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Author: Isik, AT × Author: Smith, L × Author: Soysal, PINAR × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2011 ×

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    Validity of the Kihon Checklist for evaluating frailty status in Turkish older adults.
    (2019-07-01) Isik, AT; Dokuzlar, O; Esenkaya, ME; Smith, L; Soysal, PINAR; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    The relationship between polypharmacy and trajectories of cognitive decline in people with dementia: A large representative cohort study.
    (2019-06-01) Perera, G; Onder, G; Petrovic, M; Cherubini, A; Maggi, S; Soysal, PINAR; Shetty, H; Molokhia, M; Isik, AT; Smith, L; Stubbs, B; Stewart, R; Veronese, N; Mueller, C; SOYSAL, PINAR
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    Assessment of factors that increase risk of falling in older women by four different clinical methods
    (2019-05-21) Dokuzlar, O; Koc, Okudur; Smith, L; Isik, AT; Aydin, AE; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Background Women aged 65 years and over are at increased risk of falling. Falls in this age group increase the risk of morbidity and mortality. Aims The aim of the present study was to find the most common factors that increase the risk of falling in older women, by using four different assessment methods. Methods 682 women, who attended a geriatric outpatient clinic and underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment, were included in the study. History of falling last year, the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), and 4-m walking speed test were carried out on all patients. Results The mean age (SD) of patients were 74.4 (8.5) years. 31.5% of women had a history of falling in the last year. 11%, 36.5%, and 33.3% of patients had a falling risk according to POMA, TUG and 4-m walking speed test, respectively. We identified the following risk factors that increase the risk of falling, according to these four methods: urinary incontinence, dizziness and imbalance, using a walking stick, frailty, dynapenia, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index and Geriatric Depression Scale score, and lower basic and instrumental activities of daily living scores (p < 0.05). We found a significant correlation between all the assessment methods (p < 0.001). Conclusion There is a strong relationship between fall risk and dizziness, using a walking stick, dynapenia, high number of comorbidities, low functionality, and some geriatric syndromes such as depression, frailty, and urinary incontinence in older women. Therefore, older women should routinely be screened for these risk factors.
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    Trends and prevalence of nocturia among US adults, 2005-2016.
    (2019-12-19) Isik, AT; Cao, C; Xu, T; Yang, L; Turan, Kazancioglu; Liu, Q; Pizzol, D; Veronese, N; Demurtas, J; Smith, L; SOYSAL, PINAR; KAZANCIOĞLU, RÜMEYZA
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    Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    (2019-11-01) Soysal, PINAR; Pizzol, D; Demurtas, J; Stubbs, B; Mason, C; Isik, AT; Smith, L; Veronese, N; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Globally, there is increasing usage and legalization of cannabis. In addition to its reported therapeutic effects, cannabis has several health risks which are not clearly defined. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common male sexual disorder and there are plausible mechanisms linking cannabis use to ED. No attempt has been made to collate the literature on this topic. The aim of this review was to summarize the prevalence and risk of ED in cannabis users compared to controls. A systematic review of major databases from inception to January 1, 2019, without language restriction, was undertaken to identify studies investigating cannabis use and presence of ED. The analysis compared the prevalence of ED in cannabis users versus controls. Consequently, the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated, applying a random-effect model. Five case–control studies were included with data from 3,395 healthy men, 1,035 using cannabis (smoking) and 2,360 nonusers. The overall prevalence of ED in cannabis users was 69.1% (95% CI: 38.0–89.1), whilst the correspondent figure in controls was 34.7% (95% CI: 20.3–52.7). The OR of ED in cannabis users was almost four times that of controls (OR = 3.83; 95% CI: 1.30–11.28; p = .02), even if characterized by high heterogeneity (I2 = 90%) and the prediction intervals overlapped 1.00 (95% CI: 0.35–7.26). Data suggest that ED is twice as high in cannabis users compared to controls. Future longitudinal research is needed to confirm/refute this and explore if a dose–response relationship between cannabis and ED may be evident.
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    Pet ownership and symptoms of depression: A prospective study of older adults.
    (2019-11-30) López-Sánchez, GF; Sharpley, C; Veronese, N; Smith, L; Bitsika, V; Demurtas, J; Celotto, S; Noventa, V; Soysal, PINAR; Grabovac, I; SOYSAL, PINAR
    Background:This paper aims to examine associations between pet ownership and symptoms of depression in alarge, population-based sample of older adults. Specifically, we tested whether: (i) people who report moredepressive symptoms are more likely to own a pet; (ii) pet ownership protects against an increase in depressivesymptoms over time; (iii) associations differ by symptom type.Methods:Data were drawn from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a longitudinal panel study of men andwomen aged 50 and older (n= 7,617, 52.5% female). Pet ownership (dog/cat/other/none) was self-reported in2010/11. Depressive symptoms were assessed in 2010/11 and 2016/17 using the 8-item centre forEpidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. We analysed total CES-D score and derived symptom subscales(depressed mood, anhedonia, somatic symptoms) in relation to pet ownership, adjusting for sociodemographicand health-related covariates.Results:A one-symptom increase in total CES-D score was associated with 7% increased odds of dog ownership(OR=1.07, 95% CI 1.03–1.11). Significant associations were observed between each subset of depressivesymptoms and dog ownership, with models run on z-scores showing a slightly stronger association for symptomsof depressed mood (OR=1.13, 95% CI 1.06–1.21) compared with anhedonia (OR=1.10, 95% CI 1.04–1.17) orsomatic symptoms (OR=1.10, 95% CI 1.03–1.18). Prospectively, no significant associations were found.Limitations:Self-reported data; small sample size for some pet categories. Conclusion:Amongst older adults in England, those with more depressive symptoms are more likely to own adog, but pet ownership is not significantly associated with change in depressive symptoms over time.
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    Factors that Increase Risk of Falling in Older Men according to Four Different Clinical Methods.
    (2019-09-20) Soysal, PINAR; Dokuzlar, O; Koc, Okudur; Kocyigit, SE; Isik, AT; Yavuz, I; Smith, L; Ates, Bulut; SOYSAL, PINAR