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Assessing the knowledge in primary health care following an educational course structured in the context of GARD chronic airway diseases national control program
(2017) Balkan, Arzu; Oner Erkekol, Ferda; Kokturk, Nurdan; Mungan, Dilsad; Sackesen, Cansin; Onen, Zeynep Pinar; Ozkan, Secil; Ergun, Pinar; Kocabas, Can Naci; Baran Aksakal, Nur; Ekici, Banu; Ozkan Altunay, Zubeyde; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Yorgancioglu, Arzu; 0000-0002-4032-0944; 28990886; AAC-7548-2020
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are common causes of disease in the community and account for considerable percent of the caseload in primary health care facilities. For this reason, it is important to question and improve the knowledge of primary health care physicians. This study is designed to assess the level of knowledge for bronchial asthma and COPD of the primary healthcare physicians, both before and immediately after an educational course structured in the context of GARD Chronic Airway Diseases National Control Program. Materials and Methods: The participating physicians attended an intensive educational course on asthma and COPD. Twenty five item questionnaires for asthma and COPD were administered to the participants both before and immediately after the end of the course. Contribution of education to the level of knowledge was investigated by comparing the percentages of the correct answers in the pre-and post-test. Results: From 11 different cities, 1817 and 1788 primary health care physician were attended to the asthma and COPD educations, respectively. The accuracy rate of >= 75% was obtained from only 4 questions in pre-test asthma questionnaire. On the contrary, in 15 questions the accuracy rate was < 50%. The mean accuracy rate for the whole asthma test was 45.8%, and this rate raised to 69.6% after education course. The accuracy rate of >= 75% could not be obtained from any of the questions in pre-test COPD questionnaire. On the contrary, in 19 questions the accuracy rate was < 50%. The mean accuracy rate for the whole asthma test was 42.0%, and this rate raised to 71.3% after education course. Conclusion: It has been shown that, in primary care settings, the level of knowledge in asthma and COPD should be enhanced and that this increase can be achieved with an education course.
Core curriculum (CC) of spinal surgery: a step forward in defining our profession
(2014) Acaroglu, Emre; Kahraman, Serdar; Senkoylu, Alpaslan; Berk, Haluk; Caner, Hakan; Ozkan, Secil
Objective: The aim our study was to establish a core curriculum (CC) for spine surgery incorporating knowledge, skills and attitudes to help define spine surgery as a medical specialty and serve as a guide for specific spine surgery training. Methods: A committee was established to prepare the CC. Five modules were established; Basic Sciences, Spinal Trauma, Degenerative Spine Diseases, Destructive Spine Pathologies and Spinal Deformity. Prepared CC modules were evaluated in a consensus meeting, translated and reevaluated in a second consensus meeting before being accepted as final. Results: In the five modules, 54 subject headings (19 for Basic Sciences, 10 for Spinal Trauma, 4 for Degenerative Spine Diseases, 4 for Destructive Spine Pathologies and 17 for Spinal Deformity) and 165 specific subjects (59 for Basic Sciences, 32 for Spinal Trauma, 10 for Degenerative Spine Diseases, 23 for Destructive Spine Pathologies and 41 for Spinal Deformity) were defined. Learning outcomes and entry and exit criteria were defined for all subjects. Conclusion: This CC may form the basis of spinal surgery training, defining spinal surgery as a medical specialty and help us spine surgeons to develop better defined identities.
Detection of HPV DNA in Esophageal Lesions: a Cross-Sectional Study
(2020) Dinc, Bedia; Altay-Kocak, Aylin; Aydog, Gulden; Kuran, Sedef; Akoglu, Musa; Ozkan, Secil; Bozdayi, Gulendam; 32162873
Background: Several studies have documented human papillomavirus (HPV) in extra-cervical tumors. We aimed to detect HPV type 16 and HPV other than type 16 (OT-16) DNA in esophageal papilloma and esophagus squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) samples and to compare clinicopathological features of HPV positive and negative patients. Methods: Materials were obtained from a tertiary care public hospital and studied in an university hospital for this cross-sectional study. Seventy-six tissue samples (50 papilloma and 26 ESCC) were included. After deparaf-finization by xylene and DNA extraction by phenol chloroform-isoamyl-alcohol, 76 samples were studied with a G6PDH control kit. Forty-four papilloma and 21 ESCC samples with enough tissues were studied for HPV DNA. HPV OT-16 DNA and HPV type 16 were detected by real time-polymerase chain reaction. Results: Twelve (27.3%) and one (2.3%) of the papilloma samples were HPV type 16 and other than type 16 positive, respectively. Eleven (52.4%) and one (4.8%) of ESCC samples were HPV type 16 and mixed type positive, respectively. Conclusions: We suggest that HPV infection is common in esophageal papilloma and ESCC. Due to the wellknown association of HPV with premalignant and malignant conditions, follow-up of these patients accompanied by HPV should be implemented.
