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Publication Environmental characteristics of older people attending physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinics(Natl Inst Public Health, 2020-03-01) Beyazova, Mehmet; Doğan, Asuman; Kutsal, Yeşim Gökce; Karahan, Sevilay; Arslan, Şule; Gökkaya, Kutay Ordu; Toraman, Füsun; Dinçer, Nilay; Hizmetli, Sami; Senel, Kazım; Yazgan, Pelin; Ortancıl, Özgür; Özyemişçi-Taşkıran, Özden; Borman, Pınar; Okumus, Muesser; Ceceli, Esma; Evcik, Deniz; Ay, Saime; Öztop, Pınar; Turhan, Nur; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Günaydın, Rezzan; Eyigör, Sibel; Altındağ Özlem; Aydeniz, Ali; Irdesel, Jale; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi.; FAP-6320-2022Objective: A residential environment refers to the physical and social characteristics in a neighbourhood. The physical characteristics include interior housing qualities, exterior neighbourhood characteristics, and the accessibility of essential facilities and services outside the neighbourhood. Older adults especially may be vulnerable to the negative impacts of the residential environment. The aim of this study is to elucidate the problems ageing people face in their neighbourhoods, buildings and public areas.Methods: The study group consisted of a total of 1,001 people over the age of 65 who were admitted to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics in Turkey and consented to participate. A questionnaire covering demographic, social and environmental information was used.Results: Of the study group, 58.6% was living in an apartment building, but only 23.6% of these buildings had an elevator, and the stairs were inconvenient in 46.7% of the buildings. Only 49% of the elderly people went for a walk regularly. The most frequent complaint about the hospitals, community health centres and other public areas was the inappropriate restroom conditions. Eighty-six percent of the study group were not members of an organization, a foundation or a group, and 73.6% did not have personal hobbies.Conclusions: The layouts of buildings and surroundings are inappropriate for older people, and the opportunities for them to participate in social activities are limited. Health and social programmes and governmental and local policies for older people are needed, and public awareness about this issue should be raised.Item 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(Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Derneği, 2015-10-05) Akarırmak, Ülkü; Kocyiğit, Hikmet; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Esmaeilzadeh, Sina; Kuru, Ömer; Yalcınkaya, Ebru Yılmaz; Peker, Özlen; Ekim, Ayşe Aydemir; Özgirgin, Neşe; Çalış, Mustafa; Rezvani, Aylin; Çevikol, Alev; Eyigör, Sibel; Şendur, Ömer Faruk; İrdesel, Jale Fatma; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı.; 56631533300Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.