Health-related quality of life, psychosocial strains, and coping in parents of children with chronic renal failure.

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in parents of children suffering from renal disease is often diminished by the illness burden experienced in daily life and by unfavorable ways of coping. Our aim was to examine the relationship between psychosocial strains perceived by parents, their ways of coping, and HRQOL. In an anonymous cross-sectional study, parents completed a questionnaire concerning psychosocial strains, coping strategies, and HRQOL, as well as sociodemographic and illness parameters.

[Assessment of social-emotional competence in health examination for school entry].

In recent years, social-emotional competence of preschool children has come to the fore. In spite of this, social-emotional skills have been largely neglected in health examination for school entry in comparison with cognitive skills. After a description of the concepts "emotional competence" and "social competence" the importance of social-emotional skills for school readiness and academic achievement is shown.

Quality of life, coping, and mental health status after living kidney donation.

The main aim of the study was to explore well-being after donation. This retrospective, cross-sectional study of 161 living kidney donors (104 women; response rate 81.4%) who were aged between 32 and 80 years (x = 56.

Quality of life, psychosocial strains and coping in parents of children with haemophilia.

Quality of life in parents of children suffering from haemophilia may be diminished by the illness burden experienced in daily life and by non-adaptive ways of coping. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between parents' quality of life, their perceived psychosocial strains and ways of coping, and to compare parents' outcome to other paediatric illness groups (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, type 1 diabetes). In a cross-sectional study, parents completed a questionnaire concerning quality of life, psychosocial strains, coping strategies and needs as well as sociodemographic and illness parameters.

Overcoming the shortage of transplantable organs: ethical and psychological aspects.

The main ethical problem of organ transplantation is the shortage of transplantable organs. The substitute strategies currently under discussion endanger frust in transplantion medicine and thereby increase the problem. Thus ethically preferable alternatives to overcome the shortage are suggested.

Training for doctors and nurses to deal with bereaved relatives after a sudden death: evaluation of the European Donor Hospital Education Programme (EDHEP) in Germany.

The sudden death of a person is one of the most extreme and painful experiences for the relatives, and doctors require special communication skills to deal adequately with the bereaved. The Dutch European Donor Hospital Education Programme was developed to train doctors and nurses in talking to the bereaved relatives and to make the donation request. In Germany, the one-day workshop has been adapted to the German language, law, and clinical practice.

Overcoming the shortage of transplantable organs: ethical and psychological aspects.

The main ethical problem of organ transplantation is the shortage of transplantable organs. The substitute strategies currently under discussion endanger frust in transplantion medicine and thereby increase the problem. Thus ethically preferable alternatives to overcome the shortage are suggested.

[Psychological correlates of self-help group membership in patients with rheumatic diseases].

This study focuses on the significance of psychological correlates of membership in self-help groups for rheumatic diseases. 138 patients suffering from rheumatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and arthrosis participated in the study. Self-help group members show specific control beliefs which differ from the non-self-help group members.