A5011152984- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Physical Activity and Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health and Medical Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Universität Trier
2015-2024
University of Wuppertal
2014-2015
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2002-2013
San Francisco State University
2012
University of Applied Sciences Mainz
2008-2012
Ruhr University Bochum
2011
Stony Brook University
2011
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2011
Eurotransplant
2011
Zusammenfassung. Zur Erfassung der wahrgenommenen emotionalen sozialen Unterstützung bei kardialen Patienten wird das ESSI-D (ENRICHD Social Support Inventory – Deutsch), eine deutsche Adaptation des englischen ESSI, vorgestellt. Mit einer Stichprobe von N = 1597 (22.7% Frauen), die sich Bypass-Operation unterzogen, wurden psychometrischen Eigenschaften überprüft. Cronbachs Alpha Gesamtskala lag α .89. Eine konfirmatorische Faktorenanalyse bestätigte einfaktorielle Struktur Skala....
Zusammenfassung. Die neu entwickelte deutsche Version der State-Trait Depression Scales (STDS) stellt ein Instrument dar, mit dessen Hilfe in erster Linie depressives Erleben bei gesunden Probandinnen und Probanden Forschung zugänglich gemacht werden soll. Anhand Daten von fünf nicht-klinischen Stichproben wurden verschiedene Analysen durchgeführt, um die Güte Skalen zu prüfen. interne Struktur wurde mittels konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalysen untersucht. Daneben psychometrischen...
Equivalent English and German versions of the State-Trait Depression Scales (STDS) were developed presented to samples American students who comparable with regard gender age. Factorial structure equivalence two determined by confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). The CFAs included multiple group which employed compare patterns, loadings, variances covariances across samples. In addition, statistical psychometric properties items scales mean differences between nationalities genders on these...
Background We evaluated depression and social isolation assessed at time of waitlisting as predictors survival in heart transplant ( HT x) recipients. Methods Results Between 2005 2006, 318 adult x candidates were enrolled the Waiting for a New Heart Study, 164 received transplantation. Patients followed until February 2013. Psychosocial characteristics by questionnaires. Eurotransplant provided medical data waitlisting, transplantation dates, donor characteristics; hospitals reported date...
Many preference-sensitive decisions have to be made in breast cancer care and little is known about the decision-making processes between patients different health professionals engaged their treatment.All female who underwent surgery four German centers 07/2016 12/2018 were invited fill a survey. The process was evaluated using 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) measure assess satisfaction with (ZAPA). higher total score (0-100), experienced degree of participation...
Aims Fear of physical activity (PA) is discussed as a barrier to regular exercise in patients with heart failure (HF), but HF-specific theoretical concepts are lacking. This study examined associations fear PA, heart-focused anxiety and trait clinical characteristics self-reported PA outpatients chronic HF. It was also investigated whether personality-related coping styles for dealing health threats impact via symptom perception. Methods results cross-sectional enrolled 185 HF from five...
Zusammenfassung. Zur Erfassung der wahrgenommenen emotionalen sozialen Unterstutzung bei kardialen Patienten wird das ESSI-D (ENRICHD Social Support Inventory – Deutsch), eine deutsche Adaptation des englischen ESSI, vorgestellt. Mit einer Stichprobe von N = 1597 (22.7 % Frauen), die sich Bypass-Operation unterzogen, wurden psychometrischen Eigenschaften uberpruft. Cronbachs Alpha Gesamtskala lag Δ .89. Eine konfirmatorische Faktorenanalyse bestatigte einfaktorielle Struktur Skala....
This study prospectively evaluated the relationship of physical activity (PA), depression, and anxiety to event-free survival during waiting time for heart transplantation in ambulatory patients enrolled Waiting a New Heart Study.Data from 227 newly listed were analyzed. Everyday PA (number activities, caloric expenditure), at listing assessed via questionnaires. Events defined as death, high-urgency transplantation, delisting due clinical deterioration, mechanical circulatory support device...
It is not known whether psychosocial risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) are present in patients listed heart transplantation (HTx). The aim of this study was to examine HTx candidates with ischemic failure (due CAD) have an adverse psychological profile and reduced social integration compared non‐ischemic etiology. In the multi‐site “Waiting a New Heart”, waiting‐list‐related stressors, depression, anxiety, trait‐anger, anger‐expression, dispositional coping, integration, support...
Reasons for women's increased probability to experience adverse events (AEs) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with men's remain uncertain. We explored the role of psychosocial risk in AEs women and men.INTERMACS patients receiving a primary continuous-flow LVAD between July 2006 December 2017, median follow-up 13.6 months, were included (n = 20,123, 21.3% women). Time-to-event was calculated cumulative incidence functions 10 types separately (e.g., infection,...
Little is known about the role of patient's sex and emotional support in prognosis heart transplant candidates.To examine as predictors outcomes Waiting for a New Heart Study.The Study prospective observational study 318 patients (18% female) newly added to waiting list transplant. Demographic, medical, psychosocial characteristics (including social [ENRICHD Social Support Index; high vs. low support]) were assessed at time wait-listing. Main Outcomes-Time until death/delisting due...
Context Little is known about the role of patient's sex and emotional support in prognosis heart transplant candidates. Objective To examine as predictors outcomes Waiting for a New Heart Study. Design, Setting, Participants The Study prospective observational study 318 patients (18% female) newly added to waiting list transplant. Demographic, medical, psychosocial characteristics (including social [ENRICHD Social Support Index; high vs low support]) were assessed at time wait-listing. Main...
Abstract. Background: Physical activity (PA) is recommended by heart failure treatment guidelines. Adherence to exercise prescriptions low and not much known about everyday PA in this patient group. Aims: This study describes objectively assessed PA/sedentary behavior men women with chronic examines associations of potential barriers for engaging PA, namely fear physical (FoPA), general anxiety, depression, indicators sedentary behavior. Method: In 61 outpatients (67.5 ± 10.7 years age) the...
We examined the association of smoking status at time listing with waitlist mortality among heart transplant (HTx) candidates.Data were analyzed from 316 participants (aged 53 ± 11; 18% female) Waiting for a New Heart Study, prospective observational study patients newly listed HTx 17 hospitals.During period (April 2005 to March 2010), 14% those who never smoked died, former smokers and almost half (42%) died reported wait listing. Multivariate Cox regression models controlling age, sex,...