Acute Gastroenteritis: A Qualitative Study of Parental Motivations, Expectations, and Experiences During Out-of-Hours Primary Care.

Purpose: Acute gastroenteritis is a common infectious disease in children younger than 6 years of age. Although it is a self-limiting disease, it nevertheless has a high consultation rate in primary care, especially during out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC). Reasons for this high consultation rate remain unclear.

The impact of interventions in the built environment on physical activity levels: a systematic umbrella review.

Physical activity is good for people's health. The relationship between the built environment and physical activity has been well documented. However, evidence is both scarce and scattered on specific urban interventions, i.

Validation of a Dutch version of the Tinnitus Functional Index in a tertiary referral tinnitus clinic.

Introduction: Tinnitus is a condition with a subjective nature that requires self-report questionnaires for its assessment. Aspects such as quality of life, sleep or intrusiveness have been addressed by multiple tinnitus questionnaires, but the high responsiveness to treatment effects of the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) makes this questionnaire part of the standard practice in tinnitus screening. To date, the TFI has been translated to more than 20 languages and used in more than 22 countries.

Differences in care provided to children with behavioral and emotional problems in a delineated region by using the Taxonomy of Care for Youth (TOCFY).

Behavioral and emotional problems can lead to severe restrictions in the functioning of children and to an impaired development. The types of support for children vary greatly between care providers. The aim of this study is to apply the Taxonomy of Care for Youth (TOCFY) and to make an inventory of the core elements and program elements of the various types of support for children with behavioral and emotional problems that were offered overall and per main types of providers in a delineated region.

Fatigue in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: relationship to perceived health, physical health, self-efficacy, and participation.

Background: Fatigue is common in patients with JIA and affects daily life negatively. We assessed the presence and severity of fatigue in patients with JIA, including factors presumed associated with fatigue (e.g.

Fatigue in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A systematic review of the literature.

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the current literature on studies related to fatigue in children with JIA. We studied the measurements that were used to assess fatigue and we focused on three outcome measurements, namely, (1) the prevalence of fatigue in JIA patients, (2) the determinants of and associations with fatigue in JIA patients, and (3) the impact of fatigue in JIA patients on daily life.

Methods: A search was conducted in the electronic databases Pubmed and Embase from January 1, 2000 until August 27, 2015.

The Mental Disability Military Assessment Tool: A Reliable Tool for Determining Disability in Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

Purpose: An assessment tool was developed to assess disability in veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a military mission. The objective of this study was to determine the reliability, intra-rater and inter-rater variation of the Mental Disability Military (MDM) assessment tool.

Methods: Twenty-four assessment interviews of veterans with an insurance physician were videotaped.

Distress in couples coping with cancer: a meta-analysis and critical review of role and gender effects.

Research concerning distress in couples coping with cancer was integrated using meta-analysis and narrative critical appraisal. Individual levels of distress were determined more by gender than by the role of being the person with cancer versus that person's partner. That is, women reported consistently more distress than men regardless of their role (standardized mean difference = 0.

A prospective study on educational level and adaptation to cancer, within one year after the diagnosis, in an older population.

Socio-economic status (SES) has often been associated with health disparities and mortality in cancer patients, yet systematic research into the role of SES in the course of the disease is lacking. This prospective study intends to examine the role of SES (i.e.

Influence of parental employment status on Dutch and Slovak adolescents' health.

Background: Recent research shows the possibility that the link between parental employment status and children's health can be affected by different cultural or societal settings. The aim of this study was to explore whether the effect of father's and mother's employment status on several aspects of adolescents' health differs between Slovakia and the Netherlands.

Methods: Two data sets were used: 2616 Slovak adolescents (mean age 14.

Psychosocial factors associated with indices of cortisol production in women with breast cancer and controls.

The present study was designed to (i) explore which psychosocial factors were associated with indices representing the early morning peak, diurnal cortisol rhythm and area under the curve (AUC); (ii) examine whether the relationships between psychosocial functioning and these cortisol indices were consistent and (iii) explore whether these relationships were influenced by the clinical status of the participant. Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients (n = 85) and healthy control women (n = 59) were recruited. State and trait measures of psychosocial functioning (i.

Psychological distress in couples dealing with colorectal cancer: gender and role differences and intracouple correspondence.

Objectives: This longitudinal study examined patterns of psychological distress in couples facing colorectal cancer within 6 months after surgery. In addition, correspondence in psychological distress was investigated between patients and their spouses, taking into account the gender of the patient.

Method: The study had a longitudinal design, involving three assessment points; (T1) within 2 weeks after surgery, (T2) 3 months after baseline and (T3) 6 months after baseline.

Socio-economic differences in health among Slovak adolescents.

Objectives: To explore socio-economic health differences among Slovak adolescents.

Methods: Socio-economic differences in health (psychological health: GHQ-12, vitality and mental health scale of RAND, experienced health complaints, chronic illness, use of medicines, self-reported health, self-perceived vulnerability to illness) were explored among Slovak adolescents (n = 2,616, 1,370 boys, 1,246 girls; mean age 15 years).

Results: Adolescents from lower socio-economic groups (parents' occupation, parents' education, type of school) experienced more health complaints; less frequently experienced their health as excellent or very good, more frequently reported to fall ill easier and less frequently use non-prescribed drugs in comparison with adolescents from higher socio-economic groups.

Socio-economic differences in prescription and OTC drug use in Dutch adolescents.

Objective: To detect whether there were socio-economic differences in the overall use of prescription and OCT drugs among adolescents.

Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of questionnaire data collected to investigate socio-economic differences in health risk behaviour and decision-making.

Results: About 20% of the 741 girls and 10% of the 736 boys reported using at least one prescription drug in the past 14 days, oral contraceptives excluded.