The social self-efficacy of students: a research school of Physical Education and sports at Anadolu University

The social self-efficacy of students: a research school of physical education and sports at Anadolu University. The aim of this study was to investigate social self-efficacy perception of Physical Education and Sports School students at Anadolu University in terms of gender, departments and ages. 274 Anadolu University Physical Education and Sports School students were formed the research universe. Data were collected by means of “Social Self-efficacy Scale” which was originally developed by Smith-Betz (2000) and reorganized by Palancı (2004) in Turkey. The survey consists of two parts. In the first section contains demographic factors. Second part of the questionnaire is to determine social self-efficacy perception of students in the School of Physical Education and Sports at Anadolu University and consisted of 25 items. In the data analysis, “arithmetic mean and standard deviation” for numerical comparisons were used. In order to determine the differences among attitudes, t-test was used for two-way comparisons for independent groups and ANOVA was used in order to compare variables of groups more than two. In the statistical analysis, 0.05 was accepted as the significance level. The results of the analyses indicated that the social self-efficacy perception of students use differentiated according to gender and departments, but didn’t differentiate according to ages

The metacognition levels of students: a research school of physical education and sports at Anadolu University

The aim of this research was to find out the perceived metacognition level of Physical Education and Sports School students at Anadolu University and to identify whether metacognition levels display significant differences in terms of various variables. The subject population sample was 416 Anadolu University Physical Education and Sports School students. "The Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30)" developed by Cartwright-Hatton and Wells and later developed the 30-item short form (MCQ-30) was used. The MCQ-30 which was adapted into Turkish by Tosun and Irak is a four point agreement scale (Tosun & Irak, 2007). Each item in this scale is analyzed separately ranging from "(1) strongly disagree" to "(4) strongly agree.” In the data analysis, “arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA” were used. As a result of this study there was no significant difference between their genders for uncontrollableness and danger, cognitive awareness, cognitive confidence and the positive beliefs. On the other hand there is significant difference between their genders for need to control thinking. (p<0.05). Yılmaz (2007) and Semerci & Elaldı’s (2011) findings corresponded to the results of this research. There is no significant difference between their departments for uncontrollableness and danger, cognitive awareness, cognitive confidence, need to control thinking and the positive beliefs. There was no significant difference between their class levels for the positive beliefs, cognitive confidence and need to control thinking. On the other hand, there was significant difference between their class levels for uncontrollableness and danger and cognitive awareness (p<0.05). The result of this study is supported with literature (Demir & Özmen, 2011)

Romatoid Artritli Hastalarda Serum Tümör Belirteçleri Düzeyleri

Giriş ve Amaç: Romatoid Artrit (RA) eklemleri etkileyen ve görece sık rastlanılan inflamatuar bir hastalıktır. Bu çalışmada RA tanılı hastalarda serum tümör belirteçleri olan karsinoembriyonik antijeni (CEA) ,CA 125, CA 19.9 ve CA15.3 düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır Yöntem: Bir üniversite hastanesinin romatoloji kliniğinde RA tanısı ile takip edilmekte olan toplam 148 hasta çalışma grubuna ve osteoartrit tanılı 36 hasta ise kontrol grubuna dâhil edilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan bireylerden alınan kan örneklerinden romatoid faktör (RF), eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı (ESR), anti siklik sitrilünepeptid (anti CCP) ve serum tümör belirteçleri olan CEA,CA19.9,CA 125 ve CA 15.3 düzeyleri ölçülmüştür. Hastalık aktivite skoru çalışmaya dâhil edilme sırasında ilgili romatoloji uzmanı tarafından değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Serum CEA,CA19.9,CA 125 ve CA15.3 düzeyleri RA tanılı hastalarda kontrollere göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek saptanmıştır. Hem aktif hem de inaktif hasta grubunda tümör belirteç düzeyleri kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı olarak yüksek ölçülmüştür ancak tümör belirteçleri ile hastalık aktivite skoru arasında bir korelasyon saptanamamıştır. Tümör belirteçleri arasında yalnızca CEA ile RF arasında bir korelasyon saptanmıştır(r 0.165, p >0.049). Tartışma ve Sonuç: Serum tümör belirteçleri RA tanılı hastalarda sıklıkla yüksek seviyelerde saptanabilir. Hastaların takibinden sorumlu olan hekimlerin bu durumdan haberdar olmaları, bu hasta grubunda malignite varlığı araştırma amacı ile yapılabilecek olan gereksiz işlemlerin önüne geçilmesine yardımcı olacaktır.Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a relatively common inflammatory disease generally affecting the joints. This study aimed to assess the levels of various serum tumors markers; carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 125, CA 19.9 and CA15.3 in patients with a known diagnosis of RA. Methods: A total of 148 patients who were being followed in the rheumatology clinic of a tertiary academic center with a diagnosis of RA and 36 controls were included in the study group. Measurement of rheumatoid factor (RF), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), anti CCP and serum tumor markers including CEA, CA 19.9, CA 125, CA 15.3 were made from the blood samples obtained from the participants. Disease activity score at the time of study entry was also evaluated by the attending rheumatologist. Results: Serum levels of CEA, CA19.9, CA 125 and CA 15.3 were found to be significantly higher in RA patients compared to controls. This difference was statistically significant in both patient groups with active and inactive disease compared to the control group. However a correlation between tumor markers and disease activity score was not found. Among tumor markers only serum CEA levels were found to be associated with RF levels (r 0.165, p &gt;0.049) Discussion and Conclusion: Serum tumor markers are frequently elevated in patients with RA and caring physicians should be aware of this phenomenon to avoid the use of unnecessary evaluative procedures for searching presence of malignancy in these group of patients

