@phdthesis{Alkhargi2020, author = {Alkhargi, Manuel}, title = {Cancer And Living Meaningfully: eine qualitative Studie zur Treatment Integrity der CALM-Therapie im Vergleich zu einer Kontrollbedingung}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-19939}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-199390}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Hintergrund: Circa ein Drittel der Patientinnen und Patienten mit fortgeschrittenen Krebserkrankungen ist von psychischen Komorbidit{\"a}ten betroffen und circa die H{\"a}lfte weist eine psychische Belastung im klinisch signifikanten Bereich auf. Zur psychotherapeutischen Behandlung dieser Patientengruppe stehen unterschiedliche psychotherapeutische Interventionen zur Verf{\"u}gung. Die CALM-Therapie, eine manualisierte Kurzintervention im Einzelsetting, ist eine dieser Interventionen. Hier bilden vier Module, welche auf den wichtigsten Anliegen und Belastungsfaktoren von Patientinnen und Patienten mit fortgeschrittenen Krebserkrankungen basieren, den inhaltlichen Rahmen. Ziel: Die Treatment Integrity beschreibt das Maß, inwieweit eine psychotherapeutische Intervention wie vorgesehen umgesetzt wurde. F{\"u}r eine fundierte Interpretation psychotherapeutischer Interventionseffekte sind Kenntnisse {\"u}ber die Treatment Integrity entscheidend. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersuchte Teilaspekte der Treatment Integrity durchgef{\"u}hrter CALM-Therapien im Vergleich zu durchgef{\"u}hrten konventionellen psychoonkologischen Therapien, um einen Beitrag zu einer fundierten Interpretation von Interventionseffekten der CALM-Therapie zu leisten. Methoden: Transkriptionen von zwei CALM-Therapien und zwei Therapien einer konventionellen psychoonkologischen Intervention wurden anhand einer qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse nach P. Mayring untersucht. Im Zentrum stand hierbei ein selbst entwickeltes Kategoriensystem zur Analyse des gesamten Textmaterials. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurden Auff{\"a}lligkeiten bez{\"u}glich Ansprachen von Themenbereichen der CALM-Module unsystematisch beobachtet. Ergebnisse: Die Inhalte der untersuchten CALM-Therapien bezogen sich durchschnittlich zu 99,54\% und die der konventionellen psychoonkologischen Therapien durchschnittlich zu 98,71\% auf die Themenbereiche der CALM-Module. Die ermittelten Werte f{\"u}r einzelne Therapiesitzungen lagen f{\"u}r CALM-Sitzungen zwischen 98,12\% und 100\% und f{\"u}r Sitzungen der konventionellen psychoonkologischen Therapie zwischen 96,20\% und 100\%. Unsystematisch beobachtete Auff{\"a}lligkeiten zeigten, dass die Themenbereiche der CALM-Module zum Teil sehr spezifisch durch die CALM-Therapeutinnen und -Therapeuten angesprochen und vernetzt wurden. Schlussfolgerung: Unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung von methodischen Grenzen zeigte sich bez{\"u}glich des Anteils von Themenbereichen der CALM-Module innerhalb der beiden untersuchten Therapiegruppen kein maßgeblicher Unterschied. Zus{\"a}tzlich liefert die vorliegende Arbeit Hinweise f{\"u}r einen spezifischen therapeutischen Umgang mit den Themenbereichen der CALM-Module innerhalb der untersuchten CALM-Therapien. Um ermittelte Interventionseffekte der CALM-Therapie fundiert interpretieren zu k{\"o}nnen, sollten zuk{\"u}nftige Untersuchungen unterschiedliche Umgangsweisen von Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten der beiden Therapiegruppen mit den Themenbereichen der CALM-Module genauer in den Blick nehmen.}, subject = {Psychoonkologie}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Raevskaia2020, author = {Raevskaia, Sofia}, title = {{\"U}berlebensrate parodontal schwer vorgesch{\"a}digter Z{\"a}hne unter regelm{\"a}ßiger parodontaler Erhaltungstherapie}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-20013}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200138}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Diese Studie sollte die {\"U}berlebensrate parodontal schwer vorgesch{\"a}digter parodontaler Taschen pr{\"u}fen. Untersucht wurde anhand von Patienten aus dem Studentenkurs der Parodontologie in W{\"u}rzburg, die eine nicht-chirurgische Parodontitistherapie nach dem W{\"u}rzburger Behandlungskonzept erhielten. Ausgew{\"a}hlt wurden alle Patienten, die zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Initialtherapie parodontale Taschen mit einer Sondierungstiefe von 8 mm oder mehr aufwiesen. Nach diesem Kriterium ergab die Ermittlung ganzer Behandlungsjahrg{\"a}nge 179 Patienten mit dem durchschnittlichen Alter von ca. 57 Jahren, die sich in den Jahren 2008, 2009, 2011 und 2012 erstmals aufgrund von Parodontitis behandeln ließen. Alle untersuchten Patienten durchliefen das Standardprocedere der Initialtherapie und einer Reevaluation. Die meisten Patienten nahmen an dem f{\"u}r gew{\"o}hnlich bis zu zwei Mal j{\"a}hrlich stattfindenden Recallterminen mehr oder weniger regelm{\"a}ßig teil, was die Alltagsrealit{\"a}t in den deutschen Zahnarztpraxen wiederspiegelt. Die Untersuchung beinhaltet insgesamt 627 Z{\"a}hne mit 1331 parodontalen Taschen. Ihre Auswertung erfolgte durch die Kaplan-Meier-Sch{\"a}tzung. Diese ist eine {\"U}berlebenszeitanalyse, die die Wahrscheinlichkeit f{\"u}r das Eintreffen eines oder mehrerer vorausgew{\"a}hlter Ereignisse berechnet. Diese Ereignisse wurden in dieser Untersuchung durch die f{\"u}r die parodontale Stabilit{\"a}t wichtigen Sondierungstiefen (5 mm und weniger, 5-8 mm und 8mm und gr{\"o}ßer) definiert. Der Vorteil dieser Auswertungsmethode besteht darin, dass alle Patienten bis zum Zeitpunkt ihrer letzten Behandlung in die Untersuchung einbezogen werden und dass die Zielereignisse variabel definiert werden k{\"o}nnen. In der Hauptanalyse der 179 Patienten beschrieb die {\"U}berlebenskurve der Kaplan-Meier-Sch{\"a}tzung den positiven Effekt des Behandlungskonzeptes. Nach drei Jahren lag die Wahrscheinlichkeit bei 65,7 \% f{\"u}r das Erreichen von Sondierungstiefen 5 mm oder weniger, was den Bereich der parodontalen Stabilit{\"a}t darstellt. Selbst unter der am meisten pessimistischen Annahme erreichten nach drei Jahren knapp ein Drittel aller Patienten den Bereich der parodontalen Stabilit{\"a}t.}, subject = {Parodontitis}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Carl2020, author = {Carl, Corinna}, title = {Vergleichende Bestimmung des dentalen Alters von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Hilfe des "London Atlas of Dental Development", der Score-Methode nach Demirjian sowie ihrer Modifikation nach Willems}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-21536}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-215362}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Es wurde anhand von 500 OPGs aus der kieferorthop{\"a}dischen Abteilung des Universit{\"a}tsklinikums W{\"u}rzburg eine dentale Altersbestimmung mit Hilfe des London Atlas of Dental Development, der Methode nach Demirjian sowie ihrer Modifikation nach Willems durchgef{\"u}hrt. Ziel war es herauszufinden, ob zuverl{\"a}ssig vom dentalen auf das chronologische Alter geschlossen werden kann. Die Methode nach Willems (M= -0,33J, SD=1,06J) ist der Methode nach Demirjian (M=-0,08J SD= 1,27J) und dem London Atlas (M=0,34J SD=1,09J) {\"u}berlegen und kann auf die deutsche Population angewendet werden.}, subject = {Altersbestimmung}, language = {de} } @article{KraftBirkReichertetal.2020, author = {Kraft, Robin and Birk, Ferdinand and Reichert, Manfred and Deshpande, Aniruddha and Schlee, Winfried and Langguth, Berthold and Baumeister, Harald and Probst, Thomas and Spiliopoulou, Myra and Pryss, R{\"u}diger}, title = {Efficient processing of geospatial mHealth data using a scalable crowdsensing platform}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {20}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {12}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s20123456}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-207826}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Smart sensors and smartphones are becoming increasingly prevalent. Both can be used to gather environmental data (e.g., noise). Importantly, these devices can be connected to each other as well as to the Internet to collect large amounts of sensor data, which leads to many new opportunities. In particular, mobile crowdsensing techniques can be used to capture phenomena of common interest. Especially valuable insights can be gained if the collected data are additionally related to the time and place of the measurements. However, many technical solutions still use monolithic backends that are not capable of processing crowdsensing data in a flexible, efficient, and scalable manner. In this work, an architectural design was conceived with the goal to manage geospatial data in challenging crowdsensing healthcare scenarios. It will be shown how the proposed approach can be used to provide users with an interactive map of environmental noise, allowing tinnitus patients and other health-conscious people to avoid locations with harmful sound levels. Technically, the shown approach combines cloud-native applications with Big Data and stream processing concepts. In general, the presented architectural design shall serve as a foundation to implement practical and scalable crowdsensing platforms for various healthcare scenarios beyond the addressed use case.