Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine

Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/11727/1403

Browse

Filters

2014 - 20184

Settings

Author: search.filters.author.Tekindal, AgahHas files: No

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Reliability and Validity of a Turkish Language Version of the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool
    (2014) Karahan, Azize; Toruner, Ebru Kilicarslan; Ceylan, Aysun; Abbasoglu, Aysel; Tekindal, Agah; Buyukgonenc, Lale; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-2121; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-7048; 24988512; B-8478-2015
    PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate content and construct validity of a Turkish language version of the Bates Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) as well as its internal consistency and interrater reliability. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: The study was conducted in 13 intensive care units that included patients with pressure ulcers; the units were located in a university hospital in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The sample comprised 70 nurses and 20 patients who have stage II, III, and IV pressure ulcers. METHODS: Data were collected between January and April 2011. Content validity was measured using the Davis Technique. The BWAT was scored by 2 groups, nurses with expertise in wound care and staff nurses. An expert nurse and a ward nurse conducted pressure ulcer evaluation on the same patient consecutively in order to determine interrater reliability. We also measured internal consistency via the Cronbach a. RESULTS: The content validity agreement rate was 0.82. The interrater reliability of the instrument was 0.82; its internal consistency calculated via the Cronbach alpha was 0.85. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study support the Turkish language version of the BWAT as possessing content validity, interrater reliability and internal consistency.
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    An Examination of the Relationship Between ABO Blood Groups and Hematological Parameters
    (2017) Koctekin, Belkis; Kurtoglu, Aysegul; Tekindal, Agah; Kurtoglu, Erdal; Gundogan, Nimet Unay; 0000-0001-7784-9641; GVU-6849-2022; AAD-2048-2019; AAK-4338-2021
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Examining Color Discrimination Ability and Depth Perception Relationship with Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test, TNO Test and Titmus Test
    (2017) Koctekin, Belkis; Coban, Deniz Turgut; Unal, Ayse Cengiz; Ozen, Mehmet; Tekindal, Agah; Altintas, Aysegul Kocak; Gundogan, Nimet Unay; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-9641; AAK-4338-2021
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    Angiopoietin-1, Angiopoietin-2, and Periostin Levels in Children with Recurrent Wheeze
    (2018) Koksal, Burcu Tahire; Aydin, Beril Ozdemir; Tekindal, Agah; Ozbek, Ozlem Yilmaz
    Background: Recurrent wheeze (RW) is frequent in preschool children. Wheezing phenotypes, asthma predictive index (API), and modified API (mAPI) have been described for clinical purposes. Our aim was to examine whether inflammatory markers including serum angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2, and periostin levels differ according to wheezing phenotypes and mAPI. Materials and Methods: Ninety-eight children who were <4 years of age with history of at least 4 episodes of wheezing during the past 12 months and 51 age-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Children with RW were classified according to wheezing phenotypes as episodic viral wheeze or multitrigger wheeze, and positive or negative mAPI. Blood for Ang-1, Ang-2, and periostin levels was drawn during wheezing episode-free periods. Results: Atopic children with RW (31.4 +/- 34.4 ng/mL) demonstrated higher serum Ang-1 levels than nonatopic children (16.5 +/- 13.8 ng/mL) with RW (P = 0.03). When we compared children according to wheezing phenotypes, we could not find any difference in serum Ang-1, Ang-2, and periostin levels between groups. Children with positive mAPI showed similar Ang-1, Ang-2, and periostin levels with children having negative API and healthy children. Conclusions: We have found higher serum Ang-1 levels in atopic children with RW, and this result might be explained by increased inflammation. The evidence was not strong enough to associate serum Ang-1, Ang-2, or periostin and asthma in preschool children with RW. However, Ang-1 can be a candidate for investigating its role in predicting atopic children and diagnosing atopic childhood asthma.