Abstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to loss of ...
Summary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to the loss ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XX: Risk of DementiaSummary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of possible dementia between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XXI: Mortality RisksAbstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' mortality between 1991 and 1998. At baseline participants were community residents ...
Visual evaluation of the occurrence of BAB (born after ban) cases pointed towards spatial clustering. Therefore a statistical analysis of spatial case clustering was conducted using GIS technology. In the initial analysis, all 376 cases (135 BAB, 241 BBB/...
The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is one of the most important infectious abortion causes in cattle worldwide. In a Swiss case-control-study we investigated 113 abortion problem farms and 113 control farms. It was possible to detect N. caninum in 21%...
The risk of injury to veterinarians treating horses is high, particularly when performing painful procedures. The present retrospective study investigated this risk, including the frequency and severity of kick injuries, by submitting questionnaires to ...
Antimicrobial resistance amongst organisms such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S. pseudintermedius has become a serious threat to veterinary small animal practice. There is an urgent ...
A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the leptospiral seroprevalence in clinically healthy horses in Switzerland. A representative sample of 615 horse sera was examined by microscopic agglutination test for the presence of ...
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was epizoozic between 2003 and 2008 in Switzerland. Nevertheless, infectious risk factors including porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) were missing at all or were seen only ...
Objective: To evaluate retinol and β-carotene serum levels and their relationship with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in individuals with morbid obesity, resident in Rio de Janeiro. Methodology: Blood serum concentrations of retinol and β-...
Abstract. Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a public health concern associated with the pathogenesis of several chronic disorders, particularly in women. Aim: To evaluate serum vitamin D levels and its deficiency and risk factors among employed women in ...
Hintergrund: Um zu untersuchen, ob das aortoiliakale, femoropopliteale oder crurale Segment eine unterschiedliche Sensitivität für spezifische Risikofaktoren der Atherosklerose hat, führten wir eine statistische Analyse durch.
Patienten und Methode: Bei ...
Hintergrund: Erhöhtes mittleres Erythrozytenvolumen (MCV) ist ein möglicher Risikofaktor für die periphere arterielle Verschlusskrankheit (pAVK). Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, zu erheben, ob MCV mit einem bestimmten anatomischen Verteilungsmuster ...
Hintergrund: Die Tatsache, dass in den letzten Jahren wiederholt auf eine hohe Prävalenz an einer asymp-tomatischen pAVK in der Bevölkerung hingewiesen wurde, bislang aber keine Daten darüber vorliegen, wie häufig auch im klinischen Bereich bei ...
Hintergrund: Die Inzidenz von Varizen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung ist unbekannt. Diese Studie wurde konzipiert, um die Inzidenz in einer kompletten Kohorte von 40- bis 60-Jährigen zu bestimmen.
Patienten und Methoden: Die Studie wurde in der Stadt Tampere ...
Dieser Übersichtsartikel fasst die aktuellen diagnostischen und therapeutischen Strategien zur Behandlung der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit zusammen.
Hintergrund: Ziel dieser Studie war zunächst, die wohl bekannte flow mediated dilation (FMD) Methode mit der Iontophorese- induzierten Acetylcholin – Vasodilatation ( IAV ) zu vergleichen. Hauptziel war dann die Bestimmung der endothelialen Aktivität (EA) ...
Background: Severity of stenosis remains the main factor for assessing risk of stroke in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) disease. This study was conducted to investigate the association of plaque echostructure and other established and ...
Hintergrund: Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, die Prävalenz der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit (PAVK) und korrelierender Faktoren sowie Komorbiditäten bei einer natürlichen weiblichen Population in China zu untersuchen. Patienten und ...
Background: To determine predictors of clinical outcome after endovascular interventions of crural arteries in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Patients and methods: We prospectively followed 154 limbs in 147 patients treated with below the knee ...
Background: The occurrence of early post-procedural complications after carotid artery stenting (CAS) can be attributed to embolization of thrombus or plaque particles released from the stented segment. Vascular emboli can be non-invasively detected by ...
Abstract. Background: The objective of this prospective multicentre cohort study was to characterise the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and intermittent claudication (IC) symptoms in ...
Abstract. Background: Paroxysmal finger haematoma (PFH) is an under-recognised vascular acrosyndrome with no epidemiological description to date. The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and clinical correlates of PFH in a ...
