Birgit Senft

Birgit Senft
statistix freelance evaluator | BBRZ MED

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September 2016 - present
BBRZ MED GMBH
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June 2006 - March 2016
Reha-Klinik für Seelische Gesundheit Klagenfurt
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January 2006 - present
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Introduction Presence of deep infiltrating bowel endometriosis (DE) is associated with occurrence of dyschezia and gastrointestinal symptoms. The degree of the disease, the lesion length, and the location, that is, lesion‐to‐anal‐verge distance (LAVD) of DE, as well as the severity of the symptoms appear to be correlated. Nevertheless, it is not ye...
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Background: The Somatic Symptoms Scale (SSS) was developed as a brief assessment and screening tool for evaluating the somatic burden of individuals. Nepal lacks a culturally adapted Nepali version of a brief measure of somatic symptoms scale (SSS) for clinical and research use. This research covers translation, cultural adaptation, testing, and ap...
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Objective: The “Five Minute Preceptor Model” (5MP) is a teaching method which addresses the training needs of students within clinical placements. Investigation of its applicability for nursing education is equally missing as research on designing effective 5MP trainings for nurse preceptors. Aim of the pilot study was to develop and evaluate a 5 M...
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Background and aims Rehabilitation aims to increase the ability to return to work and promotes participation in family and social life. For pensioners, rehabilitation is possible in Austria through the health insurance institutions, but it is far from guaranteed. In old age, rehabilitation can contribute to the reduction of risk factors and help to...
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Introduction There is an ongoing debate on surgical techniques for colorectal deep endometriosis (DE) and their effects on gastrointestinal (GI) function. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the differences in pre‐ and postsurgical GI function, health profiles and pain symptoms in women undergoing colorectal surgery for symptomat...
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Reha in der Rente – Themaverfehlung oder sinnvoll? Birgit Senft, Caroline Jaritz, Doris Petz, Sigurd Hochfellner Hintergrund und Zielstellung Rehabilitation soll die Wiedergewinnung der Fähigkeit zur Berufsausübung steigern und die aktive Teilhabe am Leben in Familie und Gesellschaft fördern. Erwerbstätigen und arbeitslosen Personen sowie Empfänger...
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Background: Patients suffering from colorectal deep endometriosis (DE) experience gastrointestinal symptoms with almost the same frequency as gynecological pain symptoms. Preoperatively existing gastrointestinal symptoms may translate into pathological gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI) and low anterior resection syndrome scores (LARS)...
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Aim: To examine the validity and reliability of HSCL-25 through using CFA. Methods: A non-experimental survey design was used to examine the anxiety and depression of doctors (n=547) using online and paper-and-pencil methods with the use of N-HSCL-25. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and other applicable psychometric tests were carried out. Res...
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HSCL-20 Nepali Version Validated through Confirmatory Factor Analysis - 20 Items scale for public use. Citation: Adhikari, Y., & Senft, B. (2022). A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25) Nepali Version. Moj Publich Health, 11(3),164-168. http://dx.doi.org/.10.15406/mojph.2022.11.00395
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Background: This research studied the prevalence of professional and personal distress of Nepali doctors, and examined the impact of their professional quality of life (ProQOL) on their distress. Aim: To examine the situation of personal and professional distress and explore interrelationships between measures of ProQOL (burnout - BO, secondary tra...
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The level of structural integration (LSI), a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic concept originally developed by the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD), provides a promising empirical approach that is recognized beyond the boundaries of psychoanalysis and is highly relevant for therapy and research. The aim of our study was to investigate the i...
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Introduction Surgical experience and hospital procedure volumes have been associated with the risk of severe complications in expert centers for endometriosis in France. However, little is known about other certified units in Central European countries. Material and methods This retrospective observational study included 937 women who underwent su...
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Background Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide and hormone involved in emotional functioning and also seems to play a role in moderating the stress response. Both preclinical and clinical studies point to an increased methylation status of the Oxytocin receptor (OXTR) promoter region with concomitant deficits in social, cognitive and emotional functio...
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Genetic factors were shown to play a major role in both variation of treatment response and incidence of adverse effects to medication in affective disorders. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of therapygenetic studies, investigating the prediction of psychological therapy outcomes from genetic markers. Neuroplasticity and one of its mediators, b...
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Hintergrund und Zielstellung Die Bewertung des Rehabilitationserfolgs erfolgt häufig anhand von Effektgrößen für Patient-Reported-Outcomes, auch wenn diese Vorgehensweise aufgrund meist fehlender Kontrollgruppen durchaus kritisch gesehen werden kann. In Meta-Analysen werden die Effekte bei hinreichender Studienqualität verglichen, wobei unterschied...