}, language = {en} } @article{HaertelSpieglerFortmannetal.2020, author = {H{\"a}rtel, Christoph and Spiegler, Juliane and Fortmann, Ingmar and Astiz, Mariana and Oster, Henrik and Siller, Bastian and Viemann, Dorothee and Keil, Thomas and Banaschewski, Tobias and Romanos, Marcel and Herting, Egbert and G{\"o}pel, Wolfgang}, title = {Breastfeeding for 3 months or longer but not probiotics is associated with reduced risk for inattention/hyperactivity and conduct problems in very-low-birth-weight children at early primary school age}, series = {Nutrients}, volume = {12}, journal = {Nutrients}, number = {11}, issn = {2072-6643}, doi = {10.3390/nu12113278}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-216319}, year = {2020}, abstract = {(1) Background: We aimed to evaluate the effect of proposed "microbiome-stabilising interventions", i.e., breastfeeding for ≥3 months and prophylactic use of Lactobacillus acidophilus/ Bifidobacterium infantis probiotics on neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes of very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children aged 5-6 years. (2) Methods: We performed a 5-year-follow-up assessment including a strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) and an intelligence quotient (IQ) assessment using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)-III test in preterm children previously enrolled in the German Neonatal Network (GNN). The analysis was restricted to children exposed to antenatal corticosteroids and postnatal antibiotics. (3) Results: 2467 primary school-aged children fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In multivariable linear regression models breastfeeding ≥3 months was associated with lower conduct disorders (B (95\% confidence intervals (CI)): -0.25 (-0.47 to -0.03)) and inattention/hyperactivity (-0.46 (-0.81 to -0.10)) as measured by SDQ. Probiotic treatment during the neonatal period had no effect on SDQ scores or intelligence. (4) Conclusions: Prolonged breastfeeding of highly vulnerable infants may promote their mental health later in childhood, particularly by reducing risk for inattention/hyperactivity and conduct disorders. Future studies need to disentangle the underlying mechanisms during a critical time frame of development.}, language = {en} } @article{GabrielJirůHillmannKraftetal.2020, author = {Gabriel, Katharina M. A. and J{\´i}rů-Hillmann, Steffi and Kraft, Peter and Selig, Udo and R{\"u}cker, Victoria and M{\"u}hler, Johannes and D{\"o}tter, Klaus and Keidel, Matthias and Soda, Hassan and Rascher, Alexandra and Schneider, Rolf and Pfau, Mathias and Hoffmann, Roy and Stenzel, Joachim and Benghebrid, Mohamed and Goebel, Tobias and Doerck, Sebastian and Kramer, Daniela and Haeusler, Karl Georg and Volkmann, Jens and Heuschmann, Peter U. and Fluri, Felix}, title = {Two years' experience of implementing a comprehensive telemedical stroke network comprising in mainly rural region: the Transregional Network for Stroke Intervention with Telemedicine (TRANSIT-Stroke)}, series = {BMC Neurology}, volume = {20}, journal = {BMC Neurology}, doi = {10.1186/s12883-020-01676-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229214}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background Telemedicine improves the quality of acute stroke care in rural regions with limited access to specialized stroke care. We report the first 2 years' experience of implementing a comprehensive telemedical stroke network comprising all levels of stroke care in a defined region. Methods The TRANSIT-Stroke network covers a mainly rural region in north-western Bavaria (Germany). All hospitals providing acute stroke care in this region participate in TRANSIT-Stroke, including four hospitals with a supra-regional certified stroke unit (SU) care (level III), three of those providing teleconsultation to two hospitals with a regional certified SU (level II) and five hospitals without specialized SU care (level I). For a two-year-period (01/2015 to 12/2016), data of eight of these hospitals were available; 13 evidence-based quality indicators (QIs) related to processes during hospitalisation were evaluated quarterly and compared according to predefined target values between level-I- and level-II/III-hospitals. Results Overall, 7881 patients were included (mean age 74.6 years +/- 12.8; 48.4\% female). In level-II/III-hospitals adherence of all QIs to predefined targets was high ab initio. In level-I-hospitals, three patterns of QI-development were observed: a) high adherence ab initio (31\%), mainly in secondary stroke prevention; b) improvement over time (44\%), predominantly related to stroke specific diagnosis and in-hospital organization; c) no clear time trends (25\%). Overall, 10 out of 13 QIs reached predefined target values of quality of care at the end of the observation period. Conclusion The implementation of the comprehensive TRANSIT-Stroke network resulted in an improvement of quality of care in level-I-hospitals.}, language = {en} } @article{KraftSchleeStachetal.2020, author = {Kraft, Robin and Schlee, Winfried and Stach, Michael and Reichert, Manfred and Langguth, Berthold and Baumeister, Harald and Probst, Thomas and Hannemann, Ronny and Pryss, R{\"u}diger}, title = {Combining Mobile Crowdsensing and Ecological Momentary Assessments in the Healthcare Domain}, series = {Frontiers in Neuroscience}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Neuroscience}, number = {164}, issn = {1662-453X}, doi = {10.3389/fnins.2020.00164}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200220}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The increasing prevalence of smart mobile devices (e.g., smartphones) enables the combined use of mobile crowdsensing (MCS) and ecological momentary assessments (EMA) in the healthcare domain. By correlating qualitative longitudinal and ecologically valid EMA assessment data sets with sensor measurements in mobile apps, new valuable insights about patients (e.g., humans who suffer from chronic diseases) can be gained. However, there are numerous conceptual, architectural and technical, as well as legal challenges when implementing a respective software solution. Therefore, the work at hand (1) identifies these challenges, (2) derives respective recommendations, and (3) proposes a reference architecture for a MCS-EMA-platform addressing the defined recommendations. The required insights to propose the reference architecture were gained in several large-scale mHealth crowdsensing studies running for many years and different healthcare questions. To mention only two examples, we are running crowdsensing studies on questions for the tinnitus chronic disorder or psychological stress. We consider the proposed reference architecture and the identified challenges and recommendations as a contribution in two respects. First, they enable other researchers to align our practical studies with a baseline setting that can satisfy the variously revealed insights. Second, they are a proper basis to better compare data that was gathered using MCS and EMA. In addition, the combined use of MCS and EMA increasingly requires suitable architectures and associated digital solutions for the healthcare domain.