İlköğretim öğrencilerinin yaşam kalitesinin toplumsal sınıf değişkeni açısından incelenmesi: Aydın ilinde betimsel bir çalışma

The main purpose of this study is to examine 4th and 5th grade childrens’ quality of life in terms of their social class indicators. Child’s Quality of Life Inventory was used as a data gathering tool in this study. Data were obtained from the study was analyzed in accordance to information about schools’ social economic statues that gathered from The National Education Directorship in Aydın. Number, percentage, frequency, and chi square were used as a statistical method in present study. The finding of the study shows that life quality of children could be mainly revealed with socio economic statues of them. Also the study reveals the most of the children from low socio economic statue are working as a child labor for contributing to the family budget. The most of the families involved in the study explained that they were willing to send their children to the school after the compulsory elementary education. Beside of this finding, some of the families in the sample % 11,9  (n=16)  stated that they were reluctant to send their children to the school after the elementary education. The finding of the study can be considered in terms of public health, school health and general well-being statue of the children in Turkey. ÖzetBu çalışmanın temel amacı Aydın İlinde, ilköğretim 4. ve 5. sınıf öğrencilerinin yaşam kalitesinin sosyo-ekonomik düzey açısından incelenmesidir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen “Çocuk Yaşam Kalitesi Tarama Envanteri” kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler, Aydın İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü’nden alınan bilgiler doğrultusunda belirlenen alt, orta ve üst sosyo-ekonomik düzeylerden toplam 6 ilköğretim okulunun 4. ve 5. sınıf öğrencilerinden toplanarak bu veriler üzerinde sayı, yüzde, frekans ve ki kare analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, çocuk yaşam kalitesinin büyük oranda sosyo-ekonomik düzey ile açıklanabileceğini göstermektedir. Alt sosyo ekonomik düzeyden çocuklar okul dışında gelir getirici bir iş yaparak aile bütçesine katkıda bulunmaktadırlar. Sosyo-ekonomik düzeyi ne olursa olsun ailelerin çoğunluğu çocuklarının eğitimlerine ilköğretimden sonra da devam etmelerini isterken, alt sosyo-ekonomik düzeydeki okullara devam eden öğrenci ailelerinin %11,9 (n=16)’u “çocuğunun ilköğretimden sonra eğitimine devam etmemesini istemektedir. Tüm bu bulgular, toplum sağlığı, okul sağlığı ve çocuğun genel iyi olma durumu üzerine önemli önlemleri gerekli kılmaktadır.Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Aydın İlinde, ilköğretim 4. ve 5. sınıf öğrencilerinin yaşam kalitesinin sosyo-ekonomik düzey açısından incelenmesidir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen “Çocuk Yaşam Kalitesi Tarama Envanteri” kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler, Aydın İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü’nden alınan bilgiler doğrultusunda belirlenen alt, orta ve üst sosyo-ekonomik düzeylerden toplam 6 ilköğretim okulunun 4. ve 5. sınıf öğrencilerinden toplanarak bu veriler üzerinde sayı, yüzde, frekans ve ki kare analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, çocuk yaşam kalitesinin büyük oranda sosyo-ekonomik düzey ile açıklanabileceğini göstermektedir. Alt sosyo ekonomik düzeyden çocuklar okul dışında gelir getirici bir iş yaparak aile bütçesine katkıda bulunmaktadırlar. Sosyo-ekonomik düzeyi ne olursa olsun ailelerin çoğunluğu çocuklarının eğitimlerine ilköğretimden sonra da devam etmelerini isterken, alt sosyo-ekonomik düzeydeki okullara devam eden öğrenci ailelerinin %11,9 (n=16)’u “çocuğunun ilköğretimden sonra eğitimine devam etmemesini istemektedir. Tüm bu bulgular, toplum sağlığı, okul sağlığı ve çocuğun genel iyi olma durumu üzerine önemli önlemleri gerekli kılmaktadır

Multiple Causes for Delay in Arrival at Hospital in Acute Stroke Patients in Aydin, Turkey

This descriptive, hospital-based study, performed in western Turkey, was designed to assess the level of pre-hospital delay and reasons for such delay in acute stroke patients, taking into consideration certain factors such as socioeconomic status, availability of transport options at onset of symptoms. Data were collected from hospital records, and a questionnaire was administered that included questions about socio-demographics, self-reported risk factors and questions related to hospital arrival. The rate of patients arriving at the hospital more than 3 hours after symptom onset was found to be 31.6% for this study. Approximately 1/3 of patients delayed going to the hospital because they were waiting for symptoms to go away while 1/3 of patients were not aware of the importance of seeking immediate medical help. There was a significant relationship between the use of ambulance transportation and length of time before arrival at the hospitals, though there was no statistically significantly relationship between the existence of stroke risk factors and hospital arrival delay. These results will likely be helpful to health care decision makers as they develop a model for stroke health care and community based training

Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

This article represents the update of the European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for Stroke Management. These guidelines cover both ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, which are now considered to be a single entity. The article covers referral and emergency management, Stroke Unit service, diagnostics, primary and secondary prevention, general stroke treatment, specific treatment including acute management, management of complications, and rehabilitation

Perceptibility and Acceptability of Color Differences of Single-Tooth Implants at the Restoration and Mucosa Levels: An Exploratory Clinical Study

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to assess the perceptibility and acceptability threshold values for color differentiation at the restoration and mucosa levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS One restored single-tooth implant and the contralateral reference tooth were spectrophotometrically assessed in 20 patients. Perceptibility and acceptability were evaluated by dentists, dental technicians, and laypeople. RESULTS Dental technicians had the highest sensitivity in the perception of tooth color differences (ΔE = 2.7), followed by dentists (ΔE = 3.3) and laypeople (ΔE = 4.4). Acceptability threshold values were generally higher than perceptibility threshold in all groups. Dental technicians exhibited the highest sensitivity in the perception of mucosa color differences (50% perceptibility at ΔE = 2.65), followed by dentists (ΔE > 3.7) and laypeople (ΔE > 6). CONCLUSION Color differences were tolerated with varying degrees among the three groups. Laypeople accepted higher color differences at the mucosa level