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Article Citation - WoS: 33Citation - Scopus: 41On the Importance of Primary and Community Healthcare in Relation To Global Health and Environmental Threats: Lessons From the Covid-19 Crisis(Bmj Publishing Group, 2021) Lauriola, Paolo; Martin-Olmedo, Piedad; Leonardi, Giovanni S.; Bouland, Catherine; Verheij, Robert; Duckers, Michel L. A.; van Tongeren, Martie; Gökdemir, ÖzdenIn the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that primary healthcare systems play a critical role in clinical care, such as patient screening, triage, physical and psychological support and also in promoting good community advice and awareness in coordination with secondary healthcare and preventive care. Because of the role of social and environmental factors in COVID-19 transmission and burden of disease, it is essential to ensure that there is adequate coordination of population-based health services and public health interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the primary and community healthcare (P&CHC) system's weaknesses worldwide. In many instances, P&CHC played only a minor role, the emphasis being on hospital and intensive care beds. This was compounded by political failures, in supporting local community resilience. Placing community building, social cohesion and resilience at the forefront of dealing with the COVID-19 crisis can help align solutions that provide a vision of 'planetary health'. This can be achieved by involving local well-being and participation in the face of any pervasive health and environmental crisis, including other epidemics and large-scale ecological crises. This paper proposes that P&CHC should take on two critical roles: first, to support local problem-solving efforts and to serve as a partner in innovative approaches to safeguarding community well-being; and second, to understand the local environment and health risks in the context of the global health perspective. We see this as an opportunity of immediate value and broad consequence beyond the control of the COVID-19 pandemic.Book Part Multiple Sclerosis(Nova Science Publishers Inc., 2025) Başaran, S.; Gökdemir, Ö.This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. The body attacks its nerve cells' sheaths, called myelin, in both the brain and the spinal cord, and this can cause a variety of presentations in patients suffering from MS. This condition can affect the function of motor, sensory, emotional, cognitive, or visual areas, hence the different clinical presentations. The formation of MS can be influenced by environmental factors, genetic susceptibility, along with dysregulated immune response which leads to inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration. Important tools to make an MS diagnosis are careful clinical evaluation, the use of neuroimaging tools such as MRI, and laboratory studies. The current treatment approaches for MS aim to prevent relapses, lessen symptoms, and slow down the disease progression with the use of disease modifying therapies (DMT) and symptomatic treatment approaches. More recent advancements such as biologic agents and small molecule inhibitors have been expanding the treatment options. Overall, comprehensive management of MS includes a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. Ongoing researches continue to deepen our understanding of MS pathogenesis and new possible treatment options. © 2025 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.Article Citation - WoS: 3The Role of Community-Based Health Practice on the Improvement of Healthcare Students' Communication, Empathy and Perception of the Elderly: a Qualitative Study at Izmir University of Economics(Istanbul Univ, Fac Communication, 2021) Aksoy, Zeynep; Gokdemir, Ozden; Şemin, Makbule İlgiInterpersonal communication involving empathy is of great importance in therapeutic relationships in healthcare. To equip medical/healthcare students with interpersonal communication skills, community-based health education provides real-life contexts in which they engage with the community as part of the curriculum. A community-based health practice (CBHP) was implemented at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) to improve students' communication, empathy and perception towards the elderly. Within an interdisciplinary collaboration among the medicine, nursing, elderly-care and physiotherapy programs, a total of 111 students participated in the project. This study aimed to evaluate the role of the CBHP on students' communication, empathy and perception of the elderly. Taking a qualitative approach, focus group interviews were organized with students (n=22). Descriptive analysis of the qualitative data revealed that students witnessed the loneliness of elderly individuals, their physical and psychosocial needs, which resulted in a high degree of empathy. Furthermore, the study also aimed to gain insights from elderly participants via in-depth interviews (n=9). Results demonstrated that the participants felt valued and useful during the communication processes with the students. In conclusion, CBHP contributed to students' perceptions and empathy towards the elderly; meanwhile the elderly individuals were satisfied with the interest of the medical, nursing and healthcare students.