}, language = {en} } @article{StanglHaasEichneretal.2020, author = {Stangl, Stephanie and Haas, Kirsten and Eichner, Felizitas A. and Grau, Anna and Selig, Udo and Ludwig, Timo and Fehm, Tanja and St{\"u}bner, Tanja and Rashid, Asarnusch and Kerscher, Alexander and Bargou, Ralf and Hermann, Silke and Arndt, Volker and Meyer, Martin and Wildner, Manfred and Faller, Hermann and Schrauder, Michael G. and Weigel, Michael and Schlembach, Ulrich and Heuschmann, Peter U. and W{\"o}ckel, Achim}, title = {Development and proof-of-concept of a multicenter, patient-centered cancer registry for breast cancer patients with metastatic disease — the "Breast cancer care for patients with metastatic disease" (BRE-4-MED) registry}, series = {Pilot and Feasibility Studies}, volume = {6}, journal = {Pilot and Feasibility Studies}, doi = {10.1186/s40814-019-0541-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229149}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background: Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) are treated with a palliative approach with focus oncontrolling for disease symptoms and maintaining high quality of life. Information on individual needs of patients andtheir relatives as well as on treatment patterns in clinical routine care for this specific patient group are lacking or arenot routinely documented in established Cancer Registries. Thus, we developed a registry concept specifically adaptedfor these incurable patients comprising primary and secondary data as well as mobile-health (m-health) data. Methods: The concept for patient-centered "Breast cancer care for patients with metastatic disease"(BRE-4-MED)registry was developed and piloted exemplarily in the region of Main-Franconia, a mainly rural region in Germanycomprising about 1.3 M inhabitants. The registry concept includes data on diagnosis, therapy, progression, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and needs of family members from several sources of information includingroutine data from established Cancer Registries in different federal states, treating physicians in hospital as well as inoutpatient settings, patients with metastatic breast cancer and their family members. Linkage with routine cancerregistry data was performed to collect secondary data on diagnosis, therapy, and progression. Paper and online-basedquestionnaires were used to assess PROMs. A dedicated mobile application software (APP) was developed to monitorneeds, progression, and therapy change of individual patients. Patient's acceptance and feasibility of data collection inclinical routine was assessed within a proof-of-concept study. Results: The concept for the BRE-4-MED registry was developed and piloted between September 2017 and May 2018.In total n= 31 patients were included in the pilot study, n= 22 patients were followed up after 1 month. Recordlinkage with the Cancer Registries of Bavaria and Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg demonstrated to be feasible. The voluntary APP/online questionnaire was used by n= 7 participants. The feasibility of the registry concept in clinical routine waspositively evaluated by the participating hospitals. Conclusion: The concept of the BRE-4-MED registry provides evidence that combinatorial evaluation of PROMs, needsof family members, and raising clinical parameters from primary and secondary data sources as well as m-healthapplications are feasible and accepted in an incurable cancer collective.}, language = {en} } @article{SchobelProbstReichertetal.2020, author = {Schobel, Johannes and Probst, Thomas and Reichert, Manfred and Schlee, Winfried and Schickler, Marc and Kestler, Hans A. and Pryss, R{\"u}diger}, title = {Measuring mental effort for creating mobile data collection applications}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {17}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, number = {5}, issn = {1660-4601}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph17051649}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-203176}, year = {2020}, abstract = {To deal with drawbacks of paper-based data collection procedures, the QuestionSys approach empowers researchers with none or little programming knowledge to flexibly configure mobile data collection applications on demand. The mobile application approach of QuestionSys mainly pursues the goal to mitigate existing drawbacks of paper-based collection procedures in mHealth scenarios. Importantly, researchers shall be enabled to gather data in an efficient way. To evaluate the applicability of QuestionSys, several studies have been carried out to measure the efforts when using the framework in practice. In this work, the results of a study that investigated psychological insights on the required mental effort to configure the mobile applications are presented. Specifically, the mental effort for creating data collection instruments is validated in a study with N=80 participants across two sessions. Thereby, participants were categorized into novices and experts based on prior knowledge on process modeling, which is a fundamental pillar of the developed approach. Each participant modeled 10 instruments during the course of the study, while concurrently several performance measures are assessed (e.g., time needed or errors). The results of these measures are then compared to the self-reported mental effort with respect to the tasks that had to be modeled. On one hand, the obtained results reveal a strong correlation between mental effort and performance measures. On the other, the self-reported mental effort decreased significantly over the course of the study, and therefore had a positive impact on measured performance metrics. Altogether, this study indicates that novices with no prior knowledge gain enough experience over the short amount of time to successfully model data collection instruments on their own. Therefore, QuestionSys is a helpful instrument to properly deal with large-scale data collection scenarios like clinical trials.}, language = {en} } @article{KammererPryssHoppenstedtetal.2020, author = {Kammerer, Klaus and Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Hoppenstedt, Burkhard and Sommer, Kevin and Reichert, Manfred}, title = {Process-driven and flow-based processing of industrial sensor data}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {20}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {18}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s20185245}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-213089}, year = {2020}, abstract = {For machine manufacturing companies, besides the production of high quality and reliable machines, requirements have emerged to maintain machine-related aspects through digital services. The development of such services in the field of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is dealing with solutions such as effective condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. However, appropriate data sources are needed on which digital services can be technically based. As many powerful and cheap sensors have been introduced over the last years, their integration into complex machines is promising for developing digital services for various scenarios. It is apparent that for components handling recorded data of these sensors they must usually deal with large amounts of data. In particular, the labeling of raw sensor data must be furthered by a technical solution. To deal with these data handling challenges in a generic way, a sensor processing pipeline (SPP) was developed, which provides effective methods to capture, process, store, and visualize raw sensor data based on a processing chain. Based on the example of a machine manufacturing company, the SPP approach is presented in this work. For the company involved, the approach has revealed promising results.}, language = {en} } @article{UnnikrishnanSchleicherShahetal.2020, author = {Unnikrishnan, Vishnu and Schleicher, Miro and Shah, Yash and Jamaludeen, Noor and Pryss, Ruediger and Schobel, Johannes and Kraft, Robin and Schlee, Winfried and Spiliopoulou, Myra}, title = {The effect of non-personalised tips on the continued use of self-monitoring mHealth applications}, series = {Brain Sciences}, volume = {10}, journal = {Brain Sciences}, number = {12}, issn = {2076-3425}, doi = {10.3390/brainsci10120924}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219435}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Chronic tinnitus, the perception of a phantom sound in the absence of corresponding stimulus, is a condition known to affect patients' quality of life. Recent advances in mHealth have enabled patients to maintain a 'disease journal' of ecologically-valid momentary assessments, improving patients' own awareness of their disease while also providing clinicians valuable data for research. In this study, we investigate the effect of non-personalised tips on patients' perception of tinnitus, and on their continued use of the application. The data collected from the study involved three groups of patients that used the app for 16 weeks. Groups A \& Y were exposed to feedback from the start of the study, while group B only received tips for the second half of the study. Groups A and Y were run by different supervisors and also differed in the number of hospital visits during the study. Users of Group A and B underwent assessment at baseline, mid-study, post-study and follow-up, while users of group Y were only assessed at baseline and post-study. It is seen that the users in group B use the app for longer, and also more often during the day. The answers of the users to the Ecological Momentary Assessments are seen to form clusters where the degree to which the tinnitus distress depends on tinnitus loudness varies. Additionally, cluster-level models were able to predict new unseen data with better accuracy than a single global model. This strengthens the argument that the discovered clusters really do reflect underlying patterns in disease expression.