Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yun-Su Kim, Shin-Ae Kim
Summary: The study found that implementing a PCP counseling program has a significant impact on reducing alcohol use and anxiety levels among youths, as well as increasing their self-efficacy levels and sense of health responsibility.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Pierluigi Toniutto, Giacomo Germani, Alberto Ferrarese, Davide Bitetto, Alberto Zanetto, Ezio Fornasiere, Elisa Fumolo, Sarah Shalaby, Patrizia Burra
Summary: With the increasing long-term survival after liver transplantation, the care for medical problems that arise over time in liver-transplanted patients has become important. The most common causes of death occurring more than 1 year after liver transplantation are unrelated to liver diseases and are facilitated by immunosuppressive treatments. Primary care physicians are increasingly exposed to liver-transplanted patients and should be aware of the common risks and complications faced by these patients to enhance their care. Collaboration with transplant hepatologists is crucial for implementing long-term follow-up care.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Neal Weisbrod
Summary: Primary palliative care is essential for patients with serious illnesses like dementia. It involves effective communication, counseling, and referral when appropriate. The COVID-19 pandemic adds extra challenges, and clinicians must prioritize patient autonomy while ensuring informed decision making. Pain management and caregiver support are also important aspects of comprehensive care. Palliative care specialists can provide additional assistance in complex cases or when initial management strategies are insufficient.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Deepika Laddu, Jun Ma, Jill Kaar, Cemal Ozemek, Raegan W. Durant, Tavis Campbell, Jean Welsh, Stephanie Turrise
Summary: Promoting evidence-based behavioral counseling interventions in primary care is an effective approach for preventing cardiovascular disease and managing cardiovascular risk. Assisting patients in achieving health goals and providing follow-up support are essential for promoting lasting behavior change.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Philippa Harris, Ros Kirkland, Saimon Masanja, Peter Le Feuvre, Sarah Montgomery, Eimhin Ansbro, Michael Woodman, Matthew Harris
Summary: Prevention and care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian contexts have been neglected. While NCDs are a significant cause of illness and death in refugee settings, their care is not well integrated into primary healthcare services in many cases. The increased risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 for individuals with NCDs has highlighted the neglect of NCDs in these settings.
Article
Dermatology
Emilio Berna-Rico, Carlota Abbad-Jaime De Aragon, Angel Garcia-Aparicio, David Palacios-Martinez, Asuncion Ballester-Martinez, Jose-M Carrascosa, Pablo De La Cueva, Cristina Anton, Carlos Azcarraga-llobet, Emilio Garcia-Mouronte, Belen De Nicolas-Ruanes, Lluis Puig, Pedro Jaen, Nehal N. Mehta, Joel M. Gelfand, Alvaro Gonzalez-Cantero
Summary: Patients with psoriasis have a higher risk of cardiovascular events, but screening and treatment are not sufficient. Less than 30% of physicians perform comprehensive screening, and over 60% of primary care physicians are unaware of the association between psoriasis and cardiovascular disease. Among those who do not prescribe, 50% of dermatologists and rheumatologists would be willing to start prescribing statins.
ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA
(2023)
Article
Biology
Atallah Mohammad Aljohani, Abdulmohsen Hamdan Al-Zalabani
Summary: This study found relatively good QoL among participating physicians, but it was associated with unhealthy lifestyle factors such as obesity, cooking practices, and eating meals from restaurants.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Julie C. Lauffenburger, Renee A. Barlev, Rasha Khatib, Nicole Glowacki, Alvia Siddiqi, Marlon E. Everett, Michelle A. Albert, Punam A. Keller, Lipika Samal, Kaitlin Hanken, Ellen S. Sears, Nancy Haff, Niteesh K. Choudhry
Summary: This qualitative study examines the perspectives of primary care providers and patients on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in a racially and ethnically diverse healthcare system. The study reveals that lifestyle modifications may be more important than medications for hypertension, especially for patients from racial and ethnic minority groups. Participants also expressed concerns about the functionality of health information technology tools in supporting hypertension care.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tamara M. Williamson, Chelsea Moran, Andrew McLennan, Sydney Seidel, Patrick P. Ma, Michelle-Leah Koerner, Tavis S. Campbell
Summary: Promoting physical activity is crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Healthcare providers can effectively implement behavioral counseling strategies to help patients change health behaviors, leading to a decreased risk of CVD at a population level.
PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Donald E. Wesson, Vandana Mathur, Navdeep Tangri, Sarah Hamlett, David A. Bushinsky, L. Ebony Boulware
Summary: This article discusses the increasing adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and the factors influencing them, emphasizing that the progression of chronic kidney disease is the primary driver of adverse outcomes. Racial/ethnic minorities are more likely to progress to end-stage kidney disease and measures need to be taken to slow the progression and reduce the occurrence of adverse outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Alissa Bernstein Sideman, Melissa Ma, Alma Hernandez de Jesus, Cecilia Alagappan, Na'amah Razon, Daniel Dohan, Anna Chodos, Tala Al-Rousan, Loren I. Alving, Freddi Segal-Gidan, Howie Rosen, Katherine P. Rankin, Katherine L. Possin, Soo Borson
Summary: This qualitative study explored the perspectives of primary care practitioners (PCPs) on their role in dementia care. The study found alignment between PCP perspectives and the core values of primary care in diagnosing and providing care for individuals with dementia, but identified a mismatch between these values and the health systems infrastructure for dementia care in their practice environment.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miriam Pikkemaat, Veronica Milos Nymberg, Peter Nymberg
Summary: Patients with mental illness have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. The Swedish-developed Health Dialogue is a pedagogical tool to individualize lifestyle counselling and has been used to improve lifestyle habits and decrease mortality in specific age-groups. This study focused on patients over 18 years old seeking primary care due to mental illness-related symptoms and found that lifestyle areas of all participants had increased risk levels. A larger cohort study with long-term follow up is needed to establish the potentially positive effects of the Health Dialogue on wellbeing and cardiovascular risk in patients with mental illness.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alicja Jazienicka-Kielb, Mateusz Babicki, Magdalena Krajewska, Andrzej Oko, Karolina Kloda, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas
Summary: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among primary care physicians in Poland. The survey results showed a fairly high level of knowledge among family medicine physicians regarding the causes, risk factors, and course of CKD. However, further education and information update are still needed.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephen Brunton, Jeremy J. Pruzin, Susan Alford, Carol Hamersky, Anup Sabharwal, Ganesh Gopalakrishna
Summary: Early diagnosis of MCI and mild AD dementia is crucial for effective disease management. However, the initial discussion with a PCP often takes place 15 months after symptom onset. PCPs could improve patient care by serving as coordinators and improving the efficiency of the patient medical journey.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Irene Lambrinoudaki, Stavroula A. Paschou, Mary Ann Lumsden, Stephanie Faubion, Evangelos Makrakis, Sophia Kalantaridou, Nick Panay
Summary: POI is the loss of ovarian activity before the age of 40, which can have significant physical and emotional consequences for patients and their families. Diagnosing and treating POI in a timely manner is crucial, but often delayed, highlighting the need for increased awareness and education within the medical community.
Letter
Dermatology
Katharina Diehl, Eckhard W. Breitbart, Yvonne de Buhr, Sven Schneider, Tatiana Goerig
PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Pediatrics
Olaf Gefeller, Katharina Diehl
Article
Pediatrics
Katharina Diehl, Karla S. Lindwedel, Sonja Mathes, Tatiana Goerig, Olaf Gefeller
Summary: Research on tanning bed legislation for minors in North America, Australia, and Europe revealed that Australia has a total ban on minors, about half of European countries have strict bans, while some states in the United States have varying degrees of restrictions on minors.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Raphael M. Herr, Freia De Bock, Katharina Diehl, Eva Wiedemann, Elena Sterdt, Miriam Blume, Stephanie Hoffmann, Max Herke, Marvin Reuter, Iryna Iashchenko, Sven Schneider
Summary: This study investigated the influence of parental socioeconomic position, family factors, and ECEC center characteristics on preschool children's BMI. The findings suggest that factors at both micro and meso levels play a role in determining children's BMI, with some gender differences. Identified factors at these levels are largely modifiable and can inform potential interventions to reduce obesity in preschool children.
Article
Dermatology
Aleksandra Micek, Katharina Diehl, Miriam Teuscher, Marthe-Lisa Schaarschmidt, Bianca Sasama, Jan Ohletz, Guido Burbach, Felix Kiecker, Uwe Hillen, Wolfgang Harth, Wiebke K. Peitsch
Summary: This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment and appointments of melanoma patients. The results showed that after one year of the pandemic, there were fewer postponed or missed appointments, and the risk was associated with current treatment, age, disease duration, and education level. Concern about COVID-19 was significantly higher after one year of the pandemic.
