Which factors affect job satisfaction of doctors in psychiatry?

Background: Recent reports have described challenges in retaining and recruiting psychiatrists in public mental health care. To improve the work situation for doctors, the Norwegian Psychiatric Association (NPA) conducted surveys to explore job satisfaction among its members. The purpose of this study is to explore how doctors in mental health services perceive their work, and factors affecting their job satisfaction.

Endothelial dysfunction in ME/CFS patients.

Objective: A few earlier studies have found impaired endothelial function in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The present study investigated large-vessel and small-vessel endothelial function in patients with ME/CFS.

Study Design: The study was a substudy of the RituxME trial, a national, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study on the effect of rituximab vs.

Association between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength in older hospitalized patients.

Purpose: Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty and longevity in older adults. The association between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength in older hospitalized patients was investigated in this study.

Methods: A total of 488 patients were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study, 333 women and 155 men, from two different cohorts of older (mean age 84 years) hospitalized in-patients.

Reduced Endothelial Function in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Results From Open-Label Cyclophosphamide Intervention Study.

Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) present with a range of symptoms including post-exertional malaise (PEM), orthostatic intolerance, and autonomic dysfunction. Dysfunction of the blood vessel endothelium could be an underlying biological mechanism, resulting in inability to fine-tune regulation of blood flow according to the metabolic demands of tissues. The objectives of the present study were to investigate endothelial function in ME/CFS patients compared to healthy individuals, and assess possible changes in endothelial function after intervention with IV cyclophosphamide.

Preeclampsia in healthy women and endothelial dysfunction 10 years later.

Objective: Recent studies have shown that women with a history of preeclampsia have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The present study investigated cardiovascular risk factors 10 years after preeclampsia in previously healthy women.

Study Design: Based on data from the Medical Birth Registry in Norway, we selected 182 women with and 180 women without preeclampsia in their first pregnancy 9-11 years earlier, excluding women with cardiovascular or renal disease before pregnancy.

Preeclampsia and prevalence of microalbuminuria 10 years later.

Background And Objectives: A recent meta-analysis found that about 30% of women with a previous preeclamptic pregnancy had persistent microalbuminuria at follow-up. The analysis was, however, based on small studies, and more data are needed.

Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: Using data from the Medical Birth Registry in Norway, this study identified women with or without preeclampsia in their first pregnancy 9-11 years previously (1998-2000).