Abstl'act. Along with increased life ~xpcctancy, sllccessful aging and possibilities for increasing well-being in old age have become important research topics in recent years. T!1(~ present study (a) examines the relationship between satisfaction in several life domains (\vith respect to family. friendships, and health) and general life satisfaction of oldcr adult women in Germany. and (b) dct...

Proposed increases in the average hours of surgery sessions of general practitioners as part of the government programme for improving primary health care may result in more use of deputising services to provide off duty cover. The satisfaction of patients with such a service was studied during one week of October 1987 at nine of the 29 branches of Air Call Medical Services in urban areas in Br...

A paper published in the British Medical J7ournal in February 19741 reported on the work load of a Teesside general practice in 1972. The doctor held an average of 2-3 consultations per patient per year and his attendance :visit ratio was 5:1. The overall average consultation rate for the team of doctor, nurse and health visitor was 3-1 with an attendance:visit ratio of 2*9 :1. The number ofhom...

BACKGROUND Prior studies have reported relatively low job satisfaction for general internists. We used data from a large US physician survey to assess correlates of satisfaction of general internists. METHODS The Physician Worklife Survey was mailed to a national random stratified sample of 5704 US physicians. General internists were assessed for their satisfaction, training, patient mix, wor...

BACKGROUND Despite interest in the relationship between patient satisfaction and consultation performance, there is little information about how other characteristics of general practitioners, practices and patients influence satisfaction with consultations. AIM To identify characteristics of patients, practices and general practitioners that influence satisfaction with consultations. METHO...

The hypothesis that individuals try to maximize their life-satisfaction is analyzed. The approach was to derive empirically testable predictions as to the relationships between intentions, actions, importance weights, and satisfaction levels that would be consistent with the hypothesis, and to test these predictions on a Russian and a German panel data set. The respondents investigated were mor...

Today, the relationship between health-related quality of life at school (general satisfaction, relationships with teachers, negative emotions), body mass index with stress is challenging issues in domain of health and psychology. This study aimed to determine the perceived stress and its relationship with body mass index, general satisfaction, relationship with teachers, negative emotions. Dur...