Difficult to manage COPD Exacerbations: Risk factors (DIMECO Study). Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly
(2020) Baha, Ayse; Korkturk, Nurdan; Yapar, Dilek; Ozkan, Secil; Sen, Elif; Ciftci, Fatma; Ozturk, Burcu; Kodalak, Sumeyye; Ulubay, Gaye; Serifoglu, Irem; Varol, Yelda; Mertoglu, Aydan; Cirak, Ali Kadri; Turan, Onur; Dursunoglu, Nese; Savurmus, Nilufer; Gurgun, Alev; Elmas, Funda; Coplu, Lutfi; Sercelik, Umran; Yildiz, Reyhan; Ozmen, Ipek; Alpaydin, Aylin; Polatli, Mehmet; Yesiloglu, Ebru Karacay; Celik, Deniz
Evaluation of 30 and 90 Day Hospital Readmission Rates in Severe COPD Exacerbations: Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly
(2020) Polatli, Mehmet; Baha, Ayse; Korkturk, Nurdan; Yapar, Dilek; Ozkan, Secil; Sen, Elif; Ciftci, Fatma; Turk, Burcu Oz; Kodalak, Sumeyye; Ulubay, Gaye; Serifoglu, Irem; Varol, Yelda; Mertoglu, Aydan; Cirak, Ali Kadri; Turan, Onur; Dursunoglu, Nese; Savurmus, Nilufer; Gurgun, Alev; Elmas, Funda; Coplu, Lutfi; Sertcelik, Umran; Yildiz, Reyhan; Ozmen, Ipek; Alpaydin, Aylin; Yesiloglu, Ebru Karacay; Celik, Deniz
Is Human Papillomavirus and Helicobacter pylori Related in Gastric Lesions?
(2019) Bozdayi, GUlendam; Dinc, Bedia; Avcikucuk, Havva; Turhan, Nesrin; Altay-Kocak, Aylin; Ozkan, Secil; Ozin, Yasemin; Bostanci, Birol; 31625359
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV), the causative agent of cervical cancer, is also suggested as a risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma. Many infectious agents besides Helicobacter pylori have been associated with gastritis. The aim of this study was to investigate HPV DNA and genotyping HPV type 16 DNA in gastric adenocarcinoma and Helicobacter pylori gastritis cases. Methods: A hundred and six gastric adenocarcinoma and Helicobacter pylori gastritis samples and 26 controls were included. After deparaffinization by xylene, DNA extraction was performed by the phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol method and 106 samples were studied with a G6PDH control kit (Eurogentec, Seraing, Belgium). Fifty-three adenocarcinoma and 43 Helicobacter pylori samples were thought to have enough tissue and were studied for HPV DNA. HPV types other than 16 and HPV type 16 DNA were detected by Real Time PCR using the L1 region. Amplifications of MY09/11 products were done by GP5+/GP6+ primers and Cyanine-5 labeled HPV DNA and HPV 16 DNA specific probe in Light Cycler 2.0 (Roche Diagnostics, Germany) device. Results: Among gastric adenocarcinoma and Helicobacter pylori gastritis samples, 20/53 (38%) and 18/43 (41.8%) were HPV DNA positive, respectively. Five (19.2%) of 26 controls were HPV DNA positive. Conclusions: Our 38% positive result in the gastric carcinoma group is in concordance with previous reports. This is the first study revealing the HPV-H. pylori relationship in gastritis cases and we concluded that with regard to the nearly three-fold higher HPV DNA (41.8%) in gastritis cases compared to controls, Helicobacter pylori positive cases should also be evaluated in favor of HPV in the gastritis group.
The prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus in 4267 Turkish women with or without cervical lesions: A hospital-based study
(2022) Altay-Kocak, Aylin; Kazanci, Ferah; Dogu-Tok, Canan; Onan, Anil; Erdem, Ozlem; Ozkan, Secil; Bozdayi, Gulendam; 0000-0002-0451-0142; 35676203; AAI-8012-2021
In the present study, it was aimed to screen the genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) retrospectively in women with gynecological symptoms who were admitted to a tertiary care university hospital in Ankara, Turkey. A total of 4267 cervical swab samples of women aged 18-79 years were sent to Medical Virology Laboratory from January 2017 to November 2020. Nucleic acid extraction and amplification of samples were done by an automated system. The test can detect 14 high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) types in a single analysis that performs a real-time polymerase chain reaction, by providing individual results on the highest-risk genotypes HPV 16 and HPV 18 and pooled results on other high-risk genotypes (OHR-HPV) (31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68). HPV DNA positivity was detected in 14.2% (605/4267) of the samples. HPV type 16 and type 18 were detected in 2.4% and 0.7% of the samples, respectively. OHR-HPV types were found in 8.8% of the samples. Of the 1.9% and 0.4% samples had mixed types with type 16+ OHR-HPV and type 18+ OHR-HPV, respectively. The results of this study presented the rates of HR-HPV genotypes of a university hospital in Ankara, over a 4-year period. It was observed that the positivity rate of type 18 is decreasing and some OHR-HPV types are increasing. HPV vaccination is not in the national immunization program in Turkey yet, however, HPV vaccines are available and the vaccination rates for women are increasing.
Reference Values of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Healthy Turkish Children and Adolescents Between 11 and 18 Years of Age
(2014) Kanburoglu, Mehmet Kenan; Ozdemir, Fevzi Murat; Ozkan, Secil; Tunaoglu, Fatma Sedef; 24987154
INTRODUCTION: Normal values of the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) for children have not been well demonstrated. This limits the interpretation of the 6MWD in children. METHODS: A cross-sectional prospective study was designed. A total of 949 (467 males, 482 females) healthy children were recruited randomly from 7 Turkish secondary schools in Ankara. The 6-min walk tests were conducted according to the American Thoracic Society guidelines. RESULTS: The mean 6MWD decreased between the ages of 12 and 14 y for both boys and girls, and then gradually increased until 17 y of age. In the best fitting and most efficient linear, quadratic, and categorical regression models, the age of the subjects, heart rate after the test, and physical activity level of the subjects were significantly related to the 6MWD. Nevertheless, these variables explained <20% of the variance in the 6MVVD. CONCLUSIONS: The 6MWD does not increase in a straight linear fashion from the age of 12 until adulthood. Correlation of the 6MWD with anthropometric features is very weak, so in evaluating the 6MWD, the standard curves should be used.