The prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in a German geriatric day clinic.

Purpose: Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity are defined by the loss of muscle strength and mass. Both diseases pose a growing global challenge. Their prevalences vary between studied populations.

[The potential of medical comics in rheumatology-Results of a standardized survey at the German Rheumatology Congress 2024].

Background: Comics are increasingly being discussed as an innovative means of communication in healthcare. In rheumatology there has so far been a lack of studies on the acceptance and potential use of medical comics.

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to determine the acceptance of medical comics among rheumatologists and to evaluate their potential for use in clinical practice.

Improving preventive health in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: A randomized controlled trial of an educational video intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of an educational video on adherence to preventive health measures in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Methods: The KOMO-R study was a prospective, six-month, single-center, randomized controlled trial. Participants received personalized to-do lists with up to 13 tasks based on local preventive health guidelines.

Impact of quasi-elimination of Wuchereria bancrofti on HIV incidence in southwest Tanzania: a 12-year prospective cohort study.

Background: Before introduction of anthelmintic treatment programmes in southwest Tanzania, our group described a 2·3-fold increase in HIV incidence among adults infected with the helminth Wuchereria bancrofti. Between 2007 and 2011, HIV incidence was 1·91 cases per 100 person-years in people with a W bancrofti infection and 0·80 cases per 100 person-years in those without the infection. We aimed to examine the impact of a reduction in W bancrofti infection as a result of mass drug administration on HIV incidence in southwest Tanzania.

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity.

Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized disease of skeletal muscle characterized by a loss of muscle strength and muscle mass. The combination of obesity and sarcopenia is called sarcopenic obesity. Because of the aging of the population in many countries around the world, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity are a challenge for global health policy.

[Fragility Fractures: Preoperative assessment and optimisation].

Fragility fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality. An interdisciplinary collaboration and an individualized, patient-centered approach are essential to ensure an optimized preoperative period and to improve perioperative safety. Preoperative responsibilities of trauma surgery include in the first step the identification of fragility fractures and the necessity for geriatric involvement.

Sedatives and Sedation at the End of Life in Nursing Homes: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Objectives: There is scarce information about sedation in nursing homes at the end of life. We aimed to assess (1) the use of sedatives generally and "sedatives with continuous effect," based on objective operational criteria, within the last week of life in nursing homes and (2) factors associated with this treatment.

Design: Retrospective cohort study, using the nursing homes' medical records.