The objective of the study was to compare information collected through face-to-face interviews at first time and six years later in a city of Southeastern Brazil. In 1998, 32 mothers (N=32) of children aged 20 to 30 months answered a face-to-face interview with structured questions regarding their children's brushing habits. Six years later this same interview was repeated with the same mother...

In a depopulated region where population aging is advancing, it is necessary to establish a method so local residents themselves can be actively involved in older people's health promotion. Net Step Exercise, a novel dual-task walking program, introduced residents to opportunities for physical activities and social participation without any health specialist support. In one depopulated town (Ik...

To improve the satisfaction of people who had periodical worksite health check-ups, we conducted a questionnaire survey. It is possible that a portion of the health check-up participants who have a medical history of serious disease may have different expectations of periodical health check-ups compared to healthy individuals. We conducted the analysis by dividing the participants into three gr...

BACKGROUND Low-grade fever is a common symptom in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but the mechanisms responsible for its development are poorly understood. We submit this case report that suggests that psychological stress contributes to low-grade fever in CFS. CASE PRESENTATION A 26-year-old female nurse with CFS was admitted to our hospital. She had been recording her axillary...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of professionalism scenarios on the medical school admissions process from applicant and faculty perspectives. Specifically, do completing professionalism scenarios as part of the medical school interview process have an impact on both the interviewee's and the faculty's perception of the process and outcome? METHOD Ninety-one facu...

Purpose: To explore the perception of community pharmacists regarding their role in Pakistan's healthcare system. Methods: A qualitative study design was adopted. A semi-structured interview guide was developed and face to face interviews were conducted. The participants were community pharmacists and were recruited through one of the researcher’s personal contacts in two cities of Pakistan (Is...

Profile Author Dianne Dietrich Author’s Institution Cornell University Contact [email protected] Researcher(s) Interviewed Withheld Researcher’s Institution Cornell University Date of Creation 2012-03-30 Date of Last Update n/a Version of the Tool 1.0 / modified Version of the Content 1.0 Discipline/Sub-Discipline Biophysics Sources of Information Initial interview conducted on March 9, 2012. S...

BACKGROUND Psychiatric surveys conducted in prison populations find high prevalence rates, but diagnoses may be difficult in this particular context. None of these surveys have been conducted in France. METHODS 800 incarcerated male were sampled at random. Each prisoner was interviewed by a group of 2 clinicians, at least one of them being a senior psychiatrist. One of the clinicians used a s...

INTRODUCTION Over the years, surveys have become powerful tools for assessing a wide range of outcomes among patients. Healthcare managers and professionals now consider patient satisfaction as an outcome by itself. This study aims to determine if results of a patient satisfaction survey are affected by the manner by which the survey instrument is administered. MATERIALS AND METHODS A patient...