Labraunda 2017

La mission 2017 de Labraunda a été double. Parallèlement à la mission de fouille/documentation/conservation qui s’est déroulée sur le site de Labraunda du 18 juin au 18 août 2017, nous avons inauguré cette année une mission de prospection, pour l’instant modeste, mais qui s’avère très prometteuse. Cette dernière, dont la première édition s’est déroulée pendant les deux semaines qui ont précédé la fouille, a pour objectif d’établir une carte archéologique de la région de Labraunda et de permet..

LIMPRINT study - the Turkish experience

Background: Lymphedema and chronic oedema is a major healthcare problem in both developed and non-developed countries The LIMPRINT study is an international health service based study to determine the prevalence and functional impact in adult populations of member countries of the International Lymphoedema Framework (ILF). Methods: 1051 patients from 8 centers in Turkey were recruited using the LIMPRINT study protocol. Data were collected using the core and module tools which assess the demographic and clinical properties as well as disability and QoL. Results: Most of the Turkish patients were recruited from specialist lymphedema services and were found to be female, housewives and having secondary lymphedema due to cancer treatment. The duration of lymphedema was commonly less than 5 years and most of them had ISL Grade 2 lymphedema. Cellulitis, infection and wounds were uncommon. The majority of patients did not get any treatment or advice before. Most of the patients had impaired QoL and decreased functionality, but psychological support was neglected. Although most had social health security access to Lymphedema centres nevertheless access seemed difficult due to distance and cost. Conclusion: The study has shown the current status and characteristics of lymphedema patients, treatment conditions, the unmet need for the diagnosis and treatment as well as burden of the disease in both patients and families in Turkey. National health policies are needed for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment in Turkey that utilise this informative data

NÖROPATİK AĞRILI HASTADA ORAL MEKSİLETİN KULLANIMI

NÖROPATİK AĞRILI HASTADA ORAL MEKSİLETİN KULLANIMI</p

Labraunda 2018

1. Introduction La campagne 2018 des recherches à Labraunda (Fig. 1.1) s’est déroulée du 11 au 29 juin, pour la prospection, et du 15 juillet au 13 septembre pour la fouille. Nous tenons à remercier très chaleureusement les deux représentants du ministère de la Culture et du Tourisme turc, Murat Kaleağasıoğlu pour la prospection et Musa Ötenen pour la fouille. Leur efficacité et leur professionnalisme furent exceptionnels. Fig. 1.1 : Plan général du site de Labraunda O. Henry 2. Administrat..

Osteoporozu olan yaşlı hastalarda kas iskelet sistemi ağrısı: Çok merkezli bir çalışma

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı kas iskelet sistemi (KİS) yakınması ile başvuran yaşlı hastalar içerisinden osteoporozu (OP) olanları belirlemek, bu hastaların ağrıyan bölgelerinin dağılımını ve KİS hastalıklarına yönelik kullandıkları ilaçları değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Dokuz farklı şehirdeki polikliniklere ardı sıra başvuran 1141 hasta OP tanısına yönelik olarak tarandı. Hastaların yaşları, cinsiyetleri, kas iskelet sistemine dair başvuru yakınmaları, tanıları ve ilaç kullanımları kaydedildi. Bulgular: Yaş ortalaması 71,9±5,3 yıl olan 382 hastanın (341 kadın, 41 erkek) OP tanısı mevcuttu. Her iki cinste de hastaların en sık başvuru yakınmaları bel (%54,5) ve sırt ağrısı (%39,6) olarak belirlendi. Bunları sırasıyla diz, kalça, boyun ve omuz ağrısı takip ediyordu. OP’ye en sık eşlik eden tanılar arasında osteoartrit (%36), lomber spondiloz/stenoz (%21) ve servikal spondiloz/stenoz (%10) ilk sıralarda yer alıyordu. Hastaların kullanmakta olduğu ortalama ilaç sayısı 3±1,2 idi. OP tedavisine yönelik olarak en sık reçetelenen ilaçlar bifosfonatlardı (%59). KİS ağrıları için hastaların %46,6’sı non-steroidal antiinflamatuvar ilaçlar (sistemik ve/veya topikal), %24,6’sı ise parasetamol kullanıyordu. Sonuç: OP’si olan yaşlı hastalarda bel ağrısının altta yatan nedeninin açığa çıkarılması için tam bir fizik muayene yapılması çok önemlidir. Bununla birlikte, çoklu ilaç kullanımını en alt düzeye getirmek için farmakolojik olmayan yaklaşımların KİS hastalıklarının tedavisinde kullanılabileceği mutlaka akılda tutulmalıdır.Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the ones with osteoporosis (OP) in elderly patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints and to evaluate the distribution of region of pain and the medications used for the musculoskeletal disease(s) in these patients. Materials and Methods: 1141 elderly patients who were consecutively admitted to the outpatient clinics in nine different provinces were screened for the diagnosis of OP Age, gender, complaints, diagnosis and current . medications related to musculoskeletal system disorder(s) were recorded. Results: 382 elderly (341 female, 41 male) with a mean age of 71.9±5.3 years had the diagnosis of OP Low (54.5%) and upper back (39.6%) . pain were the most common complaints in both sexes. These were followed by knee, hip, cervical and shoulder pain, respectively. Osteoarthritis (36%), lumbar (21%) and cervical spondylosis/stenosis (10%) were the most common musculoskeletal diseases accompanying OP The mean number of drugs used was 3.0±1.2. The most commonly . prescribed anti-osteoporotic agents were bisphosphonates (59%). For the musculoskeletal pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (systemic and/or topical) were used in 46.6% and paracetamol in 24.6% of patients. Conclusion: It is crucial to perform a thorough physical examination to reveal the underlying cause of back pain in elderly osteoporotic patients. Besides, in order to minimize polypharmacy, it should be kept in mind that non-pharmacological approaches can be used for the management of musculoskeletal diseases

