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Publication Open Access Energy drink consumption among pre-clinical medical students attending a public medical school in Istanbul, Turkey(MARMARA UNIV, FAC MEDICINE, 2019-05-28) KULAK, ERCAN; Kulak, Ercan; Hidiroglu, Seyhan; Luleci, Emel; Karavus, MeldaObjective: It has been reported that energy drink usage is increasing worldwide despite reports of severe adverse health effects. This study aimed to explore pre-clinical medical students' attitudes and perceptions in relation to energy drinks. Materials and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based descriptive study of pre-clinical medical students attending a public medical school in Istanbul, Turkey. Questions covered the students' sociodemographic characteristics, personal habits (e.g., smoking and alcohol consumption), energy drink perceptions and energy drink consumption, and their experience of side effects from energy drinks. Chi-square tests were used to compare the categorical data. Results: The mean age of the participants was 21.27 +/- 1.37 (range: 19-28) years, and 54.0% (n: 81) were females and 46.0% (n: 69) were males. Overall, 68.0% (n: 102) reported that they had consumed an energy drink at least once in their lives, with 29.4% of these reporting use in combination with alcohol, 22.6% reporting use before exams, 20.6% reporting use before a physical activity, 13.7% reporting use to relieve fatigue, and 48.0% reporting that they had only tried an energy drink out of curiosity. Conclusion: A large number of participants tried energy drinks out of curiosity, but energy drink consumption was quite common in combination with alcohol. Case studies are needed to provide detailed information on the actual adverse health effects of energy drinks, but in the meantime, energy drink consumption should not be encouraged. Health care providers should educate children and families for the adverse effects of energy drinks.Publication Open Access Aile hekimliğine başvuran bireylerde tip 2 diyabet risk düzeyinin belirlenmesi(2019-03-25) SAVE, DİLŞAD; Ercan KULAK;Berrin BERBER;Hasan TEMEL;Sena Nur KUTLUAY;Murathan YILDIRIM;Fatıma Nilay DEDEOĞLU;Serap ÇİFÇİLİ;Dilşad SAVEAmaç: Tip 2 Diyabetes Mellitus (T2DM), dünya çapında önemlibir halk sağlığı sorunu olan kronik metabolik bir hastalıktır. Uzunyıllar boyunca asemptomatik olabilir ve ilerleyicidir. Buna bağlıolarak kronik komplikasyonların görülme riski ve hastalık yüküartmaktadır. Bu çalışma aile hekimliği polikliniğine başvuran bireylerin diyabet risk düzeyini belirlemek, yüksek riskli olanlarıtanı ve müdahale için yönlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışma herhangi bir nedenleaile hekimliği polikliniklerine başvuran 171 kişinin katılımıylagerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilmiş olananket formu yüz yüze uygulanmış; boy, kilo ve bel çevresiölçümü yapılmıştır. Anket formu katılımcıların sosyo-demografiközellikleri, hastalık ve sağlık alışkanlıkları ile ilgili sorular yanısıra Finlandiya Diyabet Risk Anketi’ni (FINDRISK) içermekteydi. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p˂0,05 olarak alınmıştır.Bulgular: Katılımcıların %61.4’ü kadın, yaş ortancası (25.p75.p); 41 (33-52) olup; beden kütle indeksi (BKİ) ortancası26,42 (23,83-31,14) kg/m2’dir. Kadınların bel çevresi ortalaması90,63±14,69 (ort±ss) cm olup; erkeklerin ise 99,53±12,81 cm’dir.Tüm katılımcıların FINDRISK puan ortancası 10 (6-13) ikenkadınların 11 (6-13) olup erkeklerin ise 8 (5-13)’dir. FINDRISK’egöre katılımcıların %19.3’ü yüksek-çok yüksek, %22.2’si orta,%58.5’i hafif-düşük diyabet risk düzeyinde yer almaktadır. FINDRISK puanı ile yaş, BKİ ve bel çevresi arasında pozitif yöndeve istatistiksel olarak ileri düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur.Sonuç: Aile hekimleri başta olmak üzere erişkin nüfusa hizmetveren klinisyenlerin günlük pratiklerinde kendilerine herhangibir nedenle başvuran hastaları diyabet açısından taramaları önem arz etmektedir. FINDRISK bu amaçla kullanılabilir; hızlıve kolay uygulanabilir olması yanı sıra basit, ucuz ve anlaşılırbir tarama yöntemidir.Publication Open Access The evaluation of orthorexia nervosa tendency in primary health care workers(2022-04-01) KULAK, ERCAN; DOĞAN, EMRAH; KARAVUŞ, MELDA; HIDIROĞLU, SEYHAN; Kulak E., Aktaş A., Doğan E., Hıdıroğlu S., Karavuş M.Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to assess the tendency and frequency of orthorexia nervosa (ON) among primary health care workers. At the same time, it was our special purpose to evaluate its relation with eating attitude disorders and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of primary health care workers in Istanbul, Turkey, in September-October 2016. The total number of 202 primary health care workers were composed of physicians and nurses. We reached 72.2% (n=156) of the research population. Participants completed a questionnaire inquiring about sociodemographic characteristics, and also three scales, namely ORTO11, Eating Attitude Test-40 (EAT-40), and Maudsly Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Results: The mean ORTO-11 score of the participants was 26.8±4.8. The ORTO-11 score was higher in the physicians (27.8±4.62) than in the nurses (25.8±5.01) (p=0.018). Therefore, physicians tend to have less tendency for ON. There was a low but statistically significant correlation between the scores of ORTO-11 and EAT-40 (rho=- 0.299 and p<0.001) and MOCI (rho=-0.261 and p=0.001). EAT-40 and MOCI (rho=0.192 and p=0.016) scores were found to be statistically significant at low correlation. Conclusions: The tendency of ON, eating attitude disorder and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were found to be higher in nurses as compared to physicians as far as occupational groups were concerned. There can be a relation between ON tendency and eating attitude disorders and obsessivecompulsive symptoms.