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    Association of Osteoarthritis Prevalence With Age and Obesity Factors in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023) Kus, Gamze; Yasaci, Zeynal; Boz, Canser; Turkmen, Ezgi
    IntroductionAccording to cross-sectional analysis studies supported by microdata, incidence of Osteoarthritis increases in parallel with ageing and obesity, which are common predictors of the disease. The aim of this study is to reveal whether ageing and obesity have an effect on the increase in osteoarthritis prevalence by analyzing cross-country data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries.MethodsWe used static panel data regression analysis for 36 countries for the period between 2000 and 2017. Along with osteoarthritis prevalence, we used a group of people with a body mass index <= 30 within the population as obesity indicator and those older than 65 yrs within the population as ageing indicator. We calculated the effect of ageing and obesity on osteoarthritis prevalence using STATA 13 software.ResultsBoth variable coefficients, age, and obesity, respectively, were found to be positive and statistically significant at the 1% level. This study shows that both ageing and obesity contribute to an increase in the osteoarthritis prevalence based on macro data from 36 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries.ConclusionsThese findings have significant implications that can be used by both the public and policymakers for preventing the osteoarthritis. Adopting the preventive measures could contribute to decrease in health expenditures.
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    Determination of Learning Style Preferences in Students at the Faculty of Health Sciences
    (Marmara Univ, Inst Health Sciences, 2017) Karaborklu Argut, Sezen; Mustafaoglu, Rustem; Kus, Gamze; Ozdincler, Arzu Razak
    Objective: It is very important that students have knowledge about learning style preferences as each individual learns differently. This study was performed to determine the learning style preferences of students in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Health Management, Midwifery, and Social Work Departments at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Istanbul University and to determine whether these preferences differ according to department, gender, and class levels. Methods: A total of 306 students in the 2015-2016 academic year participated. In this study, a general screening (survey) model was used via the Internet. The Visual, Aural, Read/write, Kinesthetic Learning Preference Inventory was used for data collection. Results were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. The level of significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results: The participants mostly preferred the Kinesthetic style. In addition, in terms of department and class levels there was no significant difference in any dimension of the scale. Only the kinesthetic dimension was found to be significantly influential in terms of gender. Conclusion: We believe that being aware of the learning style preferences will positively affect the approach to the course of the students and they will increase the success of the course by reducing the effort and time which spending on learning. In terms of educators, we foresee that learning style preferences will guide the selection of appropriate techniques and materials.
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    Sensory-Motor Training Versus Resistance Training in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2023) Kus, Gamze; Tarakci, Ela; Ozdincler, Arzu Razak; Ercin, Ersin
    Objective To compare the effectiveness of sensory-motor training and resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting Istanbul University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Subjects Forty-eight participants with knee osteoarthritis. Interventions Following baseline assessment, participants were randomly allocated to sensory-motor training (n = 24) and resistance training (n = 24). Both groups received training three times a week for 8 weeks. Main measures The primary outcome measure was the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC). The secondary outcome measures were pain level, muscle strength, proprioception, range of motion, quality of life, and patient satisfaction with treatment. Patients were assessed before and after four- and eight-week interventions. Results There was no significant difference between the groups' total WOMAC scores after four- and eight-week interventions (respectively, p = 0.415, p = 0.828). There was a significant improvement in pain level during movement and in the energy subscale SF-36 for resistance training after the four-week intervention (respectively, p = 0.012, p = 0.007). After the eight-week intervention, a significant difference was noted in favor of resistance training in the secondary outcome measure quality of life (QoL). No significant difference was found in other secondary outcomes. Conclusions At the end of the treatment, it was observed that sensory-motor training had a similar effect in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis symptoms to resistance training. These findings may suggest that sensory-motor training is an effective new method to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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    Strengthening the quadriceps femoris muscle versus other knee training programs for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
    (Springer Heidelberg, 2019) Kus, Gamze; Yeldan, Ipek
    People with knee osteoarthritis have atrophy of the muscles surrounding the knee joint. Therefore, exercise programs primarily have been focused on the strengthening of quadriceps femoris muscle (QFM). Primary aim of this systematic review was to determine which exercise increases strength of the QFM and describe the details of the training programs. Secondary aim was to determine effectiveness of strengthening of the QFM alone on pain and dysfunction in patient with knee osteoarthritis. PubMed, PEDro, and Cochrane were searched. PEDro for methodological quality of randomized controlled trials and Cochrane Collaborations' tool for risk of bias were used. A total of 1128 articles were identified from the database searches. Ten studies which were moderate-to-high level of evidence were included. In the comparison of different strengthening exercises of the QFM, significant difference was not found between training groups. However, strengthening of the QFM exercise training was superior to proprioceptive training. Additional hot packs plus shortwave diathermy or ultrasound or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation had superiority to isokinetic strengthening of the QFM alone. Only additional Russian electrical stimulation showed the significant difference compared with strengthening of the QFM exercise. Most of the included studies showed that strengthening of the QFM exercises has an effect on pain reduction and improvement of function. This review indicated that the strengthening of QFM training compared with other knee exercises provided muscle strengthening, pain reduction, and improved function while combination with other electrotherapy modalities or combination with Russian electrical stimulation had superiority to alone strengthening QFM training.