Frequency of latent tuberculosis in patients receiving Anti-TNF-Alpha therapy

Setting-Objective: In this study, it was aimed to reveal the incidence of tuberculosis development in patients receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocker therapy, despite tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis. Design: 520 patients who were receiving anti TNF-α treatment in the last 3 years were evaluated retrospectively. Radiological imaging tuberculin skin test (TST), history of tuberculosis, BCG vaccine, chemoprophylaxis administration, used anti TNF-α drugs were recorded. Results: There were 265(51.0%) of the patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 175(33.7%) with rheumatoid arthritis, 35(6.7%) with Crohn's, 10(1.9%) with ulcerative colitis (UC), 21(4.0%) with psoriatic arthritis, 14(2.7%) with psoriasis vulgaris. In total, 455 (79.6%) patients were given INH prophylaxis. Active tuberculosis development was observed in five patients (4: pulmonary,1: extrapulmonary; 3: UC, 2:AS) who all received anti TNF-α treatment (0.96%), infliximab. Three patients had tuberculosis disease in the 6th month, and the other 2 patients in the 5th and 24th month of their anti TNF-α treatments, and two had 9-month, and 1 had 6-month chemoprophylaxis history. Conclusion: The incidence of tuberculosis development in patients treated with anti TNF-α was found to be higher than the general population. In our country, where tuberculosis is still prevalent, patients receiving Anti TNF-α treatment (especially in-fliximab) should be carefully questioned and examined about tuberculosis

The Prevelance of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

ÖzAmaç: İrritabl barsak sendromu (İBS), barsak alışkanlıklarında değişim ve kronik karın ağrısı ile karakterize bağırsağın fonksiyonel birhastalığıdır. İBS’ nin Romatoid artrit (RA) gibi inflamatuar patolojilerle artmış birlikteliğine rağmen, patofizyolojisinde inflamasyonun rolünetleştirilebilmiş değildir. Ankilozan Spondilit (AS) başlıca aksiyel iskelet sistemini tutan, kronik inflamatuvar bir hastalıkdır. Çalışmamızınamacı AS’ de İBS sıklığını tespit etmek ve bunun başta hastalık aktivitesi olmak üzere diğer faktörlerle ilişkisini ortaya koymaktır.Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmaya Namık Kemal Üniversitesi romatoloji kliniğindeki 145 AS tanılı hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların demografik,klinik ve laboratuvar verileri ile birlikte hastalık aktivitesi ve biyolojik ilaç kullanımı kaydedildi. ROMA III kriterlerine göre İBS tanısı ve tipiincelendi.Bulgular: AS hastalarındaki İBS sıklığı %31.7 idi. İBS sıklığı hastalık aktivitesi yüksek olan (BASDAI>4) ve biyolojik ajan tedavisialanlarda anlamlı şekilde yüksekti (p4) and in patients treated with biological agents (p values <0.001, 0.010, respectively). IBS was significantly higher in female patients by gender and young patients (<50) by age (p: 0.012 and p: 0.01 respectively). Conclusion: IBS, when compared to the normal population, was found to be higher (%31,7) in patients with AS. The relationship between AS disease activity score and IBS suggests the effect of inflammation in pathogenesis. As a result, in patients with AS, especially with high disease activity, gastroenterological complaints should be questioned; and IBS as frequent comorbidity, shouldn’t be ignored in the follow-u

