[Civilian Service to Support Informal/Family Caregivers at Home: Acceptance and Need in Switzerland].

Background: There is an unmet and increasing need for informal/family care for older adults, the sick, and those with disabilities living in private households. Alternative civilian services provided by so-called "zivis" could make an important contribution to supporting informal caregivers. However, its acceptance and the actual demand by informal caregivers and care recipients are not well understood.

[Guidelines for consultations regarding incontinence care products].

An investigation of the German consumer organisation "Stiftung Warentest" in 2017 confirmed significant deficiencies in the information, advice and supply of incontinence care products received by urinary incontinence patients. The German Society of Urology (DGU) thereupon drafted and later published guidelines concerning the consultation of patients in the context of incontinence care. Important aspects of the consultation process include the determination of the type of incontinence as well as its severity, clinical examination, and advice regarding possible curative treatments.

Long-term outcomes among localized prostate cancer survivors: prospective predictors for return-to-work three years after cancer rehabilitation.

Purpose: This study aimed at (1) investigating the work status of men treated by radical prostatectomy due to diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (LPCa) three years after having attended a cancer rehabilitation program and (2) identifying prospective risk factors for not working at this time point.

Methods: In a longitudinal, questionnaire-based multicenter study, 519 working-age LPCa survivors reported on their work status 12 and 36 months following rehabilitation. Chi-square tests/t tests and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify prospective factors associated with not working at 36 months follow-up.

[Metabolic acidosis in neobladder patients : Risk factors and treatment options].

Background: In cystectomy patients who underwent neobladder creation, the intestinal mucosa of the neobladder is in constant contact with urine, which may result in chronic metabolic acidosis (CMA) due to specific absorption capabilities of the intestinal mucosa. Despite being a prevalent comorbidity, the risk factors for CMA and its diagnostic parameters are poorly understood.

Objectives: This review examines the risk factors associated with the development of CMA and their prevalence in patients with a neobladder.