Introduction. Intermittent visceral distress syndrome is described as "at least three scenes of visceral distress, sufficiently severe to hinder their actions over a time longer than 3 months, continuing from the preceding year". Organic factors causing abdominal pain are rare, so most of the children with an intermittent visceral distress are designated to have a functional abdominal pain. Thi...

Health professionals are the base of healthcare systems in all societies. Their daily contact with patient a context demanding and difficult working conditions affect their general health. This research was carried out to describe levels health among perceived fatigue social support. Additionally, purpose this study examine above three variables relation demographic (education, gender) employme...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate personality traits, psychological distress and functional disability in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). METHODS Sixty-seven patients participated in the study, 48 males and 19 females. The mean age was 37.6 years (SD: 10.92, range: 15 - 61). Seventy-five healthy individuals, age and sex matched, s...

OBJECTIVE To identify clusters of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to symptom profile and to examine the association of the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene with these clusters. METHOD Fifty-seven untreated Caucasian Vietnam veterans with PTSD were administered the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ) and the Mississippi Scale for combat-related ...

OBJECTIVES In the occupational health field, it is important to know how workload influences mental health. Overtime work and job strain appear to affect the mental health status of workers. Sense of coherence (SOC) may mediate the relationship between work stress and mental health. Since SOC represents a personal ability to manage psychological stressors, we hypothesized that a strong SOC woul...

It is believed that the length of a person's life depends on a mixture of economic and social factors. Yet the relative importance of these is still debated. We provide recent British evidence that marriage has a strong positive effect on longevity. Economics matters less. After controlling for health at the start of the 1990s, we cannot find reliable evidence that income affects the probabilit...

Introduction: Poor mental health of athletes is major concern in sport. Typically, incidence/prevalence symptoms studied using symptom-specific questionnaires. For depression/anxiety, one such self-reporting questionnaire the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
 Objective: The aim this review was to synthesise and compare studies GHQ-12 inform future research by identifying tren...

Background: Hemodialysis patients encounter with various physical, mental, and social health problems. Empowerment programs may facilitate behavioral changes and improve general health. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an empowerment program on the general health of hemodialysis patients. Methods: This is a randomized controlled clinical trial that performed on 60 pa...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the life of individuals. purpose this study was to determine physical activity and mental health levels people who had stay home during outbreak, examine correlation between levels. Methods: A descriptive correlational design used in study. sample consisted 180 participants. data collection form 'The Personal Information Form', 'General He...