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Quality of life and sexual function of women with urinary incontinence.

AIM The aim of this study was to examine the urinary incontinence (UI) types on the sexual function and quality of life (QOL) of women with UI and the correlation between sexual function and QOL. METHODS The sample for this descriptive study was comprised of 122 women who presented to obstetrics and gynecology and urology outpatient clinics at university hospitals in Denizli and Izmir, Turkey, who had UI, who were sexually active, who volunteered to participate in the study, and who were chosen by a convenience sampling method. A sociodemographic data collection form, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and the Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL) questionnaire were used for data collection in the study. RESULTS The mixed type of incontinence had an effect on the womens quality of life, mixed and stress incontinence affected the FSFIs pain subscale, and the total sexual functioning score was lower for the women with mixed incontinence. Even though the correlation values were low, it was clear that there was a positive correlation between sexual function and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS Among the incontinence types, a significant difference was determined by the FSFI and I-QOL. Urinary incontinence seems to be the predictor of sexual function and quality of life. As a result, a comprehensive assessment of patients with UI is recommended because this condition has a negative influence on their sexual function and quality of life.

Healing rate calculation in the diabetic foot ulcer : Comparing different methods

The determination of healing rate in the diabetic foot wound is an important assessment parameter that is part of the overall clinical decision‐making process in wound treatment. A number of methods that have been used to calculate healing, ranging from length and width measurement, surface area measure changes expressed as a function of time and linear advancement of the wound edge. The objective of this study was to compare surface area measures to linear advancement of the wound edge in 228 diabetic foot ulcers. Each wound was measured using the two methods and analyzed using linear regression to determine the best modeling of the healing process in these wounds. Results indicated that the total surface area change per day was superior to the linear advancement parameter in this group of wounds and that the area measurement was significantly more likely to predict the healing trajectory in the subgroup of wounds that took more than 28 days to heal. Contrary to expectations, the linear advancement method was correlated to initial wound size in the longer duration wounds suggesting that in these chronic wounds, differing healing phases render the surface area calculation method superior to the linear advancement parameter.

Evaluation of Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patient Next-of-kin in Turkey

INTRODUCTION Quality of life (QoL) issues are of importance in relatives of women with breast cancer (BC)as caregivers in neglecting their own needs due to care of a patient and also as women regarding the potential risk of themselves developing BC. The objectives in the present study were to compare the QoL of female relatives of women in treatment for breast cancer. To date, no study had examined multi-dimensional QoL in accompanying people as compared them into two groups of female relatives whose first degree and second degree. METHODS QoL of female relatives was assessed using the Quality of Life-Family Version (QOL-FV) scale. Relationships between socio-demographic characteristics and QoL scores were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis and Crosstabs tests. RESULTS The mean age of the female relatives was 37.6 years, and nearly 48% had a university education. It was found that first degree relatives had worse QoL in all domains except physical well- being than second degree relatives. CONCLUSION This study showed that being female relatives of BC, especially first-degree, affect QoL negatively. Health care providers are of an important role in the stage of information related to genetic influence of BC.

Psychometric Analysis of the Inventory of Functional Status—Cancer (IFS-CA) in Turkish Women

The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Inventory of Functional Status— Cancer (IFS-CA). The questionnaire was composed of four subscales that measured to what extent a woman maintained her usual household and family, social and community, personal care, and occupational activities. Internal consistency reliability using average correlations for the subscale item to subscale total scores ranged from .21 to .97. Construct validity was accomplished by examination of subscale correlations, which ranged from —.10 to .70. The Turkish version of the IFS-CA is found to be psychometrically reliable and valid.

Diyabetik ayakta değişen basınç noktalarının pedografi ile saptanması

Diyabetik ayak morbiditeyi etkilemesi, tedavide multidisipliner yaklasimi zorunlu kilmasi ve hasta egitimi ile onlenebilecek bir komplikasyon olmasi nedeniyle onemlidir. Bu calismada, olasi ayak ulserine karsi hastalarin dogru yonlendirilebilmesi icin ayakta degisen basinc noktalarinin pedografik olcumlerle saptanarak bu yondeki riski belirlemek amaclanmistir. Tanimlayici tipteki bu arastirmaya, cesitli ayak yakinmalari ile Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Klinigine basvuran ve rastgele orneklem yontemiyle secilen 86 diyabet hastasi alinmistir. Pedografi sonuclarina gore; calisma kapsamina alinan hastalarda pesplanus, pescavus ve lateral yuklenme gibi cesitli ayak problemlerinin oldugu, bircok hastada da transvers kavisin olmadigi saptanmistir. Bu degisimler, ayaktaki normal basinc dagilimini etkilemekte ve diyabet hastalarinda ayak ulseri riskini yaratmaktadir. Bu nedenle, etkili ayak bakimi icin hastalarin yumusak tabanlik kullanmalari konusunda cesaretlendirilmeleri onemlidir.