Summary: Psychological variables play a prominent role when it comes to the course and outcome of geriatric rehabilitation, but empirical research is rare in this regard. In the present work, N = 90 older adults (M = 78.8; 84 % women) were assessed before ...
Background: Little is known about comprehensively measured health and quality of life of lower limb lymphedema (LLL). The aim of this study was to determine health and quality of life of LLL patients stratified by primary and secondary lymphedema compared ...
Abstract.Background: Individual shear rate therapy (ISRT) has been designed as a novel non-invasive treatment option for peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients and has been shown to improve endothelial function ...
Abstract.Background: Supervised walking is a first line therapy in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with complaints of intermittent claudication. However, uptake of supervised programmes is low. Home-based ...
Abstract.Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common cardiovascular pathology affecting mobility in elderly. Osteoarticular diseases (ODs), responsible for functional limitations and confounding leg ...
Summary: The optimal first line management of patients with symptomatic chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) includes secondary prevention of cardiovascular risk factors, pharmacological treatment, and supervised ...
This article summarizes aspects of diagnosis and treatment, ressources and administrative organization of the geriatric day hospital of the Spital Bern – Ziegler.
Die Deutsche Rentenversicherung und die Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung haben ein gemeinsames Rahmenkonzept für die ganztägig ambulante Rehabilitation Abhängigkeitskranker erstellt und nach Rücksprache mit den Suchtfachverbänden verabschiedet. Darin wird ...
Hintergrund: Das auf drei Jahre geplante Projekt SURE (Substitutionsgestützte Rehabilitation) wurde unter dem Eindruck initiiert, dass immer weniger opiatabhängige Menschen eine Abstinenz voraussetzende Rehabilitation wahrnehmen und stattdessen dauerhaft ...
Keeping and Furthering Autonomy in Nursing-Home Residents: An Overview of Existing MeasuresEven if need of care already has occurred, measures of rehabilitation should be provided in order to avoid a progression of disease or worsening of impairment. ...
Effects of a Multimodal Activity Program in Nursing-Home ResidentsIs it possible to maintain or even to enhance functional and cognitive independence in nursing home residents? In literature there is only little information about possibilities and limits ...
This project explored the experiences of people before, during and after lower limb amputation within the health care process by means of a qualitative study. Structured interviews were analysed by way of content analysis to describe the needs of amputees ...
Abstract: In this paper, evidence is reviewed for separable attention systems in the brain, and it is argued a) that attention may have a privileged role in mediating experience dependent plasticity in the brain and b) that at least some types of ...
Quality of Partner Relationship in Chronically Brain-Injured IndividualsAbstract: Based on a conceptual model of caregiver's stress (Pearlin et al., 1990), this study examined the perceived quality of relationship in partners of chronically brain injured ...
Zusammenfassung: Im Bereich der motorischen Rehabilitation zentralnervös bedingter Defizite sind die durch Metaanalysen gestützten Aussagen der höchsten Evidenzklasse oft sehr allgemein gehalten und lassen sich nicht zu einem schlüssigen ...
Satisfaction with life in partners of chronically brain injured individuals with special consideration to perceived personality changeAbstract. Based on a conceptual model of caregiver’s stress (Pearlin et al., 1990), this study examined the satisfaction ...
Studien weisen auf langfristige Therapieeffekte der Prismenadaptation auf Neglekt hin. Eine quantitative Einschätzung der Effektivität aufgrund von Effektgrößen liegt bisweilen nicht vor. Ziele der vorliegenden Studie waren die zu erreichenden ...
In dieser Studie wurden die Erfahrungen von 55 Teilnehmern mit einem speziell für hirngeschädigte Patienten entwickelten Sozialen Kompetenztraining erfasst. Auch Angehörige und Therapeuten wurden zu Verhaltensänderungen befragt. Obwohl fast die Hälfte der ...