Abstract. Background: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is currently used as an alternative treatment to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The objective of this study was to analyse our 5-year experience performing CAS. Secondarily, we sought to determine ...
Abstract. Background: To assess the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in older adults and the contribution of traditional and novel risk factors to the incidence of PAD. Patients and methods: 344 general practitioners (GPs), trained by vascular ...
Abstract.Background: Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are known to be associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in older adults, however, there seems to be heterogeneity of this ...
Abstract.Background: Vascular access site-related complications are frequent in the context of transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The implantation of a covered stent graft is an effective ...
Summary:Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is one of the most common manifestations of atherosclerosis affecting more than 200 million people globally but little is known about its epidemiology in Middle East populations, particularly in Arab ...
Summary:Background: Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) are associated with major cause of death and disability in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in women. The contribution of obstetrical, psychological, and socio-economic factors in CVRF ...
Summary:Background: The aim of this publication is to demonstrate similarities and differences in the association of risk factors with the prevalence of different manifestations of chronic venous disease (CVD), like varicose veins (VV), ...
Die Antibiotika-assoziierte Diarrhoe (AAD) ist insbesondere bei ambulanten Patienten eine häufig auftretende unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkung bei der Behandlung mit Antibiotika. Prinzipiell kann eine solche Diarrhoe durch jedes Antibiotikum ausgelöst ...
Ausgangspunkt: Bei der Computerspielabhängigkeit handelt es sich um ein noch vergleichsweise neu postuliertes Störungsbild, welches seit einigen Jahren besonders intensiv erforscht und auf seine klinische Relevanz hin untersucht wird. Methodik: Im Rahmen ...
Pathways Leading to Addiction: Study Design for the Assessment of Risk Factors for Developing an Alcohol AddictionBackground: High risk drinking and alcohol addiction are highly prevalent in industrialized countries and their development often starts ...
Abstract. Aims: To provide an overview of characteristics and risk factors of gambling disorder (GD) in order to systematically identify corresponding targets for responsible gambling strategies. ...
Abstract.Background: Mill’s liberalism, the post-World War II German Social Market Economy (Rhine Capitalism) and modern consumer protection share the conviction that market participants have equal rights and ...
Prevalence and predictors for heavy episodic drinking – A cross-sectional representative study in Lower SaxonyAbstract.Aims: The goal of the study was the investigation of prevalence and predictors for heavy ...
Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Among Refugees in Community Collective CentresAbstract:Aims: Given the lack of empirical evidence on substance use among refugees at different stages of life, one aim is to compare ...
Abstract. Musician’s dystonia (MD) is a focal, task-specific neurological movement disorder that presents with loss of voluntary motor control when playing the instrument and affects up to 1–2 % of ...
SAFE-R: Construction and Validation of a New Economical Instrument for Assessing Driving Safety in Seniors With and Without Mild Cognitive ImpairmentAbstract. Aging is associated with both cognitive and ...
Predictors of hyperkinetic disorder - early recognition in childhoodSummary:Objectives: The prospective longitudinal Mannheim Study of Children at Risk followed the development of children from the age of 2 years up to the age of 8 years. Are there ...
Early onset of alcohol and tobacco use - indicator of enhanced risk of addiction?Summary:Objectives: The early onset of substance use is considered to be one of the best predictors of later addiction problems according to a number of U.S.-American ...
Precursors of hyperactive disorders: Potential early diagnosis in infants?Summary:Objectives: Are there any differences (organic, psychosocial, psychopathological, cognitive or educational, respectively differences in the motor or neurological ...
Educational competence of parents with children participating in youth welfare measuresObjective: The study examines the influence of specific risks on parenting at the beginning of youth welfare measures. Method: Family risk factors as well as parental ...
Objective: This study examines retrospective correlates of nonshared family environment prior to onset of disease, by means of multiple familial informants, among anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients. Methods: A total of 332 participants was included (...
Adolescent parenting – developmental risks for the mother-child dyadAdolescent mothers and their children are exposed to multiple psychosocial risk factors and represent a high-risk group for adverse developmental outcomes. It is not the mother’s young ...
