Objective: To determine the mobile phone addiction level in university students, to examine several associated factors and to evaluate the relation between the addiction level and sleep quality. Methods: The study is a cross-sectional research conducted on the students of the Sakarya University between 01 November 2012 and 01 February 2013. The study group included 576 students. The Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale was used for evaluating the mobile phone addiction level and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for assessing the sleep quality. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman’s Correlation Analysis were used for analyzing the data. Results: The study group consisted of 296 (51.4%) females and 208 (48.6%) males. The mean age was 20.83 ± 1.90 years (min:17, max:28). The addiction level was determined to be higher in the second-year students, those with poor family income, those with type A personality, those whose age for first mobile phone is 13 and below and those whose duration of daily mobile phone use is above 5 hours (p < 0.05 for each). The sleep quality worsens with increasing mobile phone addiction level (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The sleep quality worsens with increasing addiction level. It was concluded that referring the students with suspected addiction to advanced healthcare facilities, performing occasional scans for early diagnosis and informing the students about controlled mobile phone use would be useful.
SummaryBackground and objectives Vascular calcification is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients. This prospective study investigated the relationship between serum osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of NF-kB ligand, inflammatory markers, and progression of coronary artery calcification score.Design, setting, participants, & measurements Seventy-eight hemodialysis patients were enrolled. Serum IL-1b, IL-6, TNF-a, osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of NF-kB, fetuin A, and bone alkaline phosphatase were measured by ELISA. Coronary artery calcification score was measured two times with 1-year intervals, and patients were classified as progressive or nonprogressive.Results Baseline and first-year serum osteoprotegerin levels were significantly higher in the progressive than nonprogressive group (17.3969.67 versus 12.9066.59 pmol/L, P=0.02; 35.17618.35 versus 24611.65 pmol/L, P=0.002, respectively). The ratio of serum osteoprotegerin to receptor activator of NF-kB ligand at 1 year was significantly higher in the progressive group (0.26 [0.15-0.46] versus 0.18 [0.12-0.28], P=0.004). Serum osteoprotegerin levels were significantly correlated with coronary artery calcification score at both baseline (r=0.36, P=0.001) and 1 year (r=0.36, P=0.001). Importantly, progression in coronary artery calcification score significantly correlated with change in serum osteoprotegerin levels (r=0.39, P=0.001). In addition, serum receptor activator of NF-kB ligand levels were significantly inversely correlated with coronary artery calcification scores at both baseline (r=20.29, P=0.01) and 1 year (r=20.29, P=0.001). In linear regression analysis for predicting coronary artery calcification score progression, only baseline coronary artery calcification score and change in osteoprotegerin were retained as significant factors in the model. ConclusionsBaseline coronary artery calcification score and serum osteoprotegerin levels were significantly associated with progression of coronary artery calcification score in hemodialysis patients.
We report a case of a heretofore healthy 18-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of nausea, vomiting and stomach ache while taking creatine monohydrate for bodybuilding purposes. The patient had acute renal failure, and a renal biopsy was performed to determine the cause of increased creatinine and proteinuria. The biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis. In the literature, creatine monohydrate supplementation and acute tubular necrosis coexistence had not been reported previously. Twenty-five days after stopping the creatine supplements, the patient recovered fully. Even recommended doses of creatine monohydrate supplementation may cause kidney damage; therefore, anybody using this supplement should be warned about this possible side effect, and their renal functions should be monitored regularly.
Objective: To determine the frequency of dysmenorrhea in university students, review some associated factors and evaluate the relationship between dysmenorrhea and sleep quality. Material and Methods: The study group included 520 students. Survey forms prepared previously in line with the study objective were completed by the students under supervision. The severity of dysmenorrhea was rated with Visual Analogue Scale. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to evaluate the sleep quality. The χ2 test, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for the analyses. Statistical significance level was accepted at p < 0.05. Results: Mean age of the students was 20.23 ± 1.59 years (range 17-25). Frequency of dysmenorrhea was determined to be 69.0% (n = 359). Frequency of dysmenorrhea was higher in smokers, those with menstrual irregularity, those who use drugs for menstrual regulation and those having a family history (p < 0.05 for each). The most frequent symptoms in those having dysmenorrhea history were weakness (59.6%), fatigue (58.5%) and breast tenderness (45.4%), respectively. Sleep quality was found to be poorer in the students having a history of dysmenorrhea (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Dysmenorrhea is an important health problem in young women. Dysmenorrhea affects the sleep quality negatively.
Giriş: Bu çalışma, gebeler arasında aile içi şiddet sıklığının saptanması, ilişkili olduğu düşünülen bazı değişkenlerin incelenmesi, depresyon ve kaygı düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi amacı ile yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma, 15 Ocak-15 Temmuz 2013 tarihleri arasında Sakarya ili Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesinin kadın doğum polikliniğine başvuran gebe kadınlar üzerinde gerçekleştirilen kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. Çalışma süresince hastanenin kadın doğum polikliniğine başvuran ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden toplam 817 gebe (%68.1) çalışma gurubunu oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın amacına uygun olarak literatürden faydalanılarak hazırlanan anket formu, yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile araştırmacılar tarafından doldurulmuştur. Gebelik süresince aile içi şiddet türlerinden en az bir tanesine ve en az bir kez maruz kalanlar, gebelikte şiddet öyküsü var olarak kabul edilmiştir. Depresyon değerlendirmesi için Beck Depresyon Ölçeği, anksiyete düzeyinin değerlendirilmesi için ise Beck Ankiyete Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizleri Ki-kare testi ve Mann-Whitney U testi ile yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma grubunu oluşturanların yaşları 18-41 arasında değişmekte olup, yaş ortalaması 28.28±4.66 yıl idi. Çalışmamızda gebelerin en sık sözel şiddete (%32.1), en az ise fiziksel şiddete (%1.3) maruz kaldığı bildirildi. Çalışma grubunda öğrenim düzeyi ortaokul ve altında olanlarda, geniş aile yapısına sahip olan gebelerde, eşi ilaçmadde bağımlısı olanlarda, iki ve daha fazla sayıda evlilik geçirenlerde, ilk evlenme yaşı 22 ve altında olanlarda ve gebelik sayısı üç ve daha fazla olan gebelerde aile içi şiddet görme sıklığı daha yüksek bulunmuştur (her biri için p<0.05). Gebeler arasında depresyon şüphesi sıklığı %16.8 (n=137) olarak saptandı. Çalışma grubundaki gebelerin Beck Anksiyete Ölçeğinden aldıkları puanlar 0-51 arasında değişmekte olup, ortalama 14.43±10.13 puan idi. Sonuç: Gebelikte şiddet anne ve çocuk sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkile
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