Scientific work

Prof. Dr. Alev Gürgün

82 publications. The source of the information is stated next to each publication.

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  1. Validation and Reliability Assessment of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) in Turkish Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

    Thoracic research and practice, 2026

    DOI 10.4274/thoracrespract.2026.2026-1-5 PMID 41979103 Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  2. Evaluation of Oral Health Awareness of Individuals Diagnosed with COPD or Other Respiratory Diseases

    International Archives of Dental Sciences, 2026

    DOI 10.5505/iads.2026.13285 Source: OpenAlex

  3. Inhaler-specific drug therapy problems in COPD

    European Respiratory Journal, 2026

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2026.pa2577 Source: OpenAlex

  4. Polypharmacy in COPD and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes

    European Respiratory Journal, 2026

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2026.pa5825 Source: OpenAlex

  5. Validation Study of Rome Criteria for Assessing COPD Exacerbation Severity and Predicting Clinical Outcomes: Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly

    International Journal of COPD, 2025

    DOI 10.2147/copd.s554744 PMID 41399649 3 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  6. Impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on outcomes of COPD patients in Turkey: lessons for the future

    BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2025

    DOI 10.1186/s12890-025-03883-8 PMID 40885974 Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  7. Validation Study of Rome Criteria for Assessing COPD Exacerbation Severity and Predicting Clinical Outcomes:TTS-COPD Assembly

    European Respiratory Journal, 2025

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2025.pa3627 Source: OpenAlex

  8. Inhaler Technique and Medication Adherence in COPD: Insights from a Nationwide Multicentre Study

    Research Square, 2025

    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8302012/v1 Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  9. Impact of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery

    Current Thoracic Surgery, 2025

    DOI 10.26663/cts.2025.023 Source: OpenAlex

  10. Readmission rates within the first 30 and 90 days after severe COPD exacerbations (RACE study)

    Medicine, 2024

    DOI 10.1097/md.0000000000040483 PMID 39612431 2 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  11. Risk factors for prolonged hospitalization as a marker for difficult-to-manage exacerbations of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD): the DiMECO Study

    BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2024

    DOI 10.1186/s12890-024-03399-7 PMID 39609669 3 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  12. Factors Associated with Increasing Costs in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: Turkish Thoracic Society Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assembly

    Thoracic research and practice, 2024

    DOI 10.5152/thoracrespract.2024.23065 PMID 39115297 2 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  13. Rate of critical errors in inhaler device use in COPD and associated factors with poor inhaler technique: a multicenter study

    European Respiratory Journal, 2024

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.pa2127 Source: OpenAlex

  14. Adding Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation to Supplemental Oxygen During Exercise Training in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study

    Thoracic research and practice, 2023

    DOI 10.5152/thoracrespract.2023.23040 PMID 37581377 2 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  15. The CO-MIND Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management in Daily Practice and Its Implications for Improved Outcomes According to GOLD 2019 Perspective

    International Journal of COPD, 2022

    DOI 10.2147/copd.s372439 PMID 36003323 2 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  16. 2021 Guideline for the Management of COPD Exacerbations

    Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021

    DOI 10.4103/2452-2473.329630 PMID 34849428 19 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  17. COVID-19 Pandemic and the Global Perspective of Turkish Thoracic Society

    Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2020

    DOI 10.5152/turkthoracj.2020.20174 PMID 33352098 3 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  18. Evaluation of Smoking and Other Tobacco Product Habits of Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences Students: A cross-sectional Survey Study

    European Respiratory Journal, 2020

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.1368 Source: OpenAlex

  19. Evaluation of 30 and 90 Day Hospital Readmission Rates in Severe COPD Exacerbations: Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly

    European Respiratory Journal, 2020

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.1053 Source: OpenAlex

  20. Difficult to manage COPD Exacerbations: Risk factors (DIMECO Study). Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly

    European Respiratory Journal, 2020

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.4915 Source: OpenAlex

  21. Evaluation of 30 and 90 Day Hospital Readmission Rates in Severe COPD Exacerbations: Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly

    AYBU AVESIS, 2020

    Source: OpenAlex

  22. Difficult to manage COPD Exacerbation: Risk faktors (DİMECO Study). Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Assembly

    AYBU AVESIS, 2020

    Source: OpenAlex

  23. AĞIR KOAH ALEVLENMELERINDE 30 VE 90 GÜNLÜK YENIDEN HASTANE BAŞVURU ORANLARININ DEĞERLENDIRILMESI: TTD KOAH ÇALIŞMA GRUBU

    AYBU AVESIS, 2020

    Source: OpenAlex

  24. A Cross-Sectional Study in Patients with Severe COPD to Assess the Perception of Symptom Variability (COPVAR) in the Middle East and Africa

    International Journal of COPD, 2019

    DOI 10.2147/copd.s215859 PMID 31908444 3 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  25. Comparison of Eosinophilic and Non-eosinophilic Cases with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Terms of Clinical Arrival, Exacerbations, Quality of Life and Response to Treatment: A Prospective Study

    Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2019

    DOI 10.5152/turkthoracj.2019.64 Source: OpenAlex

  26. Are Blood Eosinophilia and Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio Stable Over Time?

    Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2019

    DOI 10.5152/turkthoracj.2019.121 Source: OpenAlex

  27. Comparison of Eosinophilic and Non-eosinophilic Cases with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in terms of Clinical Arrival, Exacerbations, Quality of Life and Response to Treatment: A Prospective Study

    European Respiratory Journal, 2019

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.pa2580 Source: OpenAlex

  28. A multicenter randomized trial for the effectiveness of structured discharge and follow-up protocol on readmission rate in COPD patients receiving LTOT/NIV: one-year interim analysis.

