İlkokul Birinci Sınıfa Geçiş Sırasında Okula Uyum Etkinliklerinin Katkısı: Ankara İli Örneği

The importance of programs that facilitate the transition of students to elementary school in order to support both their academic success and healthy development is undeniable. Therefore, the Ministry of National Education developed the School Adjustment Program in cooperation with UNICEF for first graders and implemented it in all elementary schools in Turkey. The aim of the present study is to examine the contribution of this program to school adjustment, student-teacher relations, peer relations, and various behaviors of elementary school students in first grade. The participants of the study, which is based on ex-post facto design, include 110 classroom teachers working in schools in Ankara during the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 academic years. While 48 of these teachers implemented the adjustment program activities in their classrooms in 2015; others did not implement these activities in their classrooms in 2016. All the teachers filled in the School Adjustment Teacher Rating Scale, Student–Teacher Relationship Scale, and Child Behavior Scale (683 students engaged in the activities and 520 students did not) to evaluate how various aspects of their students’ transition were affected by the program. One-way MANOVA analysis showed that the study group had higher mean scores for collaborative participation, liking school, self-directedness, and closeness to the teacher than the comparison group. Although the aggressive and prosocial behavior scores towards peers were higher in the study group, the partial effect sizes were found to be insignificant. While the scores of school avoidance and conflict with teachers were lower in the study group than in the comparison group, there was no difference between the groups in their scores for asocial behaviors towards peers, hyperactivity/distraction, anxiety/fear, and exclusion by peers. It was concluded that the program contributed to the establishment of close student–teacher relationships in the selected schools and the adjustment of the students to the schools.Öğrencilerin gerek akademik başarılarını gerekse sağlıklı gelişimlerini desteklemek için ilkokula geçişlerini kolaylaştırıcı programların önemi yadsınamaz. Türkiye'de bu amaçla ilkokul birinci sınıf öğrencilerine yönelik Okula Uyum Programı geliştirilmiş ve tüm ilkokullarda uygulanmaya başlanmıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı uygulanan bu programın ilkokul birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin okula uyum, öğretmen - öğrenci ilişkileri, akran ilişkileri ve çeşitli davranışlarına olan katkısını incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, ex-post facto desene dayalı yapılan bu araştırmanın katılımcıları, 2015-2016 ve 2016 - 2017 eğitim öğretim yıllarında Ankara ilinde aynı okullarda çalışan 110 ilkokul öğretmendir. Bu öğretmenlerden 48’i 2015 yılında uyum programında yer alan etkinlikleri sınıflarında uygularken; diğerleri 2016 yılında bu etkinlikleri sınıflarında uygulamamışlardır. Öğretmenlerin tümü öğrencilerinin uyumlarını değerlendirmek üzere Okula Uyum Öğretmen Derecelendirme Ölçeği, Öğrenci-Öğretmen İlişkileri Ölçeği ve Çocuk Davranışı Ölçeğini (etkinlik uygulanan grupta 683 öğrenci, uygulanmayan grupta 520 öğrenci) derecelendirmişlerdir. Tek yönlü MANOVA analizi, programa katılanların işbirlikçi katılım, okulu sevme, kendi kendini yönetme ve öğretmene yakınlık puan ortalamalarının karşılaştırma grubundan daha yüksek olduğunu göstermiştir. Çalışma grubunda akranlara yönelik saldırgan ve prososyal davranış puanları, karşılaştırma grubundan daha yüksek olmasına rağmen kısmi etki büyüklükleri önemsiz bulunmuştur. Çalışma grubunda okuldan kaçınma ve öğretmenlerle çatışma puanları karşılaştırma grubundan daha düşükken; akranlara yönelik asosyal davranışlar, hiperaktivite dikkat dağınıklığı, kaygı/korku duyma ve akranların dışlaması puanlarında gruplar arasında bir fark bulunmamıştır. Programın seçilen okullarda yakın öğretmen-öğrenci ilişkilerinin kurulmasına ve öğrencilerin okula uyum sağlamasına katkı sağladığı sonucuna varılmıştır

Relation of inflammatory markers with both presence and severity of hyperemesis gravidarum

Objectives: The aim of our study is to determine the newly introduced systemic inflammation marker, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) patients and to investigate the association between severity of the disease and NLR. Method: The study population consisted of 55 pregnant patients with HG and 50 pregnant women without complaints matched for gestational age as a control group. The HG patients were grouped as mild (n=16), moderate (n=19) and severe (n=20) according to Modified Pregnancy- Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea Scoring Index Questionnaire. Furthermore, hsCRP, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and NLR were evaluated with complete blood count. Results: The HG group had significantly higher NLR values compared to the control group (2.69±1.81 vs 1.97±1.34, p=0.004). HsCRP levels were significantly higher among HG patients compared to the control group (1.95±2.2 vs 0.56±0.30,

