Work-related musculoskeletal disorders when performing laparoscopic surgery.

Aim: The aim of this study was to survey the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders in the population of gynecologists and general surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery.

Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 558 general surgeons and gynecologists and 378 were answered (68%). Descriptive data analysis and statistical calculations were performed.

Daily stress and social support among women with CAD: results from a 1-year randomized controlled stress management intervention study.

Background: Psychosocial stress may play a causative role in development and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Purpose: We investigated the effects of a 1-year stress management program on daily stress behavior and social support among female CAD patients.

Method: Women, 247 ( View Article and Find Full Text PDF