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Publication Metadata only Evaluation of diabetes knowledge of pharmacy students(2023-08-11) TEZCAN, SONGÜL; RABUŞ, ŞULE; AY Z. Y., TEZCAN S., APİKOĞLU Ş.Diabetes is a global health concern. Pharmacists contribute to improving health outcomes by providing pharmaceutical care to patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). There are studies showing that pharmacy students need more knowledge in order to competently contribute to diabetes management. The aim of this study is to determine the level of diabetes knowledge of the undergraduate students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Faculty of Pharmacy. A cross sectional study using online self-administered survey was conducted during 2 weeks among the 4th and 5th year pharmacy students. Sociodemographic characteristics of the students were collected. A structured questionnaire about the definition, causes and symptoms of diabetes (40 items) [1] were applied. The response options were “yes; no; or I do not know”. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, incorrect or I don't know answers are scores as 0 point. The maximum possible score was 40. Diabetes Knowledge Scale scores and the correlation of the scores with students’ sociodemographic characteristics are main outcome measures. Of the 196 students 77% were female and 43.4% of them had diabetes family history. Forty-one percent of the participants stated that they were involved in the care of at least one diabetes patient. The mean knowledge score was found to be as 34.07 ± 4.13. The subscale scores were found to be as follows; diabetes general knowledge 7.04 ± 1.15 (8 items), diabetes risk factor 2.88 ± 0.37 (3 items), diabetes symptoms 2.70 ± 0.53 (3 items), diabetes diagnosis 3.46 ± 0.91 (4 items), diabetes treatment 7.64 ± 1.62 (10 items), diabetes complications 3.81 ± 0.58 (4 items), and diabetes diet and exercise 3.78 ± 1.19 (5 items), and diabetes control 2.76 ± 0.48 (3 items). The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.767. Students were found to have adequate background knowledge regarding diabetes diagnosis, symptoms, and risk factors. However, knowledge deficits in areas such as diet in diabetes and treatment in gestational diabetes have been identified among participants.Publication Metadata only Assessment of chemotherapy-related educational needs of colorectal cancer patients(2022-08-01) TEZCAN, SONGÜL; RABUŞ, ŞULE; TEZCAN S., Tanir G. I., Yilmaz H., Memis S., Yumuk P. F., APİKOĞLU Ş.Aim Aim of our study was to evaluate cancer patients\" knowledge about their chemotherapy regimens in order to assess educational needs of patients. Methods Study was conducted on 58 colorectal carcinoma patients who were treated in an outpatient chemotherapy unit. These patients had received a 2-page information pamphlet about their chemotherapy treatments before the commencement of treatment. During the first interview with patients, pharmacist collected demographic data and evaluated patients\" knowledge about their medications using a standardized questionnaire. Findings Mean age of the patients was 59.6 +/- 1.3 years; 65.5% were male. Majority (77.6%) of patients were graduates of primary school. Sixty-four percent of these had at least one comorbid disease. Median number of chemotherapy courses already received by patients was 4 (1-9). Fifty-nine percent reported that they did not receive any patient education and 43.1% reported that they did not receive any informative document. Twenty-nine percent of patients did not know what actions to take in case of nausea-vomiting; while 53.4% did not know how to react if their body temperature exceeded 38 degrees C and 25.9% had no idea about dietary necessities. About one-third of patients did not pay attention to oral care. Conclusion Our study showed that patients did not understand (or remember) the basic points about their chemotherapy sufficiently, but remembered the adverse effects they experienced occasionally. Pharmacists will have the chance to increase the level of knowledge of the patients receiving chemotherapy by providing patient education and follow-up.Publication Metadata only The clinical pharmacist's role in medication adherence and treatment satisfaction with direct-acting oral anticoagulants(2023-11-02) TEZCAN, SONGÜL; RABUŞ, ŞULE; YÜRÜK F. U., TEZCAN S., APİKOĞLU Ş., ÖZBİLGİN N.Publication Metadata only Plasma ca125 levels and acute coronary syndrome: Is there a relationship withprognosis(2023-11-02) TEZCAN, SONGÜL; RABUŞ, ŞULE; Çalışkan N. D., TEZCAN S., APİKOĞLU Ş., Çalışkan O., KARABAĞ T.Publication Metadata only Determınatıon of quality of life and medication adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome(2022-12-02) RABUŞ, ŞULE; TEZCAN, SONGÜL; Çalışkan N. D., Çalışkan O., APİKOĞLU Ş., TEZCAN S.Aim: Patients may have poor medication adherence after acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Most patients are treated for long periods of time with a combination of drugs for treatment or prophylaxis. Psychosocial problems, anxiety and depression are common in these patients and can lead to a decrease in quality of life. The aim of our study is to determine the quality of life, and medication adherence in patients with ACS. Methods: This prospective and descriptive study was conducted at a cardiology clinic in Istanbul between May-October 2022. The patients hospitalized with ACS diagnosis were included in the study. Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) and the Turkish version of the Health-related Quality of Life-4 (CDC HRQOL-4) Scale were applied to patients only once. Results: The median age of the patients was 60 (53-70), the median number of diseases was 2 (0-4) and the median number of drug use was 3 (0-6). It was observed that the quality of life decreased with age (p<0.05). The quality of life of most of the female patients (over 70%) was found to be lower than male patients (p<0.05). At least one medicine was used in 70% of the patients, and the median score of MARS score was determined as 10 (0-14). It was determined that MARS scores were positively correlated with age and number of comorbid diseases and the number of drugs (p<0.05). Conclusions: In our study, it has been determined that age and female gender may negatively affect the quality of life of the patients. Although the number of comorbid diseases and the number of drugs were low in patients with ACS, it was observed that medication adherence was low. We think that clinical pharmacists can co