First-line Bevacizumab-containing Therapy for HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer: Final Results from a Prospective German Study.

Aim: The German ML21165 study evaluated bevacizumab-containing therapy for metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in routine oncology practice.

Patients And Methods: Patients received bevacizumab with chemotherapy until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or consent withdrawal. Pre-specified end-points were safety and efficacy [response rate, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS)].

Patient satisfaction in cardiology after cardiac catheterization : Effects of treatment outcome, visit characteristics, and perception of received care.

Background: Patient satisfaction is a key indicator for quality of care. However, recent data on determinants of satisfaction in invasive cardiology are lacking. Hence this study was conducted to identify determinants of patient satisfaction after hospitalization for cardiac catheterization.

Worksite Health Program Promoting Changes in Eating Behavior and Health Attitudes.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite multicomponent health promotion intervention on eating behavior and attitudes, changes in body weight, and readiness to make eating behavior changes among workers over a 12-month intervention period.

Method: A total of 3,095 workers of a logistic company participated in a quasi-experimental comparison group study design. The intervention group received a multicomponent health training.

Do overweight workers profit by workplace health promotion, more than their normal-weight peers? Evaluation of a worksite intervention.

Background: Worksite health promotion programs have been identified as strongly effective in decreasing body weight and increasing awareness and change in health behavior. Aim of this study is to determine the effects of a multi-component intervention in workplace health promotion.

Methods: In a controlled study trail, 1,573 workers of a logistics company had the chance to participate in a one year worksite health promotion program.

Vaccination coverage among students from a German health care college.

Health care students are at risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess their vaccination status and the influence of determining factors on their vaccination status. Unsatisfactory vaccination rates (43.

Disease-related conditions in elderly patients with multiple sclerosis.

Improved therapies have increased life expectancy in multiple sclerosis patients, resulting in a group of patients aged 65 years and older. Nowadays, health professionals are caring for more and more elderly multiple sclerosis patients, but little is known about the specific problems of these individuals. A review including relevant papers on problems reported by elderly multiple sclerosis patients revealed that the number of studies addressing this topic is still very limited.