Swiss Alcohol Policy: Wine, Economy and Individual LibertyAbstract:Background and aims: The third edition of “Alcohol: no ordinary commodity” suggests cost-effective alcohol control policy measures to reduce ...
Frequency of Prescription of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Analysis of Compulsory Health Insurance Billing DataAbstract. According to the nephrology recommendation in the Choosing Wisely campaign, non-steroidal ...
Bio-Psycho-Social Needs Assessment in Family Medicine: Acceptability of the Intermed Self-AssessmentAbstract. In view of the increasing number of patients with somato-psychic comorbidities, a tool for identifying complex ...
Lessons Learned – Observational Study After One Year of ’Domestic Violence Consultation’ at the University Emergency Department BernAbstract. The number of violent crimes in domestic violence has been steadily increasing in ...
Tuberculous Spondylitis – Diagnosis and ManagementAbstract. Despite a decreasing incidence of tuberculosis (TB) over the last decades in Switzerland, the frequency of newly diagnosed tuberculous spondylitis has ...
Diving Accidents in Lakes – a Retrospective Study of a Level-1 Emergency Centre in SwitzerlandAbstract. Switzerland is a country in the middle of Europe without access to an open sea. Here one does not assume a noteworthy ...
Advance Care Planning in Swiss Nursing Homes: Results of a Focus Group StudyAbstract. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a standardized consultation process in which patients define their therapy goals for future medical ...
Vitamin D Level in Employees of a Swiss University Geriatric HospitalAbstract. Vitamin D plays an important role in health. The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin D level in hospital employees from different age, ...
Abstract. We evaluated prevalence of VitD deficiency and possible seasonal fluctuations in inhabitants of Southern Switzerland. We analysed clinical data (age, sex, diagnosis, comorbidity, number of drugs) as indicators for ...
Patient safety in the care of mentally ill people in Switzerland: Action plan 2016Abstract. Background: Patient safety in mental healthcare has not attracted great attention yet, although the burden and the prevalence of ...
Going Paperless – What Is the State of Affairs? Data from the Work Force Study 2015Abstract. The electronic health record (EHR) is a topic of high political relevancy particularly with regards to the launch of the ’electronic patient’s dossier’ 2017. To ...
Medical Overuse in Switzerland: How Frequent is Preoperative Chest Radiography?Abstract. Background: Preoperative chest radiography in the absence of a clinical suspicion for intrathoracic pathology is part of the Top-5 list ...
Gaps in Hepatitis C Care of People Who Use DrugsAbstract. With a 56 % prevalence of hepatitis C among people who use drugs, they are the highest risk group in Switzerland. Their insufficient access to medical care has become a huge public health issue; ...
The Patient Enrolled in a Managed Care Insurance Plan or the Physician Being Part of a Network: What Drives the Efficiency Gain?Abstract. Aim: To evaluate the role of physician-related as compared to patient-related factors, we compared the efficiency ...
Bites of venomous snakes in SwitzerlandAbstract. Although snake bites are rare in Europe, there are a constant number of snake bites in Switzerland. There are two domestic venomous snakes in Switzerland: the aspic viper (Vipera aspis) and the common ...
Reasons for General Practitioner Shortage – a Comparison Between France and SwitzerlandAbstract. Background and objectives: Both France and Switzerland face a general practitioner (GP) shortage. What differences or parallels exist between the two ...
International Dissemination of Social Psychology from the German-Speaking CountriesAbstract: With reference to the discussion on the internationality of psychology from the German-speaking countries the international dissemination of social psychology ...
The social situation of patients and ex-patients of heroin-assisted
treatment in Switzerland a six-year follow-up studyAim: Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) for people
with opioid addiction has been offered in Switzerland
since January 1994. Results ...
Validity of self-reported
drug use in
heroin-assisted
treatment
in SwitzerlandObjective: This study examined the
validity of self-reports on drug-abuse
in heroin-assisted treatment.
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Methods: To determine validity, 167
patients were asked ...