Today, countries around the world are caught in the tide of change toward Gesellshaft, or individualistic socio-demographic condition. Recent investigations in Japan have suggested negative impacts of change on emotional and motivational aspects of the Japanese self (Norasakkunkit et al., 2012; Ogihara and Uchida, 2014). Building on previous findings, in Study 1, we measured socio-demographic c...

AIM To describe the health status of formally recognized refugees from the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands, and analyze the relationship between experienced traumatic events and health status. METHODS A random sample of refugees was taken from randomly selected municipalities. One hundred and two persons received a postal questionnaire. Forty percent filled out the questionnaire complete...

BACKGROUND Self-rating of health is among the most frequently assessed health perceptions in epidemiological research. The aim of this study was to compare different measures of global self-rated health (SRH) with respect to differences in age and sex groups and relations to hypothesized determinants. METHOD Three single-question measures of SRH were included in a health questionnaire adminis...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite the volume of research into patient satisfaction, it is not clear whether satisfaction ratings reflect differences in care received after stroke or the characteristics of patients. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that patient satisfaction is independently related to differences in care received after stroke. METHODS Stroke patients participating ...

INTRODUCTION An emergency department (ED) is considered to be "overcrowded" when the number of patients exceeds its treatment capacity and it does not have the conditions to meet the needs of the next patient to be treated. This study evaluates overcrowding in the emergency department of a hospital in Colombia. OBJECTIVE To compare the objective NEDOCS scale with a subjective evaluation by ED...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra and inter-rater reliability of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dynamometric measurements for maximum and average strengths, as well as endurance. METHOD A convenience sample of 18 nulliparous women, without any urogynecological complaints, aged between 19 and 31 (mean age of 25.4 ± 3.9) participated in this study. They were evaluated using a...

OBJECTIVE Weight- and shape-related self-evaluation refers to the process whereby an individual determines her self-worth based on an evaluation of her body weight and shape. This is a hallmark feature of both anorexia and bulimia nervosa, as specified in the 4th ed. of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The purpose of this study was to further our understanding of weigh...

aims: hospital information system may offer a way to increased self-care management. the aim of this study was to determine the patients’ informational needs for self-care management and evaluation of different his software according to these needs.  materials & methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was done during 2011-2012 in kashan city, iran at two phases compiling the required in...