Search Results - "Abholz, H"

Do general practitioners recognize mild cognitive impairment in their patients? by Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna, Zimmermann, T., van Den Bussche, H., Bachmann, C., Wiese, B., Bickel, H., Mösch, E., Romberg, H. -P., Jessen, F., Cvetanovska-Pllashniku, G., Maier, W., Riedel-Heller, S. G., Luppa, M., Sandholzer, H., Weyerer, S., Mayer, M., Hofmann, A., Fuchs, A., Abholz, H.-H., Pentzek, M.

“…Objectives The need for recognition of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in primary care is increasingly discussed because MCI is a risk factor for dementia…”
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Acupuncture points are large fields: The fuzziness of acupuncture point localization by doctors in practice by Molsberger, A.F., Manickavasagan, J., Abholz, H.H., Maixner, W.B., Endres, H.G.

“…Background Acupuncture textbooks, schools, practitioners and clinical researchers designing randomized controlled trials on acupuncture all assume that…”
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Chronic Pain in German General Practice by Hensler, Stefan, Heinemann, Daniel, Becker, Michael T., Ackermann, Hanns, Wiesemann, Armin, Abholz, Heinz H., Engeser, Peter

“…ABSTRACT Introduction.  This study evaluates the prevalence of chronic pain, intensity of pain, activity limitation, and pain‐related diagnoses in German…”
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Association of diabetes type 2 and depression - behavioural and biological aspects by Wagner, G, Icks, A, Redaelli, M, Albers, B, Abholz, H-H

“…Type 2 diabetes and depression often appear together. Although health behaviour and risk factors partially explain this association, other potential mechanisms…”
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Are there differences between patients with and without the homozygous--13910CC genetic variant in the MCM-6 gene upstream from the lactase gene?--A non-randomised, two armed intervention study without control group by Magiera, R, Schürer-Maly, C C, Mortsiefer, A, Abholz, H H, Maly, F E, Pentzek, M

“…Patients with chronic abdominal complaints are a diagnostic challenge for general practitioners (GP). Lactose intolerance (LI) often remains undiagnosed in…”
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Epidemiological methods for health services research by Glaeske, G, Augustin, M, Abholz, H, Banik, N, Brüggenjürgen, B, Hasford, J, Hoffmann, W, Kruse, J, Lange, S, Schäfer, T, Schubert, I, Trampisch, H-J, Windeler, J

“…On July 1, 2009, the German Network for Health Services Research [Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung e. V. (DNVF e. V.)] approved the Memorandum III…”
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Reliability of morbidity data reported by GPs. Results of a longitudinal study in primary care by Zimmermann, T, Kaduszkiewicz, H, vd Bussche, H, Schön, G, Wegscheider, K, Werle, J, Weyerer, S, Wiese, B, Olbrich, J, Weeg, D, Riedel-Heller, S, Luppa, M, Jessen, F, Abholz, H H, Maier, W, Pentzek, M

“…Data on prevalence of chronic diseases are important for planning health care services. Such prevalence data are mostly based on patient self-reports, claims…”
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Discrimination of Blacks on account of their skin colour? Results of focus group discussions with victims in the German health-care system by Gerlach, H, Becker, N, Fuchs, A, Wollny, A, Abholz, H-H

“…In spite of a number of researches on immigrants in the German Health System, there has hardly been any research on immigrant's experiences with General…”
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Health services research: essential for allocation decisions - joint statement by Pfaff, H, Abholz, H, Glaeske, G, Icks, A, Klinkhammer-Schalke, M, Nellessen-Martens, G, Neugebauer, E A M, Ohmann, C, Schrappe, M, Selbmann, H-K, Stemmer, R

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Prävention in der Medizin: Integration in und Widerspruch zu kurativer Medizin by Abholz, H.-H.

