Abstract:Background: Despite rising non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence and its impact on liver health, there’s a lack of studies on grape seed extract’s (GSE) effect on oxidative stress and quality of life (QoL) in NAFLD patients. This ...
Abstract: On the basis of available oncological research on the quality of life, this construct is defined as a general, dynamic, and global construct, and a revised version of a questionnaire for its assessment, composed of 68 items, is presented. An ...
Summary: The questionnaire “Quality of Life with Chronic Disease” (German: “Profil der Lebensqualität chronisch Kranker”, PLC) measures the quality of life experienced by patients with chronic diseases on the physical, emotional and social levels, making ...
Summary: The concept of psychiatric day hospitals for the elderly is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, studies on the quality of treatment in gerontopsychiatric day hospitals are not available. Parameters suited for a quality assessment ...
Assessing the Quality of Life Among Dementia: The Psychometric Quality of Self-Report ScalesSummary: Self-report questionnaires are used to measure quality of life. Its application is discussed controversially to investigate persons with cognitive ...
Heart or liver-transplantation in adolescentsSummary:Results of interviews with experts. The following paper presents the results of interviews with transplant experts. Objective: What counseling concepts do experts use? How do they describe the quality ...
Quality of Life in Chronically Ill and Psychologically Disturbed Children: First Results Using the Children's Quality of Life Scales (Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Kindern und Jugendlichen, ILK)Summary:Objectives: The assessment of the ...
Hintergrund: Die Bestimmung der schmerzfreien und maximalen Gehstrecke gehört zum Routineprogamm der angiologischen Untersuchung eines Patienten mit AVK. Unklarheiten bestehen darüber, welchem der beiden Parameter mehr Krankheitsrelevanz zukommt.
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Hintergrund: Mit Hilfe eines krankheitsspezifischen Fragebogens zur Ermittlung der Lebensqualität (CLAU-S) sollte in dieser doppelblinden, placebo-kontrollierten Studie an Patienten, die an einer Claudicatio intermittens leiden, untersucht werden, ob die ...
Background: In patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) stage II, exercise training seems to be important to reduce symptoms and improve functional capacity. We evaluated the effects of an outpatient treatment program on walking distance ...
Hintergrund: Zur Versachlichung der Debatte um die begrenzten Ressourcen im Gesundheitswesen sind Untersuchungen zu den Behandlungskosten und Lebensqualitätsimplikationen einzelner Krankheitsbilder erforderlich. Ziel der Untersuchung waren die ...
Hintergrund: Aus klinischer Erfahrung ist bekannt, dass lymphatische Erkrankungen mit Einschränkungen der Lebensqualität (LQ) verbunden sein können. Angesichts des Fehlens validierter Erhebungsmethoden haben jedoch nur wenige Studien die LQ bei ...
Hintergrund: Die herkömmliche, primär konservative Behandlung der akuten Typ B Aortendissektion hat mit der endovaskulären Stentgraft-Versorgung eine möglicherweise wichtige Alternative erhalten. Ziel war es, die Ergebnisse und die längerfristige ...
Hintergrund: Chronische Wunden sind aufgrund ihres häufigen Vorkommens und der damit verbundenen Kosten von großer sozioökonomischer Bedeutung. Darüber hinaus ist die Erkrankung mit einer großen Einschränkung der Lebensqualität verbunden. Ziel der ...
Background: To determine the impact of the postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) on quality of life after primary upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT). Patients and methods: Twenty-five patients with a history of primary UEDVT, treated with ...
Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into ...
Background: The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) is a short, easy to complete, disease-specific questionnaire to assess intermittent claudication. A Spanish version of the WIQ for Hispanic Americans has recently been validated in Texas, but it needs ...
Background: The WELCH questionnaire includes 4 items (A, B, C and D) and estimates the maximal walking time (MWT) on treadmill in patients with claudication. Its scoring was empirically defined. We aimed to test various methods for scoring to estimate ...
Background: Calf vein diameters during compression with two different stocking brands are assessed as well as quality of life. Patients and methods: 60 subjects (53 female) with painful legs were randomized to either wearing the Venotrain micro® (VM) or ...
Background: Aim of the study was to validate a newly developed disease-specific quality of life questionnaire (Wuerzburg Wound Score, WWS) in patients with chronic arterial or venous leg ulcers. Patients and methods: In this prospective study 115 patients ...
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 ...
Summary.Background: The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients. Patients and methods: A multi-centre, observational study was ...
Summary:Background: Because of side effects like skin dryness and consecutive symptoms like itching the therapy of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) with medical compression stockings (MCS) can lead to a diminished wear comfort and ...
Summary: A 74-year-old woman presented with acute symptomatic left thigh and calf swelling; imaging demonstrated evidence of occlusive thrombosis from the upper left common iliac vein to the mid-thigh. Single session zero-thrombolysis venous thrombectomy ...
