The perceived Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), the prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms and its contributing risk factors were assessed in a university during the period of the economic crisis in Greece. Data was collected from 613 employees via questionnaires. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Fatigue is one of the most frequent and important nonmotor symptoms of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), affecting quality of life. Although, in some cases, it may be a severe and debilitating complaint, it remains relatively unexplored. The PFS-16 is a fatigue measure, specifically designed for PD patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn ongoing debate on decision and cost-utility analyses is whether to use preferences of general public or patients. The aim of this study was to replicate the valuation procedure of the multi-attribute utility generic measure, 15D, using a sample of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and to assess its psychometric properties. Consecutive outpatient MS patients were recruited from two MS centers in Greece.
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