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 17Family Physicians' Knowledge About and Attitudes Towards Covid-19 - a Cross-Sectional Multicentric Study(Korean Soc Antimicrobial Therapy, 2020) Gokdemir, Ozden; Pak, Halil; Bakola, Maria; Bhattacharya, Sudip; Hoedebecke, Kyle; Jelastopulu, EleniBackground: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected every country on earth, and family physicians (FPs) have helped patients at every stage. The first objective of our study was to study the FPs' knowledge about COVID-19 and second objective was to assess their attitudes, stress and death anxiety surrounding the current pandemic. Materials and Methods: An online questionnaire was prepared to collect responses from FPs between March-April 2020. A descriptive and correlational design was utilized. Results: 240 FPs from eight countries were evaluated. The majority reported that they received most information from medical journals (77%). Most of the respondents also noted that the most common symptoms were acute respiratory syndrome and fever - with the most effective treatment in most cases consisting of symptomatic treatment (41%). Although FPs generally had a positive attitude, most of them (68%) were concerned about contacting COVID-19 from patients and as a result, they experienced increased stress (64%). Conclusion: The research was conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak while the FPs were working on the frontline of the pandemic. This research revealed that most of the FPs had good knowledge of, and a positive attitude towards COVID-19 treatment. It was observed that participants who tended towards conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience, and who had higher life satisfaction, and lower levels of death anxiety also reported more positive attitudes towards COVID-19. While the main target population of COVID-19 disease were the older age groups, FPs' attitudes and fear levels were not associated with age, gender, or years of experience.Article Never Judge a Book by Its Cover-The Socio-Cultural Aspects of Non-Epileptic Seizures in India-A Case Study(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023) Bhattacharya, Sudip; Tripathi, Shailesh; Marzo, Roy Rillera; Gökdemir, Özden; Borocco, MaddonaHealth for All will never be attained if sociocultural bias and pervasive hypocrisy are not eliminated. The patient mentioned in this case study had difficulty gaining access to health care for more than two decades. The seizure history was modified due to social pressure. The primary healthcare workers' ability to provide timely access to healthcare regardless of caste, religion, or gender, even in the most remote regions of the country, is of paramount importance. The patient was diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism and treated with calcium and vitamin D in high oral doses. The case also illustrates the significance of medical examination in preventing future difficulties in patients with presenile cataract.Article Evaluation of Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with and Without Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Case-Control Study(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2025) Aygun, Olgu; Asma Sakalli, Ayca; Kucukerdem, H. Seda; Gokdemir, OzdenHashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a common autoimmune thyroid disorder whose pathogenesis may be influenced by various biochemical and immunological parameters. Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D and B12 levels may play a role in autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to evaluate vitamin D and B12 levels in patients with HT and to examine their associations with disease pathogenesis and clinical features. This retrospective case-control study included patients who visited a family medicine outpatient clinic. The case group consisted of patients diagnosed with HT confirmed by positive anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO) and/or anti-thyroglobulin antibody (anti-Tg). The control group included individuals without chronic diseases and with negative thyroid autoantibodies. Data on age, gender, history of hypothyroidism, vitamin D, vitamin B12, anti-TPO, and anti-Tg levels were collected and analyzed. Binary logistic regression was used to identify predictors of HT. A statistically significant correlation was found between vitamin D levels and HT, age, history of hypothyroidism, anti-TPO, anti-Tg, and vitamin B12 levels. There was no significant association between vitamin D and gender. Logistic regression analysis revealed that older age, female gender, and lower vitamin D and B12 levels were independently associated with an increased risk of HT. Vitamin D and B12 deficiencies appear to be associated with the presence and progression of HT. These findings highlight the potential role of nutritional and immunological markers in the disease's clinical course. Further prospective studies are warranted to confirm causality and inform clinical management.Editorial Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Editorial: Health Literacy and Disease Prevention, Volume Ii(Frontiers Media SA, 2024) Gökdemir, Özden; Kushwaha, P.; Shikha, D.; Petrazzuoli, F.; Bhattacharya, S.