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the aim of this cross sectional study is the assessment of physical and psychosocial problems of patients with pacemaker and effects of social - individual factors (such as age, sex, marital status, level of education,....) on the intensity of problems. in the study 60 patients (27 women, 33 men) that their mean age was 60.07 years, were studied. sampling was purposive and the samples were sele...

background: it is hypothesized that the impacts of life events accumulate and can trigger and promote atherosclerosis in susceptible individuals. in the current study, the correlation of total life stressors during 1 year was investigated relative to coronary artery disease (cad). methods: the study population consisted of 148 males and 152 females aged 35–76 years. the subjects were classified...

conclusions as the results of this study show, different factors contribute to different driving behaviors and accidents. the broad scope of these factors links accidents to other social issues and damages. results the findings indicated that in the psychosocial model of driving behavior (including lapses, mistakes, and intentional violations) and accidents, psychological factors, depression (p...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe, qualitatively the use of service dogs by persons with physical disabilities and the meaning of this experience. METHOD Five service dog owners were observed and interviewed on multiple occasions through an ethnographic approach. RESULTS Identified themes were increased community participation, "closer than family" increased social contact...

BACKGROUND Our study aimed to explore how survivors of osteosarcoma of the lower extremity experience physical and psychosocial late effects several years after undergoing arduous treatment. A qualitative, phenomenological and hermeneutic approach was applied. MATERIALS AND METHODS Osteosarcoma survivors (n=8) previously treated at the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, part...

The purposes of this study were to investigate the potential predictors of personal burnout among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities and to investigate whether personal burnout is associated with health and work-related outcomes. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2011 in 30 residential facilities in northern Germany (N = 409, response rate 45%). The German standa...

In 2011, a high level meeting convened by the UN General Assembly agreed on a Political Declaration that acknowledged mental and neurological disorders are an important cause of morbidity, and a core component of the global rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The recent draft World Health Organization (WHO) Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan (MHAP) 2013–2020 (11 January 2013 version)...

BACKGROUND The problem of mobbing has attracted a great deal of attention over the past few years. This concern has increased the study of the phenomena, which has resulted in many scientific publications. Mobbing has been characterized as an emerging risk at work. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of some psychosocial factors at work - role clarity, interpersonal conflicts and...

Since 1985, the Tufts University-Boston School of Occupational Therapy has experimented with a service model for Level I fieldwork that uses independent living skills (ILS) groups. Under the off-site supervision of the course instructor and a Level I coordinator, students taking an Advanced Group Process course have run ILS groups in community agencies using faculty- and staff-developed group p...