Occurrence Of Depression During The Postpartum Period And Risk Factors That Affect The Development Of The Depression

Aim: To determine the occurrences of depression experienced by women during the postpartum period and the risk factors that affect the development of this depression. Materials and methods: The study involved 330 women who had recently given birth in a hospital in 2007. The women were contacted 3 times in total: on postpartum day 1 (face to face) and in weeks 2 and 6 (by phone). The Edinburgh Scale of Postpartum Depression (EPDS) was used as the form for collecting data. According to the EPDS, women who have scored 13 points or above are sensitive to depression. Results: The EPDS scores of 16.7% of women on postpartum day 1 and 19.4% of women at postpartum weeks 2 and 6 were 13 points or above. It has been determined that the difference of the average of EPDS points is statistically significant according to the factors of educational status, age, desire for the pregnancy, and having difficulty in caring for the baby with the spouse (P < 0.05). Conclusion: It is important that nurses provide consultancy services for women about depression during postpartum period.WoSScopu

Relationship Between Lumbar Disc Herniation and Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

Objective: Benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) can present with a wide variety of musculoskeletal problems. Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common cause of low back pain. On the other hand, low back pain may be a presenting symptom in patients with BJHS. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between BJHS and LDH

Effect of γ-irradiation on the structure of activated carbons produced from Turkish Elbistan lignite

The results of the treatment of activated carbons prepared from Turkish Elbistan lignite with γ-irradiation from a 60Co source are presented and associated volatilization of surface material of the activated carbon as a means to obtain a physical modification of the material is discussed in terms of changes in surface area, free radical concentrations and structural changes determined with FTIR and solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopical methods. BET areas of irradiated samples are measured to be greater than those of non-irradiated samples; this might be considered as an indication to some loss of material from the surface by γ-irradiation. γ-Irradiation caused remarkable erosion on the surface with the loss of some carbonaceous matter by probable bond cleavage reactions. As the activation temperature was raised, both of the carbon content and the intensities of the carbon functionalities decreased in the 13C NMR spectra. The observation of symmetric shapes in the ESR spectra might be considered as an indication to the delocalization of the electrons over the graphite-like microcrystallites present in the active carbons. The broadening of the ESR signals in the present work might be both due to the effect of oxygen during the measurements in lower activation temperatures and the enhanced effect of the presence of Fe3+ ion in the form of pyrites in the mineral matter the lignite used. Increase of the relative intensities of free radicals with activation temperature may be indicative of some molecular cracking leading to organic radicals. Irradiation of the activated carbon samples seemed to increase the peak widths and g-values. g-value of 2.003 was due to semiquinone-type free radical which was probably created in oxidation reaction during activation processes

The First Enterobacter cloacae Co-Producing NDM and OXA-48 Carbapenemases and Interhospital Spread of OXA-48 and NDM-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Turkey

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

HIGHER PREDIALYSIS POTASSIUM LEVEL IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH INTRADIALYTIC HYPOTENSION IN ELDERLY AND YOUNGER HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Introduction: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients under maintenance hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Seeking factors associated with IDH may provide clinically relevant information