Publications by authors named "D H Wittmann"
Patient sexuality and intimacy comprise important dimensions of quality of life (QOL), making them essential topics for palliative care (PC) clinicians to address. Created with interprofessional input from PC, urology, gynecology, sexual health, oncology, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work, this article offers 10 high-yield, evidence-based tips to better equip PC clinicians to address sexuality and intimacy for patients with serious illness. These tips highlight skills such as opening discussions, assessing concerns through a biopsychosocial model, and thinking through appropriate interventions to improve QOL.
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- * Researchers analyzed data from 620 liver cirrhosis patients treated in a German hospital, using advanced statistical methods to create the scoring system based on key variables like Child-Pugh class and serum urea levels.
- * The LIVERAID-ICU score can be calculated easily at the bedside with basic clinical data, showing improved predictive accuracy compared to existing models for these patients.
Aims: Beyond causing physical discomfort, overactive bladder (OAB) is distressing to patients across a variety of psychosocial domains. In this qualitative component of a larger mixed methods study, we explore patients' lived experience with OAB to understand how this condition impacts individuals on a personal and social level, as well as their experiences interacting with the health care system.
Methods: A total of 20 patients and 12 physicians completed a questionnaire and semi-structured interview.
Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and treatment can have a significant negative impact on sexual health, affecting patients and their partners; however, the impact on partners is insufficiently addressed in current practice.
Objective: We describe the development and validation of an instrument to measure sexual health in female partners of patients with PCa.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Questions assessing sexual health were developed through a literature review, two qualitative studies, and an expert consensus process.