conclusions this study showed that 36% of the patients with mild tbi symptoms had mental health problems. given the high rates of psychologic disorders among patients with mild tbi, it is necessary to reduce the factors that caused the disorder. results a total of 286 patients, 79.7% males and 20.3% females with male to female ratio of 4:1, completed the study. female had significantly higher g...

BACKGROUND The quality of life of the increasing ageing population is becoming an important issue in India. There are very little data on the effect of menopause on women, especially from rural India. METHOD A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on perceptions regarding menopause, prevalence of menopausal symptoms and association of family environmental factors with menopausa...

Depression in myocardial infarction patients is often a first episode with a late age of onset. Two studies that compared depressed myocardial infarction patients to psychiatric patients found similar levels of somatic symptoms, and one study reported lower levels of cognitive/affective symptoms in myocardial infarction patients. We hypothesized that myocardial infarction patients with first de...

BACKGROUND Prevalence surveys have shown that men aged over 40 commonly experience lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). However, such studies cannot be used in isolation to inform health service planning, as not all men are troubled by their symptoms nor would they necessarily benefit from treatment. METHODS A total of 3,540 randomly selected men in Somerset were sent a postal questionnaire c...

BACKGROUND This population-based study examined the relative and combined relationships of chronic medical illness (CMI) and depressive symptoms with health care utilization among older adults in South Korea. METHODS A nationally representative sample of 3224 older adults participating in the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) were categorized into four groups based on clinical chara...