Summary:Background: Open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair is often related to significant morbidity and complications like paraplegia or acute kidney injury. Subsequently, prolonged intensive care stay is common. However, ...
Summary: All guidelines worldwide strongly recommend exercise as a pillar in the management of patients affected by lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Exercise therapy in this setting presents different modalities, and a ...
Die Anzahl alter Menschen nimmt proportional zu den Krebsfällen in der Geriatrie zu. Es ist entsprechend notwendig, eine Brücke zwischen diesen scheinbar divergenten Welten zu schaffen. Dies soll ermöglichen, eine ältere Person mit Krebs mit den Augen des ...
Einführung: Die Vena femoralis superficialis (VFS) eignet sich gut als Überbrückungsmaterial bei infrainguinalen Rekonstruktionen. Die potentielle Entwicklung einer sekundären akuten oder chronischen venösen Hypertonie nach ihrer Entfernung kann eine ...
Food Addiction and Alcohol Use Prior to Bariatric SurgeryAbstract:Aims: In individuals prior to bariatric surgery, the prevalence rates of food addiction (FA), alcohol-related disorder, anxiety and depressive ...
The Intercultural Measuring of Quality of Life in the Elderly: The WHOQOL-OLD ProjectAbstract: The WHOQOL-OLD is an international cooperation of 22 research centres under the sponsorship of the WHO for the development of an intercultural instrument for ...
Abstract: The sense of coherence (SOC) is a central concept in Antonovsky's salutogenesis model. This global orientation determines how effectively an elderly person is able to activate proper generalized resistance resources (GRRs) for his or her health ...
Quality of Life of Older Caregivers of Demented RelativesAbstract: Within the WHOQOL-OLD project quality of life (QoL) of both older dementia caregivers and older noncaregivers (60 years and older) was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF and the new module ...
Self-Reported Cognitive Functioning and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentAbstract: In a surveillance study, 2001 patients with clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment were examined before and into 12 weeks of ...
Zusammenfassung: In dieser Fallbeschreibung wird sowohl die psychologische und neuropsychologische Betreuung eines Patienten mit der Diagnose Morbus Pick als auch die Begleitung seiner Angehörigen dargestellt. Der Verdacht einer frontotemporalen ...Case Study: Psychological Interventions with Morbus PickAbstract: In this case description the psychological and neuropsychological support of both, a patient diagnosed with the Morbus Pick disease, and his relatives, are embodied. The suspicion of ...
«For Better or for Worse ...» Differences and Similarities of Caring Spouses and Other Family Caregivers in the German Survey of the Project EUROFAMCAREThe vast majority of older people in need for care are cared-for by their relatives, mostly children ...
Psychosocial «Tandem Groups»: Evaluation of Social Therapeutic Tandem Groups, Offering Early Support to Patients Suffering from Dementia and their Relatives in Regard to Coping with Illness and Everyday LifeThis evaluation study of social therapeutic ...
Qualification Measures to Improve the Quality of Life of Dementia Patients by Supporting the Communication and Cooperation in Ambulant Care (Quadem)The Project Quadem is an innovative psychosocial intervention in which professional, family and volunteer ...
A nursing oasis (NO) can be understood as a version of special care units. The focus is on a constantly living arrangement for people with severe dementia in nursing homes (multiple person room). Nurses are permanently present during the day shift. The ...
Regional Dementia Care Networks in Germany – Results from the DemNet-D-Study Regarding the quality of life of their usersAbstract. Background: Regional dementia care networks become more and more important in the care for community-dwelling persons with ...
Internal consistency and construct validity of the Quality of Life measurement in dementia QUALIDEM – a secondary data analysis of cross-sectional dataAbstract. Background: Maintaining and improving the Quality of Life (QoL)...
Neuropsychological Outcome After Stimulation of the Basal Ganglia - A ReviewAbstract: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is increasingly used as an effective neurosurgical treatment for the motor symptoms of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who are ...
Life Satisfaction Among Patients with Severe Brain Damage: A Preliminary Follow-Up StudyAbstract. The goal was to assess the long-term consequences of severe brain damage in 135 patients following early-onset rehabilitation treatment. Functional ...
Abstract. Initially we assessed self-rated cognitive deficits, depression and quality of life in MS patients and healthy controls (n = 299) by an online survey. Secondly, attention performance of MS outpatients (n = 33) was objectively assessed by the ...
Neuropsychological Gender Aspects in Patients with Morbus ParkinsonAbstract. This review aims to summarize (neuro-)psychological gender effects in Parkinson’s Disease (IPS). Women with IPS experience depressive ...
