Long-Term Effects of Transtheoretical Model-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Self-efficacy and Self-management in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Randomised Controlled Trial.

Background: Self-efficacy and self-management are fundamental factors for successful treatment of type 2 diabetes, but long-term studies are rare. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether the effects achieved in the context of a lifestyle intervention based on the transtheoretical model can be maintained by the patients in the long term.

Method: A two-arm randomised controlled trial examined whether long-term effects of self-efficacy, self-management, and Hb can be achieved by a lifestyle intervention of 12 months and persisted beyond the intervention.

Complications following biopsy of an intraabdominal or retroperitoneal mass compared with a renal mass.

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the short-term complication rate after US-guided core needle biopsies with an 18-gauge needle of retroperitoneal or intraabdominal masses (non-kidney group) compared with complications after biopsy from a renal mass (kidney group).

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 330 consecutive patients in the non-kidney group and 330 control patients in the kidney group. We recorded baseline characteristics, diagnostic yield, complications graded as Clavien-Dindo (CD) and readmissions within one and seven days.

Long-term effects of a telemedically-assisted lifestyle intervention on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes - A two-armed randomised controlled trial in Germany.

Purpose: Diabetes is considered one of the fastest growing diseases worldwide. Especially in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, lifestyle interventions have proven to be effective. However, long-term studies in real-world contexts are rare, which is why further research is needed.

Evaluation of a novel technology-supported fall prevention intervention - study protocol of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in older adults at increased risk of falls.

Background: Increasing number of falls and fall-related injuries in an aging society give rise to the need for effective fall prevention and rehabilitation strategies. Besides traditional exercise approaches, new technologies show promising options for fall prevention in older adults. As a new technology-based approach, the hunova robot can support fall prevention in older adults.

The effectiveness of low-dosed outpatient biopsychosocial interventions compared to active physical interventions on pain and disability in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of low-dosed outpatient biopsychosocial interventions versus active physical interventions on pain intensity and disability in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain.

Introduction: Research has shown that primary care biopsychosocial interventions (PCBI) can reduce pain intensity and disability. While scattered studies support low-dosed (≤ 15 treatment hours) PCBI, no systematic review exists comparing the effectiveness of low-dosed PCBI treatment with traditional physical activity interventions in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP).