Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2024
Review[Compression therapy for inflammatory dermatoses of the legs].
In addition to venous and lymphatic diseases, there is increasing scientific evidence that inflammatory dermatoses of the legs are also indications for compression therapy. Specifically, diseases such as pyoderma gangrenosum, livedoid vasculopathy, cutaneous vasculitides, necrobiosis lipoidica, psoriasis, or erysipelas are conditions for which adjunctive compression therapy may be used when manifestations occur on the lower extremities. ⋯ Especially because of the often problematic pain symptoms, compression therapy can be performed with low resting pressures around 20 mmHg, especially in inflammatory dermatoses. In this review article, the current scientific aspects of compression therapy in inflammatory dermatoses of the legs and the corresponding limitations are presented in a differentiated manner.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2024
[How to design a questionnaire? Practical tips on formulating the questions and constructing the questionnaire].
Questionnaires are often used in medical research, although the construction of questionnaires is not part of standard education for medical researchers. In this article, a step-by-step guide is given on how to formulate and use a questionnaire in practice. The steps are illustrated with an example. These instructions can help researchers to develop their own questionnaires in the context of their empirical research, which meet the quality standards of empirical social research.
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HFrEF causes significant morbidity and mortality and represents a major public health burden. Recently, there have been significant scientific advances in the treatment of HFrEF, with ARNI, BB, MRA, and SGLT-2i forming the GDMT for HFrEF. ⋯ In addition, new initiation and titration procedures have recently been introduced that may progressively improve the management and prognosis of HFrEF. Further efforts are also needed to improve the use of GDMT, which is currently underutilized.