Browsing by Author "Karaaslan, G."

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Evaluation of Fatigue in Behçet's Syndrome; Relationship With Disease Activity, Clinical Manifestations, Anxiety, Depression, and Daily Living Activities
(2010) Karaaslan, G.; Hiz, O.; Ediz, L.; Tekeoǧlu, I.; Keskin, S.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess fatigue in patients with Behcet's Syndrome and to identify the relationship between fatigue and clinical signs, psychological status and activities of daily living in these patients. Material and Methods: Seventy-six Behcet's Syndrome (BS) patients who were diagnosed with at least one year and the same number of healthy control subjects with similar demographic features were included in the study. Multidimension Assessment of Fatigue (MAF) used for evaluation of fatigue in both groups. In addition, hospital depression and anxiety scale and short form 36 were filled by the patients. Results: A negative correlation between level of education and the degree and severity of fatigue was found, while there was a positive correlation between disease duration and degree and severity of fatigue, and the global score. Threre was correlation between clinical signs of Behcet's disease and some sub-groups of the MAF, however the global score was not significantly correlated. Statistically significant high scores of MAF values were found in patients with BS in comparison with the control group. There was a positive correlation between anxiety, depression and fatigue values in patients with BS. Negative correlation determined between all parameters of daily living quality (SF-36) and fatigue values of the patients. Conclusion: Fatigue is common in BS and closely associated with psychological status and affects negatively activities of daily living. Therefore, it should be taken into account in the evaluation of BS patients. Copyright © 2010 by Türk Tibbi Rehabilitasyon Kurumu Derneǧi.
The Relationship Between Shoulder Impingement Syndrome and Sleep Quality
(verduci Publisher, 2013) Tekeoglu, I.; Ediz, L.; Hiz, O.; Toprak, M.; Yazmalar, L.; Karaaslan, G.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine potential relationship between subjective sleep quality and degree of pain in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourty patients with shoulder impingement syndrome were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ). Forty three of age and sex matched healthy subjects were included in the control group. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the patient and control groups in terms of all PSQI global scores and subdivisions (p < 0.01). The pain scores assessed by SDQ were positively correlated with the scores for subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, and sleep disturbance (r = 0.49/p < 0.01, r = 0.44/p < 0.01, r = 0.36/p < 0.05, r = 0.40/p < 0.05, and r = 0.37/p < 0.05 respectively). The comparison of total SDQ pain and global PSQI scores also revealed a significant correlation (r = 0.54/p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Subjective sleep disturbance connected to shoulder pain was found obviously in patients with SIS. For this reason, patients with shoulder pain due to SIS may benefit from the pain killers and cognitive-behavioral interventions that specifically target sleep disturbances. Further studies which contain polysomnographic assessments, as well as determine psychologic status are still needed to put forth sleep quality in patients with SIS.