Health related quality of life in adult primary Ciliary dyskinesia patients in Cyprus: development and validation of the Greek version of the QOL-PCD questionnaire.

Background: The QOL-PCD questionnaire is a recently developed Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) instrument for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. The aim of this study was to translate the adult QOL-PCD questionnaire into Greek language and to conduct psychometric validation to assess its performance.

Methods: Forward translations to Greek and backward translation to English were performed, followed by cognitive interviews in 12 adult PCD patients.

Validity and reliability of the Greek version of Brown's locus of control scale (BLOCS).

Studies in different research fields have shown that locus of control is a meaningful concept. A translated measurement of locus of control in Greece is the Brown locus of control scale (BLOCS), but the translation has not been yet validated. Construct validity and reliability of the BLOCS Greek version was investigated in a sample of employees in five public institutions.

Validation of the Greek version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS65+, version 3).

Objectives: There is a growing need for evaluation of the results of mental health services and clinical treatment in older people, but evidence for effectiveness is limited in Greece. The Health of the Nations Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS65+) are promising instruments for the assessment of mental, physical and social health in older persons. They have been translated into the Greek language but have not been validated.

Service quality perceptions in primary health care centres in Greece.

Context: The paper refers to the increased competition between health care providers and the need for patient-centred services in Greece. Using service quality methodology, this paper investigates service quality perceptions of patients in Greek public primary health centres.

Objective: To test the internal consistency and applicability of SERVQUAL in primary health care centres in Greece.

Psychological distress following wildfires disaster in a rural part of Greece: a case-control population-based study.

Psychological distress is common in the aftermath of a disaster. This study investigated psychological distress and morbidity in individuals who had experienced severe exposure to a wildfire disaster in a part of Greece. The study was a cross sectional case control of an adult population (18-65 years old).

Health inequalities for women living in rural regions: the prefecture of Xanthi, Greece.

Gender equity with regard to access to health services has been set on a firm theoretical background but is far from reaching a resolution. Here we examine how geographic isolation affects the implementation of policies regarding equal access to health care by considering the case of the mountainous region of Xanthi, Greece. We determined that the characteristics of this mountainous region require additional measures to ensure truly equal access for women of all social and demographic groups.

Addressing the paradoxes of satisfaction with hospital care.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess patient satisfaction in Greek public hospitals.

Design/methodology/approach: In total, 367 patients participated in the study with a minimum of three days stay at the hospital. Measures included overall satisfaction, satisfaction with medical and nursing staff, satisfaction with room facilities, waiting times, extra costs.