Evaluation of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours: A Research on Hospitalized Patients

Bu çalışmanın amacı, morbidite ve mortalite oranlarının daha yüksek olduğu klinik birimlerden sağlık hizmeti alan bireylerin Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışı (SYBD) alışkanlıklarını incelemek ve buna etki eden faktörleri ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinin göğüs hastalıkları-göğüs cerrahisi, onkoloji-hematoloji, kalp-damar cerrahisi ve kardiyoloji klinikleri olmak üzere toplamda 4 farklı klinikte sağlık hizmeti alan 137 kişi üzerinde SYBD ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Anket verileri SPSS 21 paket programı ile analiz edilmiş, Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA) ile Kruskal Wallis Testi uygulanmıştır. Demografik özellikler ve hizmet alınan klinik açısından SYBD’nin gruplar arasında farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Bu bağlamda özellikle potansiyel sağlık riski olan 65 yaş üstü kişiler ile onkoloji ve kalp damar hastalık riski gruplarının SYBD açısından özendirilmesinin gerekli olduğu düşünülmektedir.The aim of this study is to investigate the healthy lifestyle behaviours (HLB) of patients who received health care from clinical units with higher morbidity and mortality rates and to put forth the factors which affect the HLB. To this end, SYBD scale was applied to 137 people who received health services in 4 clinics, including thoracic diseases-thoracic surgery, oncology-haematology, cardiovascular surgery and cardiology clinics in a training and research hospital. The survey data analyzed with SPSS 21 package program, One-Way ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis tests were applied. It was found that SYBD varied between the groups in terms of demographic characteristics and clinical service. In this context, it is considered that especially those with 65 years of age who have potential health risks and the risk groups of oncology and cardiovascular disease should be encouraged with regard to HLB

Prevalence of cervical cytological abnormalities in Turkey

Objective: To evaluate retrospectively the prevalence of cervical cytological abnormalities in patient records obtained from healthcare centers in Turkey. Method: Demographic characteristics and data on cervical cytological abnormalities were evaluated from patients who underwent flap tests in healthcare centers in 2007. Results: Data were collected from 33 healthcare centers totaling 140 334 patients. Overall, the prevalence of cervical cytological abnormalities was 1.8%; the prevalence of ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL, HSIL, and AGC was 1.07%, 0.07%, 0.3%, 0.17%, and 0.08%, respectively. The prevalence of preinvasive cervical neoplasia was 1.7% and the prevalence of cytologically diagnosed invasive neoplasia was 0.06%. Conclusion: The abnormal cervical cytological prevalence rate in Turkey is lower than in Europe and North America. This might be due to sociocultural differences, lack of population-based screening programs, or a lower HPV prevalence rate in Turkey