Developing Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) for Adolescents

Bu çalışmada, lise öğrencilerinin yeterlik algılarını ölçmek amacıyla Yeterlik Algısı Ölçeği geliştirilmiştir. Ölçek geliştirme çalışmaları üç ayrı örneklem üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ankara ilindeki liselerde 2011 - 2012 eğitim ve öğretim yılında okullarına devam eden 372 öğrenci betimleyici faktör analizi, 668 öğrenci doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve 75 öğrenci test tekrar test güvenirlik çalışmalarına katılmışlardır. İç tutarlık katsayıları (Cronbach ve tabakalı ?) her grup için ayrı ayrı hesaplanmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde Factor 8.02 ve LISREL 8.70 paket programları kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; betimleyici ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizlerinin yapıldığı örneklemlerde iç tutarlık (Cronbach ?) katsayıları akademik yeterlik boyutu için sırasıyla .90 - .93, sosyal yeterlik boyutu için .82-.86'dır. Ölçeğin bütünü için iç tutarlık (tabakalı ?) katsayısı ise .91 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Test tekrar test güvenirlikleri için düzeltilmiş korelasyon katsayıları (r) sosyal yeterlik için .94; akademik yeterlik için .90'dır. Faktör analizleri sonucunda elde edilen regresyon ağırlıkları ve genel uyum katsayılarına ek olarak, benzeme (convergent) ve ayırma (discriminant) geçerliklerine ilişkin bulgular yeterliğin, akademik (16 madde) ve sosyal (14 madde) olmak üzere iki alt boyutta (toplam 30 madde) ele alınabileceğini göstermektedir.In this study, Perceived Competence Scale was developed to measure high school students' perceived competence. Scale development process was verified on three different samples. Participants of the research are some high school students in 2011-2012 academic terms from Ankara. Participants' numbers incorporated in exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and test-retest reliability are respectively as follows: 372, 668 and 75. Internal consistency coefficients (Cronbach's and stratified ?) are calculated separately for each group. For data analysis Factor 8.02 and LISREL 8.70 package programs were used. According to results of the analyses, internal consistency coefficients (?) are .90 - .93 for academic competence, .82 - .86 for social competence in the samples that exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis performed. For the whole scale internal consistency coefficient (stratified ?) is calculated as .91. As a result of test-retest reliability, adjusted correlation coefficients (r) are .94 for social competence and .90 for academic competence. In addition to fit indexes and regression weights obtained from factor analysis, findings related convergent and discriminant validity indicate that competence can be addressed in two dimensions which are academic (16 items) and social (14 items)

Evaluation of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: Preliminary results from the Turk-UIP study

OBJECTIVE: Differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is important among fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD). This study aimed to evaluate the rate of IPF in patients with fibrotic ILD and to determine the clinical-laboratory features of patients with and without IPF that would provide the differential diagnosis of IPF. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included the patients with the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern or possible UIP pattern on thorax high-resolution computed tomography, and/or UIP pattern, probable UIP or possible UIP pattern at lung biopsy according to the 2011 ATS/ERSARS/ALAT guidelines. Demographics and clinical and radiological data of the patients were recorded. All data recorded by researchers was evaluated by radiology and the clinical decision board. RESULTS: A total of 336 patients (253 men, 83 women, age 65.8 +/- 9.0 years) were evaluated. Of the patients with sufficient data for diag-nosis (n=300), the diagnosis was IPF in 121 (40.3%), unclassified idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in 50 (16.7%), combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) in 40 (13.3%), and lung involvement of connective tissue disease (CTD) in 16 (5.3%). When 29 patients with definite IPF features were added to the patients with CPFE, the total number of IPF patients reached 150 (50%). Rate of male sex (p<0.001), smoking history (p<0.001), and the presence of clubbing (p=0.001) were significantly high in patients with IPE None of the women <50 years and none of the men <50 years of age without a smoking history were diagnosed with IPE Presence of at least 1 of the symptoms suggestive of CTD, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and antinuclear antibody (FANA) positivity rates were significantly higher in the non-IPF group (p<0.001, p=0.029, p=0.009, respectively). CONCLUSION: The rate of IPF among patients with fibrotic ILD was 50%. In the differential diagnosis of IPF, sex, smoking habits, and the presence of clubbing are important. The presence of symptoms related to CTD, ESR elevation, and EANA positivity reduce the likelihood of IPF

Data sharing: A new editorial initiative of the international committee of medical journal editors. Implications for the editors´ network

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) provides recommendations to improve the editorial standards and scientific quality of biomedical journals. These recommendations range from uniform technical requirements to more complex and elusive editorial issues including ethical aspects of the scientific process. Recently, registration of clinical trials, conflicts of interest disclosure, and new criteria for authorship -emphasizing the importance of responsibility and accountability-, have been proposed. Last year, a new editorial initiative to foster sharing of clinical trial data was launched. This review discusses this novel initiative with the aim of increasing awareness among readers, investigators, authors and editors belonging to the Editors´ Network of the European Society of Cardiolog

Data sharing: A new editorial initiative of the international committee of medical journal editors. Implications for the editors´ network

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) provides recommendations to improve the editorial standards and scientific quality of biomedical journals. These recommendations range from uniform technical requirements to more complex and elusive editorial issues including ethical aspects of the scientific process. Recently, registration of clinical trials, conflicts of interest disclosure, and new criteria for authorship -emphasizing the importance of responsibility and accountability-, have been proposed. Last year, a new editorial initiative to foster sharing of clinical trial data was launched. This review discusses this novel initiative with the aim of increasing awareness among readers, investigators, authors and editors belonging to the Editors´ Network of the European Society of Cardiolog