Jan Passchier

..About half of the men reported feeling annoyed to very annoyed about the discovery of hair loss. For those patients, provision of information by internet might facilitate a visit to the dermatologist...

..Our aim is to investigate the (cost-)effectiveness of this training...

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..Furthermore, we also found evidence that gender differences have to be taken into account...

..To evaluate the qualities of lay trainers with migraine and to quantify their self-management results...

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..The role of GPs in taking care of patients with neck pain has not been described so far. This study focused on interested in the interaction between patients and GPs in their first contact on a new episode of neck pain...

..These findings encourage the development of new strategies to facilitate the living kidney donation program, and confirm the need for the standard option of psychosocial support for patients...

..This pilot study examined the effectiveness and trainer skills of the first migraine lay trainers (MLTs)...

..However, deciding on what data are relevant is a normative issue. The challenge for both research and policy making is to bring together empirical and normative issues...

..We aimed to assess the effectiveness of conservative treatments in children with tension-type headaches (TTH)...

..By investigating these groups, we explored whether further expansion of the living kidney donation program is feasible...

..Thus far the relationship between coping and QoL has only been examined in small-scale cross-sectional designs. Therefore, the current study set out to examine this relationship in a longitudinal setting...

..Therefore this form of donation may be a feasible addition to already existing living kidney exchange programs...

..Further, the preliminary data showed an effect on pain and quality of life in the expected direction. The results underline the need for a definitive study with a larger sample size and a random controlled design...

..We conclude that the psychosocial support offered to exchange couples can be comparable with the support normally offered to participants in the regular living kidney donation program...

..As the success of such strategy largely depends on public support, we performed a public survey on this topic...

..To describe the natural course of patients with acute neck pain presenting in general practice and to identify prognostic factors for recovery and sick leave...

..To evaluate baseline predictors of drop out at various stages in a lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese children...

..Tension-type headache (TTH), also known as tension headache or muscle contraction headache is the most commonly experienced type of headache. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in patients with TTH...

..To assess the efficacy and tolerability of prophylactic drugs for chronic tension-type headache (TTH) in adults...

..To investigate the effect of child temperament, maternal psychologic symptoms, maternal chronic pain, and parenting stress on children's somatic complaints...

..Availability of caregiver guidance and clear process documentation are crucial and indispensable in providing this...

..On the basis of the available literature, we found no indications that relaxation, EMG biofeedback, or cognitive behavioral treatment is better than no treatment, waiting list, or placebo controls...

..g., the "Norwegian approach" and home-based educational programs)...

..In addition, we estimated the maximum cost of improving quality of life by enhancing coping strategies using strict assumptions...

..High levels of continuous neck pain after a motor vehicle accident (MVA) are reported in cross-sectional studies. Knowledge of this association in general practice is limited...

..Nevertheless, it may be difficult to find a living kidney donor. The purpose of this explorative study is to investigate how kidney transplant candidates may, or may not, find a living donor in the Netherlands...

..We concluded that whether viewed separately or in combination, these issues do not impede the efficient organization of a crossover program or raise worrying ethical issues...

..Thus far a causal relation between these abnormalities and CAP has not been established. The additional prognostic value of extensive testing of children with CAP is a subject of debate...

..Though all non-narcotic analgesics have equivalent efficacy against tension-type headache, ibuprofen's generally favorable side-effect profile makes it a reasonable first choice...

..The PPL provides a tool to assess the impact of chronic pain in adolescents. Future research should focus on further validation of the PPL in a large clinical population and establishing its test-retest reliability...

..Longitudinal research should determine whether shifts occur in pain experience and locations from childhood and adulthood and in different dimensions of functional status and, more broadly, in quality of life resulting from pain...

..To evaluate the changes at 6-month follow-up after a home-based behavioral training (BT) provided by lay trainers with migraine to small groups of fellow patients...

..Older subjects were found to be less active than younger subjects, but the activity level did not differ between males and females...

..It, thus, may be important to assess the effects of treatment on behavioral functioning in the evaluation of the general efficacy of antimigraine drugs in the acute treatment of a migraine attack...

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..The authors tested the hypothesis that pain parameters, pain-related quality of life, and impact of pain on the family would deteriorate over time...

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..Chronic benign pain in childhood and adolescence is not related to increased use of healthcare services, suggesting that somatisation does not play a major role in children with chronic benign pain...

..We conclude that the LDSI provides information complementary to the information given by the SF-36 and the MFI-20 and that it is psychometrically sound to include both symptom severity items and symptom hindrance items in the LDSI...

..Therefore, we conclude that there is insufficient evidence to either support or refute the effectiveness of physiotherapy and (spinal) manipulation in patients with TTH...

..The objective of this review is to describe and assess the evidence from randomized and clinical controlled trials concerning the efficacy and tolerability of symptomatic treatment of migraine in children...

..Aetiological groups showed a worse generic HRQoL and more fatigue than controls. In conclusion, viral hepatitis and hemochromatosis patients have a more impaired HRQoL than patients of other liver disease aetiological groups...

..Hospitalised advanced cancer patients differ in fatigue levels depending on the fatigue dimension, and each fatigue dimension has different correlates. The results confirm that fatigue should be regarded as a multidimensional concept...

..CONCLUSION: More information on the translation process for headache-related instruments is essential to carry out high quality cross-cultural research. Recommendation are given to encourage good translation practices...

..Surgical stress and mechanical ventilation were not related to postoperative pain or morphine doses, leaving the inter-individual differences in pain response and morphine requirement largely unexplained...

..This indicates that outcome after upper extremity nerve injuries may be influenced positively by psychological intervention...

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..CONCLUSIONS: Chronic benign pain in childhood and adolescence is common, and seems to persist in a considerable proportion (30-45%), although pain generally does not deteriorate over time...

..The interday similarities in pain level suggest that a sustained influence of counseling after the intake or an influence of a common behavioral pattern with a cycle duration of a week are not involved...

..These findings underscore the importance of informing patients with chronic disorders about the short-term prognosis of important long-term consequences of disease...

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