}, language = {en} } @article{KristDornquastReinholdetal.2020, author = {Krist, Lilian and Dornquast, Christina and Reinhold, Thomas and Becher, Heiko and Icke, Katja and Danquah, Ina and Willich, Stefan N. and Keil, Thomas}, title = {Physical activity trajectories among persons of Turkish descent living in Germany — a cohort study}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {17}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, number = {17}, issn = {1660-4601}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph17176349}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-211221}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Physical activity (PA) behavior is increasingly described as trajectories taking changes over a longer period into account. Little is known, however, about predictors of those trajectories among migrant populations. Therefore, the aim of the present cohort study was to describe changes of PA over six years and to explore migration-related and other predictors for different PA trajectories in adults of Turkish descent living in Berlin. At baseline (2011/2012) and after six years, sociodemographics, health behavior, and medical information were assessed. Four PA trajectories were defined using data of weekly PA from baseline and follow-up: "inactive", "decreasing", "increasing", and "stable active". Multivariable regression analyses were performed in order to determine predictors for the "stable active" trajectory, and results were presented as adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95\% confidence intervals (95\%CI). In this analysis, 197 people (60.9\% women, mean age ± standard deviation 49.9 ± 12.8 years) were included. A total of 77.7\% were first-generation migrants, and 50.5\% had Turkish citizenship. The four PA trajectories differed regarding citizenship, preferred questionnaire language, and marital status. "Stable active" trajectory membership was predicted by educational level (high vs. low: aOR 4.20, 95\%CI [1.10; 16.00]), citizenship (German or dual vs. Turkish only: 3.60 [1.20; 10.86]), preferred questionnaire language (German vs. Turkish: 3.35 [1.05; 10.66]), and BMI (overweight vs. normal weight: 0.28 [0.08; 0.99]). In our study, migration-related factors only partially predicted trajectory membership, however, persons with citizenship of their country of origin and/or with poor language skills should be particularly considered when planning PA prevention programs.}, language = {en} } @article{WinterPryssProbstetal.2020, author = {Winter, Michael and Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Probst, Thomas and Reichert, Manfred}, title = {Towards the applicability of measuring the electrodermal activity in the context of process model comprehension: feasibility study}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {20}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {16}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s20164561}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-211276}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Process model comprehension is essential in order to understand the five Ws (i.e., who, what, where, when, and why) pertaining to the processes of organizations. However, research in this context showed that a proper comprehension of process models often poses a challenge in practice. For this reason, a vast body of research exists studying the factors having an influence on process model comprehension. In order to point research towards a neuro-centric perspective in this context, the paper at hand evaluates the appropriateness of measuring the electrodermal activity (EDA) during the comprehension of process models. Therefore, a preliminary test run and a feasibility study were conducted relying on an EDA and physical activity sensor to record the EDA during process model comprehension. The insights obtained from the feasibility study demonstrated that process model comprehension leads to an increased activity in the EDA. Furthermore, EDA-related results indicated significantly that participants were confronted with a higher cognitive load during the comprehension of complex process models. In addition, the experiences and limitations we learned in measuring the EDA during the comprehension of process models are discussed in this paper. In conclusion, the feasibility study demonstrated that the measurement of the EDA could be an appropriate method to obtain new insights into process model comprehension.}, language = {en} } @article{MehdiDodePryssetal.2020, author = {Mehdi, Muntazir and Dode, Albi and Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Schlee, Winfried and Reichert, Manfred and Hauck, Franz J.}, title = {Contemporary review of smartphone apps for tinnitus management and treatment}, series = {Brain Sciences}, volume = {10}, journal = {Brain Sciences}, number = {11}, issn = {2076-3425}, doi = {10.3390/brainsci10110867}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219367}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Tinnitus is a complex and heterogeneous psycho-physiological disorder responsible for causing a phantom ringing or buzzing sound albeit the absence of an external sound source. It has a direct influence on affecting the quality of life of its sufferers. Despite being around for a while, there has not been a cure for tinnitus, and the usual course of action for its treatment involves use of tinnitus retaining and sound therapy, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). One positive aspect about these therapies is that they can be administered face-to-face as well as delivered via internet or smartphone. Smartphones are especially helpful as they are highly personalized devices, and offer a well-established ecosystem of apps, accessible via respective marketplaces of differing mobile platforms. Note that current therapeutic treatments such as CBT have shown to be effective in suppressing the tinnitus symptoms when administered face-to-face, their effectiveness when being delivered using smartphones is not known so far. A quick search on the prominent market places of popular mobile platforms (Android and iOS) yielded roughly 250 smartphone apps offering tinnitus-related therapies and tinnitus management. As this number is expected to steadily increase due to high interest in smartphone app development, a contemporary review of such apps is crucial. In this paper, we aim to review scientific studies validating the smartphone apps, particularly to test their effectiveness in tinnitus management and treatment. We use the PRISMA guidelines for identification of studies on major scientific literature sources and delineate the outcomes of identified studies.