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Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had detrimental impacts on both physical and mental health worldwide. In addition to the behavioral effects, it has caused a range of psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and anger. Fear and stress have been particularly prevalent in individuals. This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Scale for the Evaluation of Mental and Psychosomatic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic (COVID-19 PRPEDS) on adolescents and explore the pandemic's psychosomatic effects. Materials and Methods: A total of 503 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 years who continue their high school education constituted the study population. The COVID-19 PRPEDS comprising 18 items and 2 subscales (Mental Effects, Psychosomatic Effects), was used in adolescents. The forms were delivered to the students via the Internet, and in addition to the scale, the age and sex of the adolescents were recorded. Results: A majority of the participants (96.6%, n = 486) had knowledge about COVID-19, 93.8% (n = 472) could differentiate COVID-19 from other diseases, 96.6% (n = 486) were able to explain the transmission ways of COVID-19 and 96% (n = 483) took the necessary precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19. The COVID-19 PRPEDS scores of males were higher than females. The study validation index was above 0.9, which is considered to be acceptable for adolescents. Conclusions: Like in the other pandemics, adolescents experienced serious mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to its psychosomatic effects, the mental issues related to the pandemic were more common in male adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background. The incidence of vaccine hesitancy is increasing in many countries. This study aims to determine parents’ attitudes and related factors regarding COVID-19 vaccine acceptance for themselves and their children aged 12-18. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on parents between 16th November and 31st December 2021, after COVID-19 vaccines were initiated for children in Türkiye. In the survey, the sociodemographic characteristics of the parents, whether they and their children were vaccinated against COVID-19, and if not, the reasons for this were asked. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the factors affecting parents’ refusal to vaccinate their children for COVID-19. Results. Three hundred and ninety-six mothers and fathers were included in the final analysis. Overall, 41.7% of parents reported vaccine refusal for their children. COVID-19 vaccine refusal was higher in mothers younger than 35 (β = 6.5, p = 0.002, 95% CI: 2.0-23.1), children aged 15 and younger (β = 2.3, p = 0.001, 95% CI: 1.4-3.7). Concerns about the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine (29.7%) and their children not wanting to be vaccinated (29.0%) were the most common causes of COVID-19 vaccine refusal. Conclusions. In the present study, the rate of children not vaccinated due to COVID-19 vaccine refusal was relatively high. Parents’ concerns about vaccine side effects, as well as their children’s unwillingness to be vaccinated, suggest that both parents and adolescents should be informed about the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of our study was to compare clinical severity scores and classic spirometry with impulse oscillometry (IOS) results and thoracic high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scores in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in order to determine the utility of the latter approach in patient follow-up. Materials and Methods: CF patients over 6 years of age were included. Shwachman-Kulczycki score, underclassical spirometry and IOS were performed when not in acute exacerbation. Thoracic HRCT images obtained within the previous 6 months were evaluated using the Bhalla scoring system. Results: The mean age of the children studied (n=30) was 12.1±4.2 years and 40% were female. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeroginosa) was isolated from sputum cultures of 40% of the patients. Patients with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) below 80% exhibited significantly higher (resistance) R5, R10 values and significantly lower (reactance) X5 values on IOS (p=0.03, 0.027, 0.006, respectively). Patients with P. aeruginosa had significantly lower FEV1, forced vital capacity, and forced expiratory flow (25-75) values in classic spirometry when compared with patients without P. aeruginosa (p=0.002, p=0.002, and p=0.005, respectively). P. aeruginosa-positive patients showed significantly higher R5 and lower X5 values (p=0.047, 0.046, respectively). Bhalla scoring, bronchiectasis weight, peribronchial thickening, mucous plaques, saccularization, bronchial division, mosaic pattern parameters in groups with P. aeroginosa growth and/or FEV1 <80%; was found to be significantly more serious than the non-reproductive group (p<0.005, respectively). Again, in the group with P. aeroginosa growth, Shwachman-Kulczycki score was found to be significantly lower (p=0.001). No significant correlation was found between thoracic score data such as bronchiectasis weight and mosaic pattern presence and IOS values. In addition, in the group with high clinical score of Shwachman Kulczycki, resistance values such as R5 R10 R15 which are IOS parameters, and FEV1 were found above 80% (p=0.016, p=0.037, p=0.042, 0.004, respectively). Conclusion: IOS and tomographic scoring can be used safely in early detection of impairment in lung function. Further studies are needed to evaluate the utility of IOS in the clinical monitoring of children with CF who are not compliant with spirometry maneuvers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, lockdown measures and difficulties in accessing healthcare have impacted asthma management in children. This study aimed to determine the evaluation of the impact of environmental changes on asthma control in children, access to health care, and treatment adherence in early coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown. Materials and Methods: The study included children with asthma aged 6-11 years. A survey form was administered to the patients who visited the pediatric allergy outpatient clinic between June 1 and 30, 2020. The survey acquired demographic information about the children and their families as well as information about their asthma symptoms, how they reached healthcare services, and adherence. The childhood asthma control test was administered. The P values <.05 were considered significant. Results: The study included a total of 123 children (female/male: 48/75) with a mean age of 8.4 ± 1.9 years. According to the mothers' self-report, it was found that 78% of the patients were not able to follow-up routinely, 19.5% were non-adherence to treatment, and 16.2% were poorly controlled asthma. It was found that, based on childhood asthma control test scores, asthma control was better during the pandemic lockdown period (P = .001). Asthma symptoms were better in 41.5% of the patients compared to the previous months and in 53.7% compared to the same period last year. Conclusion: Our study found that the children's asthma was controlled although most of them did not have their follow-up visits, and poorly controlled asthma was higher in older children in early coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Thirteen years old male with bicuspid aortic valve was brought with high fever, abdominal pain, bruising on soles of the feet and inability to walk. The patient had high fever lasting for 3 weeks., vasculitis-like rash on the soles of the ankle and knees, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, nonnephrotic proteinuria and positivity in acute phase reactant and reproduction in blood culture. In this case report, a young infective endocarditis case with bicuspid aorta was presented and attention was drawn to the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]