34 research outputs found

    When should quality of life be measured after radical cystectomy?

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    Aim: In this prospective study our aim was to establish the time it takes cystectomized patients' to adapt to their new health status

    Unrecognized depression in community-dwelling elderly persons in Istanbul

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    Objective: Depression, one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, causes disability and reduces quality of life. Rates of clinical depression in community samples of older adults range between 1-16 %. Most studies of old age depression have been conducted in developed countries. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders among Turkish elderly in an urban community

    PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ON URETHRAL STRICTURE MODEL OF MALE RATS

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    Winter Meeting of the Society-of-Urodynamics-Female-Pelvic-Medicine-and-Urogenital-Reconstruction -- FEB 28-MAR 04, 2017 -- Scottsdale, AZWOS: 000394664900230…Soc Urodynam Female Pelv Med & Urogenital Reconstruc

    Testicular size and vascular resistance before and after hydrocelectomy

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    OBJECTIVE. We sought to determine whether there is an association between hydroceles and testicular size and vascular resistance

    Turkish inappropriate medication use in the elderly (TIME) criteria to improve prescribing in older adults: TIME-to-STOP/TIME-to-START

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    Key summary pointsAim To meet the current need in different European countries for improving prescribing in older adults, we aimed to create an update screening tool getting origin from the two user friendly criterion sets: the STOPP/STARTv2 criteria and CRIME criteria. Findings Based on thorough literature review, 55 criteria were added, 17 criteria were removed, and 60 criteria were modified. As a result, 153 TIME criteria composed of 112 TIME-to-STOP and 41 TIME-to-START criteria were introduced. Message TIME criterion set is an update screening tool reported from Eastern Europe that included experts from geriatrics and other specialties frequently giving care to older adults and some additional practical explanations for clinical use
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