Burnout is highly prevalent among clinicians but there not much known about the association between burnout and quality of care. In this paper, burnout, perceived care medical errors German in surgery are explored.Data were collected during 2008 by a cross-sectional, standardized mail survey.andA total 1311 489 hospitals. Measure(s) was measured using Copenhagen Inventory (CBI). The measurement self-rated patient based on 13 item instrument (Chirurgisches Qualitätssiegel) two questions...

Little is known about the association between job stress and performance among surgeons, although physicians' well-being could be regarded as an important quality indicator. This paper examines associations psychosocial perceived health care German clinicians in surgery. Survey data of 1,311 surgeons from 489 hospitals were analysed. Psychosocial at work was measured by effort-reward imbalance model (ERI) demand-control (job strain). The evaluated self-assessed performance, service error...

Background: The aim of this paper is to analyze psychosocial stress in the workplace among hospital doctors working surgical fields Germany with aid demand-control model, effort-reward imbalance and selected additional indicators.Methods: A written questionnaire was answered by a stratified random sample consisting 1311 489 hospitals Germany.Validated instruments were used make measurements according models.Results: conditions about quarter surveyed characterized an effortreward...

Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of population health. Explanatory approaches on how SES determines health have so far included numerous factors, amongst them psychosocial factors such as social relationships. However, it unclear whether relationships can help explain socioeconomic differences in general subjective Do different aspects contribute differently to the explanation? Based a cohort study middle and older aged residents (45 75 years) from Ruhr Area Germany our...

Abstract Background It has consistently been shown that perceived discrimination is associated with adverse health outcomes. Despite this uncontested relevance, there a lack of research on the experiences in care. Therefore, following questions were addressed: (1) How often do people Germany report having discriminated care due to different reasons? (2) Which socio-demographic groups are most afflicted by care? Methods Analyses based cross-sectional online survey conducted Germany. An adult...

Social relations have repeatedly been found to be an important determinant of health. However, it is unclear whether the association between social and health consistent throughout different status groups. It likely that effects vary in groups, as stated hypothesis differential vulnerability. In this analysis we explore socioeconomic (SES) moderates baseline examination Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, conducted a dense populated Western German region (N = 4,814, response rate 56%), SES was...

Objectives To identify the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) explanatory contribution disease, patient healthcare factors among patients with prostate cancer. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting participants In all, 246 from 2 hospitals in Hamburg/Germany who underwent radical prostatectomy completed a questionnaire shortly before discharge hospital again 6 months later. Outcome measures HRQOL as assessed by European Organisation...

Background: Knowledge and beliefs about health care are part of the general concept literacy. Studies demonstrated that large parts population report inadequate There only few studies specifically addressing public knowledge emergency care. We examine magnitude social variations in Germany. Methods: Analyses make use a telephone survey conducted Hamburg, Random sample consisted 1,207 adult respondents. asked whether respondents know various services. Moreover, capabilities dealing with an...

Abstract Background Overall, research on social determinants of access and quality outpatient care in Germany is scarce. Therefore, disparities (according to sex, age, income, migration background, health insurance) perceived consultation (primary physicians specialists) were explored this study. Methods Analyses made use a cross-sectional online survey. An adult population sample was randomly drawn from panel which recruited offline ( N = 2,201). Perceived assessed by waiting time for an...

Ziel ist es, den Zusammenhang zwischen psychosozialen Arbeitsbelastungen und Burnout bei chirurgisch tätigen Krankenhausärzten zu untersuchen. wurden anhand des Anforderungs-Kontroll-Modells (Job Strain) Modells der beruflichen Gratifikationskrisen (ERI) erfasst. Basierend auf einer geschichteten Zufallsstichprobe bundesweit 1 311 Ärzte aus 489 Krankenhäusern schriftlich befragt. wurde mit dem Copenhagen Inventory gemessen. Die logistischen Regressionen zeigen, dass beide Modelle signifikant...

Presenteeism is determined as turning up at work despite ill health. In the last decade this phenomenon became much more relevant and will be a central topic for future research in workplace health, health promotion productivity loss. Compared to absenteeism data about presenteeism are comparatively rare. Especially employees care high risk presenteeism. The present study examines degree of among German hospital clinicians surgery focussing on associations with psychosocial stress work.The...

Abstract Background Patient-centredness has become a central quality indicator for oncology care. Elements include shared decision-making, patient navigation and integration of psychosocial care, which impact patient-reported clinical outcomes. Despite efforts to promote patient-centred care in Germany recent decades, implementation remains fragmented. Further, research on experiences with cancer its determinants is limited. Therefore, this study examines patient- facility-specific factors...

Zusammenfassung Fragestellung: Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, inwieweit soziale Ungleichheiten bei der Inanspruchnahme von Maßnahmen nach akutstationärer Behandlung Prostata- und Brustkrebspatienten bestehen. Methodik: Daten stammen aus einer prospektiven, multizentrischen Beobachtungsstudie. Studienteilnehmer waren 483 primärerkrankte Patienten mit Brust- oder Prostatakrebs (UICC-Stadien 0-IV) im Alter zwischen 18 65 Jahren. wurden Operation sowie 6 Monate später schriftlich zur...

Abstract Purpose This study aims to introduce the development and psychometric properties of a brief generic cancer knowledge scale for patients (BCKS-10) that includes different elements skills (terminology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, numeracy). Although is central dimension literacy, most previous studies either investigated among general population, or with specific diagnosis. Methods Qualitative interviews ( n = 11) quantitative survey 267) peer support group leaders were...