}, language = {en} } @article{FrickeAvilaKelleretal.2020, author = {Fricke, Julia and {\´A}vila, Gabriela and Keller, Theresa and Weller, Karsten and Lau, Susanne and Maurer, Marcus and Zuberbier, Torsten and Keil, Thomas}, title = {Prevalence of chronic urticaria in children and adults across the globe: Systematic review with meta-analysis}, series = {Allergy}, volume = {75}, journal = {Allergy}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1111/all.14037}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-213700}, pages = {423 -- 432}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background and objectives: Urticaria is a frequent skin condition, but reliable prevalence estimates from population studies particularly of the chronic form are scarce. The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate and summarize the prevalence of chronic urticaria by evaluating population-based studies worldwide. Methods: We performed a systematic search in PUBMED and EMBASE for population-based studies of cross-sectional or cohort design and studies based on health insurance/system databases. Risk of bias was assessed using a specific tool for prevalence studies. For meta-analysis, we used a random effects model. Results: Eighteen studies were included in the systematic evaluation and 11 in the meta-analysis including data from over 86 000 000 participants. Risk of bias was mainly moderate, whereas the statistical heterogeneity (I\(^{2}\)) between the studies was high. Asian studies combined showed a higher point prevalence of chronic urticaria (1.4\%, 95\%-CI 0.5-2.9) than those from Europe (0.5\%, 0.2-1.0) and Northern American (0.1\%, 0.1-0.1). Women were slightly more affected than men, whereas in children < 15 years we did not find a sex-specific difference in the prevalence. The four studies that examined time trends indicated an increasing prevalence of chronic urticaria over time. Conclusions: On a global level, the prevalence of chronic urticaria showed considerable regional differences. There is a need to obtain more sex-specific population-based and standardized international data particularly for children and adolescents, different chronic urticaria subtypes and potential risk and protective factors.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Wahl2020, author = {Wahl, Valerie Elisabeth}, title = {Empfehlungen zu Lebensstilver{\"a}nderungen und deren Umsetzung nach einem koronaren Ereignis - Ergebnisse der EUROASPIRE IV-Studie im Raum W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-20020}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200203}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Die koronare Herzkrankheit ist weltweit die h{\"a}ufigste Todesursache und belastet die Gesellschaft durch Therapien und Arbeitsausf{\"a}lle mit hohen Kosten. Die Europ{\"a}ischen Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Kardiologie empfiehlt in den Leitlinien zur Sekund{\"a}rpr{\"a}vention der koronaren Herzkrankheit verschiedene Lebensstil{\"a}nderungen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde untersucht, wie h{\"a}ufig diese Empfehlungen tats{\"a}chlich gegeben werden, ob diese von den Patienten umgesetzt werden und welche Faktoren den Erhalt der Empfehlung bzw. die Umsetzung beeinflussen. Hierzu wurden 536 Probanden mit bekannter KHK aus dem Raum W{\"u}rzburg im Rahmen der multizentrischen Querschnittsstudie EUROASPIRE IV befragt und untersucht. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Empfehlungen insgesamt viel zu selten gegeben werden. Als positiver Einflussfaktor f{\"u}r den Erhalt einer Empfehlung konnte die Teilnahme an einem Rehabilitationsprogramm identifiziert werden. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, die Empfehlungen zu erhalten, sank zudem mit zunehmendem Alter bei Erstdiagnose der KHK. Diese Erkenntnisse k{\"o}nnen in Zukunft dabei helfen, die Aufkl{\"a}rung {\"u}ber die Risikofaktoren insgesamt und besonders bei {\"a}lteren Menschen zu intensivieren. Sie untermauern zudem die große Bedeutung eines Rehabilitationsprogrammes bei der Informationsvermittlung. Auch die Umsetzung der empfohlenen Lebensstilver{\"a}nderungen erfolgte nicht in zufriedenstellender H{\"a}ufigkeit. F{\"u}r die Beendigung des Rauchens konnte die Teilnahme an einem Rehabilitationsprogramm als gr{\"o}ßter Einflussfaktor ermittelt werden. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass die verschiedenen Maßnahmen zu Lebensstilver{\"a}nderungen umgesetzt werden, war beim weiblichen Geschlecht deutlich h{\"o}her als beim m{\"a}nnlichen. Die Umsetzung wurde zudem dadurch beeinflusst, ob der Patient vorher die entsprechende Empfehlung erhalten hatte. Die Daten zeigen somit auch bei der Umsetzung der Maßnahmen die Bedeutung von Rehabilitationsprogrammen, besonders f{\"u}r Raucher, und verdeutlichen, dass vor allem bei M{\"a}nnern weitere Anreize geschaffen werden m{\"u}ssen, damit diese die Empfehlungen zur Lebensstil{\"a}nderung auch umsetzen. Dass viel mehr Probanden die Maßnahmen umgesetzt haben, wenn sie vorher die entsprechende Empfehlung erhalten haben, unterstreicht die außerordentliche Wichtigkeit der umfassenden Aufkl{\"a}rung des Patienten {\"u}ber die existentiellen Chancen eines Lebensstilwandels.}, subject = {Koronare Herzkrankheit}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Yurdadogan2020, author = {Yurdadogan, Tino}, title = {Endorganschaden und Gef{\"a}ßalter bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzkrankheit}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-21846}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218469}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Die nicht-invasive Gef{\"a}ßdiagnostik stellt einen wichtigen Pfeiler in der Pr{\"a}vention von Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen dar. W{\"a}hrend lange Zeit die sonographische Messung der cIMT, als morphologisches Korrelat der Gef{\"a}ßalterung, als Goldstandard galt, ist in den letzten Jahren in Gestalt der Pulswellenanalyse/PWV-Messung eine Technik weiterentwickelt worden, die, als funktionelles Korrelat der Gef{\"a}ßalterung, aufgrund der leichteren Durchf{\"u}hrbarkeit und geringerer Untersucherabh{\"a}ngigkeit und Kosten vielversprechend ist. So erlaubt die Messung der Pulswelle mittels gew{\"o}hnlicher Blutdruckmanschetten, genau wie die cIMT, die Berechnung des individuellen Gef{\"a}ßalters und die Diagnostik f{\"u}r das Vorliegen eines Endorganschadens der Blutgef{\"a}ße. Um die Messergebnisse der beiden Untersuchungen miteinander zu vergleichen, wurden beide in der EUROASPIRE-IV Studie an Patienten mit koronarer Herzkrankheit durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Auswertung der Messergebnisse der mit dem Vascular Explorer durchgef{\"u}hrten Pulswellenanalyse/PWV-Messung ergab {\"u}berraschenderweise, dass die Mehrheit der herzkranken Patienten weder eine vaskul{\"a}re Voralterung noch einen Endorganschaden der Blutgef{\"a}ße aufweisen. Im Falle der cIMT-Messung war Gegenteiliges der Fall, was trotz der medikament{\"o}sen Therapie der Patienten so zu erwarten war. Weiterhin zeigte sich lediglich eine geringe Korrelation zwischen den Messergebnissen beider Untersuchungen. Die Determinanten der einzelnen Messwerte aus cIMT und Pulswellenanalyse/PWV-Messung waren deckungsgleich mit den in der Literatur beschriebenen Faktoren, wenn auch viele der sonst signifikanten Regressoren das Signifikanzniveau in unserer Auswertung nicht unterschritten. Eine Limitation der funktionellen Gef{\"a}ßdiagnostik liegt derzeit darin, dass die Messergebnisse stark von dem verwendeten Messger{\"a}t abh{\"a}ngen. Es liegen noch zu wenig Vergleichsstudien vor, um die Messergebnisse, speziell von neueren Ger{\"a}ten wie dem Vascular Explorer, auf andere zu {\"u}bertragen. Bei der Berechnung des Gef{\"a}ßalters sollten daher optimalerweise ger{\"a}tespezifische Normwerte vorliegen, was beim Vascular Explorer nicht der Fall ist. Gleiches gilt f{\"u}r die Verwendung des PWVcf-Grenzwerts f{\"u}r die Diagnose eines Endorganschadens der Blutgef{\"a}ße. Analog hat auch die Messung der cIMT gewisse Einschr{\"a}nkungen. So w{\"a}re eine weitere Standardisierung der Messorte (A. carotis communis vs Bulbus vs A. carotis interna), zwischen denen sich die durchschnittliche cIMT erheblich unterscheidet, sowie der Messparameter (Minimal- vs Maximal- vs Mittelwert) w{\"u}nschenswert. Die universelle Anwendung eines cIMT-Grenzwerts zur Diagnose eines Endorganschadens der Blutgef{\"a}ße ist daher kritisch zu sehen. Dies zeigt sich auch darin, dass in den neuesten Leitlinien der bislang geltende Grenzwert angezweifelt und kein aktuell g{\"u}ltiger Grenzwert mehr genannt wird. Wir interpretieren unsere Ergebnisse dahingehend, dass unsere Messung der cIMT die zu erwartende pathologische Gef{\"a}ßalterung bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzkrankheit besser widerspiegelt als die Messung der Pulswelle mit dem Vascular Explorer. Welche der beiden Untersuchungen hinsichtlich der prognostischen Wertigkeit {\"u}berlegen ist, muss im Rahmen von L{\"a}ngsschnittstudien gekl{\"a}rt werden.}, subject = {Arteriosklerose}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Fischer2020, author = {Fischer, Miriam Yvonne}, title = {Sind Halswirbel zur Alters- und Reifesch{\"a}tzung in der Medizin geeignet?