background: working conditions have considerably changed and exposure to psychosocial risk factors, particularly occupational stress, has recently had an increasing trend. studies have shown that sickness absence was the worst outcome of occupational stress. the present study aimed to assess the relationship between dimensions of occupational stress and sickness absence in a gas company in bous...

One hundred and forty-seven patients undergoing minor orthopaedic surgery were studied prospectively by logistic regression analysis to determine the association of independent fixed patient factors with the incidence of postoperative sickness (nausea, retching or vomiting). Gender, history of previous postoperative sickness, postoperative opioids and interaction between gender and previous his...

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Between 1958 and 1961, the drug Thalidomide was prescribed in UK as a treatment for morning sickness. It caused severe birth defects. survivors are now experiencing range of secondary health problems, including depression anxiety. Internationally, it is estimated that 40% to 50% have recently experienced common mental problems. The aim this study gather information about pattern symptoms anxiet...

background: morning reports (mrs) are commonly used as an efficient technique in medical education. this study was intended to assess the developmental process following iranian definable standards in the internal medicine department, imam reza general hospital, mashhad, iran. methods: following an initial one-month assessment through direct observation of morning reports held in imam reza hosp...

BACKGROUND In the health and care sector, sickness absence and sickness presenteeism are frequent phenomena and constitute a field in need of exploration. Attitudes towards sickness absence involve also attitudes towards sickness presenteeism, i.e. going to work while sick, confirmed by previous studies. Sickness behavior, reflecting attitudes on work absence, could differ between countries and...