Prediction of binge drinking in young adults: a cohort study over nine yearsAbstract.Objective: Which person characteristics and environmental factors predict binge drinking at age 21? Method: A ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Traffic Accidents - Acute Symptomatology, Estimation of Loss, Variables Concerning Recovery and Sex as PredictorsAbstract: This paper investigates the incidence rate of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) three to ...
Die Soziale Phobie (oder Soziale Angststörung) stellt eine häufige psychische Störung dar, die insbesondere aufgrund ihres chronischen Verlaufs mit umfassenden Beeinträchtigungen einhergeht. Voraussetzung für die langfristig wirksame Behandlung oder ...
Migration ist ein Risikofaktor für Suizid und suizidales Verhalten, da Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund oft besonderen Belastungen ausgesetzt sind. Insbesondere junge Frauen weisen häufiger Suizid und suizidales Verhalten auf als gleichaltrige ...
Screening questionnaires for protective and risk factors following traumatic events – a systematic reviewTraumatic events pose special challenges. One is the identification of individuals that are likely to develop mental disorders and for whom early ...
The importance of the social milieu for adolescents with externalizing behavioral problems: Analysis of a psychiatric child and adolescent health care population in BremenAbstract. This study examines whether externalizing behavior problems are caused ...
Predictors of Stability of Parent Report on ADHD Lifetime Prevalence and Incidence of Parent-Reported ADHD Diagnosis in the Developmental Course Over Six Years – Results from the KiGGS StudyAbstract. ADHD is ...
Domestic violence: an important risk factor for child maltreatmentAbstract. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) such as maltreatment, but also the experience intimate partner violence of parents (domestic violence) ...
Review of risk factors for cyberbullying victimization in childhood and adolescence and recommendations for preventionAbstract. Cyberbullying leads to serious psychological and social consequences for the victims. ...
Greater body fatness was found to be a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer (BC); furthermore this factor appears to be associated with poor prognosis. These findings were tested by analyzing 1459 patients whose cases were recorded in the Basler ...
Nephrolithiasis is a common disease with a high recurrence rate. It is associated with a significant morbidity for an individual patient, but also an immense socioeconomic burden. A better understanding and recognition of underlying risk factors and ...
Suicidality is a frequently observed but unfortunately frequently overlooked phenomenon. Every year over 1000 persons in Switzerland commit suicide; the number of attempted suicides is much higher. If suicidality is recognized promptly, appropriately ...
The Treatment of EpistaxisAbstract. Epistaxis is one of the most common ENT emergencies and highly prevalent in the general population. Most cases are self-limiting and patients do not usually seek medical attention. However, some cases can be severe ...
Male Urinary Incontinence – a Taboo IssueAbstract. Male urinary incontinence is an underestimated and frequently not broached issue. The urinary incontinence is divided into stress-, urge incontinence and hybrid forms as well as overflow incontinence. ...
Evidence-Based Psychocardiology – What Remained of the Type A Behavior PatternAbstract. In the 1950s, the Type A Behavior Pattern emerged as an elaborated personality trait to explain a putative high risk for heart attacks in stressed managers. The ...
Sexual Dysfunction in Primary Health CareAbstract. In primary health care, sexual dysfunctions are usually only insufficiently recorded. At the same time, these disorders are relatively common and often remain ...
Socio-Economic Differences in the Lausanne CoLaus Cohort Abstract. The CoLaus study allowed to highlight the existence of broad social inequalities in health among the population of the city of Lausanne. In fact, ...
Primary Prevention of Acute StrokeAbstract. Strokes are frequent. Vascular risk factors are increasing the stroke risk. Most vascular risk factors are treatable. Their therapy is important in the primary ...
Unusual Cause of Acute Kidney Failure in a Patient with Metastatic Bladder Carcinoma Undergoing Palliative ChemotherapyAbstract. Tumour lysis syndrome is a potentially life-threatening complication of cancer and ...
CME: Hypertension and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What to Consider in Medical PracticeAbstract. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health problem. A fraction of the population is at increased risk of ...
CME/Answers: Hypertension and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What to Consider in Medical PracticeAbstract. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health problem. A fraction of the population is at increased risk ...
CME: Hypertension and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What to Consider in Medical PracticeAbstract. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health problem. A fraction of the population is at increased risk of ...
CME/Answers: Hypertension and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What to Consider in Medical PracticeAbstract. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health problem. A fraction of the population is at increased risk ...
