STUDY DESIGN Experimental study. PURPOSE The study aimed to develop a finite element (FE) model to determine the stress on the discs adjacent to the fused segment following different types of floating lumbar spinal fusions. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The quantification of the adjacent disc stress following different types of floating lumbar fusions has not been reported. The magnitude of the st...

BACKGROUND Having a newborn infant hospitalised in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an unexpected and stressful event for a family. A number of potential stressors to which family members of patients in these units may be exposed have been identified, although no studies about this issue have been conducted in Rwanda. AIM The aim of this study was to describe and analyse parental pe...

The mechanism of musculoskeletal pain underlying low level static exertions, such as those experienced during computer work, is poorly understood. It was hypothesized that static postural and visual stress experienced during computer work might contribute to trigger point development in the trapezius muscles, resulting in myofascial pain. A study was conducted to observe the development of myof...

Children who experienced a highly stressful natural disaster, Hurricane Andrew, were interviewed within a few months of the event, when they were 3-4 years old, and again 6 years later, when they were 9-10 years old. Children were grouped into low, moderate, or high stress groups depending on the severity of the experienced storm. All children were able to recall this event in vivid detail 6 ye...

Background and purpose: Providing health services in health centers is a challenging and risky job. So that, realization of quality, performance, efficiency, and fairness in the provision of such services needs a proper condition to ensure that the stress experienced by the personnel is minimized. The present study is a survey of the factors effective on job stress among the nurs...

BACKGROUND Although repetitive exposure to stressful situations is thought to habituate the physical stress responses, work stress is experienced by medical personnel in emergency and intensive care units; performance should, however, remain stable over time. AIMS To investigate the neuroendocrine reactions (reactivity during and recovery after work) in experienced emergency caregivers during...

OBJECTIVE To examine the psychosocial stressors experienced by fathers of children diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. METHODS Thirty-one fathers whose children (ages 6 to 19) were participating in pediatric HIV clinical trials completed self-report measures of parenting stress, psychological distress, and need for psychosocial services. RESULTS Over half of this sample experienced significantly eleva...