Sex Estimation From Sternal Measurements Using Multidetector Computed Tomography

We aimed to show the utility and reliability of sternal morphometric analysis for sex estimation. Sex estimation is a very important step in forensic identification. Skeletal surveys are main methods for sex estimation studies. Morphometric analysis of sternum may provide high accuracy rated data in sex discrimination. In this study, morphometric analysis of sternum was evaluated in 1mm chest computed tomography scans for sex estimation. Four hundred forty 3 subjects (202 female, 241 male, mean age: 44 +/- 8.1 [ distribution: 30-60 year old]) were included the study. Manubrium length (ML), mesosternum length (2L), Sternebra 1 (S1W), and Sternebra 3 (S3W) width were measured and also sternal index (SI) was calculated. Differences between genders were evaluated by student t-test. Predictive factors of sex were determined by discrimination analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Male sternalmeasurement values are significantly higher than females (P< 0.001) while SI is significantly low in males (P< 0.001). In discrimination analysis, MSL has high accuracy rate with 80.2% in females and 80.9% in males. MSL also has the best sensitivity (75.9%) and specificity (87.6%) values. Accuracy rates were above 80% in 3 stepwise discrimination analysis for both sexes. Stepwise 1(ML, MSL, S1W, S3W) has the highest accuracy rate in stepwise discrimination analysis with 86.1% in females and 83.8% in males. Our study showed that morphometric computed tomography analysis of sternum might provide important information for sex estimation

Fetuin-A is related to syndesmophytes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a case control study

OBJECTIVES: New bone formation is one of the hallmark characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis, which is thereby associated with syndesmophytes. Fetuin-A is a molecule that is abundantly found in calcified tissues and it shows high affinity for calcium phosphate minerals and related compounds. Considering the role of fetuin-A in the regulation of calcified matrix metabolism, we compared the fetuin-A levels in ankylosing spondylitis patients with syndesmophytes with those in patients without syndesmophytes and in healthy controls. We also studied other biomarkers that are thought to be related to syndesmophytes. METHODS: Ninety-four patients (49 patients without syndesmophytes, 67.3% male, 40.7±8.7 years; 45 patients with syndesmophytes, 71.1% M, 43.9±9.9 years) and 68 healthy controls (44.2±10.6 years and 70.6% male) were included in this study. Syndesmophytes were assessed on the lateral radiographs of the cervical and lumbar spine. The serum levels of fetuin-A, dickkopf-1, sclerostin, IL-6, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and bone morphogenetic protein-7 were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Patients with syndesmophytes had significantly higher levels of fetuin-A compared with patients without syndesmophytes and controls (1.16±0.13, 1.05±0.09 and 1.08±0.13 mg/ml, respectively). However, fetuin-A was not different between the patients without syndesmophytes and controls. Bone morphogenetic protein-7 was significantly lower; dickkopf-1 was significantly higher in patients with ankylosing spondylitis compared with controls. The sclerostin concentrations were not different between the groups. In regression analysis, fetuin-A was an independent, significant predictor of syndesmophytes. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that fetuin-A may a role in the pathogenesis of bony proliferation in ankylosing spondylitis

High prevalence of spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis among familial Mediterranean fever patients and their first-degree relatives: further evidence for the connection

