ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to assess the effect and correlation of gender, body mass index (BMI) and quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle strength on patellar tendon (PT) thickness and stiffness in healthy sedentary individuals.MethodsThis study was carried out with 67 (36 female, 31 male) healthy sedentary individuals between the ages of 18–44 (28.0 ± 7.5 years). The individuals included in the study were divided into two groups according to their gender and BMI (18.5 < BMI < 25 and 25 < BMI). The body composition was determined with Tanita Body Composition Analyser. PT thickness and stiffness was measured with ACUSON S3000 Ultrasonography Device using 9L4 ultrasonography probe. QF concentric muscle strength of the individuals was measured with Biodex® System 4 Dynamometer at 60°/sec angular speed.ResultsIt was found that PT stiffness was higher in males compared to females (p < 0.001). It was found that PT stiffness was lower in obese individuals compared to individuals with normal weight (p = 0.017). A negative and weak correlation was found between BMI and PT stiffness (r = −0.26, p = 0.032), whereas a negative and moderate correlation was found between fat percentage and PT stiffness (r = −0.50, p < 0.001). A moderate correlation was found between BMI and PT thickness (r = 0.54, p < 0.001). It was found that peak torque at 60°/sec angular speed had a moderate correlation with PT stiffness (r = 0.44, p < 0.001) and PT thickness (r = 0.45, p < 0.001).ConclusionsPT stiffness is correlated and affected by gender, BMI and QF muscle strength whereas PT thickness is correlated and affected only to BMI and QF muscle strength.
Objectives:To evaluate the efficiency of occupational therapy relative to a home program in improving quality of life (QoL) among men who were treated for metastatic prostate cancer (MPC).Methods:Fifty-five men were assigned randomly to either the 12-week cognitive behavioral therapy based occupational therapy (OT-CBSM) intervention (treatment group) or a home program (control group) between March 2012 and August 2014 in the Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used to measure the occupational performance and identify difficulties in daily living activities. The QoL and symptom status were measured by The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 and its Prostate Cancer Module. A 12-week OT-CBSM intervention including client-centered training of daily living activities, recreational group activities, and cognitive behavioral stress management intervention were applied.Results:The COPM performance and satisfaction scores, which indicate occupational participation and QoL increased statistically in the treatment group in relation to men who were included in the home-program (p≤0.05).Conclusion:A 12-week OT-CBSM intervention was effective in improving QoL in men treated for MPC, and these changes were associated significantly with occupational performance.
Background: The COVID-19 is a major health crisis affecting th whole world. Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 on perceived stress, ways of coping with stress, self-control and self-management skills.Methods: This study was conducted on 882 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Coping Style Scale, Self-Control & Self-Management Scale were used to assess participants’ perceived stress, coping stress strategies self-control skills.Results: The total score of the perceived stress of 882 participants were found to be 28.35 ± 8.23. It is seen that 60.3% of the participants have moderate level stress. Seeking of social support is the most preferred coping strategy.Conclusions: In our study, it has seen that people have moderate stress levels during the pandemic process. It is predicted that strategies such as social support and improve self-control skills play an important role to keep people's stress balance or reducing along that period.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to culturally adapt, validate and investigate the Turkish version of Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) in university students.Methods: Reliability was assessed using the Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and confidence interval %94-96. In the study, three hundred and fortyfive students completed both CFQ and Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) who were in the examination term and average age were 20.9±1.8 years.Results: The present study, 265 (76.8%) of the participants were female 80 (23.2%) of were male. Cronbach's alpha coefficients and ICC's at time 1 and time 2 were as follows: 0.90 (Confidence Interval (CI) 95%; 0.85-0.94); 0.93 (CI 95%; 0.89-0.96). The mean difference was 0.25 with 95 % CI-2.30 to 3.11. Thirtysix of the students were retested within twice over 2 weeks to assess test-retest reliability. The Pearson's correlation coefficient (r=0.39; p<0.001) revealed strong relation between CFQ and TAI total score. Turkish version of CFQ was found reliability and validity and responsive instrument for evaluating cognitive failures in university students.Discussion: The people's own perception of changes in their cognitive status is the most important indication of the success of the interventions. Individual-reported outcomes (IROs) specifically give the people's perspective. While the Turkish version of CFQ is found a reliable and a valid PRO, CFQ's use is recommended in terms of field studies and researches related with students. However, it should be studied with larger samples and different illnesses. Tartışma: Müdahalenin başarı göstergesi için bireylerin bilişsel durumlarıyla ilgili kendi algılarındaki değişikliklerin ortaya koyulabilmesi çok önemlidir. Birey tarafından bildirilen sonuçlar özel olarak kişinin algısını gösterir. Bilişsel Durum Ölçeği geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olarak bulunmuştur ve ölçeğin kullanımı öğrencilerle ilişkili saha çalışmaları ve araştırmalar açısından önerilir. Buna rağmen, daha büyük örneklemlerle ve farklı hastalıklarda çalışılma-sına ihtiyaç vardır.
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