OBJECTIVES Recent studies have shown that women with autism spectrum disorder have higher rates of menstrual problems, including irregular menstrual cycles, unusually painful periods (dysmenorrhea), and excessive menstrual bleeding. In this study, we investigated the autistic traits in female university students with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). METHODS Seventy females with PD and 70 females wi...

INTRODUCTION A Polish EQ-5D normative study published in 2010 was conducted in 2008 as a pilot study. The group of respondents was relatively small and had limited representativeness. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to derive population norms for the 3-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire in Poland using a large, representative sample. RESPONDENTS AND METHODS Stratified random sampling ...

Objectives: Fatigue and pain symptoms were common complaints among post-COVID-19 patients, these lead to impaired quality of life (QoL). We aimed evaluate severity fatigue 3 months after disease onset in discharged COVID-19 patients. Methods: Patients contacted by phone at their third month following onset. Demographic data the patients such as weight, height, body mass index (BMI), gender, smo...

Abstract Background Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is satisfactory for hospitalized patients with disc herniation (LDH). Currently, only a few studies have reported about the day surgery undergoing PELD. Methods A total of 267 LDH underwent PELD during and were followed up at least 3 years. Clinical outcomes assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) leg lower back pain (VAS-B V...

BACKGROUND To investigate and analyze MRI findings in relation to visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), psychological-factor, sleep-quality, and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores among patients with central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) for the purpose of elucidating a correlation. METHODS From July 2013 to May 2014, 117 consecutive patients with central LSS were ...

Objective: The assessment of quality of life in the elderly should be considered when analysing the benefits of any therapeutic intervention. The aim was to analyse the quality of life in octogenarians undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement. Methods: We conducted an observational and descriptive study from January 2006 to July 2008. One-hundredthree Caucasians patients over 80 years of ag...

Severe valvar aortic stenosis (VAS) and supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS) each may cause left ventricular (LV) subendocardial ischemia and infarction, even with patent coronary arteries. LV ischemia in VAS has been related to reduced coronary perfusion relative to raised metabolic requirements, whereas this mechanism of ischemia has not been widely accepted in SVAS because coronary perfusion p...

Objective: To compare the efficacy of phonophoresis (PH) versus ultrasound (US) in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA). Materials and Methods: Forty patients were divided into two groups as PH and US. Acoustic gel containing no pharmacological agent was applied in the US group, whereas a gel containing 1.16% diclofenac diethylamonium was applied in the PH group for 10 sessions. The W...

INTRODUCTION The primary complaint of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) is frequently the inelegant appearance of their hands. Only one study has been conducted to assess the magnitude of and identify the determinants of aesthetic discomfort in hand OA. METHODS The LIège Hand Osteoarthritis Cohort is a prospective cohort of 203 patients diagnosed with hand OA. At baseline, these patients...