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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, And Validity Of The Turkish Version Of The Obesityspecific Quality Of Life Questionnaire: Quality Of Life, Obesity, And Dietetics (Qolod)Rating Scale, Ni̇metcan Mehmet Yağma, Egemen Ünal, Mehmet Enes Gökler, Sali̇h Mollahali̇loğlu
Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, And Validity Of The Turkish Version Of The Obesityspecific Quality Of Life Questionnaire: Quality Of Life, Obesity, And Dietetics (Qolod)Rating Scale, Ni̇metcan Mehmet Yağma, Egemen Ünal, Mehmet Enes Gökler, Sali̇h Mollahali̇loğlu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Obesity is one of the main public health issues in many countries including Turkey. The aim of the study is to test cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of QOLOD rating scale in the Turkish language. Materials and methods: This methodological study was conducted among the overweight and obesity people between February-March, 2018 in Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. The data was collected through self-report and face to face interviews. The QOLOD rating scale has 36 items, a 5-point Likert scale (1-5) is used for each question. Results: In the study, of the 180 participants, 101 (56.1%) were female, …
Risk Factors For Evisceration In Gynecological Oncology Surgeries, Fati̇h Kiliç, Günsu Ki̇myon Cömert, Mehmet Ünsal, İsmet Çi̇ğdem Kiliç, Caner Çakir, Di̇lek Yüksel, Mustafa Alper Karalök, Osman Türkmen, Ahmet Taner Turan
Risk Factors For Evisceration In Gynecological Oncology Surgeries, Fati̇h Kiliç, Günsu Ki̇myon Cömert, Mehmet Ünsal, İsmet Çi̇ğdem Kiliç, Caner Çakir, Di̇lek Yüksel, Mustafa Alper Karalök, Osman Türkmen, Ahmet Taner Turan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: To investigate the risk factors for evisceration in a gynecological oncology population. The secondary aim was to evaluate the impact of evisceration on survival. Materials and methods: Inclusion criteria consisted of having had an elective surgery performed through a xiphoidopubic incision in our institution and having a gynecological malignancy based on pathology. A total of 198 patients were evaluated, 54 with evisceration and 144 without evisceration. Due to the widely varied prognosis of female genital cancers, the survival was analyzed on a homogenized group, including only 62 patients with primary advanced stage epithelial ovarian-tubal-peritoneal cancer. Results: The preoperative factors …