psychological symptoms are considered as one of the aspects and consequences of cardiovascular diseases (cvds), management of which can precipitate and facilitate the process of recovery. evaluation of the psychological symptoms can increase awareness of treatment team regarding patients’ mental health, which can be beneficial for designing treatment programs (1). however, time-consuming proces...

OBJECTIVE To develop and test the ability of a screening instrument to identify subgroups among primary healthcare patients with musculoskeletal pain. The Pain Belief Screening Instrument covers pain intensity, disability, self-efficacy, fear avoidance and catastrophizing. DESIGN Cross-sectional, correlational and comparative study. SUBJECTS Patients in primary healthcare (n1 = 215; n2 = 93...

The factor structure of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) was investigated in four nonclinic German samples (N=1244, 225, 230, and 143) with participants aged 8-16-years-old. Factor solutions suggested for different CASI versions were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The best goodness-of-fit indices were found for the 13-item CASI version with 4 factors (Disease Concerns,...

Using touch screen audio-CASI to obtain data on sensitive topics.

Kaohsiung J Med Sci December 2005 • Vol 21 • No 12 545 Internet use is a convenience in modern life. However, 11.67–19.8% of adolescents have developed an addiction to Internet use, which impairs these individuals’ psychological well-being, peer and family interactions, and academic performance [1–3]. Males, adolescents with higher sensation seeking, and boys with lower self esteem are at highe...

Purpose: To develop a decisional instrument for ancestry-based cystic fibrosis (CF) and/or haemoglobinopathies (HbPs) carrier couple screening in The Netherlands. Methods: A flow chart (instrument A) and a questionnaire with maps of geographical areas with originally high CF and HbP carrier frequencies (instrument B), were developed to support participants in self-assessing their eligibility as...