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G Rössler

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PubMed2002

[Socio-economic differences in the utilisation of screening programmes and health promotion measures in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany].

This paper examines the effect of socio-economic status on the utilisation of screening programmes and health promotion measures, based on data of a representative health survey in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), with a sample of 1,920 respondents. The analysis focuses especially on the utilisation of the cancer screening programme and the 'Health Check-Up' programme, which both have a high rank in German secondary prevention strategies. During the study year and the year before 29.2 % of the relevant male and 56.5 % of the female population took part in cancer screening programmes. At the same time 29.6 % of the males and 30.1 % of the females took part in the 'Health Check-Up' programme. In respect of socio-economic differences, the data confirmed the results of former studies in which non-participation of cancer screening programmes increased with decreasing social class. The social gradient was more pronounced with women than with men. While for the 'Health Check-Up' no socio-economic differences could be found, the participation rates in health promotion measures for women varied significantly with socio-economic status. For both screening programmes generally weaker statistical associations were found if the socio-economic status index was substituted by the educational level of the respondents. The findings suggest that strategies designed to increase participation of such programmes should concentrate more on lower social status persons to prevent the development of inequalities in health.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in retinal artery occlusion].

UNLABELLED: Retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is an ophthalmological emergency that causes a major decrease of visual parameters in most of the cases. Purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) on visual acuity (VA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with acute central or branch artery occlusion (CRAO/BRAO) consecutively admitted to our hospital were offered adjunctive HBO. Standard therapy consisted of ocular massage for 3 minutes, paracentesis and intravenous acetazolamide. HBO (3 x 30 minutes at 240 kPa) was applied t.i.d. on the first day, b.i.d. on day 2 and 3 and o.d. for at least another 4 days. Patients who refused HBO or had contraindications served as controls. VA was measured according to the guidelines of ETDRS. The follow up was 3 months. RESULTS: HBO: 8 patients with CRAO showed a mean increase in VA of 1 line, 4 of 8 patients had an increase of 2 lines and more, in 3 of 8 patients VA was unchanged and one patient suffered a decrease of 6 lines. 10 patients with BRAO showed a mean increase in VA of 8 lines, 8 of 10 patients showed an mean increase of 2 and more lines, in 2 of 10 patients VA was unchanged. CONTROLS: 8 Patients with CRAO had a mean increase of 2 lines during follow up, 3 of 8 patients showed an increase of 2 lines and more, in 5 of 8 patients VA was unchanged. 6 patients with BRAO had a mean increase of VA of 4 lines, 3 of 6 patients had an increase of 2 lines and more, one patient lost 3 lines and in 2 patients VA was unchanged. The results are compared to the literature. CONCLUSIONS: HBO seems to be beneficial for VA in eyes with BRAO. Further investigations are necessary to prove this observation.

Acetazolamide↗
PubMed2000

Adolescents' drug use and drug knowledge.

UNLABELLED: Self-medication is a common event. To use drugs correctly, a basic knowledge about drugs is required. Poor data are available about adults' drug knowledge. Furthermore, adolescents' basic drug knowledge has not been investigated. This study was designed in order to explore adolescents' drug use and knowledge and the factors that influence them. A total of 56 tenth grade students between 15-17 years of age at a secondary school in Dresden, Germany were enrolled in a pilot study by answering a self-completion questionnaire. Of adolescents, 57% took from one to six different drugs in the 2 weeks before questioning. In particular, a chronic consumption of non-opioid analgesics was found. Some 15% of adolescents took headache remedies at least several times per month. Self-acquisition occurred more often for these drugs than for any other drug group. The best score for drug knowledge was 10 out of 13 possible points and only 43% of students attained from 7 to 10 points. Astonishingly, more than two-thirds of adolescents could not describe in their own words how a medicinal agent is ingested. Female gender and a chronic drug consumption were detected as influencing factors of better drug knowledge. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that adolescents gain drug knowledge through drug consumption and not before taking drugs. This leads to a potential risk particularly in the case of self-medication.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

[Repeat laser coagulation of subretinal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration].

INTRODUCTION: Retinal laser coagulation (LC) of extrafoveal subretinal neovascularization (SRN) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the only sure therapy. Diagnostics, therapy and follow-up are presented in a case report. CASE REPORT: A 55-year-old woman had suffered from progressive reduction of visual acuity (with metamorphopsia) in both eyes (LE > RE) for 3 years. In the RE the visual acuity was 0.32 and in the LE 0.05. Funduscopy and fluorescein angiography revealed in both eyes the wet form of AMD. The extrafovealy located SRN of the RE was photocoagulated and had to be retreated three-times in 6 weeks due to persistence. For 8 months the findings in the RE have been stable. VA has been improved to 0.4 and no metamorphopsia has been found. CONCLUSION: Extrafoveal SRN should be treated by LC. Short-term follow-up (including FA) and in most cases several LCs are necessary to close the SRN and save the patients' reading vision.

Female↗
PubMed1985

[Euphorbiae keratoconjunctivitis].

This paper reports on 6 cases of keratoconjunctivitis caused by the latex of Euphorbiaceae, one of them with slight systemic intoxication. Phorbolesters are considered to be responsible for the toxicity of the latex of Euphorbiaceae, e.g., in the case of Euphorbia helioscopia, 12-Desoxyphorbol-13-phenylacetate-2-O-acetate. Since all of the cases of keratoconjunctivitis Euphorbiae described here, as well as the majority of those cited in the literature, have resulted in a restitutio ad integrum, a benign course may be expected, even in cases of keratoconjunctivitis Euphorbiae with initially severe clinical pictures.

Burns, Chemical↗