JOURNAL DER DEUTSCHEN DERMATOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Heiner Averbeck, David Litaker, Joachim E. Fischer
Summary: This study aims to assess the factors that influence primary care physicians' attitudes towards delegation to non-physician medical staff and expanding their role in delivering primary care services in rural Germany. The study uses a mixed-methods approach, including a survey and interviews, to collect and analyze data.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Paula Mayara Matos Fialho, Nico Dragano, Marvin Reuter, Christian Deindl, Sarah Schleberger, M. Metzendorf, Stephanie Hoffmann, Katharina Diehl, Benjamin Wachtler, Wiebke Schuttig, Max Herke, Matthias Richter, Claudia R. Pischke
Summary: This study systematically explores the emergence of health inequalities during the school-to-work and school-to-university transition for individuals aged 16-24 years. It summarizes the evidence on the potential effects of institutional contexts on health and health behaviors. The findings suggest that higher family socioeconomic position is associated with better health behaviors and lower levels of health-damaging behaviors. However, knowledge on the role of institutional contexts in health inequalities is limited.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katharina Diehl, Karlijn Thoonen, Eckhard W. Breitbart, Annette B. Pfahlberg, Tatiana Goerig
Summary: This study found that caregivers play a significant role in the sun protection behaviors of children. There were no significant differences in sun protection behaviors between caregivers and non-caregivers, indicating that both groups had deficient sun protection behaviors. However, caregivers who considered themselves role models were more likely to use sun protection measures, and their behaviors were positively associated with children's behaviors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Assen Mladenov, Katharina Diehl, Oliver Mueller, Christian von Heymann, Susanne Kopp, Wiebke K. Peitsch
Summary: This study suggests that HBOT may have benefits in the treatment of NSTI in critically ill patients.
WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lina Falkenstein, Nathalie Eckel, Simone B. Kadel, Jochem Koenig, David Litaker, Michael Eichinger
Summary: This study aims to explore the utilisation and provision of paediatric primary care services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, as well as the potential barriers and facilitators. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, the study integrates findings from online surveys and semistructured interviews, and the results will be published in journals with external peer-review.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raphael M. Herr, Veronika M. Deyerl, Jennifer Hilger-Kolb, Katharina Diehl
Summary: Distress is a common issue among the general population and university students, often linked to experiences of injustice. Research on perceived fairness in the workplace has shown that unfairness is associated with various stress indicators and health outcomes. However, there is a lack of validated tools to assess perceived unfairness in university settings. This project aims to adapt the concept of organizational justice to the university context and develop a corresponding questionnaire for further research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Isabelle Kaiser, Annette B. Pfahlberg, Sonja Mathes, Wolfgang Uter, Katharina Diehl, Theresa Steeb, Markus V. Heppt, Olaf Gefeller
Summary: Assessing the risk of bias (ROB) is crucial in systematic reviews and meta-analyses in clinical medicine. This study evaluated the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of the Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool (PROBAST) and the effects of specialized training. The results showed significant improvement in IRR after receiving customized training and guidance, highlighting the importance of intensive training and context-specific decision rules for correctly applying PROBAST.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Luisa Leonie Brokmeier, Katharina Diehl, Bianca Annika Spaehn, Charlotte Jansen, Tobias Konkel, Wolfgang Uter, Tatiana Goerig
Summary: This qualitative study aimed to address the lack of knowledge and awareness about nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in the general population. The study found that although the colloquial term for NMSC in German ("white skin cancer") was well-known, the actual incidence was underestimated and there was a lack of precise definition for NMSC. Various skin alterations were mistakenly identified as potential signs of NMSC. Solar radiation and fair skin type were identified as the most common risk factors for NMSC. The perceived individual risk and risk compared to peers of the same age and gender were low. There was a widespread belief among participants that their knowledge about NMSC was insufficient and they expressed a desire for more information.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mariz Spannhake, Charlotte Jansen, Tatiana Goerig, Katharina Diehl
Summary: This study investigated women's perceived support from health professionals, as well as their knowledge about and motivation for breastfeeding. Prior to giving birth, women had high motivation and knowledge about breastfeeding, but difficulties after giving birth created a challenging situation that required more support.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Isabelle Kaiser, Katharina Diehl, Markus V. Heppt, Sonja Mathes, Annette B. Pfahlberg, Theresa Steeb, Wolfgang Uter, Olaf Gefeller
Summary: Transparent and accurate reporting is crucial for evaluating the validity and applicability of risk prediction models. This study assessed the reporting quality of studies on melanoma risk prediction models and found room for improvement.
