Education improves understanding of risks of having twins -- but does this translate into action?
... was distributed and discussed. Afterwards, the questionnaire was completed again. Following discussion of twin risks, significantly more patients ranked singletons as their most desired treatment outcome (86% as opposed to 69% first time round); and significantly fewer chose twins (14%, versus 29% first time ...REM sleep behavior disorder found to be precursor of brain-degenerating diseases later in life
... between 1988 and 1995. If a patient had died, the questionnaire was mailed to surviving relatives. Of the 23 patients who agreed to participate, five had developed dementia or Parkinson's disease, and 10 reported neurological symptoms highly suggestive of dementia or Parkinson's disease. The patients in this stud...ROZEREM (ramelteon) shown to be effective in a first-night-effect model of transient
...d other body functions during sleep and a patient questionnaire completed the following morning. Patients also completed next-morning residual-effect assessments evaluating potential residual psychomotor or memory impairment. Results found that ROZEREM was not associated with next-morning residual effects, as me...Newsbriefs from the journal CHEST, June 2006
...tivity Scale for Sensory Hyperreactivity (CSS-SHR) questionnaire to 103 patients to determine their self-reported odor sensitivity. Researchers then determined patients' cough sensitivity, the tendency for cough to be provoked, using the capsaicin inhalation test. Among the patients, 16 individuals had increased c...Coffee drinking associated with lower risk for alcohol-related liver disease
... between 1978 and 1985. Participants filled out a questionnaire to provide information about how much alcohol, coffee and tea they drank per day during the past year. Some of the individuals also had their blood tested for levels of certain liver enzymes; the enzymes are released into the bloodstream when the li...There's no modern substitute for some old-fashioned one-on-one
...d in four of these for a total of 452 surveys. The questionnaire was surgery-specific and included questions about general surgical tasks, demographic information, students' pre-existing interests, and subjective and objective questions about various components of being a surgeon and the student-teacher interactio...Migraine headaches & sexual desire may be linked
...ther migraine or tension and filled out a 14-item questionnaire to measure sexual desire. Males reported levels of sexual desire that were 24 percent higher than females. Migraine sufferers reported levels of sexual desire that were 20 percent higher than those suffering from tension headaches. Females with migr...Negative body image related to depression, anxiety and suicidality
... (BDDQ) as part of their admission evaluation. The questionnaire assesses the presence of BDD by asking whether respondents are very worried about how they look, think about their appearance problems a lot, and wish they could think about them less, and whether their main appearance concern is that they are not th...Erican osteoporosis researchers encounter harsh realities
...res and bone density, and were asked to fill out a questionnaire to evaluate their risk factors, lifestyles, and demographics. Vertebral fractures are a very important diagnostic test for osteoporosis because they happen more often than hip fractures. A vertebral fracture also substantially increases the risk tha...Female nursing home residents at lesser risk of osteoporotic fractures
... 74 years or more completed a validated assessment questionnaire that scored their overall fracture risk. According to responses pertaining to age, smoking history, body weight, mobility, and other factors, the women were divided into low-, moderate-, and high-risk groups. Low and moderate-risk women were offered ...Fatty diet does not increase risk of skin cancer
...ients and control subjects were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their fat intake, history of sun exposure and other factors of interest. The data was analysed at that point, showing that the control subjects reported marginally higher levels of fat consumption. All subjects were subsequently followed for ab...Results of clipping and coiling of aneurysms are similar over time
...ing entry criteria were contacted through a mailed questionnaire or by telephone. The possibility of a rerupture was judged independently by a neurologist, a neurosurgeon, and a neurointerventional radiologist. A total of 1,010 patients (711 surgically clipped, 299 treated with coiling) were included in the study...Establishing trust between physicians and patients with rheumatic diseases
...ptember and November 2003. Patients responded to a questionnaire that assessed various aspects of the medical encounter, including doctors' informativeness, sensitivity to concerns, reassurance and support, and patient-centered behavior (e.g. "My doctors always ask me what I need"). Patients were also evaluated in...Penn researcher uses computer-based screening to help identify domestic violence victims
...the use of a simple and inexpensive computer-based questionnaire increases the odds, but did not guarantee that domestic violence would be addressed during emergency department encounters. Results of the study are published in the May 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. "Victims of domestic violence are o...More than just genetics: Lifestyle choices impact GI health
...home vegetable garden. Researchers distributed a questionnaire to 668 UC patients, 715 Crohn's disease patients a... and 84 percent response rates, respectively. The questionnaire investigated more than 70 possible environmental risk factors including a family history of IBD, smo...Deployment to Iraq War may not have affected health of UK armed forces
...h 2006, over 10 270 military personnel completed a questionnaire covering the nature of their deployment and their health status, including symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, common mental disorders, general wellbeing, alcohol consumption, physical symptoms common to Gulf War veterans, and fatigue. The in...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke, Parkinson's treatment, wheelchair durability
...f mobility was recruited. Participants completed a questionnaire about their wheelchair, its maintenance and repair history, and their satisfaction levels. Results showed that 26 percent of participants had completed wheelchair repairs in the past 6 months, 16 percent had completed general maintenance, and 27 perc...Long-term estrogen therapy linked to breast cancer risk
...the end of the study in 2002. Women were asked by questionnaire every two years if they used hormones and whether they had developed breast cancer. For women who developed breast cancer, the researchers obtained permission to review the women's medical records, which they used to record the hormone receptor info...Fussy babies and postpartum depression linked, study finds
...gain in 2003. A total of 4,214 new mothers got the questionnaire and 2,927 responded. The majority of mothers were white, married, had household incomes of more than $40,000 per year and had health insurance. Most of their babies were between two and four months of age. The results: 19 percent of mothers reported ...Forearm supports reduce upper body pain linked to computer use
...For one year, 182 participants filled out a weekly questionnaire to assess pain level in their hands, wrists, arms, upper backs and shoulders. Participants were randomized into four groups, each receiving a different intervention: ergonomics training, training plus a trackball, training plus forearm support, or ...