Publications by authors named "H Danker"
The psychological burden of major surgical complications in visceral surgery.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
August 2024
Background: Complications are common after major visceral surgery. Besides the patients, also surgeons may experience negative feelings by the patients suffering. Some studies have evaluated the mental burden caused by complications, mainly focusing on residents in different surgical specialties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExcessive levels of anxiety may negatively influence treatment outcomes and likely increase patient suffering. We designed a prospective observational study to assess whether preoperative patient-reported anxiety affects major general surgery outcomes. We prospectively administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to measure preoperative anxiety in patients awaiting major general surgical procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPredictors of psychiatric comorbidity in cancer patients at the time of their discharge from the hospital.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
March 2022
Purpose: A cancer diagnosis can have a substantial impact on one's mental health. The present study investigated the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric comorbidities in cancer patients at the time of their discharge from the hospital.
Methods: Psychiatric comorbidities were assessed shortly before hospital discharge and half a year after hospitalization using a structured clinical interview (SCID), based on the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV).
Article Synopsis
- * Data were collected from 83 patients at various points: at the start and end of their hospital stay, and then 3 and 6 months later, utilizing specific questionnaires to evaluate their quality of life.
- * Results showed a decline in quality of life during treatment with slow recovery afterward, highlighting issues in physical functioning and emotional well-being, stressing the need for focused aftercare for these patients.
Purpose: We examined whether multi-disciplinary stepped psychosocial care for cancer patients improves quality of care from the patient perspective.
Methods: In a university hospital, wards were randomly allocated to either stepped or standard care. Stepped care comprised screening for distress, consultation between doctor and patient, and the provision of psychosocial services.