Abstract: Elder mistreatment (EM) is a global phenomenon, affecting an estimated 1 in 6 older adults. It is associated with many negative consequences, including worsening physical and mental health. The present work presents a narrative review of the ...
Smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for later-life dementiaAim: To investigate the risk of older age dementia associated with
smoking and alcohol consumption. Method: Observational epidemio-logical studies were reviewed. </p><p>Results: Case-...
Neurobiological implications of child and adolescent alcohol consumptionAim: To describe what is currently known about the neurobiological causes and consequences of excessive
alcohol consumption among children and adolescents. </p><p> Methods: A review ...
Reading development in children. Cognitive preconditions and risk factorsAbstract. This narrative review addresses the complex operation of reading acquisition. Focusing on empirical research and meta-analytic insights, early reading ...
Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence Among Adolescents and Young Adults: The Prospective-Longitudinal EDSP-StudyThis paper gives an overview (objectives, design, methods) of the Early Developmental Stages of Substance Problems study (EDSP)...
Risk, protective, and vulnerability factors for mental health and psychiatric disorders in adolescence, I: The importance of coping strategies, self-esteem, and self-awarenessAbstract. The indicators of general risk factors for mental disorders in ...
Risk, protective, and vulnerability factors for mental health and psychiatric disorders in adolescence II: The importance of parental child-rearing behavior, school environment, and social networkAbstract. The indicators of general risk factors for ...
Externalizing and internalizing disorders in childhood: studies on developmental psychopathologyAbstract. Background: In taxonomic systems of child psychopathology, externalizing and internalizing disorders are differentiated. Objective: The question of ...
Biopsychosocial influences on the cognitive and social development of young childrenAbstract. Biopsychological effects on the development of kindergarden children from a polluted and lead-contaminated area were compared with children without notable ...
Childhood and adolescent predictors of mental disorders from childhood to early adulthoodAbstract.Objectives: Prospective impact of child and adolescent risk factors on externalizing and internalizing disorders. Methods: Prospective longitudinal study ...
Effects of risk and protective factors in the development of children and adolescentsAbstract. There are multitudinous risk-enhancing factors (vulnerability and risk factors) that contribute to the development of mental disorders in children and ...
Sexual aggression and victimization among adolescents and young adults: Prevalence and predictorsAbstract. There is growing evidence from the international literature that nonconsensual sexual interactions are widespread among adolescents and young ...
Variability in children’s IQ due to current risk factorsAbstract. IQ is one of the most stable personality traits. Levels of individual intelligence achievements are decisively affected by biological and psychosocial risks. Until now it is not ...
Mental health of young adults in East- and West GermanyAbstract.Background: Although positive mental health (MH) is a key concept for salutogenesis, longitudinal analyses of its development are lacking. Objective: Investigation of antecedent factors for ...
On a taxonomy of risk factors in clinical psychologyAbstract.Background and objective: The term “risk factor” has not been defined precisely and consistently enough in the field of clinical psychology. Method: The present review depicts a typology for ...
Vocational attitudes, resources, and risk factors in the course of psychotherapy: Is the AVEM a suitable measure for psychosomatic patients?Abstract.Backround: The lack of standardized measures impedes the psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment of ...
Dependence on legal and illegal psychotropic substancesAbstract. Manifold measures and successes in the last years have not prevented the continued spreading of the use of nicotine and alcohol in Germany. The prevalence rates of the use of these legal ...
Factors predisposing to early onset of tobacco useAbstract. The aim of this study is to examine social and individual factors predisposing to early onset of tobacco use in adolescence as being one of the best predictors for later tobacco dependence. In a ...
A developmental model of substance abuse in early adulthoodAbstract. Development of a longitudinal model of the genesis of substance abuse in 25-year olds with special consideration of preceding mental disorders. Epidemiological longitudinal study (...
Legal and illegal drugs in adolescence: Use and misuse, risk and protective factors in a representative sample of 14- to 15-year-oldsAbstract. Use and misuse, age of first substance use, and prevalence of problematic use of legal (alcohol, nicotine) and ...
Traumatische Ereignisse im schulischen Kontext treten vergleichsweise häufig auf. So ist die Bestimmung von Kindern und Jugendlichen, die aktuell und auch zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt einer psychologischen Betreuung bedürfen, im Rahmen der Fürsorgepflicht ...