia is a public health problem worldwide. Cost effectiveness and efficient use of resources are vitally important. Red blood cell distribution width, which can be obtained from a standard complete blood count, is a measure of the variability in size of circulating erythrocytes. The present study was performed to investigate whether red blood cell distribution width can be used to predict response to iron therapy. Methods: This study was conducted in 50 patients admitted to hematology and family medicine clinics. Complete blood count and reticulocyte count were determined on day 5; complete blood count was examined 1 month after commencement of therapy. Results: Statistically significant differences were detected between hemoglobin levels and red blood cell distribution width values at the time of diagnosis and on day 5 and after 1 month of therapy. A significant positive correlation was found between the increase in red blood cell distribution width and the increase in hemoglobin. Conclusion: Red blood cell distribution width may be used in place of reticulocyte count to predict response to iron therapy. Red blood cell distribution width is the best biomarker for this purpose as a component of complete blood count, and therefore it may be accepted as superior to reticulocyte count.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127736657","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}
Pub Date : 2019-09-30DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2019080302
S. Görpelioğlu, C. Emiroğlu, C. Aypak
Aim: Whether a specialization training program achieves its objectives or not is decided by showing that the graduates of the program have gained the expected knowledge, skills and behaviors. The measurement tools used in this decision require some specific knowledge and skills. The aim of this study was to analyze the questions asked in an examination and to investigate the suitability of the assistants and the education program in terms of educational sciences. Methods: Responses of Family Medicine residents to a multiple-choice test that consists of 50 items, conducted throughout the country. The questions were analyzed in terms of the connection with the educational objectives, the degree of difficulty, separation and distraction power. Results: Of the 150 questions asked, 20 were not found in the learning objectives. In the analysis of difficulties, 105 of the questions were easy and very easy questions; on the other hand, in the analysis of distraction, 27 out of 150 questions are sufficient for discriminating; in terms of distractors, all the distractors of the 19 problems were found to be functional. Conclusion: The examination is not suitable for the evaluation of both the residents and the program, because it is based on knowledge measurement by multiple choice quiz method, not being competency based, the questions are not included in the learning objectives, the disaggregation of the questions are weak, and the distractors are not working in a large majority. In order to avoid these situations, it would be appropriate for the family medicine trainers to undergo a training including the role and importance of measurement and assessment in education before taking the authority of assistant and program evaluation.
{"title":"Importance of Measurement and Assessment in Postgraduate Education","authors":"S. Görpelioğlu, C. Emiroğlu, C. Aypak","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080302","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Whether a specialization training program achieves its objectives or not is decided by showing that the graduates of the program have gained the expected knowledge, skills and behaviors. The measurement tools used in this decision require some specific knowledge and skills. The aim of this study was to analyze the questions asked in an examination and to investigate the suitability of the assistants and the education program in terms of educational sciences.\u0000\u0000Methods: Responses of Family Medicine residents to a multiple-choice test that consists of 50 items, conducted throughout the country. The questions were analyzed in terms of the connection with the educational objectives, the degree of difficulty, separation and distraction power.\u0000\u0000Results: Of the 150 questions asked, 20 were not found in the learning objectives. In the analysis of difficulties, 105 of the questions were easy and very easy questions; on the other hand, in the analysis of distraction, 27 out of 150 questions are sufficient for discriminating; in terms of distractors, all the distractors of the 19 problems were found to be functional.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: The examination is not suitable for the evaluation of both the residents and the program, because it is based on knowledge measurement by multiple choice quiz method, not being competency based, the questions are not included in the learning objectives, the disaggregation of the questions are weak, and the distractors are not working in a large majority. In order to avoid these situations, it would be appropriate for the family medicine trainers to undergo a training including the role and importance of measurement and assessment in education before taking the authority of assistant and program evaluation.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127977042","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}
Pub Date : 2019-09-30DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2019080305
Murat Dicle, S. Gorpelioglu, C. Aypak
Aim: Night Eating Syndrome is thought to pose a risk for the development of cardiovascular system, endocrinological and psychiatric diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency of night-eating syndrome and risk factors related to night eating syndrome. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 525 people who admitted to the Family Medicine Clinic of a tertiary hospital between 01 October and 30 November 2018. The night-eating questionnaire was applied to the partcipants using face-to-face interview. Persons with a psychiatric disorder, who have a history of chronic medication or disease, who have alcohol and drug addiction and who are working on the night shift were excluded from the study. p values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: Fifty-one (9.7%) of the 525 patients admitted to our clinic met the criteria of Night Eating Syndrome. In our study, there were statistically significant difference between night eating syndrome and non-night eating syndrome groups with respect to smoking status and body mass index. Conclusion: Night eating syndrome is a hidden public health problem which is related to cardiovascular system diseases, diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders besides obesity. Because of the presence of serious health problems associated with night eating syndrome, it is very important to determine night eating syndrome in primary care.