}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-21429}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214294}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {{\"U}ber die Bedeutung der Halswirbelmethode zur skelettalen Reifebestimmung ist man sich in Fachkreisen uneins. Bislang ver{\"o}ffentlichte Arbeiten setzen sich zumeist mit dem im pr{\"a}-und peripuberalen Wachstumsabschnitt auseinander. Ziel dieser Studie wares, die Anwendbarkeit der CVM-Methode im Erwachsenenalter zu untersuchen. Dazu wurden insgesamt 420 Fernr{\"o}ntgenseitenaufnahmen des Universit{\"a}tsklinikums W{\"u}rzburg herangezogen und digitalisiert. Darunter befanden sich 320 Probanden, die das 20. Lebensjahr bereits {\"u}berschritten haben, sowie 100 Kinder im Alter von 8-10 Jahren als Vergleichsgruppe. Anschließend wurden die R{\"o}ntgenbilder durch das Programm Onyx-Ceph 3 TMdigital analysiert. Es wurden relevante Strukturen der Halswirbelk{\"o}rper durch den Beobachter markiert und die ben{\"o}tigten Strecken und Winkel berechnet. Zur {\"U}berpr{\"u}fung des Intrabeobachterfehlers bei der Punktierung wurden 50 zuf{\"a}llig ausgew{\"a}hlte Aufnahmenim Abstand von zwei Wochen erneut punktiert.Alle Aufnahmen wurden zudem durch einen Beobachter nach den CVM-Klassifizierungen von Hassel und Farman sowie Baccetti et al.bewertet. Nach zwei Wochen wurde dieser Vorgang erneut wiederholt. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zeigen, dass ausgereifte Halswirbelk{\"o}rper deutlich von der vorgegebenen Form nach den finalen Reifestadien nach Baccetti et al.sowie Hassel und Farman abweichen. Die Konkavit{\"a}ten der basalen Wirbelbegrenzung fallen flacher aus als in der bisherigen Literatur angenommen (149° -156°). Dieses Merkmal ist bei Frauen tendenziell st{\"a}rker ausgepr{\"a}gt. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus konnte festgestellt werden, dass ausgereifte Halswirbelk{\"o}rper zumeist quadratischer Form sind (H{\"o}hen-Breiten-Verh{\"a}ltnis von 0,93 -0,99). Die Messungen ergaben ebenfalls, dass beide superioren Winkel durchschnittlichnicht das Kriterium des rechten Winkels erf{\"u}llen und somit keine eindeutig rechteckige Form gebildet wird. 80Die Auswertung der Vergleichsgruppe von 8-10J{\"a}hrigen zeigte deutliche {\"U}berschneidungen einzelner Merkmale. Vor allem am anterior-superior und posterior-superioren Winkel konnte eine große {\"U}bereinstimmung der Werte der Adulten mit den der Kinder festgestellt werden. Auch die inferioren Konkavit{\"a}ten an C2 und C3 sowie das anterior-posteriore H{\"o}henverh{\"a}ltnis zeigten maßgebliche {\"U}berschneidungen der Werte beider Gruppen. Es kann also geschlussfolgert werden, dass die Form der Wirbelk{\"o}rper kein verl{\"a}sslicher Parameter bei der Bestimmung der skelettalen Reife ist. Diese Ergebnisse konnten bereits in der internationalen Fachzeitschrift „Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology" publiziert werden [49].Die visuelle Analyse wird zus{\"a}tzlich dadurch erschwert, dass die Stadien oftmals nicht deutlich voneinander abgrenzbar sind, sondern regelrecht ineinander {\"u}bergehen. Diese Grenzf{\"a}lle f{\"u}hrten zu einer nicht ausreichenden Intrabeobachterreliabilit{\"a}t, was auf eine unzureichende Verl{\"a}sslichkeit der oben genannten Klassifikationen schließen l{\"a}sst.Im Vergleich zu bisherigen Methoden kann die Bestimmung der skelettalen Reife nach der Halswirbelmethode durch die hohe Varianz in der Anatomie nicht eindeutigerfolgen.Somit sollte die CVM-Methode nicht als alleiniges Mittel bei der Bestimmung der skelettalen Reife genutzt werden, sondern eher zur St{\"u}tzung bereits bew{\"a}hrter Methoden. Es sollte {\"u}ber eine zuk{\"u}nftige Klassifizierung diskutiert werden, die diese anatomischen Varianzen vor allem in den Endstadien ber{\"u}cksichtigt.}, subject = {Skelett}, language = {de} } @article{RossbergKellerIckeetal.2020, author = {Roßberg, Siri and Keller, Theresa and Icke, Katja and Siedmann, Valentina and Lau, Imke and Keil, Thomas and Lau, Susanne}, title = {Orally applied bacterial lysate in infants at risk for atopy does not prevent atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma or allergic sensitization at school age: Follow-up of a randomized trial}, series = {Allergy}, volume = {75}, journal = {Allergy}, number = {8}, doi = {10.1111/all.14247}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-213456}, pages = {2020 -- 2025}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background The allergy preventive effects of gut immune modulation by bacterial compounds are still not fully understood. Objective We sought to evaluate the effect of bacterial lysate applied orally from the second until seventh months of life on the prevalence of allergic diseases at school age. Methods In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 606 newborns with at least one allergic parent received orally a bacterial lysate consisting of heat-killed Gram-negative Escherichia coli Symbio and Gram-positive Enterococcus faecalis Symbio or placebo from week 5 until the end of month 7. A total of 402 children were followed until school age (6-11 years) for the assessment of current atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis (AR), asthma and sensitization against aeroallergens. Results AD was diagnosed in 11.0\% (22/200) of children in the active and in 10.4\% (21/202) of children in the placebo group. AR was diagnosed in 35\% (70/200) of children in the active and in 38.1\% (77/202) children in the placebo group. Asthma was diagnosed in 9\% (18/199) of children in the active and in 6.6\% (13/197) of children in the placebo group. Sensitization occurred in 46.5\% (66/142) of participants in the active and 51.7\% (76/147) in the placebo group. Conclusion An oral bacterial lysate of heat-killed Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Enterococcus faecalis applied during the first 7 months of life did not influence the development of AD, asthma and AR at school age.}, language = {en} } @article{SchlagenhaufRehderGelbrichetal.2020, author = {Schlagenhauf, Ulrich and Rehder, Juliane and Gelbrich, G{\"o}tz and Jockel-Schneider, Yvonne}, title = {Consumption of Lactobacillus reuteri-containing lozenges improves periodontal health in navy sailors at sea: A randomized controlled trial}, series = {Journal of Periodontology}, volume = {91}, journal = {Journal of Periodontology}, number = {10}, doi = {10.1002/JPER.19-0393}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-215577}, pages = {1328 -- 1338}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background The objective of this trial was to evaluate whether the regular consumption of probiotics may improve the known deterioration of periodontal health in navy sailors during deployments at sea. Methods 72 healthy sailors of a naval ship on a practicing mission at sea were recruited and randomly provided with a blinded supply of lozenges to be consumed twice daily for the following 42 days containing either the probiotic strains Lactobacillus reuteri (DSM 17938 and L. reuteri (ATTC PTA 5289) (test n = 36) or no probiotics (placebo n = 36). At baseline, at day 14 and day 42 bleeding on probing (primary outcome), gingival index, plaque control record, probing attachment level, and probing pocket depth were assessed at the Ramfjord teeth. Results At baseline there were no significant differences between the groups. At day 14 and day 42 test group scores of all assessed parameters were significantly improved (P < 0.001) compared to baseline and to the placebo group which by contrast showed a significant (P < 0.001) deterioration of all parameters at the end of the study. Conclusions The consumption of probiotic L. reuteri-lozenges is an efficacious measure to improve and maintain periodontal health in situations with waning efficacy of personal oral hygiene.