[No abstract available]Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 1The Perspectives of Young General Practitioners/Family Physicians on Mooc as Part of Continuous Education: a Descriptive Semi-Qualitative Multinational Study(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2022) Gokdemir, Ozden; Ozkan Bayrakci, Nursah; Aygun, Olgu; Hoedebecke, KyleObjectives In 2018, Harvard University provided a 10-week online course titled Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety as using Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) web-based platform. The course was designed for those who care about health and healthcare and wish to learn more about how to measure and improve that care - for themselves, for their institutions, or for their countries. The goal of this course was to provide visual and written education tools for different countries and different age groups. In respect to the aim of this study is to evaluate the impressions and benefits of group learning activity and educational needs after this Improving Global Health courses experience with an online survey among the participants. Methods Sixty-six family medicine practitioners and trainees who were among the participants of the course were the universe of the study. These young General Practitioners/Family Physicians (GPs/FPs) from different countries were organized among themselves to follow the course as a group activity. Two weeks after the course, an online survey was sent to all the participants of this group activity. Results Twenty-eight out of 66 participants (42.4%) completed the survey and provided feedback on their perspectives and experience. Most of them were female (70.4%), and have not attended any MOOC course before (63%). This international group achieved a completion rate of approximately 65% by the deadline and nearly 90% including those finishing afterward. The majority felt that the group activity proved beneficial and supportive in nature. Conclusions Well-structured, sustainable e-learning platforms will be the near futures' medical learning devices in a world without borders. Future studies should further explore facilitators and barriers among FPs for enrolling and completing MOOCs. Furthermore, there is a need to evaluate how these group-learning initiatives may help participants incorporate lessons learned from the course into their daily practice.Article Hipertansiyon Hastası Yönetimi Konusunda Aile Hekimliği Asistan Eğitiminin Değerlendirilmesi(2023) Gökdemir, Özden; Yıldırım, Ediz; Limnili, Gizem; Aygün, Olgu; Güldal, DilekGiriş ve Amaç: Hipertansiyon (HT), yüksek kan basıncı ile ortaya çıkan sistemik bir hastalık olup, toplumda yaygın olarak görülen ve ciddi komplikasyonlara neden olan büyük bir sağlık sorunudur. Kan basıncı düzeylerinin kontrolü, ortaya çıkan komplikasyonları azaltmada önemli bir adımdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, aile hekimliği asistanlarının HT bilgi ve farkındalığı üzerinde yüz yüze HT eğitiminin etkisini değerlendirmek ve ihtiyaçlarını anlamaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmamız, betimleyici-kesitsel araştırma tasarımında planlandı. Yüz yüze eğitimden hemen önce ve sonra, katılımcılara, Türk Hipertansiyon Konsensus Raporları 2019 ve Türkiye Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Derneği tarafından 2022 yılında yayınlanan Hipertansiyon Tanı ve Tedavi Kılavuzu temel alınarak araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan bir anket verildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda, yüz yüze eğitimin HT ile ilgili 15 alt kategorideki etkisini müdahale araştırma modeli olarak inceledik. Eğitim sonrası değerlendirmede, 15 alt kategorinin 12'si teorik soruları, üçü ise vaka temelli değerlendirme sorularını içeriyordu. Soruların %50 veya daha fazlasını doğru cevaplamak hedeflenmiş olup, eğitim sonrası, 15 alt kategoriden beşinde bu hedefin genel olarak başarıldığı gözlendi. Sonuç: Yüz yüze eğitim, birincil sağlık hizmetlerinde HT yönetiminin iki önemli unsuru olan bilgi ve farkındalığı artırmada ve değerlendirme kapasitesinde etkilidir. HT ile ilgili 15 alt kategoriye yapılan ayrıntılı inceleme, etki büyüklüğü açısından daha iyi olan kategorileri ortaya çıkardı. Çalışmamız, HT yönetimi ile ilgili alt kategorilere etkileri de ayrıntılı bir şekilde ele alarak (örneğin, birinci basamak HT yönetimine direnç gibi) ilginç ve biraz beklenmedik sonuçlar ortaya çıkmıştır.Article Mental Health and Planetary Health(2023) Görgü, Genco; Gökdemir, ÖzdenAim: While the mental health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is turning into a public health problem, the global dimension of the problem makes it necessary to address the issue in the context of planetary health for a solution. The goal of this study was to examine the contents and challenges of managing mental health issues at the planetary health level during COVID-19. Method: The bibliographic method was used. Theses were searched by searching YOKSIS and PubMed for reviews with the keywords "mental health, planetary health, and COVID-19." Results: In the search made in June 2021, from 2018 till 27.02.2022; 19 related articles have been found. The most proportion of published reviews was about patients’ mental health via telehealth; only three of the reviews were about healthcare workers. Two of the researches were excluded because they were not reviewed. The same keywords are used for searching among the thesis of YOKSIS, only one research was found about fuzzy cognition maps and decision making. Conclusions: Research on managing mental health problems and planetary health during pandemics in the family medicine discipline is far from providing sufficient literature diversity. Advances in data analytics and information technologies are opening up new medical clinical problem-solving methods. In order to measure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemics and to establish global well-being and higher planetary mood in the future, research at the level of the individual, society and planet are required.
