Multi-staged development and pilot testing of a self-assessment tool for organizational health literacy.

Background: Until now a comprehensive, consensus-based tool that can be used by a variety of health care organizations for assessing their organizational health literacy (OHL) is not available. Therefore, we aimed to develop and test a literature- and consensus-based self-assessment tool.

Methods: The study is based on a scoping review that was previously published by the authors.

[Identification of Information Needs for Prevention of the Problematic Use of Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs - A Focus Group Study].

Objective: In order to develop demand-driven health information about z-drugs and benzodiazepines, we aimed to identify information needs of people at risk of dependency.

Methods: We conducted three focus groups with different target groups: Younger people with sleep disorders (N=7), middle-aged women with occasional/regular intake of z-drugs or benzodiazepines (N=6) and older people with regular drug intake.

Results: The information needs primarily refer to the areas "sleep disorders" (esp.

Renal nerve stimulation: complete versus incomplete renal sympathetic denervation.

Purpose: Blood pressure (BP) reduction after renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) is highly variable. Renal nerve stimulation (RNS) can localize sympathetic nerves. The RNS trial aimed to investigate the medium-term BP-lowering effects of the use of RNS during RDN, and explore if RNS can check the completeness of the denervation.

Integrated cardiovascular risk management programme versus usual care in patients at high cardiovascular risk: an observational study in general practice.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the impact of CVDs, risk factors are often insufficiently controlled in patients at high risk. Recently, integrated multidisciplinary cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) programmes have been introduced in primary care.

Effect of the pterygomaxillary disjunction on surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion in context of orthodontic treatment.

Objective: This retrospective study analyzed the dentoalveolar effects of pterygomaxillary disjunction (PMD) in surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) after orthodontic treatment.

Study Design: Virtual study casts before and after orthodontic treatment involving SARPE were analyzed in 12 patients without (-) PMD and 15 patients with (+) PMD. Linear and angular measurements and maximum deviations on the alveolar ridge and hard palate were determined.