OBJECTIVES To examine changes in musculoskeletal complaints over four years in groups of employees relative to age and work demands. METHODS Repeated questionnaire data of male employees in heavy physical work (exposed group, n = 7324) and mental work (control group, n = 4686), stratified for age (20-9, 30-9, 40-9, 50-9), were analysed. For each employee, data on the occurrence of musculoskel...

Cognitions attributing health complaints to disaster exposure are associated with more severe health complaints and are therefore a promising target for interventions. Little is known about the best strategy to modify such cognitions following exposure to a technological disaster at the community level. In 1992, a Boeing 747 crashed in a residential area in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Persistin...

The present study focuses on the possible mediating effect of grit concept in relationship between core self-evaluations and mental health complaints. It also examines moderating role workload grit. data was collected online from a convenience sample 224 employees (55.4% females) analyzed with PROCESS macro. results brought support to moderated mediation model which partially mediates self-eval...

purpose: nowadays despite attempts having made by the medical society, health and therapeutic personnel as well as advancements in the therapeutic technology, yet the rate of non-satisfaction and actions by patients continue to increase. the aim of this study was to investigate malpractice complaints against ophthalmologists referred to the state of legal medicine organization.  methods: this i...

BACKGROUND Legislative measures have been identified as one effective way of changing attitude or behaviour towards health care. The aim of this study was to describe trends in patients' complaints for medical issues; to evaluate the contribution of a law regarding patients' rights, and to identify factors associated to patients' perception of a medical error. METHODS Patients with a complain...

Background: Although ankle sprains are common and often lead to persistent complaints, their impact on functioning and related costs remains unclear. Objective: To investigate the impact of a lateral ankle sprain on functioning and heath care utilization at 6-12 months follow-up. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: General practice. Patients: 204 subjects were included from general practice...

In this article we present two studies about the relations between peer relationships and somatic complaints in children in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. In the first study (n=711), when the children were average 10 years old, we focused on social status as rated by classmates (popular, neglected, controversial, rejected, and average), self-reported social anxiety and somatic complaints. The seco...

OBJECTIVE To investigate self-reported health complaints and the use of medicines among adolescents in Malta. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey self-reported health complaints, the use and the sources of medicines that had been accessed, during the preceding 3 months among adolescents attending secondary schools in Malta. A stratified random sample design generated ...