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We investigated the benefit of a 6-week ambulant psychiatric rehabilitation program in an ambulant psychiatric rehabilitation clinic in Vienna, Austria, from January 2014 to December 2016 by an uncontrolled repeated measures study. The potential of this intervention program was assessed by effectiveness and cost measures using suitable statistical...
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The effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and adolescents are versatile and vast. Reduced quality of life, emotional problems, social withdrawal, and symptoms of anxiety and depression up to suicidal ideations have been reported in numerous studies. They mainly use self-assessment, quite a few use parental assessments. The focus of...
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Zusammenfassung Ziele: In der internationalen Literatur werden Steigerungen der Inzidenzraten psychischer Erkrankungen durch die COVID-19-Pandemie berichtet. Junge Menschen und Menschen mit psychischen Vorerkrankungen sind besonders durch die Pandemie belastet. Gegenstand dieser Studie sind das Ausmaß psychischer Symptombelastung, die Funktionsfähi...
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Background: Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide and hormone involved in emotional functioning and also seems to play a role in moderating the stress response. Both preclinical and clinical studies point to an increased methylation status of the Oxytocin receptor (OXTR) promoter region with concomitant deficits in social, cognitive and emotional functi...
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Objectives: To measure mentalization in a feasible manner, various instruments have been designed in recent years. The Brief Reflective Functioning Interview (BRFI) is a short interview that is based on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). The aim of both studies was to examine the psychometric properties of the German version of the BRFI and to...
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Background: When investigating the neurobiology of suicidal behavior, Monoamino Oxidase A (MAOA) is one of the prime suspects to consider. Interestingly, MAOA dysregulation has also been associated with violent behavior in previous publications. In the present study, we aimed to establish an association between polymorphisms of the MAOA gene and me...
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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund und Zielstellung Zahlreiche Studien belegen, dass Psychotherapie wirkt. Sie findet in unterschiedlichsten Settings statt, die Datenlage dazu ist derzeit in Österreich noch ausbaufähig. Verhaltenstherapie stellt im 6‑wöchigen Kurzzeit-Setting der vorgestellten ambulanten medizinisch-psychiatrischen Rehabilitation das zen...
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Background: There are indications of associations between the ability to mentalize and psychological defense mechanisms. However, only a few studies have focused on these associations, and even fewer have included empirical analyses. In the present study, we aimed to fill this research gap by analyzing the link between the ability to mentalize and...
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Keywords: PNES functional neurological disorder non-epileptic dissociative seizure pediatric hyperventilation biofeedback) A B S T R A C T The purpose of this study was to determine psychophysiology and dissociative characteristics of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in a clinical pediatric setting. A retrospective chart review was conduct...
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Eine Umfrage unter 278 österreichischen Pflegenden zeigte einen starken Anstieg des Arbeitsaufwands und große Herausforderungen durch COVID-19. Mit größeren Belastungen gingen eine verminderte Arbeitszufriedenheit und Gesundheit einher. Die Isolation der zu Pflegenden hat am meisten belastet. Die Befragten lernten viel aus der schwierigen Situation...
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Our study explores the relationships between traffic-psychological driving-related personality traits, fluid intelligence, and cognitive abilities for drivers whose driver license has been revoked due to intoxicated driving (alcohol and/or drugs). We were able to show that high significant impacts on cognitive functions derive from the participants...
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Zusammenfassung: Hintergrund: Eine sekundäre Datenauswertung ergänzt eine Primärstudie, die ein telemedizinisches Nachsorgeprogramm evaluiert. Die Sekundärstudie prüft die Übertragbarkeit der Er-gebnisse auf die Gesamtbevölkerung und bietet Einblicke in das Nutzenpotenzial von Routinedaten. Methode: Zur Evaluation einer webbasierten Rehabilitations...
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to prospectively validate a care pathway for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) in a pediatric setting. The pathway was developed based on a previous study of patients at our center, which demonstrated positive treatment outcomes of 80% full or partial remission. Sequentially referred patients with PNES i...
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Background: To assess treatment success of depressive symptoms, different statistical methods are available. Effect sizes, percentage improvement, significant improvement, and clinical significant improvement are established methods to assess treatment effects based on "patient reported outcomes". Aim of the study: How do treatment effects diffe...
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Zusammenfassung Die Belastungen der Rinder bei Transporten im Allgemeinen und bei Langstreckentransporten im Speziellen sind erheblich. Physische (Hitze, Kälte, abnormale Luftfeuchtigkeit, hohe Ladedichte, Hunger, Durst, Lärm) und psychische Strapazen (Stress, Furcht, Angst) beeinträchtigen das Wohlbefinden der Tiere und führen nicht selten zu Verl...
