BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has affected many countries in the world and has been known as one of the fast-spreading viruses in recent history. OBJECTIVE: Our aim is to reveal the level of anxiety and burnout, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors of healthcare professionals about COVID-19 in Turkey. METHODS: The individuals included in the study answered seven questions containing demographic information, 27 questions determining their views and perspectives on COVID-19. Anxiety level was measured by Beck Anxiety Scale (BAI), and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI); burnout was measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). RESULTS: We included 66 health staff (50 female, 16 male) whose mean age was 31.71±5.18 years (22–46 ranged). Twenty-two (33.3%) of the participants worked on the COVID-19 frontline while 44 (66.6%) of them worked on usual wards. We found that participants’ anxiety was at a moderate level in BAI (mean: 14.00±12.66). The mean of the SAI was 49.93±13.06. MBI subscales were low. We found that there was a significant difference in BAI between COVID-19 frontline healthcare professionals and those who worked on the usual wards (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: It is important to consider the level of anxiety and burnout in all healthcare professionals and to help them to protect their mental health.

‫والوضع‬ ‫التوازن،‬ ‫على‬ ‫احلسي‬ ‫العجز‬ ‫آثار‬ ‫من‬ ‫التحقق‬ ‫األهداف:‬ ‫مبتالزمة‬ ‫تشخيصهم‬ ‫مت‬ ‫الذين‬ ‫املرضى‬ ‫في‬ ‫اجلذع‬ ‫ومراقبة‬ ‫الوظيفي‬ .)GBS( ‫باري‬ ‫غيان‬ ‫تشخيص‬ ‫مت‬ ً ‫مريضا‬ ٢٠ ‫الوصفية‬ ‫الدراسة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫شارك‬ ‫الطريقة:‬ ‫في‬ ‫العصبية‬ ‫األمراض‬ ‫قسم‬ ‫في‬ ‫كانوا‬ ‫والذين‬ GBS ‫مبرض‬ ‫إصابتهم‬ 9 ‫و‬ ‫ذكور‬ 11 ‫هناك‬ ‫كان‬ .٢٠17 ‫عام‬ ‫في‬ ‫كمال‬ ‫مصطفى‬ ‫جامعة‬ ‫تقييم‬ ‫مت‬ ‫عام.‬ 18.49 ± 41.55 ‫العمر‬ ‫متوسط‬ ‫وكان‬ ، ‫إناث‬ ‫اجلذع‬ ‫ضعف‬ ‫مقياس‬ ‫باستخدام‬ GBS ‫ملرضى‪S‬‬ ‫اجلذع‬ ‫التحكم‬ ‫الوصول‬ ‫اختبار‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫الدالة‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫الوصول‬ ‫تقييم‬ ‫مت‬ ،)TIS( ‫تقييمه‬ ‫مت‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫اجلسم‬ ‫وتوازن‬ ‫اجللوس‬ ‫وضع‬ ‫في‬ )FRT( ‫الوظيفي‬ ‫اختبار‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫تقييمها‬ ‫مت‬ .)BBS( ‫التوازن‬ ‫مقياس‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫تقييم‬ ‫مت‬ ،Semmes-Weinstein monofilament ‫واحد‬ ‫شعاعي‬ ‫ومت‬ ‫القاصي‬ ‫العميق‬ ‫احلس‬ ‫استقبال‬ ‫اختبار‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫العميق‬ ‫احلس‬ Guillain-Barré ‫العجز‬ ‫مقياس‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫اإلعاقة‬ ‫حالة‬ ‫تقييم‬ .)syndrome disability scale )GBSDS ‫العاصفة‬ ‫عالمات‬ ‫بني‬ ‫وهامة‬ ‫وإيجابية‬ ‫معتدلة‬ ‫عالقة‬ ‫وجدنا‬ ‫النتائج:‬ ‫التحسن‬ ‫بني‬ ‫االرتباط‬ ‫يكن‬ ‫لم‬ .TIS ‫و‬ ‫التحسن‬ ‫درجات‬ ‫وبني‬ BBS ‫و‬ ‫وجدنا‬ ‫كبيرا.‬ GBSDS ‫و‬ ‫التحسن‬ ‫وبني‬ ‫اجللوس‬ ‫وضع‬ ‫في‬ FRT‫و‬ ‫اجللوس‬ ‫وضعية‬ ‫في‬ FRT ‫و‬ ‫خفيفة‬ ‫ملسة‬ ‫بني‬ ‫وسلبية‬ ‫معتدلة‬ ‫عالقة‬ ‫و‬ ‫خفيفة‬ ‫ملسة‬ ‫بني‬ ‫وإيجابي‬ ‫معتدل‬ ‫ترابط‬ ‫ولكن‬ ، BBS ، TIS ، .GBSDS ‫العالج‬ ‫في‬ ‫واألخصائيني‬ ‫األعصاب‬ ‫أطباء‬ ‫من‬ ‫كل‬ ‫على‬ ‫يجب‬ ‫اخلامتة:‬ ‫برنامج‬ ‫في‬ ‫االعتبار‬ ‫بعني‬ ‫واحلركية‬ ‫احلسية‬ ‫الوظيفة‬ ‫أخذ‬ ‫الطبيعي‬ .GBS ‫مبرض‬ ‫املشخصني‬ ‫للمرضى‬ ‫التأهيل‬ ‫وإعادة‬ ‫التقييم‬ Objectives: To investigate the effects of sensory deficits on balance, functional status and trunk control in patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome )GBS(. Methods: Twenty patients who were diagnosed with GBS and who were in the neurology department Original Articles of Mustafa Kemal University in 2017, participated in this descriptive study. There were 11 males and 9 females, and the average age was 41.55 ± 18.49 years. The trunk control of the GBS patients was assessed using the trunk impairment scale )TIS(, reaching function was assessed using the functional reaching test )FRT( in the sitting position and body balance assessed using the Berg balance scale )BBS(. Light touch was assessed using Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test, proprioception was assessed using the distal proprioception test and disability status was assessed using the Guillain-Barré syndrome disability scale )GBSDS(. Results:We found a moderate, positive and significant correlation between proprioception scores and the BBS and between proprioception scores and the TIS. The correlation between proprioception and FRT in the sitting position and between proprioception and the GBSDS was not significant. We found a moderate and negative correlation between light touch and the FRT in the sitting position, TIS, BBS, but a moderate and positive correlation between light touch and the GBSDS.Conclusion: Neurologists and physiotherapists should both take sensory and motor function into considerati...

