The aim of this article is to take an analytical look at Social Start-Ups as organizational discourse actors of a digitalization discourse in the field of social services. The digital transformation is understood as an all-encompassing socio-cultural phenomenon that gives rise to new discourse arenas in the field of social services, in which Social Start-Ups occupy a special position. So far, however, little is known about the actual role of Social Start-Ups in the digitization discourse of social service work, although they differ from established social services and thus occupy a special spokesperson position.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is characterized by excessive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors related to physical symptoms irrespective of their etiology. Estimates of SSD frequency assessed via self-report questionnaires range between 6.7% (general population) and 53% (specialized setting).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are distressing chronic diseases associated with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits of unknown aetiology. Results from previous studies indicate that, across both diseases, increased levels of illness-related anxiety and dysfunctional symptom expectations contribute to symptom persistence. Thus, comparing both disorders with regard to common and disease-specific factors in the persistence and modification of gastrointestinal symptoms seems justified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In patients after kidney transplantation, nonadherence to immunosuppressant medication is a common problem. Identifying factors that influence adherence could optimize medical care and prevent nonadherence. Kidney transplantation is a stressful situation for the patient and also for the relatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are associated with psychological distress that often leads to a significant reduction in emotional and physical well-being and quality of life. Early detection of psychological distress is therefore important. This study aims to assess the psychological distress of inpatient cancer patients using routine clinical data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a common treatment option for patients with heart failure waiting for a donor heart. Living with an LVAD is associated with many burdens and worries. Patients often depend on the support of their relatives, usually their spouses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: This study was conducted in order to review randomized controlled trial (RCT) data published January 2016-March 2019 on long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) for schizophrenia.
Recent Findings: Thirty-one RCTs (primary studies = 7; post hoc analyses = 24; n = 4738) compared LAIs vs. placebo (studies = 11, n = 1875), LAIs vs.
Schizophrenia remains one of the most severe medical diseases. Current dopamine modulating first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics target mainly positive symptoms, but not/inadequately negative and cognitive symptoms. Additional challenges include non-adherence and adverse effects, especially cardiometabolic dysregulation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoping with stressful health issues - e.g., organ transplantation - can affect interpersonal relationships.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Nonadherence to immunosuppressive medication increases the risk of graft failure. Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (ERS) seem to be a risk factor for nonadherence, whereas for patients in relationships spousal support appears as a protective resource. Emotional arousal, objectively measured by the fundamental frequency (f) during spousal supportive communication is associated with supportive behavior.
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