{"title":"The Frequency of Night-Eating Syndrome in People Aged 18-65 Who Admitted to a Family Medicine Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital","authors":"Murat Dicle, S. Gorpelioglu, C. Aypak","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080305","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Night Eating Syndrome is thought to pose a risk for the development of cardiovascular system, endocrinological and psychiatric diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency of night-eating syndrome and risk factors related to night eating syndrome. \u0000\u0000Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 525 people who admitted to the Family Medicine Clinic of a tertiary hospital between 01 October and 30 November 2018. The night-eating questionnaire was applied to the partcipants using face-to-face interview. Persons with a psychiatric disorder, who have a history of chronic medication or disease, who have alcohol and drug addiction and who are working on the night shift were excluded from the study. p values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. \u0000\u0000Results: Fifty-one (9.7%) of the 525 patients admitted to our clinic met the criteria of Night Eating Syndrome. In our study, there were statistically significant difference between night eating syndrome and non-night eating syndrome groups with respect to smoking status and body mass index. \u0000\u0000Conclusion: Night eating syndrome is a hidden public health problem which is related to cardiovascular system diseases, diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders besides obesity. Because of the presence of serious health problems associated with night eating syndrome, it is very important to determine night eating syndrome in primary care.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117265236","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}
As a result of the improvement on transportation and communication opportunities and the increase in commercial, touristic and cultural relations, travels have increased and diversified. Despite these improvements, the nature of the travel process can make the passenger more vulnerable to health risks due to environmental, climatic and hygiene conditions. Lack of adequate housing and diffucilties to access the health care services increase the risk further. In this review, current information have given about travel health services in Turkey and the necessary precautions were discussed to be taken before, during and after the travel in order to avoid the health risks associated with the travel.
{"title":"Current Approach to Travel Health Services","authors":"Memet Taşkın Eğici, Fulya Kahraman Aydogan, Cemal Ayazoglu, Güzin Zeren Öztürk","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080301","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of the improvement on transportation and communication opportunities and the increase in commercial, touristic and cultural relations, travels have increased and diversified. Despite these improvements, the nature of the travel process can make the passenger more vulnerable to health risks due to environmental, climatic and hygiene conditions. Lack of adequate housing and diffucilties to access the health care services increase the risk further. In this review, current information have given about travel health services in Turkey and the necessary precautions were discussed to be taken before, during and after the travel in order to avoid the health risks associated with the travel.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127949281","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}
Pub Date : 2019-09-30DOI: 10.33880/ejfm.2019080306
S. Mıstık, Seyma Gul Yapici, H. Şahin, S. Kutuk
Aim: The purpose of this study was to give obese patients diet and exercise program and behavior modification who had admitted to the outpatient clinic in primary care, to lose 5-10% of their weight within 6 months. Methods: This study was performed at March 2017- March 2018 in Erciyes University Family Medicine Department with the approval of the ethics committee and with the support of the Scientific Research Projects (ERUBAP, Project No. TTU-2016-7091). Patients with body mass index 30-40 kg/m2 between the ages of 18-65 who applied to the family medicine polyclinic were included in the study. Diets were initiated according to baseline metabolic rates, exercise and fluid consumption recommendations were made, and behavior modification were told. Results: In the observation group 2 people (10%) had lost more than 10% of their weight; 10 people (50%) had lost 5-10%, and the remaining 40% had lost 1-5% of their weight. On average, 5.2 (92.3±2.63 to 87.1±2.44) kg were lost at 3 months, while this was 4.3 kg (88.00±2.62) at 6 months. The weight loss of the patients in the first 3 months was above expectations. Afterwards, however, the patients had a slight weight regain due to difficulties in diet compliance and not having enough time for exercise, but they did not return to their starting weight at the end of the study. Conclusion: It has been observed that obesity care could be done in primary care and family physicians should be encouraged to do so.