Influence of patient training on persistence, compliance, and tolerability of different dosing frequency regimens of bisphosphonate therapy: An observational study in Turkish patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis

In our study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of training on compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate treatment given on a weekly vs. monthly basis in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. A total of 979 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis (mean age: 63.2 ± 7.2 years) were included in this national, multicenter, prospective non-interventional observational cohort registry study. Patients were randomized into training (n = 492, 50.3%, mean age: 63.4 ± 7.2 years) and control (n = 487, 49.7%, mean age: 63.0 ± 7.1 years) groups. Patients in each intervention group were given weekly (44.9% and 44.6% for training and control subjects, respectively) or monthly (55.1% and 55.4%, respectively) bisphosphonate regimens. After the initial visit, patients were followed up at three-month intervals throughout 12 months of treatment for evaluation of persistence, compliance and adverse events. On average, 79.4% of the patients were persistent with the treatment with a mean of 350.4 days of duration during the 12-month follow-up period. The mean compliance in the compliant and fully compliant group remained at an average of 86.6%. No significant difference was detected between the training and control groups in terms of compliance and persistence. Significantly longer persistence (360.0 ± 89.0 vs. 345.0 ± 108.0 days, p = 0.035), higher percentage of persistent patients (83.4% vs. 74.2%, p = 0.012) and higher compliance rates (88.8% vs. 83.3%, p = 0.002) were noted in monthly regimen patients in comparison to those given weekly regimen. Our findings revealed remarkably high rates for persistence and compliance with bisphosphonate treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis, with no impact of training on compliance and persistence rates. Longer persistence and better compliance rates were achieved with the monthly bisphosphonate regimen when compared to the weekly regimen

Which swallowing difficulty of food consistency is best predictor for oropharyngeal dysphagia risk in older person?

© 2019, European Geriatric Medicine Society.Aim: Our aim was to investigate which swallowing difficulty of food consistency in older people who did not have any disease that might affect swallowing functions, and which symptoms were most likely related to oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) risk. Findings: We have found that the eating/drinking difficulty of thick liquids was the highest predictive value with respect to OD risk and the eating difficulty of mixed content food had the highest diagnostic ratio. Message: The present study reports that even in older person who do not go to the hospital with the complaints of swallowing difficulty, the difficulty of swallowing thick liquids and especially the mixed content food should be questioned. Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate which swallowing difficulty of food consistency in participants over 65 years of age who did not have any disease that might affect swallowing functions, and which symptoms were most likely related to oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Methods: The cross-sectional and multicenter study was conducted at 12 hospitals including 883 participants aged ≥65 years who were fed orally and who were admitted to the physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinics between September 2017 and December 2018. Demographic characteristics were recorded. Katz Daily Living Activities Index (KDLAI), swallowing-related quality of life scale (Swal-QoL) and 10-item Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) were used. The participants were asked the “yes” or “no” questions including swallowing difficulty of various types of food consistency with the face-to-face interview. Results: Participants were divided into two groups as normal swallowing (EAT-10 < 3 group) (n = 639) and OD risk groups (EAT-10 ≥ 3 group) (n = 244) according to the EAT-10 scores. While there was no difference related to number of teeth and KDLAI scores between groups (p = 0.327 and p = 0.221, respectively), the significant difference was found between groups in terms of yes/no questions and Swal-QoL scores (p < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that eating difficulty of mixed content food provided maximum sensitivity (99%) and eating/drinking difficulty of thick liquid had maximum specificity (77%). The higher area under curve was in eating/drinking difficulty of thick liquid (0.891), and higher positive likelihood ratio (LR) was eating/drinking difficulty of thick liquid (4.26) as well as lower negative LR was eating difficulty of mixed content food (0.01). The higher diagnostic odds ratio was eating difficulty of mixed content food (367.0), and the higher posttest probability was eating/drinking difficulty of thick liquid (0.211). Conclusion: While eating difficulty of hard solid food is the most common symptom in healthy participants over 65 years of age, the eating difficulty of thick liquids is the highest predictive value related to oropharyngeal dysphagia risk. Also, the eating difficulty of mixed content food had the highest diagnostic ratio