}, language = {en} } @article{JovanovicKlassenHeuschmannetal.2020, author = {Jovanovic, Ana and Klassen, Philipp and Heuschmann, Peter and Sommer, Claudia and Roberts, Mark and {\"U}{\c{c}}eyler, Nurcan}, title = {English version of the self-administered Fabry Pain Questionnaire for adult patients}, series = {Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases}, volume = {15}, journal = {Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases}, doi = {10.1186/s13023-020-01580-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-230298}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background Pain is an early symptom of Fabry disease (FD) and is characterized by a unique phenotype with mainly episodic acral and triggerable burning pain. Recently, we designed and validated the first pain questionnaire for adult FD patients in an interview and a self-administered version in German: the Wurzburg Fabry Pain Questionnaire (FPQ). We now report the validation of the English version of the self-administered FPQ (enFPQ). Methods After two forward-backward translations of the FPQ by native German and native English speakers, the enFPQ was applied at The Mark Holland Metabolic Unit, Manchester, UK for validation. Consecutive patients with genetically ascertained FD and current or previous FD pain underwent a face-to-face interview using the enFPQ. Two weeks later, patients filled in the self-administered enFPQ at home. The agreement between entries collected by supervised administration and self-administration of the enFPQ was assessed via Gwet's AC1-statistics (AC1) for nominal-scaled scores and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for interval-scaled elements. Results Eighty-three FD patients underwent the face-to-face interview and 54 patients sent back a completed self-administered version of the enFPQ 2 weeks later. We found high agreement with a mean AC1-statistics of 0.725 for 55 items, and very high agreement with a mean ICC of 0.811 for 9 items. Conclusions We provide the validated English version of the FPQ for self-administration in adult FD patients. The enFPQ collects detailed information on the individual FD pain phenotype and thus builds a solid basis for better pain classification and treatment in patients with FD.}, language = {en} } @article{PryssSchleeHoppenstedtetal.2020, author = {Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Schlee, Winfried and Hoppenstedt, Burkhard and Reichert, Manfred and Spiliopoulou, Myra and Langguth, Berthold and Breitmayer, Marius and Probst, Thomas}, title = {Applying Machine Learning to Daily-Life Data From the TrackYourTinnitus Mobile Health Crowdsensing Platform to Predict the Mobile Operating System Used With High Accuracy: Longitudinal Observational Study}, series = {Journal of Medical Internet Research}, volume = {22}, journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research}, number = {6}, doi = {10.2196/15547}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229517}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background: Tinnitus is often described as the phantom perception of a sound and is experienced by 5.1\% to 42.7\% of the population worldwide, at least once during their lifetime. The symptoms often reduce the patient's quality of life. The TrackYourTinnitus (TYT) mobile health (mHealth) crowdsensing platform was developed for two operating systems (OS)-Android and iOS-to help patients demystify the daily moment-to-moment variations of their tinnitus symptoms. In all platforms developed for more than one OS, it is important to investigate whether the crowdsensed data predicts the OS that was used in order to understand the degree to which the OS is a confounder that is necessary to consider.}, language = {en} } @article{NandiCrombachElbertetal.2020, author = {Nandi, Corina and Crombach, Anselm and Elbert, Thomas and Bambonye, Manass{\´e} and Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Schobel, Johannes and Weierstall-Pust, Roland}, title = {The cycle of violence as a function of PTSD and appetitive aggression: A longitudinal study with Burundian soldiers}, series = {Aggressive Behavior}, volume = {46}, journal = {Aggressive Behavior}, number = {5}, doi = {10.1002/ab.21895}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218235}, pages = {391 -- 399}, year = {2020}, abstract = {During deployment, soldiers face situations in which they are not only exposed to violence but also have to perpetrate it themselves. This study investigates the role of soldiers' levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and appetitive aggression, that is, a lust for violence, for their engaging in violence during deployment. Furthermore, factors during deployment influencing the level of PTSD symptoms and appetitive aggression after deployment were examined for a better comprehension of the maintenance of violence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 468 Burundian soldiers before and after a 1-year deployment to Somalia. To predict violent acts during deployment (perideployment) as well as appetitive aggression and PTSD symptom severity after deployment (postdeployment), structural equation modeling was utilized. Results showed that the number of violent acts perideployment was predicted by the level of appetitive aggression and by the severity of PTSD hyperarousal symptoms predeployment. In addition to its association with the predeployment level, appetitive aggression postdeployment was predicted by violent acts and trauma exposure perideployment as well as positively associated with unit support. PTSD symptom severity postdeployment was predicted by the severity of PTSD avoidance symptoms predeployment and trauma exposure perideployment, and negatively associated with unit support. This prospective study reveals the importance of appetitive aggression and PTSD hyperarousal symptoms for the engagement in violent acts during deployment, while simultaneously demonstrating how these phenomena may develop in mutually reinforcing cycles in a war setting.}, language = {en} } @article{RohmannHuoSperberetal.2020, author = {Rohmann, Jessica L. and Huo, Shufan and Sperber, Pia S. and Piper, Sophie K. and Rosendaal, Frits R. and Heuschmann, Peter U. and Endres, Matthias and Liman, Thomas G. and Siegerink, Bob}, title = {Coagulation factor XII, XI, and VIII activity levels and secondary events after first ischemic stroke}, series = {Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis}, volume = {18}, journal = {Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis}, number = {12}, doi = {10.1111/jth.15092}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-217877}, pages = {3316 -- 3324}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background Though risk for recurrent vascular events is high following ischemic stroke, little knowledge about risk factors for secondary events post-stroke exists. Objectives Coagulation factors XII, XI, and VIII (FXII, FXI, and FVIII) have been implicated in first thrombotic events, and our aim was to estimate their effects on vascular outcomes within 3 years after first stroke. Patients/Methods In the Prospective Cohort with Incident Stroke Berlin (PROSCIS-B) study, we followed participants aged 18 and older for 3 years after first mild to moderate ischemic stroke event or until occurrence of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, or all-cause mortality. We compared high coagulation factor activity levels to normal and low levels and also analyzed activities as continuous variables. We used Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for the combined endpoint. Results In total, 94 events occurred in 576 included participants, resulting in an absolute rate of 6.6 events per 100 person-years. After confounding adjustment, high FVIII activity showed the strongest relationship with the combined endpoint (HR = 2.05, 95\% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-3.29). High FXI activity was also associated with a higher hazard (HR = 1.80, 95\% CI 1.09-2.98), though high FXII activity was not (HR = 0.86, 95\% CI 0.49-1.51). Continuous analyses yielded similar results. Conclusions In our study of mild to moderate ischemic stroke patients, high activity levels of FXI and FVIII but not FXII were associated with worse vascular outcomes in the 3-year period after first ischemic stroke.}, language = {en} } @article{HessMengSchulteetal.2020, author = {Heß, Verena and Meng, Karin and Schulte, Thomas and Neuderth, Silke and Bengel, J{\"u}rgen and Faller, Hermann and Schuler, Michael}, title = {Prevalence and predictors of cancer patients' unexpressed needs in the admission interview of inpatient rehabilitation}, series = {Psycho-Oncology}, volume = {29}, journal = {Psycho-Oncology}, number = {10}, doi = {10.1002/pon.5450}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228369}, pages = {1549 -- 1556}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Objective The admission interview in oncological inpatient rehabilitation might be a good opportunity to identify cancer patients' needs present after acute treatment. However, a relevant number of patients may not express their needs. In this study, we examined (a) the proportion of cancer patients with unexpressed needs, (b) topics of unexpressed needs and reasons for not expressing needs, (c) correlations of not expressing needs with several patient characteristics, and (d) predictors of not expressing needs. Methods We enrolled 449 patients with breast, prostate, and colon cancer at beginning and end of inpatient rehabilitation. We obtained self-reports about unexpressed needs and health-related variables (quality of life, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and health literacy). We estimated frequencies and conducted correlation and ordinal logistic regression analyses. Results A quarter of patients stated they had "rather not" or "not at all" expressed all relevant needs. Patients mostly omitted fear of cancer recurrence. Most frequent reasons for not expressing needs were being focused on physical consequences of cancer, concerns emerging only later, and not knowing about the possibility of talking about distress. Not expressing needs was associated with several health-related outcomes, for example, emotional functioning, adjustment disorder, fear of progression, and health literacy. Depression measured at the beginning of rehabilitation showed only small correlations and is therefore not sufficient to identify patients with unexpressed needs. Conclusions A relevant proportion of cancer patients reported unexpressed needs in the admission interview. This was associated with decreased mental health. Therefore, it seems necessary to support patients in expressing needs.