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Determining the activity and participation level of children has an important place in the planning and development of their activities at home, school and social areas. Activity and participation assessment tools developed for pediatric population are widely used all over the world and many of them have been adapted into Turkish. According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Children and Youth Version, activity and participation are evaluated with sub-di mensions such as gross motor functions, upper extremity functions, level of independence in activities of daily living, balance, walking, timed performance and functional independence level. In this context, it is very important to use valid and reliable tools for monitoring the development of children and determining treatment goals. When the re lated literature is examined, it is noteworthy that there are few Turkish-adapted forms of the tools that evaluate gross motor function, balance, gait, and quality of life. It is seen that Turkish measurement tools evaluating upper extremity functions are in the majority, but there are limited numbers of physical activity and physical activity measurements, mostly made with observational and experimental methods. The fact that the instructions of the balance scales were long increased the need for Turkish adaptation. Access to languageadapted measurement tools has become even more impor tant with the increasing need for evaluating the level of activity and participation. The use of scales without language adaptation may be insufficient to obtain objective results. In this respect, having detailed information about the Turkish-adapted tools that measure the level of activity and participa tion in children will make a significant contribution to clinicians and academics working in the field of pediatrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between body awareness, pain, emotional status, and quality of life among healthy people. Methods: In the study, 100 healthy volunteers aged 20-40 years were evaluated. A Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to describe pain intensity. To determine the emotional status of the subjects, the Beck Depression Inventory was used. The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) was used to evaluate body awareness status, and the SF-36 survey was used to evaluate quality of life. Results: The mean age of the participants was 36.88±10.45 years. The mean of pain intensity was 3.32±2.90. The mean of the scores of emotional status was 8.54±7.77, and the mean of the scores of the BAQ was 94.77±13.97. There was a negative correlation between VAS and BAQ. The BAQ scores showed a negative correlation with emotional status, but the correlation was not statistically significant, due to the fact that all participants had depressive symptoms at a minimal level (p=0.264). BAQ scores were showed a positive correlation with some subscales of SF-36 including energy level (p=0.001) and general health perceptions (p=0.023). Conclusion: This study has showed that the level of body awareness has positive effects on quality of life. Pain and emotional status has affected indirectly on body awareness due to body awareness is a matter that should be assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to investigate healthy lifestyle behaviors and the quality of life of lecturers working in different scientific fields. The study included 491 lecturers working at KTU. "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBS) II" and "Centers for Disease Control Health Quality of Life Survey were used in the study. It was found that the HLBS score was higher and significantly different from those working in the field of health sciences (p=0.024). It was seen that there was a significant difference between health sciences and social sciences in terms of spiritual development (p=0.001), stress management (p=0.009) and interpersonal relations (p=0.016) between health sciences and natural sciences. It was found that the CDC-HRQOL-4 mental health scores of those working in the field of natural sciences differed significantly with those working in the field of health sciences according to their fields of science (p=0.07). It is emphasized that the fact that the teaching staff have different HLBS and QoL levels in different fields may cause changes in the lifestyles of people in the fields of science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]