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Gerald Strauss
Researcher at Case Western Reserve University
Publications - 7
Citations - 467
Gerald Strauss is an academic researcher from Case Western Reserve University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urinary incontinence & Quality of life. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 420 citations. Previous affiliations of Gerald Strauss include Veterans Health Administration.
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Mortality rates and diabetic foot ulcers: is it time to communicate mortality risk to patients with diabetic foot ulceration?
TL;DR: New-onset diabetic foot ulcers should be considered a marker for significantly increased mortality and should be aggressively managed locally, systemically, and psychologically.
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Shared medical appointments based on the chronic care model: a quality improvement project to address the challenges of patients with diabetes with high cardiovascular risk
Susan Kirsh,Sharon A. Watts,Kristina Pascuzzi,Mary Ellen O'Day,David Davidson,Gerald Strauss,Elizabeth F O Kern,David C. Aron +7 more
TL;DR: To improve intermediate outcome measures for diabetes (A1c, SBP, LDL-cholesterol) focusing on those patients at highest cardiovascular risk, a programme of group visits was initiated in which participants achieved benefits in terms of cardiovascular risk reduction.
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Effects of combined pelvic floor muscle exercise and a support group on urinary incontinence and quality of life of postprostatectomy patients.
TL;DR: It is suggested that practicing PFME in a group with patients with incontinence who have undergone prostatectomy can be a useful nursing intervention and provide promising evidence regarding the effect of the proposed intervention on adherence to PFME, urinary incontinent and quality of life.
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Intervention of urinary incontinence and quality of life outcome in prostate cancer patients.
TL;DR: It is suggested that an intervention focusing on urinary continence improves quality of life in postprostatectomy patients and is significantly associated with reduced depression and symptom distress over time.
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What it would take for men to attend and benefit from support groups after prostatectomy for prostate cancer: a problem-solving approach.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that men are willing to attend support groups that focus on solving problems and that social supports help men improve continence and quality of life.