The objective of the Croatian Health Survey was the assessment of population health related quality of life in the transitional environment of Croatia. Health status measures incorporate dimensions such as physical, psychological, and social functioning, role performance and perception of wellbeing. In order to assess health status, "The medical outcome study 36-item short-form health survey (S...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms encountered in medical practice. However, little is known about the causal relationship between change in lifestyle and fatigue. AIM To help prevent fatigue-related disorders, we investigated the association between changes in lifestyle and fatigue among employees. METHODS We studied data sets from the High-risk and Population Strategy f...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe fatigue in women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy and to explore the impact of fatigue on their health status. DESIGN Prospective, descriptive, repeated measures. SETTING A major oncology center, Saint Savvas Cancer Hospital, in Athens, Greece. SAMPLE Consecutive sample of 106 women (mean age = 55 + 12), with histologically confirmed diagnosis for ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial with an untreated control group. SETTING Low vision center. PARTICIPANTS Patients (N=61) with visual impairment (mean, 53.3 y) and nonspecific chronic (mean, 23.8 y) neck/scapular pain. INTERVENTIONS Part...

PURPOSE The desired outcome in schizophrenia treatment has evolved from symptom management to maximization of quality of life and functional recovery. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between a specific well-being measure, the Subjective Well-being under Neuroleptic Scale - short version (SWN-K), and the SF-36 Health Survey as a generic quality of life measure. PATIENTS AN...

Cases and case method instruction are claimed by some to be a form of history instruction. This point is disputed because case method theory rests on the philosophy of pragmatism and the theory of progressive education, both of which are anti-history in theory and in practice. Consequently, case method instruction is anti-history; in fact, it is the opposite of history. Further, pragmatism, pro...

This study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) recipients aged 18 or older and associated factors, 2 years after HAART administration had started in Kagera, Tanzania. Using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), 329 HAART recipients were interviewed in May 2007. Questions on sociodemographic characteristics, chronic diseases (be...

BACKGROUND Depression is a common comorbidity in heart failure and is strongly associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and reduced health status. Whether depression treatment may result in improvement of health status in heart failure patients with comorbid depression remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS The Sertraline Against Depression and Heart Disease in Chronic Heart Failure stud...