Scoping Review: The Assessment of Communicative and Pragmatic Abilities and Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain InjuryAbstract.Background: Communication disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI) play a ...
A pilot study of the quality of life in children and adolescents with psychological disordersSummary:Objective: The present study examined whether the quality of life in children and adolescents with psychological disorders, as judged by the patients ...
Quality of life in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - Results of the first multicenter-Study with the ILKSummary:Objective: A newly developed, disorder-nonspecific instrument to measure the quality of life in children and adolescents (...
Zusammenfassung:Fragestellung: Die vorliegende Studie behandelt die Frage, wie sich Patienten nach einer stationären psychotherapeutischen Behandlung in einer jugendpsychiatrischen Klinik im Langzeitverlauf entwickelt haben. Methodik: Im Rahmen dieser ...Twenty-year follow-up investigation of the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry “Haus Vogt”Summary:Objectives: The present study analyses the long-term course of disease among patients who underwent inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment in a ...
ADHD among boys in childhood: Quality of life and parenting behaviorSummary: Recent studies suggest that psychological adjustment is impaired in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Additionally, psychosocial functioning of ...
Living with achondroplasia – how do young persons with disproportional short stature rate their quality of life and which factors are associated with quality of life?Abstract.Objective: Presently, little is known about the quality of life (QoL) as well ...
Abstract.Objective: The problematic use of computer games was included in the DSM-5 and in the ICD-11. Initial research revealed associations between problematic gaming (PG) and quality of life (QoL). However, ...
Erste Studien belegen, dass die Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) nicht nur mit einer ungünstigen Entwicklung des erkrankten Kindes oder Jugendlichen verbunden ist, sondern auch Auswirkungen auf die psychosoziale Situation aller ...
Quality of Life of Children with Psychiatrically Ill Parents: Relationship Between Characteristics of Parental Disorder and Health-Related Quality of Life of the Children Estimated by the ParentsThe quality of life of children with psychiatrically ill ...
Quality of life of children in youth welfare service: How is it affected by behavioural problems?Abstract.Children and adolescents in youth welfare programs were found to display SDQ scores of clinical relevance at the beginning of a treatment (N = 84). ...
Alexithymic characteristics and QoL – A cross-sectional study of 79 patients with anxiety disordersIt is well known that alexithymic patients report lower levels of quality of life (QoL) when compared to normal population. Until now this association was ...
Pathophysiology of Peripheral Nociception – Therapeutical ApproachesAbstract. The recognition, diagnosis, and interpretation of pain is an absolute requirement for potent therapy. The nature, form, and anatomical correspondence of pain to its source, ...
Treatment of Cancer-related Fatigue in Patients with Breast CancerAbstract. Cancer-related fatigue appears frequently during and beyond cancer treatment and constitutes one of the most common and deleterious post-treatment problems in breast ...
The St. Gall-Concept for the Treatment of Proximal Humerus FracturesAbstract. Abstract: The outcome after open reduction and internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures is still unpredictable with a high complication and ...
Abstract. Oncoplastic surgery matches oncologically safe breast surgery with plastic surgery techniques in order to reconstruct the remaining breast in an aesthetically pleasing way. One of its goals is to offer breast-conserving surgery ...
Abstract. Microscopic colitis (MC) is still an underestimated cause of chronic, non-bloody watery diarrhea. It is typically manifested in elderly patients with a female predominance. The incidence of microscopic ...
Abstract. Treatment of extremital sarcoma patients may be associated with significant functional disabilities and psychosocial distress affecting return to work (RtW) and quality of life (QoL). In this exploratory ...
Enjoying Sports and Movement in Mental IllnessAbstract. Sports and exercise therapy is an effective complemant in the treatment of major depression. The recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of ...
Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly being suggested as a crucial outcome variable for interventions that aim to maintain or improve health and psychological resources in old age. Currently, two main approaches to measuring QOL can be distinguished: (1) ...
Abstract. Apathy is a diminished goal-directed behavior stemming from a lack of motivation. It is one of the most common symptoms in dementia. While the Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) has proved to be a psychometrically robust measure for assessing apathy, ...
Abstract. Research on aging in different domains largely focuses on age-related decrements or intervention-related improvements, often in controlled laboratory conditions or with psychometric tests of maximum ability or traits. This special issue on ...
Abstract. To date, few studies have focused on perceived overprotection from the perspective of people with dementia (PwD). In the present examination, the association of perceived overprotection in PwD is examined as an autonomy-...
Smoking and health-related quality of life: a systematic reviewAims: This study gives an overview of the current evidence on the association between smoking and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). </p><p> Method: A systematic literature search in ...
Mental Health Problems in Specific Developmental Disorders: Are there Differences between Dyslexia and Dyscalculia?Background: This study investigated psychopathology in children with specific developmental disorders by comparing children with dyslexia, ...