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Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 genotype and a physically active lifestyle in late life: analysis of gene-environment interaction for the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease dementia by Luck, T, Riedel-Heller, S G, Luppa, M, Wiese, B, Köhler, M, Jessen, F, Bickel, H, Weyerer, S, Pentzek, M, König, H-H, Prokein, J, Ernst, A, Wagner, M, Mösch, E, Werle, J, Fuchs, A, Brettschneider, C, Scherer, M, Maier, W

“…As physical activity may modify the effect of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele on the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia, we tested…”
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The value of the GP's clinical judgement in predicting dementia: a multicentre prospective cohort study among patients in general practice by Pentzek, Michael, Wagner, Michael, Abholz, Heinz-Harald, Bickel, Horst, Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna, Wiese, Birgitt, Weyerer, Siegfried, König, Hans-Helmut, Scherer, Martin, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G, Maier, Wolfgang, Koppara, Alexander

“…Clinical judgement is intrinsic to diagnostic strategies in general practice; however, empirical evidence for its validity is sparse. To ascertain whether a…”
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Are women getting relevant information about mammography screening for an informed consent: a critical appraisal of information brochures used for screening invitation in Germany, Italy, Spain and France by Gummersbach, Elisabeth, Piccoliori, Giuliano, Oriol Zerbe, Cristina, Altiner, Attila, Othman, Cecile, Rose, Christine, Abholz, Heinz-Harald

“…Background: The aim was to find out if information brochures on mammography screening in Germany, Italy, Spain and France contain more information to…”
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Mild cognitive impairment in general practice: age-specific prevalence and correlate results from the German study on ageing, cognition and dementia in primary care patients (AgeCoDe) by Luck, Tobias, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G, Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna, Bickel, Horst, Jessen, Frank, Pentzek, Michael, Wiese, Birgitt, Koelsch, Heike, van den Bussche, Hendrik, Abholz, Heinz-Harald, Moesch, Edelgard, Gorfer, Sandra, Angermeyer, Matthias C, Maier, Wolfgang, Weyerer, Siegfried

“…Although mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a high-risk factor for developing dementia, little is known about the prevalence of MCI among patients of…”
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Geriatric assessment in general practice using a screening instrument: is it worth the effort? Results of a South Tyrol Study by Piccoliori, Giuliano, Gerolimon, Elena, Abholz, Heinz-Harald

“…Background: geriatric assessment is a well-established instrument to improve the care of the elderly, but little is known about it in general practice although…”
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Cancer incidence on a small island - Research opportunities in general practice by Kurzke, Uwe, Himmel, Wolfgang, Wegscheider, Karl, Abholz, Heinz-Harald, Kochen, Michael M.

“…Objective - To test the impression of an increased cancer incidence on the island of Pellworm (in the far North of Germany) and to illustrate the feasibility…”
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Is COPD a rare disease? Prevalence and identification rates in smokers aged 40 years and over within general practice in Germany by Gingter, Christian, Wilm, Stefan, Abholz, Heinz-Harald

“…Background. According to literature, COPD rates are high in spite of decreasing rates of main risk factors smoking and air pollution in developed countries…”
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Fluoroquinolones to treat uncomplicated acute cough in primary care: predictors for unjustified prescribing of antibiotics by Altiner, Attila, Wilm, Stefan, Wegscheider, Karl, Sielk, Martin, Brockmann, Silke, Fuchs, Angela, Abholz, Heinz-Harald, in der Schmitten, Jürgen

“…Background Despite efforts to ensure more accurate prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, inappropriate selection of antibiotic treatment…”
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Responding to serious medical error in general practice—consequences for the GPs involved: analysis of 75 cases from Germany by Fisseni, Gregor, Pentzek, Michael, Abholz, Heinz-Harald

“…Objectives. GPs’ recollections about their ‘most serious errors in treatment’ and about the consequences for themselves. Does it make a difference, who (else)…”
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Sputum colour for diagnosis of a bacterial infection in patients with acute cough by Altiner, Attila, Wilm, Stefan, Däubener, Walter, Bormann, Christiane, Pentzek, Michael, Abholz, Heinz-Harald, Scherer, Martin

“…Objective. Sputum colour plays an important role in the disease concepts for acute cough, both in the patients' and the doctors' view. However, it is unclear…”
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