BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the anxiety-depression levels and the perceptions of quality of life, as well as the factors affecting these variables, in adolescents with dysmenorrhea.MethodsThe participants included 60 adolescents with dysmenorrhea and 41 healthy adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. This study used the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) for assessing the perceptions of quality of life, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) for measuring anxiety levels, and the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) for measuring depression levels.ResultsIt was determined that compared to healthy controls, the depression and anxiety scores were higher and the quality of life was impaired in adolescents with dysmenorrhea. In addition, it was shown that the depression and anxiety levels increased and the psychosocial health subscale scores of quality of life decreased with increasing dysmenorrhea severity. However, the likelihood of dysmenorrhea was found to be higher with increasing depression scores, while the anxiety levels had no effect on dysmenorrhea.ConclusionIn dysmenorrhea management, it is important to enhance awareness among pediatric clinicians and gynecologists regarding the associations between dysmenorrhea and mental problems.

MPV, NLR, and troponin T can be used as parameters that indicate brain pathologies on CT scans of patients presenting to the emergency department with isolated minor head trauma and GCS of 15 when the necessity of a CT scan is otherwise unclear.

Gelenekler, kuşaktan kuşağa ve toplumdan topluma geçen kültür mirasları, alışkanlıklar, bilgiler, töreler ve davranışlardır. Bebek bakımıyla ilgili bazı geleneklerde kundaklama gibi güncel tıbbi bilgiyle çelişen uygulamalar bulunmaktadır. Bu tür geleneksel uygulamaların eğitim sonrası büyük ölçüde azaldığı gözlenmektedir. Buna karşılık, ülkemizde bebek tuzlama gibi bazı yan etkileri ciddi sorunlara neden olan geleneksel uygulamaların pek çok yörede hala yaygın olarak uygulandığı bilinmektedir. Çocuk hekimlerinin görev yaptıkları bölgelerdeki halkın geleneklerini tanıması ve eğitici rol üstlenmesi çocuk sağlığının geliştirilmesi açısından önem arz etmektedir. Çalışmamızda Muğla ilimizde bebek bakımındaki geleneksel uygulamaların araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Hastanemiz Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları polikliniğine başvuran 305 anneye bebek bakımındaki geleneksel uygulamalara yönelik olarak anket uygulanmıştır. En sık gözlenen geleneksel uygulama %59,9 ile bebek tuzlama olmuştur. Annelerin eğitim süresiyle geleneksel uygulamalar arasında anlamlı ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak annelerin eğitilmesinin bebek bakımında zararlı olma potansiyeli olan geleneksel uygulamaları azaltabileceği kanısına varılmıştır.

Objective It has been reported that there is a significant relationship between obesity and mental health problems, and the exposure to peer bullying plays a mediating role in this relationship. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of peer bullying in children with obesity and to investigate the relationship between bullying and anxiety and depression levels. Methods A total of 64 patients aged between 8 and 16 years with obesity and 51 age- and gender-matched healthy children and adolescents without obesity were included in the study. Children in both groups were administered the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) to determine their depression levels, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to determine their anxiety levels, and the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire for Students to evaluate the bullying status. Results Peer bullying rates, CDI, and STAI scores were significantly higher in children and adolescents in the obesity group compared with those in the control group ( P < .05 for all). In the obesity group, depression and anxiety scores were found to be higher in children who were exposed to bullying compared with those who were not exposed to bullying ( P < .05 for all). Obesity was found to increase the likelihood of peer bullying by 3.015 times ( P = .018), and it was also found that the increase in the symptoms of trait anxiety and depression increased the likelihood of peer bullying ( P = .01, P = .002, respectively). Discussion In this study, it was shown that obesity is a risk factor for peer bullying, and both obesity and peer bullying negatively affect children’s mental health. More detailed studies that explain the relationship between obesity, bullying, and mental problems will guide clinicians in obesity management.

Introductıon. First aid for airway obstruction is a life-saving maneuver that can be implemented by anyone. In this study, we determined the accuracy of Heimlich maneuver videos posted on the Internet. Materials and methods. Heimlich maneuver videos uploaded on toYouTube were evaluated. We recorded by whom the video was uploaded, upload time, the number of viewers, and to whom it was intended. Scores from 0 to 7 were used to evaluate video suitability. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 for Windows software. A p-value < 0.05 was considered to indicate significance.Results. A total of 640 videos were evaluated; 466 (72.8%) videos were excluded because their content was primarily for entertainment purposes. In total, 174 videos met the inclusion criteria and were subjected to analysis. Of the 174 videos analyzed, 54(31%) were uploaded anonymously, the mean number of viewers was 26,814 ± 4,860, and the median video duration was 4.19 min (range, 0.06-114 min). The mean video score was 2.7 ± 1.6. Using this value as a cut-off, a significant relationship between reliability and uploading institution was detected (p SIGNA VITAE 2016; 11(1): 132 ≤ 0.05), but not between the number of views and reliability (p = 0.428). Conclusion. Our results suggest that Heimlich maneuver videos uploadedto YouTube were not particularly educational because only 13% of the videos received an above-average score.