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Methoden zur Bewertung nachhaltiger Wirkungen im Gesundheitsbereich Hintergrund: Bei der Evaluation von Gesundheitsmaßnahmen ist Nachhaltigkeit ein wesentlicher Aspekt. Zur Bewertung des Erfolgs werden überwiegend Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs), also Sets an Fragebögen eingesetzt. Diese beinhalten z.B. Konstrukte wie Lebensqualität, Symptombelast...
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Hintergrund: Schemata nach Young sind stabile, Trait-artige Überzeugungen über sich selbst und die Welt, die aufgrund früher negativer Erfahrungen entstanden sind (Renner, Arntz, Leeuw & Huibers, 2014). Sie sind mit den drei Kernüberzeugungen nach Clark und Beck (1999) vergleichbar, wurden aber stärker ausdifferenziert. 18 Schemata werden in fünf D...
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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of mentalization in the association between adult attachment and interpersonal problems. Methods: The sample consisted of 89 patients with different types of mental disorders who were at the beginning of treatment in one of two medical centers. Both mediational analysis and pat...
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Hintergrund: Die Schematherapie (Young, 1990) wurde auf Grundlage kognitiver Verhaltenstherapie entwickelt um symptom- bzw. störungsbezogene Konzepte zur Behandlung von strukturellen bzw. persönlichkeitsbedingten Störungsanteilen spezifisch zu erweitern (Roediger, 2016). Die Wirksamkeit schematherapeutischer Behandlung im stationären Setting ist be...
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Hintergrund und Zielsetzung: Die hohe Lebenszeitprävalenz psychischer Erkrankungen von über 40% zeigt die Dringlichkeit des Themas in Bezug auf Prävention und frühzeitige Behandlung. Jedes Jahr ist etwa ⅓ der Bevölkerung betroffen, daher ist Wissen zur Erkennung und zu Behandlungsmöglichkeiten von großer Bedeutung. Maßnahmenbeschreibung/Methodik:...
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Objectives: Associations between interpersonal problems and mentalization have rarely been investigated. In this study, we explored patterns of interpersonal problems, mentalization, symptom severity , and attachment during inpatient treatment and at follow-up. Additionally, we investigated whether mentalization predicts a decrease in interpersonal...
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Die Erforschung von Intersession-Prozesse ist ein relativ junges Gebiet in der Psychotherapieforschung und erste Arbeiten darüber gab es vor allem auf dem Gebiet der ambulanten tiefenpsychologisch fundierten Psychotherapie. Inzwischen liegen auch erste Ergebnisse von stationärer Psychotherapie vor. Unter Intersession-Prozesse versteht man die Vera...
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Hintergrund: Die Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Beginn und Ende ambulanter psychiatrischer Rehabilitation ist fester Bestandteil des Assessments, das vom Kostenträger Pensionsversicherung vorgegebenen wird. Zielsetzung ist die Messung von Veränderungen sowie der Vergleich von Indikationsgruppen. Dazu wurden seit Implementierung der Rehabilitation...
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The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Initiative has set forth 10 Basic Principles for higher education. In the present study, a 10 item self-report questionnaire measuring personal endorsement of these principles has been tested by self-report questionnaires with university and post-graduate students from Austria, China, Cyprus, India, Nigeria...
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Hintergrund/Studienziel Lern- und Konzentrationsstörungen bis hin zu ADS/ADHS sind bei Schulkindern in den westlichen Industriestaaten weit verbreitet. Einseitiges Ernährungsverhalten und daraus resultierende Mikronährstoff-Defizite spielen bei dieser Symptomatik eine entscheidende Rolle. Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchung war, den Einfluss eines k...
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Background: Based on the data of an analysis of costs of psychopharmacological treatment by the Austrian Rechnungshof in 2011, which also revealed remarkable differences between Salzburg and Carinthia (federal states of Austria), a panel of experts discussed the potential causes. A consequence was the following prospective study, which took place...
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Interessession Prozesse beziehen sich darauf, wie die therapeutische Situation bzw. der Therapeut als Person vom Patienten repräsentiert wird. Das kann sich in Gedanken, Gefühlen, Erinnerungen, Erlebnissen oder Träumen äußern. Zur Untersuchung der Fragestellung, ob Intersession-Prozesse in der Einzel- und Gruppentherapie mit der therapeutischen Bez...