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Objective This study aims to figure out the effects of dance therapy on patients with chronic venous insufficiency disease. Methods Forty subjects with chronic venous insufficiency were recruited to either the control group or the dance therapy group. As the severity of chronic venous insufficiency was defined with the Venous Clinical Severity Scores (VCSS), patients in control group received only medical treatment. Twenty patients with chronic venous insufficiency in dance therapy group received three times a week, for five weeks, totally 15 sessions of dance therapy in addition to medical treatment. Results There was no significant difference in pre- and post-treatment results of Rivermead Index, VCSS parameters constipation complaint, assistive breath muscle activity, lower limb circumference, strength and range of motion between groups ( p > 0.05). The remarkable result of this study was obtaining that the post-treatment quality of life scale’s bodily pain score was significantly higher in the dance therapy group than the control group ( p < 0.05). Conclusions It was concluded that dance therapy has positive effects on quality of life. There were no barriers to chronic venous insufficiency patients in this form of gentle exercise, showing that it is to meliorate the cardiovascular, physical and psychological benefits of an activity that is enhancing of the self-esteem in addition to the quality of life. Treatment of chronic venous insufficiency should consist of methods that support the patient mentally, physically and psychologically, in addition to the medical treatment. Dance therapy might be a potential exercise intervention for improvements in chronic venous insufficiency patients, so clinicians focusing on them could recommend this form of gentle exercise in addition to the medical treatment.

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