Dance therapy in the rehabilitation of cancer patients: conceptional approaches and empirial outcome with respect to quality of lifeAbstract. During the last years dance therapy has increasingly established within ...
On efficiency of early interventionAbstract. The article reviews publications on the efficacy of early intervention between 1995 and 2002. Due to methodological hazards such as defining clinical samples, control groups, and outcome criteria, findings of ...
Testing and standardization of the German version of the EUROHIS-QOL and WHO-5 quality-of life-indicesAbstract. This paper reports the psychometric validation and standardisation of the German versions of the EUROHIS-QOL 8 item index and the WHO-5 well-...
Health-related quality of life in patients after renal transplantation – Can the scale structure of the SF-36 be replicated?Abstract. Renal transplantation in patients with chronic renal failure results in improved quality of life. To assess health- ...
Validation of a Holistic Measure for the Construct of Well-Being – The German Version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the Short Version Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)Abstract. The components subjective well-being (SWB), ...
ULQIE: A quality-of-life inventory for parents of chronically ill childrenAbstract.Background: Focusing parental quality of life is important in family-centered intervention programs for children with chronic diseases. Objective: To develop a short ...
Dance therapy with cancer patients: Results of a pilot studyAbstract. Dance/movement therapy, a form of psychotherapy using the body, helps cancer patients to cope emotionally and physically. After medical ...
Zusammenfassung. Musik (M) spielt im Leben eines jeden Menschen nicht nur eine wichtige Rolle, sondern hat auch Effekte auf Herzfrequenz (HF), Herzfrequenzvariabilität (HRV) und auf andere physiologische Parameter. Bei Musikern sind die Beeinflussungen ...
Zusammenfassung. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung sind Studien, in denen psychisch gestörte Kinder und Jugendliche zu ihrer Lebensqualität befragt wurden. Die vorliegende Studie ist der Frage nachgegangen, ob sich ähnliche Ergebnisse zeigen, wenn die Eltern ...
Chronic illnessAbstract. This article uses a general framework derived from family stress theory to provide overview of the demands and strains confronting the families of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. This framework takes account of ...
Quality of life in families with chronic pediatric heart diseasesAbstract. The study examined self-evaluated and parent-evaluated quality of life (QoL) in an outpatient pediatric population as well as parental QoL. The effect of disease severity on ...
Health-related quality of life and social support of children with mentally ill parents: Effects of a manualized family interventionParental mental illness can lead to impairment of children’s health and well-being that is accompanied by deteriorated ...
Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Quality of Life in Unaccompanied Adolescent Male Refugees Residing in Institutional CareAbstract. Unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe are at high risk of developing mental health problems and experiencing poor ...
Coping, Quality of Life, and Physical Strain Among Children and AdolescentsAbstract. Previous research has shown that stressful experiences increase across childhood and adolescence, and has provided evidence for an age-dependent impaired health status. ...
Gender and Situation-Specific Coping and Its Prediction of Quality of Life Among Children and AdolescentsAbstract. Prior research has shown that the increasing stressful experiences across childhood and adolescence are associated with impaired ...
Internet Use Disorders Among German Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 PandemicAbstract.Theoretical background: Several studies indicate that the level of adolescents’ time spent online increased sharply during the lockdown ...
Zusammenfassung. Gewicht und Figur spielen bereits im Kindes- und Jugendalter eine zentrale Rolle. Das Gewicht stellt einen wichtigen Marker für die soziale Stellung innerhalb der Gruppe und das psychische Wohlbefinden dar. Dementsprechend ist das ...
Coping with stress and quality of life in functional urinary incontince in childrenAbstract. Various results suggest that children and adolescents with functional urinary incontinence experience a considerable amount of illness-related stress. As coping ...
Abstract. With increasing life expectancy in industrialised countries, more and more individuals can expect to reach high age. However, aging is often associated with increasing morbidity and decreasing quality of life (QoL). A central question therefore ...
Zusammenfassung. Die Erfassung der kindlichen Lebensqualität in epidemiologischen Studien und als Erfolgskriterium von Behandlungsmaßnahmen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Für Vorschulkinder steht mit dem Kiddy-KINDLR das einzige deutschsprachige ...
Cancer-related fatigueAbstract. Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom experienced by patients with cancer. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is characterized by feelings of physical and mental tiredness, weakness, and lack of energy and is not changed ...
Behavior problems and quality of life in preschool children and their mothers: Comparing native children and children of immigrant familiesAbstract. The current study focuses on behavior problems in children of immigrant families at preschool age and ...
Behavior problems and developmental delay in preschool children: To what extent is the quality of life of mothers and children affected?Abstract. To optimate prevention and intervention measures, quality of life in children has emerged as an important ...