Figure. Asscoiation with psychosocial factors. There is a significant difference in the mean value for global scale index between rectal hyposensitivity and normosensitive group. GSI, global scale index; PSDI, positive symptom distress index; PST, positive symptom total. TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the review article by Burgell and Scott regarding rectal hyposensitivity (RH). RH is cli...

This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to analyze the psychological and social variables associated with financial literacy. The HRS is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of individuals older than age 50 and their spouses. An ordinary least squares linear regression analysis explores the relationship between financial literacy and several economic and psych...

Araştırmada, bağımsız anaokullarında ve ilkokula bağlı anasınıflarında çalışan okul öncesi öğretmenleri ile görev yapmış psikolojik danışmanların dönem psikososyal risk faktörlerine yönelik görüşleri incelenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden etnografik modeli tasarlanan bu araştırmada görüşlerinin incelenmesi amacıyla ‘‘psikososyal faktörleri’’, ‘‘gelişimi tehdit eden durumlar’’ ‘‘önleyici ...

Background/Objective: Chronic wound (CW) represents a major burden on the individual patients who are typically challenged with many underlying health related complications. Stress is now recognized as universal premorbid factor associated risk factors of various chronic diseases. This study utilized socio-demographic data CW and analyzed it against salivary cortisol, known marker psychosocial ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the possible interactions between physical and psychosocial risk factors at work that may be associated with self reported back disorders. METHODS 891 of 1514 manual workers, delivery drivers, technicians, customer services computer operators, and general office staff reported risk factors at work and back disorders with a self administered questionnaire (59% return ...