… AIM: Population-based assessment of noncardiac chest pain (… study was to evaluate the
prevalence, psychosocial factors and health seeking behaviour of NCCP in southern Chinese. …

… in a population study of NCCP in southern Chinese. … estimated an annual prevalence
13.9% in southern Chinese. … associated with NCCP in a population based study. Another …

… Health Survey and Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale were used for evaluation of QoL and
psychological symptoms, … It is speculated that the high prevalence of reflux symptoms may …

… based studies have focused on determining the prevalence of NCCP among acute chest
pain … diagnostic assessments of chest pain patients was undertaken in a study of 204 non-acute …

… chest pain actually present to a hospital.The mean annual prevalence of NCCP in 6
populationbased studies … Psychological morbidity and illness appraisals of patients with cardiac …

… population-based studies, which included a high prevalence rate for NCCP [average 24%],
and no real difference on the prevalence … , esophageal spasm, psychological conditions (eg, …

… A telephone-based survey of 2209 Hong Kong Chinese estimated an annual prevalence of
… It is interesting to note that 43.5% of the PCPs use psychological intervention as a treatment …

… nationwide population-based study from South America 2 found that the annual prevalence
… improvement in chest pain episodes, functional disability and psychological distress that was …

… -based studies that assess psychological conditions in … , these studies provide data that link
psychological disorders with … in people having panic attacks.26, 44 The prevalence of panic …

… controls (n = 746) did not differ with respect to mortality and incidence of CHD. The NCCP …
Non-specific or non-cardiac chest pain is a heterogeneous condition defined as chest pain of …