Publications by authors named "W Chmielewski"
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- - Patients with acromegaly often experience lower physical and psychological health-related quality of life (HRQoL), with maladaptive coping styles being linked to this decline.
- - A study surveyed 106 acromegaly patients about their coping strategies and HRQoL, finding that over 44% showed impaired HRQoL, particularly due to factors like depressive coping and wishful thinking.
- - The findings suggest that improving coping strategies through specialized training could help alleviate the long-term impacts of acromegaly on patients' HRQoL.
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- Pituitary adenomas are common brain tumors that negatively affect patients' quality of life, and their growth patterns may influence post-surgery recovery of sino-nasal health (SNH).
- A study analyzed data from 101 patients who underwent endoscopic transsphenoidal tumor resection, utilizing the SNOT-NC questionnaire to assess changes in SNH before and after surgery.
- Results showed that patients with low-graded tumors experienced a significant increase in nasal discomfort and other symptoms after surgery compared to those with high-graded tumors, highlighting the need for thorough evaluation of SNH in pituitary adenoma treatments.
Background: Oral health-related self-efficacy (OH-SE) is pivotal for oral health and is associated with other oral-health related variables, such as dental fear and anxiety (DF/A) and dental hygiene behaviors (DHB). This study attempts to analyze associations between OH-SE and oral healthrelated variables in a German population to extend previous research by analyzing whether OH-SE can be predicted by these variables, as this might contribute to the development of treatment interventions.
Methods: OH-SE, DF/A, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), self-perceived dental condition, satisfaction with general health, DHB, and socioeconomic status were assessed as a part of the Saxon Longitudinal Study in an adult sample (n = 309, 56.
(1) Patients' experiences and satisfaction with their treatment are becoming increasingly important in the context of quality assurance, but the measurement of these parameters is accompanied by several disadvantages such as poor cross-country comparability and methodological problems. The aim of this review is to describe and summarize the process of measuring, publishing, and utilizing patient experience and satisfaction data in countries with highly developed healthcare systems in Europe (Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom) and the USA to identify possible approaches for improvement. (2) Articles published between 2000 and 2021 that address the topics described were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: The transphenoidal bi-nostril endoscopic resection of pituitary adenomas is regarded as a minimally invasive treatment nowadays. However, sino-nasal outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) might still be impaired after the adenomectomy, depending on patients' prior medical history and health status. A systematic postoperative comparison is required to assess differences in perceived sino-nasal outcome and HRQoL.
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