INTRODUCTION: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. Limited data suggest that the prevalence of sacroiliitis is increased in patients with FMF. In our present study, we assessed the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS), among a cohort of FMF patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives (FDRs). METHODS: The current study cohort comprised a consecutive group of 201 unrelated patients with FMF and 319 FDRs (≥ 16 years old). These subjects were examined according to a standard protocol. RESULTS: A total of 157 FMF patients (78.1%) and 233 (73%) unaffected FDRs reported back pain. Fifteen FMF patients (7.5%) and nine unaffected FDRs fulfilled the modified New York (mNY) criteria for AS. One additional FDR with AS was identified after review of the medical records. None of the FMF patients with AS was HLA-B27 positive. The allele frequency of M694V among the FMF patients with radiographic sacroiliitis was significantly higher in comparison with those without sacroiliitis (OR 4.3). When compared with the general population, the risk ratios for SpA and AS among the FDRs of our FMF patients were 3.3 (95% CI; 2.0 to 5.5) and for AS 2.9 (95% CI; 1.3 to 6.4), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that a) factors other than HLA-B27 play a role in the association of FMF and SpA/AS; b) MEFV gene variations may be one of the geographic/region-specific potential pathogenetic links between these two disorders in the Turkish population

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ABSTRACT. Objective. To estimate the prevalence of inflammatory back pain (IBP) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) using the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria among employees in a university. Methods. In the first stage of the study, a face-to-face interview was done using a standard questionnaire to investigate IBP in 381 subjects randomly selected from 2894 employees at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey. In the second stage, subjects with back pain for ≥ 3 months and age at onset &lt; 45 years were evaluated for axSpA using the ASAS criteria. Both the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria and Amor criteria were used for the classification of the whole group of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Results. There were 131 male and 250 female subjects (mean age: 38.0 yrs). Twenty-five subjects (6.6%) were classified as having IBP according to the ASAS criteria. The prevalence of IBP according to the Berlin and Calin criteria was 7.1% and 21.5%, respectively. The prevalence of axSpA was estimated at 1.3% according to the ASAS classification criteria (0.5% for radiographic axSpA and 0.8% for nonradiographic axSpA). A total of 7 patients (1.8%) fulfilled both the Amor and ESSG criteria for the whole group of SpA. Conclusion. This is the first prevalence study of IBP and axSpA using ASAS classification criteria in the Turkish population. Spondyloarthritides are among the most prevalent inflammatory rheumatic diseases 1 . There is a considerable diagnostic delay (8.9 yrs) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the prototype of this group, mainly because of the requirement of radiographic sacroiliitis for its diagnosis 2 . Low awareness of inflammatory back pain (IBP), the first and most common symptom of spondyloarthritis (SpA), in daily practice is also a major reason for the diagnostic delay 3 . New classification criteria developed by the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) provide that patients with SpA can be classified as either patients with axial SpA (axSpA) or those with peripheral SpA. The ASAS axSpA criteria cover the entire spectrum of axial disease including AS and nonradiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA) MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted our study at the Health Sciences Campus at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, which has 2894 medical and nonmedical staff aged between 18 and 67 years. A sample of 395 subjects was selected randomly by a computer from the list of all employees, based on the IBP prevalence of 5% in the general population 5 , using OpenEpi (version 2.3) and CI ± 2%. A total of 381 of these 395 subjects agreed to participate, an acceptance rate of 96.5%. In the first stage of the study, 6 trained medical students, using a standard questionnaire, interviewed participants face to face. Questionnaire responses were used to determine whether participants met the ASAS criteria for IBP 10 . Subjects were also evaluated for IBP based on the Berlin 11 and Calin criteria 12 In the second stage, the subjects with back pain for more than 3 month

Adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasm presenting with Cushing's syndrome: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Oncocytic neoplasms occur in several organs and are most commonly found in the thyroid, kidneys and salivary glands. Oncocytic neoplasms of the adrenal cortex are extremely rare and are usually non-functioning.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of an adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasm with uncertain malignant potential in a 31-year-old man with Cushing's syndrome. The patient had been operated on following diagnosis of a 7 cm adrenal mass. Following surgery, the Cushing's syndrome resolved. The patient is still alive with no metastases one year after the surgery.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasms must be considered in the differential diagnosis of both functioning and non-functioning adrenal masses.</p