}, language = {en} } @article{SchicklerReichertGeigeretal.2020, author = {Schickler, Marc and Reichert, Manfred and Geiger, Philip and Winkler, Jens and Funk, Thomas and Weilbach, Micha and Pryss, R{\"u}diger}, title = {Flexible development of location-based mobile augmented reality applications with AREA}, series = {Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing}, volume = {11}, journal = {Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing}, issn = {1868-5137}, doi = {10.1007/s12652-020-02094-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-232773}, pages = {5809-5824}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Mobile applications have garnered a lot of attention in the last years. The computational capabilities of mobile devices are the mainstay to develop completely new application types. The provision of augmented reality experiences on mobile devices paves one alley in this field. For example, in the automotive domain, augmented reality applications are used to experience, inter alia, the interior of a car by moving a mobile device around. The device's camera then detects interior parts and shows additional information to the customer within the camera view. Another application type that is increasingly utilized is related to the combination of serious games with mobile augmented reality functions. Although the latter combination is promising for many scenarios, technically, it is a complex endeavor. In the AREA (Augmented Reality Engine Application) project, a kernel was implemented that enables location-based mobile augmented reality applications. Importantly, this kernel provides a flexible architecture that fosters the development of individual location-based mobile augmented reality applications. The work at hand shows the flexibility of AREA based on a developed serious game. Furthermore, the algorithm framework and major features of it are presented. As the conclusion of this paper, it is shown that mobile augmented reality applications require high development efforts. Therefore, flexible frameworks like AREA are crucial to develop respective applications in a reasonable time.}, language = {en} } @article{GrabenhenrichTrendelenburgBellachetal.2020, author = {Grabenhenrich, Linus and Trendelenburg, Val{\´e}rie and Bellach, Johanna and Y{\"u}rek, Song{\"u}l and Reich, Andreas and Fiandor, Ana and Rivero, Daniela and Sigurdardottir, Sigurveig and Clausen, Michael and Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G. and Xepapadaki, Paraskevi and Sprikkelman, Aline B. and Dontje, Bianca and Roberts, Graham and Grimshaw, Kate and Kowalski, Marek L. and Kurowski, Marcin and Dubakiene, Ruta and Rudzeviciene, Odilija and Fern{\´a}ndez-Rivas, Montserrat and Couch, Philip and Versteeg, Serge A. and van Ree, Ronald and Mills, Clare and Keil, Thomas and Beyer, Kirsten}, title = {Frequency of food allergy in school-aged children in eight European countries—The EuroPrevall-iFAAM birth cohort}, series = {Allergy}, volume = {75}, journal = {Allergy}, number = {9}, doi = {10.1111/all.14290}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214746}, pages = {2294 -- 2308}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background The prevalence of food allergy (FA) among European school children is poorly defined. Estimates have commonly been based on parent-reported symptoms. We aimed to estimate the frequency of FA and sensitization against food allergens in primary school children in eight European countries. Methods A follow-up assessment at age 6-10 years of a multicentre European birth cohort based was undertaken using an online parental questionnaire, clinical visits including structured interviews and skin prick tests (SPT). Children with suspected FA were scheduled for double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges (DBPCFC). Results A total of 6105 children participated in this school-age follow-up (57.8\% of 10 563 recruited at birth). For 982 of 6069 children (16.2\%), parents reported adverse reactions after food consumption in the online questionnaire. Of 2288 children with parental face-to-face interviews and/or skin prick testing, 238 (10.4\%) were eligible for a DBPCFC. Sixty-three foods were challenge-tested in 46 children. Twenty food challenges were positive in 17 children, including seven to hazelnut and three to peanut. Another seventy-one children were estimated to suffer FA among those who were eligible but refused DBPCFC. This yielded prevalence estimates for FA in school age between 1.4\% (88 related to all 6105 participants of this follow-up) and 3.8\% (88 related to 2289 with completed eligibility assessment). Interpretation In primary school children in eight European countries, the prevalence of FA was lower than expected even though parents of this cohort have become especially aware of allergic reactions to food. There was moderate variation between centres hampering valid regional comparisons.}, language = {en} } @article{HerrmannAdamNotzetal.2020, author = {Herrmann, Johannes and Adam, Elisabeth Hannah and Notz, Quirin and Helmer, Philipp and Sonntagbauer, Michael and Ungemach-Papenberg, Peter and Sanns, Andreas and Zausig, York and Steinfeldt, Thorsten and Torje, Iuliu and Schmid, Benedikt and Schlesinger, Tobias and Rolfes, Caroline and Reyher, Christian and Kredel, Markus and Stumpner, Jan and Brack, Alexander and Wurmb, Thomas and Gill-Schuster, Daniel and Kranke, Peter and Weismann, Dirk and Klinker, Hartwig and Heuschmann, Peter and R{\"u}cker, Viktoria and Frantz, Stefan and Ertl, Georg and Muellenbach, Ralf Michael and Mutlak, Haitham and Meybohm, Patrick and Zacharowski, Kai and Lotz, Christopher}, title = {COVID-19 Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome — A Multicenter Observational Study}, series = {Frontiers in Medicine}, volume = {7}, journal = {Frontiers in Medicine}, issn = {2296-858X}, doi = {10.3389/fmed.2020.599533}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219834}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background: Proportions of patients dying from the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vary between different countries. We report the characteristics; clinical course and outcome of patients requiring intensive care due to COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Methods: This is a retrospective, observational multicentre study in five German secondary or tertiary care hospitals. All patients consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in any of the participating hospitals between March 12 and May 4, 2020 with a COVID-19 induced ARDS were included. Results: A total of 106 ICU patients were treated for COVID-19 induced ARDS, whereas severe ARDS was present in the majority of cases. Survival of ICU treatment was 65.0\%. Median duration of ICU treatment was 11 days; median duration of mechanical ventilation was 9 days. The majority of ICU treated patients (75.5\%) did not receive any antiviral or anti-inflammatory therapies. Venovenous (vv) ECMO was utilized in 16.3\%. ICU triage with population-level decision making was not necessary at any time. Univariate analysis associated older age, diabetes mellitus or a higher SOFA score on admission with non-survival during ICU stay. Conclusions: A high level of care adhering to standard ARDS treatments lead to a good outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients.}, language = {en} }