The quality of life and the future of young adults with Asperger syndrome.

This pilot study describes the socio-professional development and quality of life of young adults with Asperger syndrome in France. Those young adults, between 18 and 30 years old, receiving care in a child psychiatry department for autistic spectrum disorder, were requested to respond to the Ad Hoc, World Health Organization Quality Of Life - Bref and Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaires regarding their socio-professional background and feelings about their future. Of the 79 eligible subjects, 24 were selected to participate in our study.

The Relocation of a Health Care Department's Impact on Staff: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Objective: This survey compares certain quality of work-life factors between a relocated work group and a control group.

Methods: A self-administered, cross-sectional survey was conducted 12 months after five departments (304 workers) had been relocated between two public health sites. The survey explored the workers' psychosocial job characteristics, their perceived health, and psycho-organizational constraints.