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Item The Prevalence and Recognition Rate of Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly Patients in Turkey(2014) Aki, Ozlem Erden; Derle, Eda; Karagol, Arda; Turkyilmaz, Canan; Taskintuna, Nilgun; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-1016; 24236908; AAI-8830-2021Objective. Delirium is frequently observed, but generally under recognized in elderly hospitalized patients. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of delirium in elderly patients hospitalized at a university hospital, and to determine the recognition rate by hospital staff during hospitalization. Methods. The study included 108 consecutive patients aged >= 65 years that were hospitalized in the medical and surgical inpatient departments at Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. All the patients were evaluated using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) upon admission and Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) on a daily basis during hospitalization. Written documents and consultation requests from psychiatry and/or neurology departments were reviewed for recognition of delirium by hospital staff. Results. Among the 108 patients in the study, delirium was noted in 18 (16.7%) during their hospital stay. Consultation from psychiatry or neurology departments was requested for 5 of the 18 patients, only 1 with a delirium diagnosis, indicating that 17 of the cases (94.4%) were not recognized by their primary physicians. Conclusions. The delirium non-recognition rate in elderly hospitalized patients was very high. We think that hospital staff must be trained to recognize the symptoms of delirium and identify high-risk patients.Item Risperidone Treatment in a Case of Tourette Syndrome with Factor V Leiden Heterozygous Mutation(2014) Sari, Burcu Akin; Taskintuna, Nilgun; Yalcin, Ozhan; 24815337; HJP-2418-2023; N-5519-2018Item Odor and Taste Sensitivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(2015) Akin Sari, Burcu; Taskintuna, Nilgun; 0000-0002-9730-7206; HJP-2418-2023; A-7296-2013Objective: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria, neuropsychological testing, examinations, and parent, teacher, and self-evaluation forms. Diagnosing of ADHD depends on clinical evaluation, others are auxilary methods. No biological, electrophysiological, or neuroimaging markers currently exist to diagnose ADHD. Many studies about the biological markers for diagnosing ADHD have been conducted. Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions have not been well studied in ADHD for this purpose. For this reason this study aimed to evaluate both the olfactory and gustatory functions of children with ADHD. Methods: A total of 34 children with ADHD and a control group containing 31 children aged 6-15 years participated in the study. We used the Sniffin' Sticks odor tests and propylthiouracil (PROP) bitterness sensitivity test to examine odor and taste sensitivity, respectively. Results: We found no statistically significant differences between the ADHD and control groups in terms of odor sensitivity, odor discrimination, and odor identification. A statistically significant difference between groups was observed in PROP scores. Children in the ADHD group were less sensitive to bitterness than the control group. Conclusion: PROP bitterness test is in an advantageous state for being a marker in advanced years due to ease of use, independence of age and very short test period. As a result, in our study, it is concluded that PROP bitterness test may be a biological marker for ADHD diagnosis, however, further studies are needed.Item Association of Body Mass Index with Depression and Alexithymia(2014) Karagol, Arda; Ozcurumez, Gamze; Taskintuna, Nilgun; Nar, Asli; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-5517; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0998-8388; ABE-8882-2020; AAK-3556-2021; AAA-2743-2021Objective: Association between body mass index (BMI) and mental disorders had long been investigated. Recent researches declare a relation between obesity and depressed mood as well as clinical depression. On the other hand mental disorders such as alexithymia are also found to be correlated with an increased risk of obesity. Therefore we aimed to evaluate depression and alexithymia together among normal, overweight and obese adults in order to assess what kind of an association is there between BMI, depression and alexithymia. Methods: We enrolled 100 adults, aged between 18 to 67 from department of endocrinology outpatient clinic whom had normal levels of TSH, fT3 and fT4 thyroid hormones and formed three groups according to their Body Mass Index (BMI). Individuals who had had BMI between 18.5 and 24.99 formed the normal, BMI between 25 and 29.99 formed the overweight and BMI 30 and above formed the obese groups. All three groups were evaluated by Composite International Diagnostic Interview for clinical diagnosis and also given Toronto Alexithymia Scale-26 item (TAS-26) as well as Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: There was a positive relation between BMI and current depressive episode and this finding was stronger in women. There was no such relation with lifelong depression. TAS-26 total and subscale scores revealed no difference between three groups. As BDI total scores got higher TAS-26 scores were higher. Hence there was a strong positive relation between depression and alexithymia. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that higher BMI increases current depressive episode. No association is found between BMI and lifelong depression. Depression and depression severity are strongly associated with alexithymia. Contradictive with literature, alexithymia and its severity are not found to be related with BMI. Following overweight and obese individuals is important to offset the adverse outcomes of depression.Item A Cohort Study of the Relationship Between Anger and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria(2014) Altinoz, Ali Ercan; Taskintuna, Nilgun; Altinoz, Sengul Tosun; Ceran, Selvi; 25209876Anger plays a major role in psychodermatological diseases. Researchers have reported that anger and other psychological factors play a role in the etiology of chronic urticaria. This study aimed to examine symptoms of anger, anger-related behavioral patterns, thoughts associated with anger, situations that cause anger and experiences of interpersonal anger in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). The authors hypothesized that patients with CSU react to more situations with anger and experience more anger symptoms as compared to alopecia areata (AA) patients and healthy controls. The cohort study population consisted of literate adult patients aged < 65 years that were diagnosed with CSU at the outpatient dermatology clinics of BaAYkent and Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, between September 2011 and October 2012. The first control group included individuals without any physical or mental disorders and the second one included literate adult patients diagnosed with AA. The patients and controls were matched according to age, gender, and level of education. A sociodemographic data form, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Multi-Dimensional Anger Inventory were administered to the participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.17.0 for Windows. The primary outcome was to determine whether there was a relationship between anger and CSU. The CSU group consisted of 30 participants; AA group consisted of 30 participants; and the healthy group consisted of 39 participants. Anxiety and depression scores in the CSU group were significantly higher than those in the healthy control group. Symptoms of anger, situations that cause anger, and thoughts associated with anger were significantly more common in the CSU group compared to AA group and healthy group. More of the CSU patients were observed to respond with excessive anger to most situations, to have high levels of anxiety anger and passive aggressive interpersonal relationships.Item The Impact of Psychiatric Disorders with Cardiac Syndrome X on Quality of Life: 3 Months Prospective Study(2014) Altintas, Ebru; Yigit, Fatma; Taskintuna, Nilgun; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2735-4805; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-6167; 25419392; G-8832-2015; ABC-8170-2021The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of psychiatric disorders with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) on the patients' quality of life, as well as the efficacy of psychiatric support. Fifty-six CSX and fifty-three Coronary Heart Disease patients were included in the study after coronary angiography. Patients were evaluated right after the angiography and 3 months thereafter. The socio-demographic characteristics, comorbid disorders, Beck Anxiety (BAI), Depression (BDI) Inventory, and Health Related Quality of Life (SF-36) were compared between groups. The most common mental disorders was depression which account for 41%, the next were anxiety disorders (64%, n = 36) and somatoform (24%, n = 14). Initially, BAI, BDI in the CSX group were significantly higher when compared to the control group. There was significant difference in all subgroups of SF-36 at the end of the second evaluation versus the first evaluation in the CSX patients. The present study revealed that patients with CSX have higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities and lower quality of life. Psychiatric approaches are benefit for CSX patients to improvement their quality of life.Item Parental Perceptions Concerning the Effect of Center-Based Childcare on Quality of Life for Healthy 2-To 4-Year-Old Children(2015) Atay, Gulsum; Uneri, Ozden Sukran; Vatandas, Nilgun Salk; Taskintuna, Nilgun; 0000-0001-8710-1426; 26613218; B-9987-2009In this study, we investigated the effects of center-based childcare on the quality of life in healthy 2- to 4-year-old children. The study was conducted in the Baskent University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, and comprised 168 healthy 2- to 4-year-old children followed in the well-child outpatient clinic. After giving informed consent, the accompanying parent was asked to complete the parent proxy report of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (TM) 4.0 and a sociodemographic information form. Among the children in the study group, 42.26% (n=71) were girls and 31.36 % (n=51) were attending childcare; 69% of the respondent parents were mothers (n=116). The mean total scale score of the study sample was 82.71 +/- 11.77. Total scale scores as well as psychosocial health, physical health, social functioning and emotional functioning subscale scores were significantly higher in children attending childcare. In particular, mothers whose children were attending center-based childcare perceived their children's quality of life as higher, regardless of their educational and employment status. Improving access to center-based childcare may help to improve the quality of life for young children in Turkey.