Effectiveness of the Telemedical Lifestyle Intervention Program TeLIPro for Improvement of HbA in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized-Controlled Trial in a Real-Life Setting.

The effectiveness of the multimodal Telemedical Lifestyle Intervention Program (TeLIPro) was proven in the advanced stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Since its therapeutic potential focusing on telemedical coaching without using a formula diet is unknown, we evaluated improvements in HbA, HbA normalisation rate, cardiometabolic risk factors, quality-of-life, and eating behaviour in real life. In this randomized-controlled trial, AOK Rhineland/Hamburg insured T2DM patients ( = 1163) were randomized (1:1) into two parallel groups, and 817 received the allocated intervention.

[Complementary and Alternative Medicine Offers of Teaching Practices for General Medicine].

Objective: Germany's new medical licensure act has increased the importance of general practice in academic medical education. This study gives an overview of complementary and alternative medicine in general teaching practices in Germany and their adherence to evidence-based criteria which is required in order to qualify as a teaching practice.

Methods: After a systematic search for German teaching practices, we assessed their diagnostic and therapeutic offers via their websites.

Chimpanzees behave prosocially in a group-specific manner.

Chimpanzees act cooperatively in the wild, but whether they afford benefits to others, and whether their tendency to act prosocially varies across communities, is unclear. Here, we show that chimpanzees from neighboring communities provide valuable resources to group members at personal cost, and that the magnitude of their prosocial behavior is group specific. Provided with a resource-donation experiment allowing free (partner) choice, we observed an increase in prosocial acts across the study period in most of the chimpanzees.

Quality of life, symptoms and dietary habits in oncology outpatients with malnutrition: A cross-sectional study.

Cancer-related malnutrition has a high prevalence, reduces survival and increases side effects. The aim of this study was to assess oncology outpatients and risk of malnutrition. Reported symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in patients found to be at risk of malnutrition or malnourished were compared to patients without malnutrition.

Internet Information on Oral Cancer Drugs: a Critical Comparison between Website Providers.

Cancer patients need access to high-quality information, when making decisions about oral cancer drugs. The internet is often used as a source of information published by highly heterogeneous providers. The objective was to evaluate the quality of website providers supplying online information about oral cancer drugs.

Attitude of cancer patients from online self-help groups towards physical activity.

Purpose: Physical activity (PA) is important for cancer patients during and after therapy with respect to reducing side effects and improving quality of life. The aim of the study was to examine how physically active German cancer patients are and to identify predictors for PA. In addition, patients were asked about their attitude towards PA.

Not all cancer patients with an interest in CAM are the same. Differences between patients with a CAM interest prior to the cancer diagnosis and those with first-time interest since diagnosis.

Objectives: The aim was to assess differences in age, gender, education and personality (Big Five) between cancer patients already interested in CAM prior to the diagnosis and cancer patients only interested in CAM since their diagnosis.

Design: 323 members of the support and information platform "Lebenshaus e.V.

Importance of and Satisfaction with Information about Their Disease in Cancer Patients.

To learn more about information needs and satisfaction with provided information among cancer patients and whether dissatisfaction with information has any association with how therapy decisions are made. An online survey was conducted during March 2015 and January 2016 by the German non-profit patient organization "Das Lebenshaus e.V.

Information needs and usage of complementary and alternative medicine in members of a German self-help group for gastrointestinal stroma tumours, sarcoma, and renal cancer.

Objective: 40-50% of German cancer patients use some method of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and both patients and doctors often feel insufficiently informed. We examined the information-seeking behaviour and satisfaction with information on patients' interest in CAM and the therapy decision.

Design And Setting: An anonymous, voluntary online survey was conducted among the members of "Das Lebenshaus e.