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    Association between polypharmacy and mortality in the community dwelling elderly: A retrospective cohort study
    (Mosby-Elsevier, 2025) Kilincarslan, Mehmet Goktug; Cibik, Birol; Sahin, Erkan Melih
    In this study, we examined the association between the use of multiple medications (polypharmacy) and mortality in 116 community-dwelling elderly people. This retrospective cohort study included 116 participants randomly selected from a population of 1161 community-dwelling elderly individuals. Of the 116 participants, 60 (51.72 %) were female, with a mean age of 74.09 6.53 years at the start of the study in 2015. After a median follow-up of 2932 days, 37 participants (31.90 %) were identified as deceased. The results showed that higher mortality was associated with increased medication adherence and a higher total number of medications. Notably, the use of topical medications did not contribute to the observed mortality. When assessing polypharmacy, it is recommended to exclude topical medications from the count, as they were found to have no effect on mortality. These findings highlight the need for thoughtful medication management to improve health outcomes in older populations. (c) 2025 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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    Can Witnessing Domestic Violence Predict Risky Health Behaviors of University Students?
    (Springer Publishing Co, 2025) Korkmazer, Basak; Kilincarslan, Mehmet Goktug; Toraman, Cetin; Sahin, Erkan Melih
    Various physical, mental, and behavioral disorders are reported among individuals who witness violence. This study was designed to examine university students' risky health behaviors after witnessing domestic violence. In this study, 2,509 university students, selected using the stratified sampling method in terms of sex and study year, were included. Path analysis was performed to examine the relationships between sociode- mographic variables and risky health behaviors. We found that witnessing domestic violence directly increased substance abuse and alcohol consumption in the entire study population and partner violence among female participants. By adding the variable of witnessing domestic violence to the equation as a mediator, the effect of sociodemo- graphic characteristics on risky health behaviors changed.