Sleep complaints were obtained from 22 hospitalised patients with traumatic brain injury of recent onset (median 3.5 months after injury) and were compared with those of 77 discharged patients who had sustained brain injury about two to three years (median 29.5 months) previously. A high incidence of sleep complaints was noted in both groups (72.7% and 51.9% respectively). Disorders in initiati...

Purpose. To investigate whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) run a potentially higher risk of developing visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints than age-matched controls with normal vision. Methods. Visual assessments, self-rated visual function, self-rated visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints, and perceived general health were obtained in 37 AMD pati...

Shoulder complaints are a major topic in primary health care: the 1998 point prevalence of self-reported shoulder pain in the general Dutch population was estimated at 21%, while 41% of all patients with shoulder complaints in the past 12 months visited a general practitioner (GP) (Picavet and Schouten 2003). A majority of shoulder complaints last for relatively long periods of time or recur: a...

Background:Patient concerns represent opportunities for improvement in orthopaedic care. Thisstudy’s objectiveis to identify the nature and prevalence of unsolicited patient complaints regarding orthopaedic care ata tertiary referral hospital. The primary null hypothesis that there are no demographic factors associatedwith complaint types was tested. Secondarily we determined if the overall com...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the comparability of outpatients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and patients with IBS in primary care with regard to severity of complaints, perceived limitations, other aspects of the complaints, and sex differences. AIMS To compare outpatients with IBS with primary care patients with IBS. PATIENTS One hundred and nine patients with IBS were recruited ...

BACKGROUND While in general practice chronic non-specific abdominal complaints are common, there is insufficient data on the clinical course and the management of these complaints. Aim of this study was to present a primary care based profile of these chronic complaints including health care involvement, health status and clinical course. METHODS Thirty general practitioners (GPs) and patient...

Background—Little is known about the comparability of outpatients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and patients with IBS in primary care with regard to severity of complaints, perceived limitations, other aspects of the complaints, and sex diVerences. Aims—To compare outpatients with IBS with primary care patients with IBS. Patients—One hundred and nine patients with IBS were recruited from ...

Background and Aim: The frequency of patient complaints, and subsequent lawsuits filed by patients against dentists has been on the rise in the recent years. Given the importance of being aware of these issues and preventing them, the purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of dental complaints filed in the Medical Council Organization of three cities of Mazandaran Province (Sari, Bab...

In a prospective study a comparison was made between a control group (a group of patients with displaced vertebrae but without organic complaints) and different groups of patients who were not only characterised by displaced vertebrae but also by various organ dysfunctions. Six groups of patients were differentiated: patients with gastric complaints, intestinal complaints, heart conditions, ast...