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Bernd Kappis

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Determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with persistent somatoform pain disorder

2003

Background. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been investigated widely in patients with chronic pain, but no study has focused particularly on the situation of patients with persistent somatoform pain disorder. Aims. To survey the impairments of patients with somatoform pain disorder (ICD-10: F45.4) and to predict pain-related impairments and HRQOL on the basis of coping styles. Method. A consecutively recruited sample of 100 patients (65% female) was examined in a cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were administered to assess pain intensity (visual analogue scale), pain-related disabilities (Pain Disability Index), quality of life (Short-Form Health Survey-36), and ways of copi…

AdultMaleCoping (psychology)Visual analogue scalePopulationDisability EvaluationPredictive Value of TestsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdaptation PsychologicalmedicineHumansIn patientSocial determinants of healthSomatoform DisorderseducationPain MeasurementSomatoform pain disordereducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryChronic painMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineChronic DiseaseQuality of LifeFemalePain catastrophizingbusinessClinical psychologyEuropean Journal of Pain
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Is ‘anxiety sensitivity’ predictive of postoperative nausea and vomiting?

2019

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an extremely distressing side effect for patients. Despite PONV prophylaxis guided by well established scoring systems, the incidence of PONV is still high. OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to investigate the predictive value of anxiety sensitivity as an additional independent risk factor for PONV in patients with an increased risk of PONV. DESIGN A noninterventional, observational study. SETTING A tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS Patients with an increased risk of PONV (i.e. female, nonsmoking) undergoing elective surgery (general, gynaecological, urological, musculoskeletal or neurosurgical) under general anaesthe…

AdultLaparoscopic surgerymedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentAnesthesia GeneralAnxietyRisk AssessmentPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsInternal medicineHumansMedicineGeneral anaesthesiaProspective StudiesRisk factorElective surgeryAgedPsychological Testsbusiness.industryIncidenceAge FactorsOdds ratioMiddle AgedPrognosisAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineElective Surgical ProceduresPostoperative Nausea and VomitingAnxiety sensitivityAntiemeticsFeasibility StudiesFemaleObservational studymedicine.symptombusinessPostoperative nausea and vomitingEuropean Journal of Anaesthesiology
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Kreuzvalidierung des “Fragebogen zur Messung der psychosozialen Belastungen bei chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (FBCED)“ an einer nationalen…

2003

Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der “Fragebogen zur Messung der psychosozialen Belastungen bei chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen“ (FBCED) erfasst Alltagsbelastungen bei Patienten mit chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (CED). Fragestellung: Überprüfung der Faktorenstruktur des FBCED. Methode: Faktorenanalytische Kreuzvalidierung an einer Stichprobe von 1322 CED-Patienten. Ergebnisse: Skalenstruktur und psychometrische Kennwerte der FBCED-Skalen (Affektive Verstimmung, Arzt-Patient-Verhältnis, Angst vor Darmkontrollverlust, Berufliche Beeinträchtigung, Sorge um Krankheitsverschlimmerung, Belastung durch medizinische Maßnahmen, Beeinträchtigung der Sexualität/Partners…

GynecologyClinical Psychologymedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryMedicinebusinessZeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
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Assessing preoperative anxiety using a questionnaire and clinical rating

2013

Background Preoperative anxiety and need for information can be detected during preoperative consultation via structured and standardised screening by the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) questionnaire. Objective To identify the prevalence of preoperative anxiety and need for information, with regard to influencing factors such as age, sex, previous operation and grade of surgery, and to examine the level of agreement between patients' self-rating and physicians' ratings. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Patients Two hundred seventeen patie…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPsychological interventionMEDLINEAnxietyOlder patientsGermanyPhysiciansSurveys and QuestionnairesPreoperative CareHumansMedicineProspective StudiesElective surgeryProspective cohort studyAgedHealth Services Needs and Demandbusiness.industryAge FactorsMiddle AgedClinical trialAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineElective Surgical ProceduresPhysical therapyAnxietyFemaleObservational studySelf Reportmedicine.symptombusinessEuropean Journal of Anaesthesiology
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Was misst der FKV?

2003

Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der Fragebogen zur Krankheitsverarbeitung (FKV-LIS; Muthny, 1989 ) ist ein im deutschsprachigem Raum häufig eingesetzter Fragebogen zur Messung von Krankheitsbewältigung. Fragestellung: Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist die Überprüfung der Subskalen-Reliabilität und -Spezifität bei unterschiedlichen Erkrankungsgruppen. Methode: Die Gütekriterien der FKV-LIS Skalen werden bei Patienten mit chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (n = 1265), Typ-I-Diabetes (n = 552) oder Harnblasenkarzinom (n = 81) berechnet. Konvergente und divergente Trennschärfen der einzelnen Items werden analysiert. Ergebnisse: “Aktive Bewältigung“ und “Depressive Verarbei…

GynecologyClinical Psychologymedicine.medical_specialtymedicinePsychologyZeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
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