    European Respiratory Journal, 2018

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.oa5410 Source: OpenAlex

  29. Smoke-free Ege: An attempt for an integrative prevention strategy for tobacco control at a University setting

    Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018

    DOI 10.18332/tid/94807 Source: OpenAlex

  30. Evaluation of COPD Patient’s Relatives Assessment of Disease Awarness, Load of Care Giving and Loss of Workforce: Turkish Thoracic Society COPD Working Group.

    European Respiratory Journal, 2018

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa4016 Source: OpenAlex

  31. Stability of blood eosinophilia and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in COPD

    European Respiratory Journal, 2018

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa5478 Source: OpenAlex

  32. A cross-sectional study in severe COPD patients in the Middle East and Africa (MEA): Methodology and patients’ profile

    European Respiratory Journal, 2018

    DOI 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa747 Source: OpenAlex

  33. KRONIK SOLUNUM YETMEZLIĞI GELIŞEN KOAH’LI HASTALARIN TAKIBINDE YAPILANDIRILMIŞ TABURCULUK VE İZLEM PROTOKOLÜ IÇIN ÇOK MERKEZLI RANDOMIZE KONTROLLÜ ÇALIŞMA BIRINCI YIL ARA ANALIZ BULGULARI

    Bursa Uludag University - AVESIS, 2018

    Source: OpenAlex

  34. Kronik Solunum Yetmezliği Gelişen KOAH’xx lı Hastaların Takibinde yapılandırılmış taburculuk ve İzlem Protokolü İçin Çok Merkezli Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma - Birinci Yıl Ara Analiz Bulguları

    Bursa Uludag University - AVESIS, 2018

    Source: OpenAlex

  35. The View of the Turkish Thoracic Society on the Report of the GOLD 2017 Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD

    Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2017

    DOI 10.5152/turkthoracj.2017.060417 PMID 29404162 20 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  36. Can fiberoptic bronchoscopy be applied to critically ill patients treated with noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome? Prospective observational study

    BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2016

    DOI 10.1186/s12890-016-0236-y PMID 27245054 29 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  37. Does the Body Composition Worsens From GOLD Categories A to D in Patients With COPD?

    CHEST Journal, 2016

    DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.972 Source: OpenAlex

  38. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Response in Elderly and Younger Patients With COPD

    CHEST Journal, 2016

    DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.1234 Source: OpenAlex

  39. Categorization of COPD patients in Turkey via GOLD 2013 strategy document: ALPHABET study

    International Journal of COPD, 2015

    DOI 10.2147/copd.s87464 PMID 26622176 17 citations (Europe PMC) Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  40. The Effect of Adding Noninvasive Ventilation to Supplemental Oxygen During Exercise Training in Severe COPD: A Randomized Controlled Study

    CHEST Journal, 2015

    DOI 10.1378/chest.2255570 Source: OpenAlex

  41. Updates in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for the Year 2014

    Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2015

    DOI 10.5152/ttd.2015.4555 PMID 29404083 Open-access full textSource: OpenAlex

  42. Evaluation of Exercise Capacity, Quality of Life, and Body Composition in Patients With COPD According to the New GOLD Classification

    CHEST Journal, 2015

    DOI 10.1378/chest.2255311 Source: OpenAlex

  43. Is It Possible to Predict the Failure of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Pneumonia?

    CHEST Journal, 2015

    DOI 10.1378/chest.2255607 Source: OpenAlex

  44. Compliance of Turkish Clinicians to the New GOLD Framework in the Treatment of COPD Patients

    CHEST Journal, 2014

    DOI 10.1378/chest.1993681 Source: OpenAlex

  45. Comparison of Maximal Oxygen Uptake Calculated With Incremental Shuttle Walking Test and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Patients With COPD

    CHEST Journal, 2014

    DOI 10.1378/chest.1993549 Source: OpenAlex

  46. The effects of adding non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to supplemental oxygen during exercise training in severe COPD: A randomized controlled study

    European Respiratory Journal, 2014

    DOI 10.1183/13993003/erj.44.suppl_58.p3042 Source: OpenAlex

  47. The Effects of Nutritional Supplementation Combined With Conventional Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Muscle Wasted Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective, Randomized, and Controlled Study

    CHEST Journal, 2013

    DOI 10.1378/chest.1701502 Source: OpenAlex

  48. The role of endotracheal aspiration in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

    Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, 2013

    DOI 10.5578/tt.6610 PMID 24506744 1 citation (Europe PMC) Source: OpenAlex

  49. Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Upper Limbs in COPD

    CHEST Journal, 2013

    DOI 10.1378/chest.1701512 Source: OpenAlex

  50. Efficacy of An Eight-Week Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

    Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013

    DOI 10.5336/medsci.2012-28774 Source: OpenAlex