OBJECTIVE Patients' views of illness are often thought to differ from those of medical staff, although this is rarely assessed. This study examined the correspondence between mothers' and clinicians' perceptions of the same high-risk newborns, as well as with an objective measure of illness severity. We also investigated how mothers' perceptions were related to reported stress. METHODS Mother...

Endometriosis is a chronic female disease affecting the quality of life (QoL) and sexual satisfaction (SS) approximately 176 million women reproductive age worldwide. This study analysed variables that contributed to QoL SS, whether symptom severity moderated relationship between intensity QoL/ SS. cross-sectional included 124 diagnosed with clinical endometriosis. Participants answered Health ...

The relationship between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strain and disease severity was assessed in 265 hospitalized infants over a 3-year period (1988-1991). A severity index of clinical and physiologic parameters was used to grade illness severity. Multivariate analysis of 134 infants infected with group A RSV strains and 131 infants infected with group B strains indicated that prematurity...

Pavement rehabilitation could affect the accident severity index (ASI) since restoration measures means more safety for road users. No research or project has been carried out to identify hazard points to build a linear model based on crash severity index. One of the very popular accident severity index models used in all countries is based on linear models to rehabilitate pavements and this pa...

OBJECTIVE To investigate differences in sepsis mortality between prepubertal and postpubertal males and females. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective review of the Virtual PICU Systems (VPS) database (including 74 pediatric intensive care units [PICUs]) for 2006-2008. We included prepubertal (aged 2-7 years) and postpubertal (aged 16-21 years) children with a primary diagnosis of sepsis admi...

BACKGROUND An important, but not well characterized, population receiving intermediate care is that of medical patients admitted directly from the emergency department. OBJECTIVE To characterize emergency medical patients and their outcomes when admitted to an intermediate care unit with clearly defined admission guidelines. METHODS Demographic data, admitting diagnoses, illness severity, c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Childhood obesity is epidemic and may be associated with PICU mortality. Using a large multicenter PICU database, we investigated the association between obesity and PICU mortality, adjusting for initial severity of illness. We further investigated whether height- and weight-based classifications of obesity compared with a weight-based classification alone alter the mo...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and physical as well as psychological variables in Chinese breast cancer patients. METHODS This multicenter cross-sectional study enrolled 254 Chinese breast cancer patients in different stages and treatment phases. They answered standard instruments assessing QOL (EORTC), somatic symptom severity (PHQ-15), depression (PHQ-...

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disorder that affects 79% to 95% of the young population. Some studies have focused on the role of overweight and obesity in initiation and exacerbation of acne. This study investigated the relationship between BMI and the severity of acne. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 107 acne patients. One form was completed for each patient wi...