Health related quality of life and its determinants in COVID-19 patients
CONCLUSION: Young age, male sex, reduced exercise capacity, poor psychosocial status, and increased fatigue are predictors for impaired QoL after COVID19. Therefore, non-medical treatment options that improve QoL should be considered in the follow-up of these patients.PMID:37740628 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239706 (Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks)
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - September 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Seher Satar Mustafa Engin Şahin P ınar Ergün Source Type: research

Risk factors for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients: An observational study based on a survey in a tertiary care center in T ürkiye
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 survivors will require significant healthcare services due to their prolonged symptoms. We hope that our findings will guide the management of these patients in clinical settings towards best practices.PMID:37740629 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239707 (Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks)
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - September 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ye şim Yıldız Burcu Öztürk Şahin Mert Can Demir Şerife Demir Beyza Çiftci Nurdan K öktürk Tansu Ulukavak Çiftçi Ahmet Selim Yurdakul Nilg ün Yılmaz Demirci M üge Aydoğdu Murat Dizbay İpek Kıvılcım Oğuzülgen Source Type: research

Determining factors affecting the acceptability of spirometry: A survey study in a tertiary chest diseases center
CONCLUSION: Reduction of participants’ anxiety and repetitive testing increases test acceptability. For this reason, in our clinical practice, we recommend that people who want a spirometry test relieve their anxiety about the test and repeat the test in unacceptable tests.PMID:37740630 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239708 (Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks)
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - September 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mutlu Onur G üçsav G ülru Polat Damla Ser çe Unat Eda Bayrami ç Emine Sena Dikmentepe Y ılmaz Source Type: research

The distribution of sensitization to common aeroallergens in patients with rhinitis and asthma in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
CONCLUSION: The most frequently detected allergens in this study were pollen, cockroach, and house dust mites, respectively. The findings revealed that pollen was the most frequent aeroallergen in subjects with allergic rhinitis with and without asthma. In patients with only asthma, the most frequent aeroallergen was house dust mites.PMID:37740631 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239709 (Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks)
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - September 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: M üge Erbay Source Type: research

A radiomics-based logistic regression model for the assessment of emphysema severity
CONCLUSION: The logistic regression model, composed of radiomics parameters and trained on a limited number of cases, effectively differentiated between mild and severe radiological patterns of emphysema using computed tomography images.PMID:37740632 | DOI:10.5578/tt.20239710 (Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks)
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - September 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mutlu G ülbay Source Type: research