a Sección de Neumología Pediátrica y Fibrosis Quística, Hospital Universitario Vall dH́ebron, Barcelona, Spain b Sección de Neumología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain c Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain d Sección de Neumología Pediátrica, Consorci Hospitalari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, S...

INTRODUCTION Several studies suggested that subjective memory complaints in HIV-infected patients are influenced by factors the same as mood, social support and medical symptoms. The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between depression, anxiety, social support and substance abuse with memory complaints in HIV/AIDS patients. METHOD To accomplish this goal, in a correlati...

The impact of skin disease on patients’ daily life tends to be underestimated, in part because most skin complaints are not immediately life-threatening. However, an increasing number of studies highlight the impact of skin disease on the psychosocial well-being of patients and the people who live with them.1 Skin complaints very often involve the appearance of severe lesions and acute symptoms...

•Choroid metastases are extremely rare in endometrial cancer.•Choroid metastases can present as many different eye complaints.•Comprehensive eye exams are important in patients with visual complaints.

BACKGROUND Cognitive complaints are reported frequently after breast cancer treatments. Their association with neuropsychological (NP) test performance is not well-established. METHODS Early-stage, posttreatment breast cancer patients were enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study prior to starting endocrine therapy. Evaluation included an NP test battery and self-report questionn...

Vertigo and non-vestibular dizziness are the most common complaints in about 20-30% of patients. The various causes vertigo sometimes difficult require careful examination. Some patients suspect that cause is a pathological process cervical vertebrae, known as vertigo. diagnostic challenges considerable because neck pain symptoms with complex multifactorial causes. studies related to still limi...

One factor that affects surgical team performance is unprofessional behavior exhibited by the surgeon, which may be observed by patients and families and reported to health care organizations in the form of spontaneous complaints. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between patient complaints and adverse surgical outcomes. A retrospective cohort study used American Colleg...

OBJECTIVE To study differences between working and sick-listed chronic repetitive strain injury (RSI) patients in the Netherlands with respect to indices of quality of life and illness perception. METHODS In a cross-sectional design, one questionnaire was sent to all 3,250 members of the national RSI patient association. For descriptive purposes, demographics, work status and complaint-relate...

OBJECTIVE To describe and characterize the work of independent complaint offices for users of psychiatric services and of ombudsmen in psychiatric hospitals. METHODS Nationwide survey addressed to all independent complaint offices and to all psychiatric hospitals in Germany. RESULTS The authors were able to identify n = 37 independent complaint offices. About 50 % (n = 215) of the hospitals...