The purpose of the present study is to compare male patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) with healthy individuals in terms of the sexual function. For the purposes of this study, 37 sexually active male FMS patients and 30 healthy controls were enrolled. The demographic data of the patients were recorded, and the widespread pain observed in FMS was graded with the help of the visual analogue scale (VAS 0-100 mm). Sexual function was assessed according to the international index of erectile function (IIEF) scoring system. The disease-related quality of life was measured with the help of the Short Form-36 quality of life questionnaire (SF-36 QoL). Levels of anxiety and depression observed in the patients were graded through the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Patients with FMS had significantly lower scores in each of the five domains of the IIEF in comparison with the healthy control group (p < 0.001). Patients' age and widespread pain were negatively correlated with the IIEF scores (p < 0.05). The SF-36 scores (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, pain and general health perception) were observed to be positively correlated with the IIEF scores (p < 0.05). No significant relationship has been observed between the scores obtained from the domains of IIEF and the psychological status (p > 0.05). FMS leads to an impairment in the sexual function in male patients, which is especially strongly associated with the age, widespread pain and the quality of life.

Introduction. Emotinal Regulation Checklist is frequently used to determine emotional developments of children by teacher and parents of children. The purpose of this study was to examining the Psychomectric Properties of Emotinal Regulation Check List for 4-5 years age in preshool children. Method. The sample of the research was composed of 600 preschool children, who are all 4-5 years old, from 13 different public schools in Eskişehir (Turkey). This study is a quantitative and relational study. The data were collected by Emotinal Regulation Check List and PreSchool Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Inventory-Teacher Form. Results. The factor structure of the scale was tested through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the results indicate that the original factor model did not fit the data. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results differed from the original study in that item twelve took place in the first factor. CFA results revealed an acceptable model fit and suggested that two factor model was confirmed with the second dataset. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficients were acceptable for subscales. Positive and negative medium level meaningful relations were found between emotion regulation checklist sub-factors and social compotence and behavior the sub-factors. Discussion and Conclusion. As a result of, it can be concluded that scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool for measure the emotion regulation behaviors of 4-5-year-old children. The findings of this study indicate the need to Education programmes developed to increase emotinal regulation of children, and their efficiency evaluated via this assessment instruments.

Although GH and IGF-1 levels were increased in acromegalic patients, no significant difference was found in terms of vertebral BMD. Only hip t‑scores were found to be lower in acromegalic patients, but this low hip t‑score did not reach the osteopenic level. The positive correlation between IGF-1 and lumbar vertebral BMD suggested a more prominent effect of IGF-1 on BMD compared to GH.

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Cervical spondylosis is a common disease that results from degenerative changes of the cervical spine and vertigo may occur in this process. The aim of the present study was to assess the blood flow measurements of the vertebral artery (VA) using color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) in patients who have cervical spondylosis with and without vertigo. The study population included 101 patients with vertigo and spondylosis, 66 patients with spondylosis without vertigo, and 62 healthy controls. A bilateral decrease in the VA blood flow velocities were measured in patients with cervical spondylosis. A negative correlation was found between the stage of cervical degenerative changes and the flow velocities in patients with vertigo, while this relationship was not found in patients without vertigo. The CDUS evaluation of the pretransverse and transverse segments of VAs demonstrated significantly reduced flow velocities in patients with spondylosis. The degenerative changes in the cervical spine seem to be related to these velocity changes in the subgroup of patients who are also affected with vertigo. The pretransverse segment of the VA provides valuable measurements as well as transverse segment of the VA, and it can be used as an appropriate segment for CDUS examination in cervical spondylosis and associated vertigo.