Publications by authors named "S Bartel"
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and eating disorders (EDs) frequently co-occur, with PTSD potentially worsening ED treatment outcomes. Integrated and concurrent interventions that treat both conditions together have been recommended, but no best practices exist. This case series of nine patients provides preliminary data on Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a brief, low-resource PTSD intervention, delivered concurrently with inpatient or day hospital ED treatment.
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- A study referred to as SUPRATOL investigated the effects of transoral laser microsurgery for supraglottic laryngectomy, comparing its outcomes for swallowing and quality of life to traditional open surgery, revealing similar oncologic results but limited data on swallowing rehabilitation and QoL before this trial.
- The trial included 102 patients across 26 hospitals in Germany, with the main goal of measuring aspiration-free swallowing after one year and exploring various related factors such as tracheostomy needs and overall survival.
- Results showed high rates of aspiration-free swallowing at the 12-month mark, with a majority of patients still managing well with swallowing, although some required tracheostomy and PEG tube interventions, indicating mixed results on QoL
Purpose: Vocal fatigue-related symptoms, frequent in patients with voice disorders, are reliably quantifiable with the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) in several languages. The main aim of this work was to investigate the content and construct validity of the German Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI-D) by comparison with the German Voice Handicap Index 9 international (VHI9i) and the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTD). Moreover, the scale and retest reliability were investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper summarizes key shifts in judicial decisions relating to public health powers during the pandemic and the implications of those decisions for public health practice. Then, it gives a preview and call for partnership in developing a legal framework for authority that guides public health to better activities, processes, and accountability in service of the public's health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease for which there is no cure. Accumulating research results suggest a role for extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the pathogenesis of COPD. This study aimed to uncover the involvement of EVs and their molecular cargo in the progression of COPD by identification of EV-associated protein and microRNA (miRNA) profiles.
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