OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the mood of employees ear-nose-throat (ENT) department with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and determine relationship between quality quantity work done. METHODS: A total 62 healthcare workers (24 males, 38 females; mean age: 34.3±1.1 years; range 24 52 years) our ENT clinic, who have been actively mana...

abstract background: workplace exposures as in clinical work can cause disorders. some organ systems are at risk. this work may be a risk factor for early symptoms of menopause. the objective of this study was to compare the early symptoms of menopause between hospital personnel who work in clinical and office settings. materials and methods: this was a historical cohort study conducted on clin...

AIM To examine health worker-client interactions during care planning to understand processes that foster client empowerment and disempowerment. BACKGROUND It is unclear how health worker-client exchanges and information sharing through chronic condition care planning currently operate in primary health care. Moreover, it is unclear how control in these exchanges either enhances collaborative...

Healthcare systems in many low income countries have evolved to provide services for acute, infections and are poorly structured for the provision of chronic, non-communicable diseases which are increasingly common. Epilepsy is a common chronic neurologic condition and antiepileptic drugs are affordable, but the epilepsy treatment gap remains >90% in most African countries. The World Health Org...