Browsing by Author "Eyigor, Sibel"
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Item Fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon polikliniklerine başvuran geriatrik hastaların özellikleri: Çok merkezli tanımlayıcı araştırma(Galenos Yayıncılık, 2011-02) Doğan, Asuman; Ceceli, Esma; Okumuş, Müyesser; Gökkaya, N. Kutay Ordu; Kutsal, Yeşim Gökçe; Borman, Pınar; Öztop, Pınar; Altındağ, Özlem; Aydeniz, Ali; Beyazova, Mehmet; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Eyigor, Sibel; Hizmetli, Sami; Karapolat, Hale; Madenci, Ercan; Nacir, Bans; Ortancil, Özgur; Turhan, Nur; Yağcı, İlker; Yazgan, Pelin; İrdesel, Jale; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Fizik Tedavi & Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı.; 56631533300Aim: The aim of this study was to define the demographic and clinical characteristics of geriatric patients who referred to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) outpatient clinics and to detect the differences between these characteristics in regard to age, sex and education level. Materials and Methods: 820 patients over 65 years old who attended 20 outpatient clinics were included in the study. In addition to demographic data, the complaints, comorbid diseases, pain levels, drugs being used, exercise and medical status of the patients were recorded. The effects of age, sex and education level on complaints, comorbid diseases and exercise habits were investigated. Results: The mean age of the patients was 71.7 +/- 5.5 years. 16.7% were living alone, 61.7% were housewives. 86% of the patients had one or more comorbid diseases - hypertension, gastric problems and heart disease were mostly encountered. The most common complaints were joint pain, fatigue and widespread body pain. The average number of pills taken per day was 4.02 +/- 0.9 (median 4), and the VAS pain score was 5.1 +/- 1.3 (median 5.0). History of falling was present in 16.5% of patients. 30.1% were routinely walking and 15.4% were performing exercise at home. In patients over 75 years, vertebral pain and deformity, urinary incontinence, eye problem, difficulty in swallowing, decrease in hearing, as well as balance and teeth problems were significantly more frequent than in younger subjects. Conclusion: Aged population constitutes most of the PMR outpatient clinic patients. Considering comorbid diseases, high number of daily taken drugs and falls, PMR specialist should be cautious in prescribing drugs and planning rehabilitation programme. For independence in activities of daily living in this age group, besides the musculoskeletal system, all other systems should be evaluated and a comprehensive geriatric rehabilitation programme should be constructed.Item Polypharmacy in the elderly: A multicenter study(Elsevier, 2009-09) Kutsal, Yeşim Gökçe; Barak, Anıl; Atalay, Ayçe; Baydar, Terken; Tuncer, Tiraje; Hizmetli, Sami; Dursun, Nigar; Eyigor, Sibel; Sarıdoğan, Merih; Bodur, Hatice; Cantürk, Ferhan; Turhanoğlu, Ayşe; Arslan, Şule; Başaran, Aynur; Küçükoğlu, Selçuk; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı.; 6603550418Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the polypharmacy issue and its correlations with socio-economic variables in Turkish elderly patients. Design: Cross-sectional Setting: Outpatient clinics of the medical schools, departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation from 12 provinces. Participants: A total of 1430 elderly in different geographical regions of Turkey during January 2007 to January 2008 were included. Measurements: Patients were interviewed using a questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, current medical diagnosis, and pharmaceuticals that are used by elderly. Demographical parameters were gender, age, marital status, number of children, level of education, province, and status of retirement. Results: The mean number of drugs was found to be higher in the females. There was a significant difference among age groups, marital status groups, and the number of children categories. The distribution of the number of drugs among education levels did not differ significantly, whereas the distribution of the number of drugs between the status of retirement and presence of chronic disease differed significantly. Conclusions: Polypharmacy is correlated with various factors including age, sex, marital status, number of children, status of retirement, and presence of chronic medical conditions but not educational status in our study group.