[The Relationship between Personality Structure, Burnout and Procrastination in Psychology and Medical Students, Taking into Account Social Support and Scope for Decision-Making in Studies].

Background: Burnout and procrastination are widespread phenomena among students. The role of personality structure has been little researched so far.

Objective Of The Study: The relationship between personality structure and study-related work disorders in psychology and medical students is examined, taking into account resources and demands.

Assessment of return to play after an acute shoulder injury: protocol for an explorative prospective observational German multicentre study.

Introduction: To date, there is no valid single test or battery of tests for informing return-to-play (RTP) decisions following an acute shoulder injury. The purpose of this exploratory study is to evaluate a diagnostic test battery based on a Delphi consensus at the time of unrestricted return to team training after acute shoulder injury.

Methods And Analysis: Data for this prospective multicentre cohort study are collected at two measurement time points: when the respective physician clears the patient for RTP (t1) and 12 months after RTP (t2).

EQ-5D-3L Norms for the European Older Population: Country-Specific Norms for 15 European Countires Based on the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe.

Objectives: This study presents a country-specific 3-level version of EQ-5D population norms for the European older population.

Methods: Norm data were obtained from the fourth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, and determined, for each EQ-5D dimension, the EQ-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) and EQ-5D index values by 7 age groups and sex for 15 European countries. The EQ-5D index values were calculated using the European VAS value set for all countries.

Is EQ-5D-5L Better Than EQ-5D-3L Over Time? A Head-to-Head Comparison of Responsiveness of Descriptive Systems and Value Sets from Nine Countries.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the responsiveness of EQ-5D-3L (3L) with EQ-5D-5L (5L) descriptive systems and value sets in two independent samples (rehabilitation and stroke patients).

Methods: Descriptive system results were compared cross-sectionally, and descriptive responsiveness was tested by calculating changed level responses ('moves') from baseline to follow-up, proportion of improved patients, Paretian Classification of Health Change (PCHC), and probability of superiority (PS). Responsiveness of values based on nine country-specific value sets was assessed by standardized response mean (SRM) and standardized effect size (SES).

Feasibility and validity of the EQ-5D-3L in the elderly Europeans: a secondary data analysis using SHARE(d) data.

Purpose: To determine feasibility and validity of the EQ-5D-3L in the elderly European population.

Methods: Secondary data analysis based on the study of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe (SHARE) to determine the percentage of missing items for EQ-5D dimensions and EQ VAS, and to demonstrate convergent/divergent validity with measures included in the SHARE survey. Known-groups validity was tested using literature-based hypotheses.

What difference does multiple imputation make in longitudinal modeling of EQ-5D-5L data? Empirical analyses of simulated and observed missing data patterns.

Purpose: Although multiple imputation is the state-of-the-art method for managing missing data, mixed models without multiple imputation may be equally valid for longitudinal data. Additionally, it is not clear whether missing values in multi-item instruments should be imputed at item or score-level. We therefore explored the differences in analyzing the scores of a health-related quality of life questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) using four approaches in two empirical datasets.

Translation and adaptation of the German version of the Veterans Rand-36/12 Item Health Survey.

Background: The translated and culturally adapted German version of the Veterans Rand 36 Items Health Survey (VR-36), and its short form, the VR-12 counterpart, were validated in a German sample of orthopedic (n = 399) and psychosomatic (n = 292) inpatient rehabilitation patients.

Methods: The instruments were analyzed regarding their acceptance, distributional properties, validity, responsiveness and ability to discriminate between groups by age, sex and clinically specific groups. Eligible study participants completed the VR-36 (n = 169) and the VR-12 (n = 177).

Facilitators and barriers in anorexia nervosa treatment initiation: a qualitative study on the perspectives of patients, carers and professionals.

Background: An early psychotherapeutic treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) is crucial for a good prognosis. In order to improve treatment initiation, knowledge about facilitators and barriers to treatment is needed.

Objective: Against this background, we aimed to identify facilitators and barriers from the perspectives of patients, carers and professionals using a qualitative approach.

Psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L: a systematic review of the literature.

Purpose: Although the EQ-5D has a long history of use in a wide range of populations, the newer five-level version (EQ-5D-5L) has not yet had such extensive experience. This systematic review summarizes the available published scientific evidence on the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L.

Methods: Pre-determined key words and exclusion criteria were used to systematically search publications from 2011 to 2019.

Tumorbedingte Fatigue - Prozessevaluation eines Seminars der Universitätsmedizin Greifswald.

