Measurement of psychological adjustment to diabetes with the diabetes acceptance scale.

Aims: To develop a psychometric measure of diabetes acceptance.

Methods: An item pool was developed and pilot-tested using a sample of 220 people with diabetes; item selection resulted in the 20-item 'Diabetes Acceptance Scale (DAS)'. 606 people with diabetes were then cross-sectionally assessed with the DAS to evaluate its reliability, validity and clinical utility; concurrent measurements included diabetes-related coping (FQCI), diabetes distress (PAID-5), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), quality of life (EQ-5D), self-management (DSMQ), glycaemic control (HbA) and complications.

Eight-week, multimodal exercise counteracts a progress of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and improves balance and strength in metastasized colorectal cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Purposes: Physical activity is supposed to decrease mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) and is suggested to reduce side-effects of the disease and its treatment. However, the knowledge about the influence of exercise interventions on patients suffering from CRC and metastasized CRC (mCRC) is still sparse. One frequently observed side effect in mCRC is chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).

[Patients with diabetes mellitus: psychosocial stress and use of psychosocial support: a multicenter study].

Background: In a multicenter study the association of psychosocial stress and the use of psychosocial support in patients with diabetes mellitus was evaluated.

Patients And Method: In a sample of 410 patients with diabetes mellitus (Type I: n 157, Type II: n = 253) stress in different facets of daily life was assessed using the revised Questionnaire on Stress in Patients with Diabetes (QSD-R). Self-constructed items were used to assess the use of psychosocial support during the course of the illness.