OBJECTIVES To determine correlations between excessively long working hours and subjectively experienced somatic health complaints among hospital physicians. METHODS Quantitative data were collected as part of the survey "Working life, Lifestyle and Health of Hospital Physicians in Germany 2006" using self-reporting questionnaires. The individually experienced health was assessed on the basis...

Research on coronary heart disease (CHD) lacks sensitive outcome measures. Health complaints, although subjective in nature, may provide information on the degree of recovery from CHD. The purpose of Study 1 was to identify common health complaints in a group of 535 men (mean age, 57.5 years) with CHD. In the weeks after a coronary event, they frequently reported somatic (e.g., chest pain, dysp...

Purpose of this study was to survey subjective health problems occurring among Japanese nursing students. Data collected with the self-administered Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaire Japanese version (JCMI) from 102 Japanese first year nursing students were analyzed. The total CMI score (section A-R) ranged from 2-108 with an average of 23.1 (SD = 15.9). The mean CMI for physical (secti...

OBJECTIVES The main objective is to describe the potential health and work problems of the aging employees in the Dutch working population. In this way, we can identify groups at extra risk of specific health problems. METHODS In The Netherlands, occupational health services gather questionnaire data about work and health as part of periodical occupational health surveys (POHSs). These data f...

Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO Clinical Recommendation for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up E. Briasoulis, N. Pavlidis & E. Felip On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group* Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina Ipiros, Greece; Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina Ipiros, Greece; Medical Oncology Service, Vall d’Hebron Universi...

OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the distribution of formal patient complaints across Australia's medical workforce and (2) to identify characteristics of doctors at high risk of incurring recurrent complaints. METHODS We assembled a national sample of all 18 907 formal patient complaints filed against doctors with health service ombudsmen ('Commissions') in Australia over an 11-year period. We an...