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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025A simple touch into the busy work routine: progressive relaxation and posture exercises improve physical and mental health of health professionals
Goksuluk, Merve Basol; Tütün Yümin, Eylem; Parlak, Ebru; Topcuoglu, Ceyhun; Sürmelı, Mahmut; Hamurcu, Reşat
Aims: The aim of this study was to implement a combination of the progressive muscle relaxation technique (PMRT) along with posture exercises and assess their impact on the mental and physical well-being of health professionals with health complaints. Methods: This quasi-experimental study utilized hybrid, remote, and web-based telehealth methods, including phone calls, video recordings, and electronic documents. Thirty-eight health professionals experiencing pain engaged in PMRT twice a day, every two days, over a two-week period. Posture exercises were seamlessly integrated into their daily work routines and performed 2-3 times a day. Various parameters, including pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, kinesiophobia, sleep quality, and centrality of pain, were assessed both before and after the treatment. Results: Significant improvements were observed in the prevalence, intensity, and centrality of pain, accompanied by a reduction in fatigue, anxiety, and depression scores post-treatment (p<0.05). However, there was no notable improvement in kinesiophobia and sleep quality scores following the treatment (p>0.05). Conclusion: The integration of PMRT and posture exercises into the daily routines of health professionals, delivered through remote web-based telehealth, emerges as an effective and straightforward strategy for ameliorating certain physical complaints and enhancing mental health. This approach holds the potential to be easily adapted into both daily life and work environments, offering a valuable tool for coping with work-related disorders.
- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2023Scopus SJRQ2The Symptom Experience and Functioning of Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Within the First 20 days
Tütün Yümin, Eylem; Sürmeli, Mahmut; Topcuoğlu, Ceyhun; Başol Göksülük, Merve; Yümin, Murat
The adverse physical, psychological, and mental health consequences associated with COVID-19 illness are well-documented. However, how specific symptoms change over time and how COVID-19 affects one’s day-to-day activities of daily living (ADL), Quality of Life (QoL), sleep quality, and fatigue severity are not well described. This longitudinal and descriptive study examined the changes in COVID-19 symptoms, ADL, QoL, sleep quality, and fatigue severity within the first 20 days. A convenience sample (n = 41) of non-hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 positive patients were recruited and followed for 20 days. Participants completed self-report measures: COVID-19 symptoms, ADL, QoL, sleep quality, and fatigue severity at days: 1, 10, and 20 following a diagnosis. Findings revealed that symptoms decreased over 20 days (p <.001). In parallel with the decrease in symptoms, QoL and ADL improved over 20 days (p <.05). However, sleep quality and fatigue severity did not improve within 20 days (p >.05). Our findings contribute to the growing evidence that COVID-19 symptoms can linger, especially fatigue and sleep quality, that affect overall day-to-day functioning for at least 20 days after diagnosis. To mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on QOL and ADL, findings underscore the need for clinicians to work collaboratively with patients to develop a symptom management plan for a variety of symptoms including fatigue and sleep quality. Beginning to repurpose existing self-management strategies for the longer term COVID-19 symptoms could be beneficial and help to optimize patient outcomes. Future work should examine these variables over a longer timeframe and among different samples of non-hospitalized patients.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3Examination of diaphragm thickness, mobility and thickening fraction in individuals with COPD of different severity
Topcuoğlu, Ceyhun; Tütün Yümin, Eylem; Hizal, Mustafa; Konuk, Suat
Background/aim: Diaphragm thickness and mobility assessed by ultrasound in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) reflect the function of the diaphragm. The aim of this study is to compare the diaphragm thickness, mobility, and thickening fraction in individuals with COPD of different severity and healthy individuals and examine the relationship between these parameters and pulmonary function test parameters. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional observational study design was used. Thirty individuals (mild = 11; moderate = 13; severe = 6) with COPD and 29 healthy male individuals aged between 40–75 years were included in the study. The individuals included in the study were evaluated between October 2020/May 2021. Pulmonary functions were measured with a spirometer, while diaphragm thickness, mobility, and thickening fraction were measured by ultrasound. Results: The right and left diaphragm thickness, mobility, thickness variation, thickening fraction, and mobility were lower in individuals with COPD than in healthy individuals (p < 0.05). The left Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) diaphragm thickness, right Total Lung Capacity (TLC), and FRC diaphragm thickness were higher in mild COPD than moderate COPD and moderate COPD than severe COPD (p < 0.05). The right diaphragmatic thickening fraction and rate were higher in mild COPD than in moderate and severe COPD (p < 0.05). The left mobility was lower in severe COPD than in mild COPD (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Diaphragm ultrasound parameters decrease as disease severity increases in individuals with COPD. We think that adding diaphragm ultrasound parameters together with pulmonary function test to the evaluation of individuals with COPD will provide additional contributions to determining the course of the disease.
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