BACKGROUND Good questionnaires are essential to support the early identification of children with psychosocial dysfunction in community based settings. Our aim was to assess which of three short questionnaires was most suitable for this identification among school-aged children METHODS A community-based sample of 2,066 parents of children aged 7-12 years (85% of those eligible) filled out the...

BACKGROUND A workplace's design can have various positive or negative effects on the employees and since the 1970s the advantages and disadvantages of open-plan offices have been discussed. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate perceived health, work environment and self-estimated productivity one month before and at three, six and twelve months after relocation from individual o...

Introduction: Indonesia has the second highest prevalence for Tuberculosis (TB) cases, with approximatelytwo-thirds of patients undiagnosed. Some research had investigated several aspects supporting TBnew case finding a program, such as knowledge and perception while factors that affect those e.g.,occupational status educational stage have not been much researched yet in Indonesia.Objective: Th...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the extent to which illness perceptions and coping strategies among women diagnosed with breast cancer explain psychological distress at diagnosis and at 6 months post diagnosis relative to demographic and illness-related variables. METHODS Women were recruited to the study shortly after diagnosis. A total of 90 women completed study materials (Illness Pe...