Investigation of the relationship between pelvic floor awareness and urinary incontinence in young athletes

Objectives: Knowledge and awareness about the pelvic floor are closely related to knowing the function of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM), identifying the risk factors for the PFM, and providing the diagnosis and treatment of possible problems. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between pelvic floor muscle awareness and urinary incontinence (UI) in young athletes.Methods: One hundred eighty athletes between the ages of 18-26 were included in the study, which was designed as a cross sectional. The UI status, pelvic floor health knowledge level, physical activity level and daily life effects related to incontinence of the athletes were evaluated. One way ANOVA test was used to analyze the presence of UI according to physical activity level. The presence of incontinence and pelvic floor awareness by gender were analyzed by t-test in independent groups.Results: There was no correlation between the pelvic floor awareness of young athletes and the presence of UI (p>0.01). It was determined that the athletes with moderate and vigorous physical activity levels experienced more incontinence than those with low-intensity physical activity (p<0.05). It has been concluded that athletes whose daily life is affected due to UI have more pelvic floor awareness (p<0.01).Conclusion: Although there is no relationship between the presence of UI and pelvic floor knowledge and awareness in athletes, pelvic floor awareness is higher in athletes whose daily life is affected due to UI

Effects of chronic osteoarthritis pain on the pressure-pain thresholds and proprioceptive sense

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of the chronic pain severity and pain duration in patients with osteoarthritis [OA] on pressure-pain threshold [PPT] and proprioception

Motor assessment of upper extremity function and its relation with fatigue, cognitive function and quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis patients

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the motor function of upper extremity and its relation with fatigue, cognitive function and quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients

One year outcome after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: A comparison of reoperated and not reoperated patients

OBJECTIVES: To assess the disability level and quality of life of the patients who had been reoperated and not reoperated because of lumbar disc herniation

Evaluation of functional results according to body mass index in patients with acute non-specific low back pain

Objective: The aim of our study was to detect the factors which might affect the recovery of the patients with Acute Non-Specific Low Back Pain [ANSLBP] according to their Body Mass Index [BMI], and to determine the effects of these factors on disability and the perceived functional level with quality of life

RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE READINESS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING SCALE (RIPLS) IN TURKISH SPEAKING HEALTH CARE STUDENTS

WOS: 000434980000042Objectives: The purpose of the study was to provide psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS). Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 213 students at the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Health Sciences. The construct validity of the Turkish version of the scale was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). To determine the reliability of the scale, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated. In addition, for the assessment of the discrimination of each item on the scale, the top and bottom 27 % from the groups that received the lowest and highest scores from the scale were compared. Results: Standardized coefficients determined with the CFA in the Turkish version of the scale ranged between 0.34 and 0.85 in the students (Except for Item 18). The explained variance values for the items other than item 18 ranged from 0.11 to 0.72. t-values of all the factor loadings were significant. According to the reliability studies of the RIPLS, the internal consistency of Cronbach's Alpha was 0.85 for the overall scale. The t-test results showed that all the items significantly discriminated between students of high and low performance (t: 99.57; p=0.01). Conclusion: As a result, it can be said that the validity and reliability study of the RIPLS administered to Turkish healthcare students indicated that the scale was capable of measuring the Turkish-speaking students' readiness for interprofessional education