Unlabelled: Cancer-related fatigue - Process evaluation of a seminar of the University Medicine Greifswald Fatigue is the most common and stressful symptom in cancer patients and their relatives. The patient information center (PIZ) of the University Medicine Greifswald enables patients to learn how to deal with fatigue and to understand their disease. The fatigue seminar is well accepted by seminar participants, but it is rarely taken up by patients.

Adequacy of care provision in long-term home nursing arrangements: A triangulation of three perspectives.

Background: A growing proportion of older people in Germany receive long-term care from informal and professional caregivers at home. Their personal assessment of the individual care situation is scarcely considered.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the subjective views of care recipients, informal and professional caregivers on the adequacy of care provision in long-term home care arrangements.

Correlation of Ductoscopic and Histopathological Findings and Their Relevance as Predictors for Malignancy: A German Multicenter Study.

Background/aim: The study aimed at investigating the correlation between ductoscopic and histopathological findings and clarify whether the former allow for accurate prediction of malignancy.

Patients And Methods: The prospective national multi-center study covered a sample of 224 patients with pathologic nipple discharge. A total of 214 patients underwent ductoscopy with subsequent extirpation of the mammary duct.

Facilitators and barriers in anorexia nervosa treatment initiation (FABIANA): study protocol for a mixed-methods and multicentre study.

Background: Anorexia nervosa is a serious disorder, which often takes a chronic course. Early treatment leads to a significantly better prognosis and prevents chronicity. However, existing evidence on facilitators and barriers in anorexia nervosa treatment initiation is scarce.

Concepts of health in long-term home care: An empirical-ethical exploration.

Background: Concepts of health have been widely discussed in the philosophy and ethics of medicine. Parallel to these theoretical debates, numerous empirical research projects have focused on subjective concepts of health and shown their significance for individuals and society at various levels. Only a few studies have so far investigated the concepts of health of non-professionals and professionals involved in long-term home care and discussed these empirical perspectives regarding moral responsibilities.

Relationships and burden: An empirical-ethical investigation of lived experience in home nursing arrangements.

Quantitative research has called attention to the burden associated with informal caregiving in home nursing arrangements. Less emphasis has been placed, however, on care recipients' subjective feelings of being a burden and on caregivers' willingness to carry the burden in home care. This article uses empirical material from semi-structured interviews conducted with older people affected by multiple chronic conditions and in need of long-term home care, and with informal and professional caregivers, as two groups of relevant others.

A Systematic Review of Studies Comparing the Measurement Properties of the Three-Level and Five-Level Versions of the EQ-5D.

Background: Since the introduction of the five-level version of the EQ-5D (5L), many studies have comparatively investigated the measurement properties of the original three-level version (3L) with the 5L version.

Objective: The aim of this study was to consolidate the available evidence on the performance of both instruments.

Methods: A systematic literature search of studies in the English and German languages was conducted (2007-January 2018) using the PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO (EBSCO) databases, as well as the EuroQol Research Foundation website.

Ductoscopic detection of intraductal lesions in cases of pathologic nipple discharge in comparison with standard diagnostics: the German multicenter study.

Background: According to the literature, ductoscopy is gaining increasing importance in the diagnosis of intraductal anomalies in cases of pathologic nipple discharge. In a multicenter study, the impact of this method was assessed in comparison with that of standard diagnostics.

Patients And Methods: Between 09/2006 and 05/2009, a total of 214 patients from 7 German breast centers were included.

Measuring changes in health over time using the EQ-5D 3L and 5L: a head-to-head comparison of measurement properties and sensitivity to change in a German inpatient rehabilitation sample.

Purpose: To compare measurement properties and sensitivity to change of the standard version of the EQ-5D (3L) with a newly developed 5-level version (5L) in a multicenter sample of German rehabilitation inpatients (n = 230).

Methods: Rehabilitation patients (n = 114 orthopedic, n = 54 psychosomatic, n = 62 rheumatic) were asked to complete both versions of the EQ-5D and several other questionnaires at the beginning of, the end of and 3 month after inpatient rehabilitation. 3L and 5L were compared regarding missing values, ceiling effects, redistribution properties, informativity and sensitivity to change.

[Descriptors and predictors of rehabilitation goals of medical rehabilitation patients].

Commonly agreed aims make rehabilitation treatment processes more individual, patient-centred and participatory. Since treatment needs of patients can be highly individual, it is to assume that aims also vary considerably. The article examines which aims orthopedic, oncological and psychosomatic patients set for themselves prior to the rehabilitation and to what extent differences in aims can be explained by personal characteristics.