Health-related fear is a normal and common response in the face of the global pandemic of
COVID-19. Children and young people are frequently being exposed to messages about the …

Recurrent abdominal pain accounts for a significant proportion of attenders and high impact
users in the emergency department. Due to the heterogeneity of presentation and the broad …

Purpose To explore the prevalence of health anxiety in stroke survivors and its relative
impact on quality of life. Materials and methods A cross-sectional design was used including …

Purpose Several studies have shown a reduced quality of life (QoL) in patients with
Addison's disease (AD), but investigations of QoL over a long-term course are lacking …

Elevated levels of endogenous ovarian hormones are conditions commonly experienced by
women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Additionally, infertility …

Introduction: Pain accounts for the majority of attendances to the Emergency Department
(ED), with insufficient alleviation of symptoms resulting in repeated attendance. People who …

Background: Health anxiety in attendees of out-patient medical clinics is well established;
however, there has been a lack of research into health anxiety within emergency settings …

Objectives Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a significant cause of morbidity. Vasodilator
medications cause unwanted adverse effects, with behavioural and lifestyle changes …

Background Cancer treatments have many adverse effects on patient's health leading to
poor cardiorespiratory capacity, muscular-degeneration, fatigue, loss of strength and …

Consideration of psychological distress in long‐term endocrine conditions is of vital
importance given the prevalence of anxiety and depression in such disorders. Poor mental …