{"title":"Six Months Results of Obesity Management in Primary Care","authors":"S. Mıstık, Seyma Gul Yapici, H. Şahin, S. Kutuk","doi":"10.33880/ejfm.2019080306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/ejfm.2019080306","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The purpose of this study was to give obese patients diet and exercise program and behavior modification who had admitted to the outpatient clinic in primary care, to lose 5-10% of their weight within 6 months.\u0000\u0000Methods: This study was performed at March 2017- March 2018 in Erciyes University Family Medicine Department with the approval of the ethics committee and with the support of the Scientific Research Projects (ERUBAP, Project No. TTU-2016-7091). Patients with body mass index 30-40 kg/m2 between the ages of 18-65 who applied to the family medicine polyclinic were included in the study. Diets were initiated according to baseline metabolic rates, exercise and fluid consumption recommendations were made, and behavior modification were told. \u0000\u0000Results: In the observation group 2 people (10%) had lost more than 10% of their weight; 10 people (50%) had lost 5-10%, and the remaining 40% had lost 1-5% of their weight. On average, 5.2 (92.3±2.63 to 87.1±2.44) kg were lost at 3 months, while this was 4.3 kg (88.00±2.62) at 6 months. The weight loss of the patients in the first 3 months was above expectations. Afterwards, however, the patients had a slight weight regain due to difficulties in diet compliance and not having enough time for exercise, but they did not return to their starting weight at the end of the study.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: It has been observed that obesity care could be done in primary care and family physicians should be encouraged to do so.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129812165","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}
Pub Date : 2019-06-26DOI: 10.33880/EJFM.2019080205
Gokmen Ozceylan, D. Toprak
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a congenital disorder which is characterized by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. The attacks can occur everyday or once a year, may last for a few hours or for several days. Serum potassium level is low during the attack. But serum potassium levels are normal between two attacks. There is no potassium deficiency in the whole body. In this report, a 16 years old boy, whose grandfather, father and uncle had the same semptoms, and had his first attack of familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis following a grand exercise were presented according to the clinical and laboratory features.
{"title":"Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Case Report","authors":"Gokmen Ozceylan, D. Toprak","doi":"10.33880/EJFM.2019080205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33880/EJFM.2019080205","url":null,"abstract":"Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a congenital disorder which is characterized by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. The attacks can occur everyday or once a year, may last for a few hours or for several days. Serum potassium level is low during the attack. But serum potassium levels are normal between two attacks. There is no potassium deficiency in the whole body. In this report, a 16 years old boy, whose grandfather, father and uncle had the same semptoms, and had his first attack of familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis following a grand exercise were presented according to the clinical and laboratory features.","PeriodicalId":436322,"journal":{"name":"Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127751271","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}
Pub Date : 2019-06-26DOI: 10.33880/EJFM.2019080203
M. Arca, G. Saka
Aim: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the distribution of disability types, treatment and rehabilitation needs, utilization of the basic services provided, and determination of expectations of disabled persons. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Hazro district of Diyarbakır. Of the 1069 individuals screened by a cross-sectional study, 148 disabled individuals were identified. A face-to-face meeting was provided with the families of these disabled individuals. The demographic characteristics of the disabled person, information on the types of disability, the use of health services and the questionnaire form which asks the expectation status were used. Results: The prevalence of disability was 13.8%. 51.3% of the disabled were male, 48.2% were not literate and 16.7% did not have any social security. It was determined that 37.8% of people with disabilities did not receive treatment for their disability and 98.0% did not benefit from rehabilitation services. It was found that 70.9% of the disabled did not receive education, 60.1% of them did not know about vocational and skill courses and 51.4% of them could not benefit from public transportation services. Families stated that, the disabled people do not go to any institution or rehabilitation center with 44.8% because of absence in the close environment; 26.9% stated that they do not know if there is any. It was found that the most important expectation of 50% of disabled people and their families from institutions and organizations is to provide health services easily. Conclusion: Disabled persons have difficulty in accessing health services and cannot benefit from rehabilitation services. Basic services such as education, vocational courses and public transport are also insufficient. In this sense, health and social service institutions have important duties.
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