In this paper the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and health is examined. The current work investigated the dimensions of EI are sufficient to explain various components of physical and mental health, and various categories of health-related behaviors. A sample of 855 participants completed two measures of EI, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale and trait emotional intelligence questionn...

BACKGROUND Amputation and pain may have considerable impact on health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of pain on health-related quality of life in a population of war related bilateral lower limb amputees. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Veterans and Martyrs Affairs Foundation (VMAF) database documented 578 patients with bilateral lower limb ...

OBJECTIVE To adapt the CUDOS scale (Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale) into Spanish and to test its psychometrical properties in a sample of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS A two-step cross-sectional, multicenter validation study was conducted (linguistic adaptation into Spanish and psychometric validation). The study evaluated patients attended in Primary Care...

BACKGROUND In recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that the absence of mental disorder is not the same as the presence of positive mental health (PMH). With the PMH-scale we propose a short, unidimensional scale for the assessment of positive mental health. The scale consists of 9 Likert-type items. METHODS The psychometric properties of the PMH-scale were tested in a series of s...

Objective: To explore reporting differences related to sociodemographic characteristics affecting different health status indicators to assess their impact on the measurement of self-reported health status among the Tunisian population using the Tunisian version of the 12item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Methods: Psychometric properties of the SF-12 were validated for a random sample of in...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease and stroke have emerged as substantial and growing health challenges to populations around the world. Besides for the survival and medical prognosis, how to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) might also become one of the goals of treatment programs. There are multiple factors that influence HRQol, including comorbidity, mental function and lifes...

AIMS The efficacy and safety of insulin degludec (degludec), a new-generation ultra-long-acting basal insulin, was compared with insulin glargine (glargine) in people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in a 16-week, open-label, randomized trial. Health status, an important aspect of effective diabetes management, was also assessed. METHODS Degludec (n = 59) or glargine (n = 59) were injected once ...

Studying the sustainable employability of emergency nurses is important, given precarious environment in which they work. This study used a cross-sectional survey 204 nursing professionals to investigate their South African context from perspectives work, mental toughness, capabilities, and health. The Precarity Position Profile, Mental Toughness Questionnaire-Short Form, Capability Set for Wor...