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7 items tagged with 'epidemiology'.

Publications (7)

Research in Progress on Integrating Health and Environmental Data in Epidemiological Studies

LIFE- Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases

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Epidemiological studies analyze and monitor the health state of a population. They typically use different methods and techniques to capture and to integrate data of interest before they can be analyzed. ...

Authors: Toralf Kirsten, J. Blumberg, G. Ivanova, P. Dietrich, Christoph Engel, Markus Löffler, W. Kiess

Date Published: 24th Jan 2017

Journal: Springer International Publishing

Human Diseases: Not specified

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52464-1_32

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Created: 13th May 2019 at 10:04, Last updated: 13th May 2019 at 10:05

Normative values of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), derived from a large German sample.

LIFE Adult

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PURPOSE: Daytime sleepiness is associated with several medical problems. The aim of this paper is to provide normative values for one of the most often used questionnaires measuring daytime sleepiness, ...

Authors: Christian Sander, U. Hegerl, K. Wirkner, N. Walter, R. D. Kocalevent, K. Petrowski, H. Glaesmer, Andreas Hinz

Date Published: 29th May 2016

Journal: Sleep Breath

Human Diseases: Not specified

PubMed ID: 27234595

Citation: Sleep Breath. 2016 Dec;20(4):1337-1345. doi: 10.1007/s11325-016-1363-7. Epub 2016 May 27.

Created: 13th May 2019 at 08:40, Last updated: 13th May 2019 at 08:41

Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener GAD-7, based on a large German general population sample.

LIFE Adult

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BACKGROUND: The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scales GAD-7 and GAD-2 are instruments for the assessment of anxiety. The aims of this study are to test psychometric properties of these questionnaires, ...

Authors: Andreas Hinz, A. M. Klein, E. Brahler, H. Glaesmer, Tobias Luck, Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller, K. Wirkner, A. Hilbert

Date Published: 1st Mar 2017

Journal: J Affect Disord

Human Diseases: Not specified

PubMed ID: 28088111

Citation: J Affect Disord. 2017 Mar 1;210:338-344. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.012. Epub 2016 Dec 18.

Created: 10th May 2019 at 13:56, Last updated: 10th May 2019 at 13:57

Elevated HbA1c is associated with increased risk of incident dementia in primary care patients.

LIFE Adult

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor of dementia. The effect of T2DM treatment quality on dementia risk, however, is unclear. 1,342 elderly individuals recruited via general practitioner ...

Authors: A. Ramirez, S. Wolfsgruber, C. Lange, H. Kaduszkiewicz, S. Weyerer, J. Werle, M. Pentzek, A. Fuchs, Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller, Tobias Luck, E. Mosch, H. Bickel, B. Wiese, J. Prokein, H. H. Konig, C. Brettschneider, M. M. Breteler, W. Maier, F. Jessen, M. Scherer

Date Published: 20th Dec 2014

Journal: J Alzheimers Dis

Human Diseases: diabetes mellitus, dementia, Alzheimer's disease

PubMed ID: 25524954

Citation: J Alzheimers Dis. 2015;44(4):1203-12. doi: 10.3233/JAD-141521.

Created: 9th May 2019 at 10:44, Last updated: 13th May 2019 at 09:17

Mortality in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline: Results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+).

LIFE Adult

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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that dementia and cognitive impairment can increase mortality, but less is known about the association between subjectively perceived cognitive deficits (subjective ...

Authors: Tobias Luck, Susanne Roehr, F. Jessen, A. Villringer, M. C. Angermeyer, Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller

Date Published: 24th Sep 2015

Journal: J Alzheimers Dis

Human Diseases: dementia

PubMed ID: 26402077

Citation: J Alzheimers Dis. 2015 Sep 24;48 Suppl 1:S33-42. doi: 10.3233/JAD-150090.

Created: 9th May 2019 at 10:29, Last updated: 13th May 2019 at 09:15

Incident subjective memory complaints and the risk of subsequent dementia.

LIFE Adult

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OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to analyze the association between new-incident-subjective memory complaints (SMC) and risk of subsequent dementia in a general population sample aged 75+ years. ...

Authors: Tobias Luck, M. Luppa, H. Matschinger, F. Jessen, M. C. Angermeyer, Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller

Date Published: 10th Sep 2014

Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand

Human Diseases: dementia

PubMed ID: 25201166

Citation: Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2015 Apr;131(4):290-6. doi: 10.1111/acps.12328. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Created: 9th May 2019 at 10:28, Last updated: 13th May 2019 at 09:15

The Speaking Voice in the General Population: Normative Data and Associations to Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors.

LIFE Adult

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OBJECTIVES: Normative data concerning the speaking voice in the general population were gathered with the aim to establish standard values for clinical diagnostics. Associations between the speaking ...

Authors: M. Berg, M. Fuchs, K. Wirkner, Markus Löffler, Christoph Engel, T. Berger

Date Published: 3rd Jul 2016

Journal: J Voice

Human Diseases: speech disorder

PubMed ID: 27370073

Citation: J Voice. 2017 Mar;31(2):257.e13-257.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.06.001. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

Created: 10th Apr 2019 at 09:31, Last updated: 3rd Jun 2019 at 07:02