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| J M GaspozSummaryAffiliation: University Hospital Country: Switzerland Publications
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Comparing a disease-specific and a generic health-related quality of life instrument in subjects with asthma from the general populationMilo A Puhan
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, CH 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
Health Qual Life Outcomes 6:15. 2008..We investigated the validity of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and the SF-36 completed by individuals with asthma from the population-based SAPALDIA (Swiss study on air pollution and lung diseases in adults) cohort...- Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in undocumented migrants undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy: a prospective cohort studyHans Wolff
Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 8:391. 2008..We aimed to compare CTI prevalence among undocumented migrants undergoing termination of pregnancy (ToP) to the prevalence among women with residency permit... - A predictive score to identify hospitalized patients' risk of discharge to a post-acute care facilityMartine Louis Simonet
Service of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Health Serv Res 8:154. 2008..The purposes of the study were to develop and validate a score predicting discharge to a post-acute care (PAC) facility and to determine its best assessment time... - Reduction of missed appointments at an urban primary care clinic: a randomised controlled studyNoelle Junod Perron
Division of Primary Care, Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Fam Pract 11:79. 2010..The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a sequential intervention reminding patients of their upcoming appointment and to identify the profile of patients missing their appointments... 
Cost effectiveness of aspirin, clopidogrel, or both for secondary prevention of coronary heart diseaseJean Michel Gaspoz
Clinique de Médecine II and the Division of Cardiology, Hopitaux Universitaires, Geneva, Switzerland
N Engl J Med 346:1800-6. 2002..We estimated the cost effectiveness of the increased use of aspirin, clopidogrel, or both for secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart disease...- [Should disease management be feared? (1): hospital care]J M Gaspoz
Departement de Medecine Interne, Service de médecine interne générale, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 1:2712-4, 2716. 2005..Such strategies participate to quality improvement programs in hospitals when they involve and empower all actors of a given process of care, are not imposed from outside, and use sound and rigorous development and evaluation methods... - [Erectile dysfunction: a potential useful marker for cardiovascular disease]L Sekoranja
Departement de Psychiatrie, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 2:774-6, 778. 2006.... - [Alternative to hospitalization for patients diagnosed with acute congestive heart failure]F P Sarasin
Unité d accueil et d urgence Département de médecine interne HUG, 1211 Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 2:2327-8, 2331. 2006..This strategy may reduce the overall incidence of hospitalization and subsequent readmissions as well as save costs. Outcome studies are needed before a widespread implementation of such strategies... - [Temporal trends in treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Switzerland from 1997 to 2005]A A Fassa
Service de cardiologie, Departement de Medecine Interne, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 2:1393-6, 1398. 2006..Main predictors of hospital mortality were withholding PCI and thrombolysis, advanced age and the presence of cardiogenic shock. Moreover, primary PCI was associated with lower hospital mortality when compared to thrombolysis... - [Self-medication amongst illegal Latino-American immigrants: necessary or inapropriate]M Besson
Service de medecine de premier recours, HUG, 121 1 Genève
Rev Med Suisse 3:2239-43. 2007..Taking the particular situation of illegal Latino-American immigrants, this review discusses the necessity of abording systematically the question of self-medication during a medical consultation... - [Heart failure and sexual dysfunction]L Sekoranja
Département de médecine interne et service des urgences, HUG, Geneve 14
Rev Med Suisse 4:763-7. 2008..Fear of cardiac events during intercourse can interfere with patients' ability to perform and enjoy sex, and thus, it is important that the physician be able to counsel patients with chronic heart failure about sexual activity... 
