The Effect of Nutriton and Lifestyle on Age-related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneraton is an eye disease that is one of the biggest causes of blindness worldwide. Age-related macular degeneration is a complex and multifactorial disease. Although there are many risk factors both environmental and genetic such as ethnicity, age, genetics, family history, and oxidativestress, the most effective and modifiable risk factor in preventing age-related macular degeneration is smoking. In addition, the fact that nutrition is a potentially modifiable risk factor suggeststhat it may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration. In many epidemiological ...Daha fazlası

Family Needs in Intensive Care: Comparison of Family-Nurse Perceptions

AYŞE AKBIYIK

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the importance level of the needs of family members according to the perceptions of family members and nurses, and the satisfaction level of these needs. Material and Method: The research was carried out in the internal medicine and intensive care units of a university hospital. 100 family members and 105 nurses were participated. Critical Care Family Needs Inventory was used to determine the importance and satisfaction levels of the family members ‘needs. Results: According to the "Critical Care Family Needs Inventory", the needs of family ...Daha fazlası

Lateral Epikondilit Rehabilitasyonunda Kullanılan Güncel Fizyoterapi Yaklaşımlarının Ağrı ve Fonksiyon Üzerine Etkinliği

SEVTAP GÜNAY UÇURUM

Tenisçi dirseği olarak da bilinen lateral epikondilit, el bileği ekstansör tendonlarının humerusun lateral epikondiline yapışma yerinde gelişir ve lokalize inflamasyon ile ilişkili azalmış kas gücü ve sınırlanmış eklem hareket açıklığı ile karakterizedir. Lateral epikondilit önemli derecede ağrı ve fonksiyon kaybına yol açmaktadır. Kol gücüyle çalışan bireylerin yaklaşık %10’u lateral dirsek ağrısı deneyimlemektedir ve %2,4’ü doğrulanmış lateral epikondilit teşhisine sahiptir. Bu nedenle, bu hastalık aynı zamanda önemli bir halk sağlığı problemi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Lateral epikondilitin ...Daha fazlası