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Copyright of Balikesir Health Sciences Journal / Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi is the property of Balikesir Health Sciences Journal (BAUN Health Sci J) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Introduction: We aimed to investigatethe effects of social and artistic activity support on quality of life, painperception, and anxiety status in hemodialysis (HD) patients and the relationbetween occupational therapy and frequent complications of HD.Methods: Volunteer instructors trained 22patients participated in this study for wood painting for 4 hours/day, 2-3 daysa week for six months. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I and STAI II)and Visual Analog Scale were applied before the social activity and at the 6thmonth. The quality of life evaluated with Short Form-36.Results: The patients who participated in the socialactivity more than 25 hours formed the study group (n=9), and thoseparticipated less than 25 hours made control group (n=13). There weresignificant differences in initial and 6th month values in both STAI I and STAIII scores of the study group, and only in STAI II score in the control group(p=0.008, p=0.015, p=0.003, respectively). In the study group, while STAI I andII mean was 49.9 and 52.8 in the first month, respectively, it decreased to30.0 and 38.8 in 6th month, respectively. In the control group, in the firstmonth mean of STAI II score was 56.9 and it decreased to 45.3 in the sixthmonth. The mean of physical function capacity from SF-36 parameters increasedfrom 73.9 to 84.4 (p=0.026) in the study group and from 47.7 to 75.8 (p=0.002)in the control group. The difference between study and control group wasstatistically significant (p = 0.029).Conclusions: Our results support that social and artisticactivities during HD have positive effects on chronic HD patients in terms ofphysical functioning level.

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Objective: Radial artery spasm (RAS), is a major drawback for the routine use of radial access during coronary interventions and anxiety is a well-documented predictor of RAS. In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship between RAS and level of anxiety (LOA) which was quantified with different scales. Material and Methods: 123 consecutive patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography were enrolled. Demographic and procedural relevant features were noted, and then, patients were asked to fill three anxiety scales; Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory (SSAI) and Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Clinical RAS was accepted to exist if 2 or more of predefined clinical features had been met. Results: RAS was observed in 20 patients (16.3%). In the RAS (+) group, the frequency of female gender, low body mass index, total procedure time, and procedures carried out with more than one puncture attempts were significantly higher, whereas smokers were less. BAI and SSAI scores of RAS (+) group were significantly higher. According to the pre-defined cut-off values of all abovementioned scales, only SSAI based comparison revealed the higher frequency of patients with considerable LOA in RAS(+) group (%, 45 vs 75, p=0.013). When regression analyses were performed, total procedure time (HR: 2.96, 95% CI=0.96-9.11; p=0.032) and having an SSAI score over 40 (HR: 2.49, 95% CI=1.09-5.71; p=0.024) were designated as independent predictors of RAS. Conclusion:Anxiety is a considerable risk factor for RAS occurrence but the testing method of LOA also matters. Regarding our results, SSAI was an accurate one for anticipating RAS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dental Sciences is the property of Turkiye Klinikleri and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of age, gender and educational level on the dental anxiety of patients admitted to the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics at Erciyes Universitys Faculty of Dentistry. Patients and Methods: In the study, 324 patients were asked to complete a questionnaire. The survey consisted of two sections. The first section requested participants sociodemographic information such as including age, gender and educational level. The second section consisted of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). Results: No correlation was found between age and MDAS (r= -0.011, p=0.844). Females tend to be more anxious than males (p< 0.001). The results showed that educational level had no significant effect on dental anxiety (p=0.837). Conclusions: In this study, it was observed that dental anxiety was not affected by age or education level, and that the dental anxiety levels of females were higher than males. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]