In a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study we compared individuals with localized low back pain (LBP) with individuals with LBP as part of widespread musculoskeletal pain, according to demographic and lifestyle characteristics and functional ability. All the inhabitants in Ullensaker county born 1918-20, 1928-30, 1938-40, 1948-50, 1958-60 and 1968-70 were sent a questionnaire in 1994. The ...

OBJECTIVE The study aims to examine the prioritization of information needs in breast cancer patients, using the Information Needs Questionnaire (INQ); and to identify the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with that prioritization. METHODS A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted, by means of consecutive sampling. The INQ was used to examine participants' preference...

background: philosophical thinking is an activity that focuses on the mind, sensitivity, understanding and links between them. managers with philosophical thinking are able to make decisions for the entire organization. they make fewer errors and provide a balance between manpower and organization maintenance. such abilities can be influenced by demographic characteristics of the managers. the ...

ability to have good interpersonal relationship without social anxiety is the inseparable component of an effective nursing care process. the purpose of this study was to determine relationship between social anxiety and some demographic characteristics in undergraduate nursing students. this descriptive analytic study includes 400 students from tehran university of medical sciences who were re...

this research aims at investigating the amount of the application of servant leadership component in the libraries of isfahan state universities. the research method is descriptive survey study and the study population consists of managers and librarians of isfahan state universities in 2009-2010.the sample was estimated 111 by using cochran's formula. the random stratified sampling method was ...

background: hydatidosis, as the most important zoonotic parasitic disease in iran, has posed many health and economic losses. this study was conducted to investigate the demographic characteristics of hydatid cyst surgeries in hospitals of east azerbaijan province, northwest of iran. methods: demographic characteristics of all patients with hydatid cyst surgery in hospitals of the province, dur...

this research is a field study designed to-investigate the complication of patients, who underwent heart valve   surgery and were hospitalized in intensive care unit.   in this research, the field files of those patient who had undergone surgical heart valve operation and were   hospitalized in intensive care units in 1992, have been selected as general research documents.   from the point of t...

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated how demographic, clinical and organizational characteristics influence parents' experiences with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of these characteristics on parents' experiences using data from a large national postal survey. METHOD A questionnaire was mailed to 17,871 parent...