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In Austria there are 23 psychotherapeutic-methods recognized by government, but there are no recommendations regarding the question, which method should be applied for certain disorders. In Germany there are three recognized methods and explicit guidelines for ICD-groups. Whereas efficacy seems to be ensured, effectiveness remains a typical questio...
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Im Rahmen der medizinisch-psychiatrischen Rehabilitation in der Reha-Klinik für Seelische Gesundheit und Prävention wird psychotherapeutische Behandlung im Gruppen- und Einzelsetting angeboten. Standardmäßig werden die Psychotherapiemotivation, die Wirksamkeit der Behandlung und die Zufriedenheit der Patienten anhand von Fragebögen erhoben (N=1.800...
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Die Wirksamkeit einer antidepressiven Medikation und eines Mikronährstoffpräparates (Reload24®) wurde in Kombination mit Gruppentherapie in der Behandlung von 62 Burnout-Patienten (24 ♂) verglichen. Ausgangswerte und Veränderungen im 3-monatigen Beobachtungszeitraum wurden mittels SCL-90-R Symptomcheckliste, BOSS I und II (Burnout-Screening-Skalen)...
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Hintergrund und Ziele: Zu den Leistungen der Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PV) in Österreich gehören Gesundheitsvorsorge und Rehabilitation mit dem Ziel, die Leistungsfähigkeit soweit zu steigern, dass krankheitsbedingtes Ausscheiden aus dem aktiven Erwerbsleben vermieden wird. Die medizinische Rehabilitation psychischer Erkrankungen wird als inter...
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Refugees have an increased risk of unemployment. We initially examined 83 unemployed refugees in Austria (mean age 34.01 years, s = 10.04), 42 of whom attended vocational training courses and 41 of whom did not. At the time of assessment some months later, 37 participants (44.6%) were employed and 46 (55.4%) were unemployed. We used sociodemographi...
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Background: Treatment Goals fulfil multiple tasks in psychotherapy: They serve to disclose and reflect therapeutic values and standards and they form the basis of decision-making in selecting and planning treatment. Moreover, treatment goals have a therapeutic effect by themselves and serve as criteria for evaluating outcome. In (psychiatric) rehab...
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Hintergrund Die Erforschung des Zusammenhangs zwischen obstruktivem Schlafapnoe-Syndrom und Beeinträchtigungen im Bereich der exekutiven Funktionen lieferte bisher inhomogene Ergebnisse. Gestörter Nachtschlaf bedingt u. a. Beeinträchtigungen auf der kognitiven Ebene. Material und Methoden Bei 32 Patienten wurde die Arbeitsgedächtnisleistung mittel...
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Ziel der Studie ist die Erfassung der Häufigkeit und Art von Traumatisierungen bei Patienten mit Ersthospitalisation und Erstmanifestation bei schizophrenen Erkrankungen sowie eine umfassende Beschreibung dieser Patientengruppe durch die differenzierte Erhebung der schizophrenen Kernsymptomatik und traumaassoziierter Symptome. Methode: 18 Patienten...
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Die Messung von Integration stellt eine große Herausforderung für Forschende dar, zumal das Merkmal Migrationshintergrund nicht einheitlich, länderübergreifend definiert wurde. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Daten zur Gesundheit von Migrantinnen und eine Auswahl bestehender Indikatorensysteme zur Integrationsmessung - unter Berücksichtigung von...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the presence of one or more premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) during coronary calcium score scan (CS) on image quality and accuracy of subsequent dual-source coronary CT angiography (DS CCTA). Fifty-three out of 502 patients showed one or more PVCs during CS and built the study grou...
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To evaluate the accuracy of dual-energy CT angiography (DE-CTA) maximum intensity projections (MIPs) in symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). In 58 patients, DE-CTA of the lower extremities was performed on dual-source CT. In a maximum of 35 arterial segments, severity of the most stenotic lesion was graded (<10%, 10-49% and 50-...
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Psychotherapy is regarded as an essential prerequisite for the success of therapeutical treatment. Within the scope of an inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation facility, data of psychotherapy motivation of 525 patients were collected and connected with data on symptomatic stress, treatment-related changes and socio-demographic data. The recording of...
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Resident population of psychiatric facilities have been greatly reduced as has the length of hospital stay. However, admissions and particularly readmissions have increased. Long-term institutional care has been replaced by multiple short-term hospitalization. Any intervention that reduces heavy use is therefore likely to lead to significant saving...

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I am looking for a coach to work with RevMan. Do any of you have time for coaching (for a fee, of course) or can someone recommend a person? In German or English would be great,
Thank you Birgit Senft

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