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    Preparations for Severe Winter Conditions by Emergency Health Personnel in Turkey
    (Cambridge Univ Press, 2014) Caliskan, Cuneyt; Algan, Aysun; Kocak, Huseyin; Bicer, Burcu Kucuk; Sengelen, Meltem; Cakir, Banu
    Objective: Emergency and core ambulance personnel work under all environmental conditions, including severe weather condtions. We evaluated emergency medical personnel in Canakkale, Turkey, for their degree of preparedness. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in C, anakkale, Turkey, within 112 emergency service units and their 17 district stations. Surveys were developed to measure the level of preparedness for serious winter conditions that individual workers made for themselves, their homes, and their cars. Results: Of the 167 survey participants, the mean age was 29.8 +/- 7.9 years; 52.7% were women; more than half (54.75%) were emergency medical technicians; and 53.3% were married. Only 10.4% of those who heated their homes with natural gas had carbon monoxide detectors. Scores relating to household and individual preparation for severe winter conditions increased by participants' age (P<.003), being married (P<.000) and working in the city center (P<.021); and for men whose cars were equipped with tow ropes, extra clothing, and snow tires (P<.05). Absenteeism was higher for central-city personnel than district workers because they were less prepared for harsh winter conditions (P=.016). Conclusion: Many of the surveyed emergency health personel demonstrated insufficient preparations for serious winter conditions. To increase the safety and efficiency of emergency medical personnel, educational training programs should be rountinely conducted.
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    Quality of life and related factors among chronic hepatitis B-infected patients: a multi-center study, Turkey
    (BMC, 2016) Karacaer, Zehra; Cakir, Banu; Erdem, Hakan; Ugurlu, Kenan; Durmus, Gul; Ince, Nevin Koc; Ozturk, Cinar
    Background: The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in Turkey and to study related factors. Methods: This multicenter study was carried out between January 01 and April 15, 2015 in Turkey in 57 centers. Adults were enrolled and studied in three groups. Group 1: Inactive HBsAg carriers, Group 2: CHB patients receiving antiviral therapy, Group 3: CHB patients who were neither receiving antiviral therapy nor were inactive HBsAg carriers. Study data was collected by face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire, Short Form-36 (SF-36) and Hepatitis B Quality of Life (HBQOL). Values equivalent to p < 0.05 in analyses were accepted as statistically significant. Results: Four thousand two hundred fifty-seven patients with CHB were included in the study. Two thousand five hundred fifty-nine (60.1 %) of the patients were males. Groups 1, 2 and 3, consisted of 1529 (35.9 %), 1721 (40.4 %) and 1007 (23.7 %) patients, respectively. The highest value of HRQOL was found in inactive HBsAg carriers. We found that total HBQOL score increased when antiviral treatment was used. However, HRQOL of CHB patients varied according to their socio-demographic properties. Regarding total HBQOL score, a higher significant level of HRQOL was determined in inactive HBV patients when matched controls with the associated factors were provided. Conclusions: The HRQOL score of CHB patients was higher than expected and it can be worsen when the disease becomes active. Use of an antiviral therapy can contribute to increasing HRQOL of patients.