OBJECTIVES The reliability of surveys on smoking habits based on questionnaires was investigated, using the urinary cotinine content as an objective index. METHODS The subjects tested were 2,849 office workers of middle age, who responded to questions concerning their smoking status, and also their urinary cotinine was measured by the HPLC method. RESULTS The boundary value between smokers ...

BACKGROUND The present study is part of a 3-year longitudinal study on work and health among employees in the public sector in Sweden. The aim was to study associations between self-rated health (SRH) and financial situation, education, and managerial responsibility. METHODS Of the 9003 employees, 7533 answered the baseline questionnaires (84%). Altogether 9373 subjects received the follow-up...

OBJECTIVE To survey patient satisfaction, using validated questionnaires, in a group of men with erectile dysfunction who had used and responded to both sildenafil citrate and intracavernosal injection (ICI) therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 300 patients on ICI therapy were mailed questionnaire packets containing a survey enquiring about the patients' medical history, and two sets of the ...

PURPOSE To determine whether there is a significant association between prior cataract surgery and cognitive function in an elderly Japanese cohort. SETTING Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. DESIGN The Fujiwara-kyo Eye Study was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. METHODS The subjects were ≥ 68-years who lived in the Nara Prefecture and responded to recruitment notices. All of th...

To review all specific questionnaires regarding quality of life in osteoporosis and to describe their distinctive indications, we searched Medline, the Scientific Electronic Library Online database, and the Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database. Nine specific questionnaires related to osteoporosis quality of life were found: 1) the Women's Health Questionnaire, 2) Ost...

Background A patient decision aid (PDA) is a tool for shared decision making (SDM), which emphasises patient empowerment. It is useful in chronic diseases and when there are multiple, no best single treatment option. Although SDM is prevalent in Western countries, its use is limited in Chinese societies, where the adoption of a paternalistic approach is strong. Here, we report the development, ...

aim: given the importance of psychological factors in the incidence of physical pains, the present study has been conducted for the purpose of comparing mindfulness and type d personality among women diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain and healthy women of tehran. method: the present research is descriptive and of causative-comparative type. the sample includes 60 women with non-cardiac chest...

TO THE EDITOR: We sincerely appreciate the interest and comments on our paper on the " Comparative study of 2 different questionnaires in Japanese patients: the quality of life and utility evaluation survey technology questionnaire (QUEST) versus the frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (FSSG). " 1 We do agree with the points raised by the author of ...

OBJECTIVE To report long-term objectives and subjective outcomes in women who underwent prolapse surgery with a synthetic graft augmentation. DESIGN Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING University hospital in the southeastern United States. PATIENTS Women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse who underwent transvaginal graft augmentation using the Pro...