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 ...