Publications by authors named "E Greimel"
Purpose: This study aims to identify a combination of clinical, demographic, and patient competence determinants of patients' communication with doctors and nurses in an international sample of cancer patients.
Methods: For our cross-sectional study, cancer patients assessed their communication with their doctors or nurses at the start of their treatment. Patients completed EORTC communication questionnaire QLQ-COMU26 to assess ten areas of communication with their doctor or nurses plus another item to assess how competent they felt when communicating with professionals.
Background: The European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has recently developed and validated a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for sexual health (SH) in cancer patients. Here, we present results from a secondary analysis of the EORTC QLQ-SH22 validation study. The objective was to investigate the impact of cancer treatment on SH over the disease trajectory into survivorship in patients who underwent curative treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Early recognition and indicated prevention is a promising approach to decrease the incidence of Major depressive episodes (MDE), targeting the patients during their clinical high-risk state of MDE (CHR-D). The identification of a set of stressors at the CHR-D increases the success of indicated prevention with personalized early interventions. The study evaluated stressors in the early phase of depression, developed on the basis of a patient survey on stressors.
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- Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) is a type of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation being studied as a treatment for major depressive disorder in young adults (ages 16-26).
- The EARLY-BURST trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of iTBS on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with various depressive disorders, after a year without antidepressants or antipsychotics.
- This randomized, double-blind trial will compare the impact of iTBS to a sham treatment, focusing on depression severity at week 6, with plans for future expansions to test additional treatments based on funding.
Article Synopsis
- - The EORTC QLQ-COMU26 is a newly developed questionnaire aimed at assessing how cancer patients perceive their communication with healthcare professionals, tested for validity and reliability among a diverse international sample.
- - In a study with 498 cancer patients across 10 European countries, Japan, Jordan, and India, the questionnaire demonstrated clarity and minimal emotional distress, with strong reliability and appropriate scale structure confirmed through various assessments.
- - The QLQ-COMU26 effectively identified differences in patient experiences based on factors like sex, education, and satisfaction with communication, as well as captured changes over time related to patient interactions with healthcare providers.