Browsing by Author "Yalinay Dikmen, Pinar"

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Pain levels of examined muscles and gender differences in pain during electromyography
(KARE PUBL, 2015-01-01) Yalinay Dikmen, Pinar; Ilgaz Aydinlar, Elif; Karlikaya, Geysu
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pain level of each muscle during an EMG study and also search for any association between the pain levels and gender. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven subjects (166 females and 111 males) participated in the present study. Numeric analogue scale (NAS) was obtained from the patients after needle EMG for each muscle. Results: In total, 1242 muscles were examined. The highest pain levels among examined muscles were found on Abductor Pollicis Brevis (APB) (5.8 +/- 2.6), First Dorsal Interosseous (4.2 +/- 2.6) and Vastus Lateralis (4.0 +/- 2.6). NAS levels of the female patients (4.3 +/- 2.7) were apparently higher than those of the male patients (2.8 +/- 2.3) (p<0.01). Conclusion: First Dorsal Interosseous muscle was found less painful than APB muscle for the patients. Our study displayed greater pain sensitivity among females compared with males during the needle EMG
Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) in Patients with Migraine
(TURKISH NEUROPSYCHIATRY ASSOC-TURK NOROPSIKIYATRI DERNEGI, 2021-01-01) Yalinay Dikmen, Pinar; Bozdag, Mumine; Gunes, Mumin; Kosak, Seda; Tasdelen, Bahar; Uluduz, Derya; Ozge, Aynur
Introduction: The Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) is a self-report questionnaire designed to evaluate the impact of headache on quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess reliability and validity of Turkish version of HIT-6 questionnaire in patients with migraine. Methods: A total of 114 patients with migraine were included in this multicenter, prospective, descriptive study conducted at two consecutive visits 4 weeks apart. Comprehensibility, patient-physician reliability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and validity of the translated HIT-6 were analyzed. Results: Patients identified that HIT-6 items were ``well-understood{''} in both visit 1 (ranged from 88.6\% to 95.7\%) and visit 2 (ranged from 93.0\% to 98.2\%). A highly positive correlation (R=0.876, p<0.001) was noted between visit 1 scores related to self-administered and physician-administered HIT-6 scores. Internal consistency analyzed via Cronbachs alpha values for visit 1 and visit 2 HIT-6 scores in all patients were 0.753 (acceptable) and 0.864 (excellent), respectively. HIT-6 scores of patients (64.13 (6.20) and 62.70 (7.04), at visits 1 and 2, respectively, p=0.07) showed a moderate test-retest reliability (R=0.437, p=0.0004). The HIT-6 score positively correlated with visit 1 and visit 2 headache severity-Likert scale (R=0.451 and 0.478, respectively, p<0.001) and VAS (R=0.365 and 0.531, respectively p<0.001) scores, and with visit 2 headache days for a month (R=0.215, p=0.022). Conclusion: These results demonstrated that the Turkish translation is equivalent to English version of HIT-6 in terms of internal consistency and it has moderate test-retest reliability and validity as correlated with headache severity, VAS and headache days for a month.
The characteristics of COVID-19 vaccine-related headache: Clues gathered from the healthcare personnel in the pandemic
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2022-01-01) Ekizoglu, Esme; Gezegen, Hasim; Yalinay Dikmen, Pinar; Orhan, Elif Kocasoy; Ertas, Mustafa; Baykan, Betul
Introduction Headache is a frequent adverse event after viral vaccines. We aimed to investigate the frequency and clinical associations of COVID-19 vaccine-related headache. Methods The characteristics, associations of this headache, main comorbidities, headache history following the influenza vaccine and during COVID-19 were investigated using a web-based questionnaire. Results A total of 1819 healthcare personnel (mean age: 44.4 +/- 13.4 years, 1222 females), vaccinated with inactivated virus, contributed to the survey