Long-term decline in lung function, utilisation of care and quality of life in modified GOLD stage 1 COPDP O Bridevaux
University Hospitals of Geneva, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Thorax 63:768-74. 2008..Little is known about the long-term outcomes of individuals with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as defined by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)...- Sex-specific effect of body weight gain on systemic inflammation in subjects with COPD: results from the SAPALDIA cohort study 2P O Bridevaux
University Hospitals of Geneva, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Eur Respir J 34:332-9. 2009..Since the effect of weight gain on systemic inflammation is larger in females than in males, weight gain may be a risk factor for extrapulmonary comorbidities in females with COPD... - Undocumented migrants in Switzerland: geographical origin versus legal status as risk factor for tuberculosisH Wolff
Department of Primary Care and Community Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, 9, Avenue Champel, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
J Immigr Minor Health 12:18-23. 2010..6;4.7) among legal residents and 5.5 (95% CI 2.8;10.8) among undocumented migrants. Chest X-ray screening identified a higher proportion of TB-related fibrotic signs among Latin Americans, independently of their residency status... - [When D-dimers within normal limits do not equate to normal D-dimers]L Garchery
Service de medecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire et de premier recours HUG, 1211 Geneve 14
Rev Med Suisse 6:1832-5. 2010..What are the options when laboratory results put us on the wrong track, such as in a patient with a clinical presentation suggestive of a pulmonary embolism, but whose D-dimers are within the normal range?.. - Improvement of measles immunity among migrant populations: lessons learned from a prevalence study in a Swiss prisonLaurent Getaz
Division of Primary Care Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva
Swiss Med Wkly 141:w13215. 2011..A large proportion of inmates come from countries where immunisation coverage is low. We aimed to estimate the susceptibility to measles among prisoners in order to implement preventative measures... - [Beta-blockers and obstructive pulmonary diseases: such an odd couple?]O Grosgurin
Departement de Medecine Interne, Service de médecine interne générale, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 2:285-8. 2006..Use of beta-blockers is contra-indicated in the case of decompensated COPD with severe bronchospasm or in poorly controlled asthma. In all cases, close clinical and, sometimes, functional monitoring is mandatory... - Cost-effectiveness of new antiplatelet regimens used as secondary prevention of stroke or transient ischemic attackF P Sarasin
Department of Internal Medicine, Hopital Cantonal, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
Arch Intern Med 160:2773-8. 2000..However, their cost-effectiveness ratios relative to aspirin alone have not been estimated... - [Should disease management be feared? (2): outpatient care]O Rutschmann
Departement de Medecine Interne, Service de médecine interne générale HUG, 1211 Geneve 14
Rev Med Suisse 1:2717-8, 2720, 2722-3. 2005.... - [Costs and benefits of heart failure treatment]J M Gaspoz
Departement de Medecine Interne, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 129:131-7. 1999.... - Relationship between hospital length of stay and quality of care in patients with congestive heart failureM P Kossovsky
Group de Recherche et d Analyse en Sytèmes, Soins Hospitaliers GRASSH, Geneva University Hospitals
Qual Saf Health Care 11:219-23. 2002..To determine the relationship between hospital length of stay (LOS) and quality of care in patients admitted for congestive heart failure (CHF)... - Distinction between planned and unplanned readmissions following discharge from a Department of Internal MedicineM P Kossovsky
Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Methods Inf Med 38:140-3. 1999..40). We conclude that encoded reports alone are not sufficient to distinguish planned from unplanned readmissions and that the automation of detailed clinical databases seems promising... - [Interpretation of exercise stress testing by primary care physicians]Y Graz
Service de medecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire, HUG, 1211 Geneve 14
Rev Med Suisse 5:1895-9. 2009..A good comprehension of these different aspects is likely to improve patient care and to help avoid, additional tests that may be unnecessary... - Chlamydia trachomatis infection in males in a juvenile detention facility in SwitzerlandDagmar M Haller
Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 141:w13220. 2011..Our aim was to obtain local prevalence data for Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young male offenders as a basis for screening strategies in Swiss juvenile detention centres... - Health care renunciation for economic reasons in SwitzerlandHans Wolff
Division of Primary Care, Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 4, rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 141:w13165. 2011..The aims of the study were to estimate the extent of health care renunciation for economic reasons and to identify associated factors... - Evaluation of quality improvement interventions to reduce inappropriate hospital useMichel P Kossovsky
Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Int J Qual Health Care 14:227-32. 2002..To assess the impact of process analyses and modifications on inappropriate hospital use... - Age and quality of in-hospital care of patients with heart failureMichel P Kossovsky
Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Eur J Public Health 14:123-7. 2004..Elderly patients may be at risk of suboptimal care. Thus, the relationship between age and quality of care for patients hospitalized for heart failure was examined... - Undocumented migrants lack access to pregnancy care and preventionHans Wolff
Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 8:93. 2008..The objective of the study was to compare the use of preventive measures and pregnancy care of undocumented pregnant migrants with those of women from the general population of Geneva, Switzerland... - Effects of a structured patient-centered discharge interview on patients' knowledge about their medicationsMartine Louis-Simonet
Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Am J Med 117:563-8. 2004..Many recently hospitalized patients lack knowledge about important aspects of their medications. We evaluated whether a structured discharge interview could improve medication knowledge... - Patients' knowledge of drug treatments after hospitalisation: the key role of informationPhilippe Micheli
Service of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 137:614-20. 2007..We investigated whether lack of such knowledge was associated with patients' report of not having received information about their medications while hospitalised... - Impact of changing definitions for myocardial infarction: a report from the AMIS registryPhilip Urban
Cardiovascular Department, La Tour Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Am J Med 121:1065-71. 2008.... - [Towards a single society for specialists in family medicine and specialists in general internal medicine in Switzerland?]Arnaud Perrier
Service de médecine interne générale, Departement de Medecine Interne, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 4:262-4, 266-8, 270-2. 2008..Moreover, they propose a training track individualized according to the trainee's future practice environment (hospital-based, urban or suburban outpatient practice)... - Secondhand smoke and health-related quality of life in never smokers: results from the SAPALDIA cohort study 2Pierre Olivier Bridevaux
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
Arch Intern Med 167:2516-23. 2007..Although secondhand smoke (SHS) has been linked with various respiratory conditions and symptoms, its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is unknown... - Quality of in-hospital care in acute coronary syndromes: it is time to close the gapJean-Michel Gaspoz
Int J Qual Health Care 16:273-4. 2004 - Aspirin or clopidogrel for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events: is there a winner?Jean Michel Gaspoz
Am J Med 116:850-2. 2004 - Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational studyDenise Felber Dietrich
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
Int J Epidemiol 36:834-40. 2007..This study tests the hypothesis that ETS exposure reduces HRV in the general population and discusses possible pathways... - Heart rate variability in an ageing population and its association with lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors: results of the SAPALDIA studyDenise Felber Dietrich
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Steinengraben 49, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Europace 8:521-9. 2006.... - [Should disease management be feared?]Arnaud Perrier
Rev Med Suisse 1:2707-8. 2005 - Gender differences in management and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: results on 20,290 patients from the AMIS Plus RegistryDragana Radovanovic
AMIS Plus Data Centre, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Heart 93:1369-75. 2007..Gender differences in management and outcomes have been reported in acute coronary syndrome (ACS)... - Quantification of cumulated physical fatigue at the workplaceVincent Pichot
Exploration Fonctionnelle CardioRespiratoire, Laboratoire de Physiologie, GIP E2S, Groupe PPEH, , 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France
Pflugers Arch 445:267-72. 2002..A central signature of cumulated physical fatigue can thus be detected and quantified through nocturnal autonomic nervous system activity. Its characteristics are those of a progressive parasympathetic withdrawal... - Autonomic nervous system activity in premature and full-term infants from theoretical term to 7 yearsIvan de Rogalski Landrot
Laboratoire de Physiologie Clinique et de l Exercice The Synapse Research Group, France
Auton Neurosci 136:105-9. 2007..Furthermore, compared evolution shows a faster ANS maturation in premature. Potential mechanisms are discussed... - Time savings with prehospital thrombolysis in an urban areaPhilippe Dussoix
Medical Clinics 2, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Eur J Emerg Med 10:2-5. 2003..0004). We concluded that, even in an urban area with a readily available catheterization laboratory, prehospital thrombolysis can be initiated safely immediately after the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, and is time saving... - Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects: results from the SAPALDIA studyDenise Felber Dietrich
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Steinengraben 49, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Eur J Appl Physiol 104:557-65. 2008..Regular physical exercise has strong beneficial effects on cardiac autonomic nervous function and thus appears to offset the negative effect of obesity on HRV... - ["The union has the power"!]Arnaud Perrier
Rev Med Suisse 4:259. 2008 - Prevalence of renal impairment and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in a general population: results of the Swiss SAPALDIA studyDorothea Nitsch
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:935-44. 2006..Little is known about the prevalence of impaired renal function and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in the Swiss general population...