A5048884804- Health and Medical Studies
- Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Family Support in Illness
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
University of Freiburg
2016-2025
University Medical Center Freiburg
2015-2024
Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
2019-2024
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
2024
Zimmer Biomet (United States)
2023
Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Informatik und Epidemiologie
2022
Universität Hamburg
2022
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
2022
University of Fribourg
2017-2020
Research Medical Center
2016
Patient-doctor communication is an important component of patient-centered care and should be adapted to the target group. Adapting transgender gender-diverse individuals particularly difficult, as little known about preferences this Thus, aim study was develop a questionnaire assess Based on qualitative study, item pool created, which tested in survey September 2022. An analysis conducted items with unacceptable characteristics were removed. The remaining examined explorative factor...
On July 1, 2009, the German Network for Health Services Research [Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung e. V. (DNVF V.)] approved Memorandum III "Methods Research", supported by member societies mentioned as authors and published in this Journal [Gesundheitswesen 2009; 71: 505-510]. This is an in-depth publication on "quality-of-life assessment health services research". Within context of sciences, quality life (QL) encompasses subjective well-being functioning physical, psychological...
Even though struggling with similar symptom burden, patients chronic heart failure (CHF) receive less palliative care than suffering from malignant diseases. Researchers have found that this might be related to lack of knowledge about care, insufficient interprofessional communication as well the cyclic course disease which makes accurate prognosis difficult. However, research findings shown CHF benefit care. As there are no studies for German health system study aimed assess professionals'...
Background The high proportion of people with overweight and obesity has become a worldwide problem in recent decades, mainly due to health consequences, such as cardiovascular diseases, neoplasia, type 2 diabetes mellitus. Regarding effective countermeasures, the digitization services offers numerous potentials, which, however, have not yet been sufficiently evaluated. Web-based programs are becoming increasingly interactive can provide individuals long-term weight management support....
Abstract Objectives This study aimed to reassess the long-term impact of a Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)-informed intervention on guideline adherence among asplenic patients and their physicians, three years post-intervention. Methods follow-up was conducted within framework interventional PrePSS (Prevention Postsplenectomy Sepsis Score) study. Patients aged 18 or older with anatomical asplenia were in enrolled prospective controlled, two-armed historical control group design. The...
Background Detecting an anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion (aLVO) as a cause of stroke during emergency calls could optimise dispatch, particularly in rural areas. Numerous severity scales assessing motor and cortical signs have been designed for direct patient contact; however, none purposely calls. This study aimed to prospectively validate the novel Freiburg Neurointerventional Score (FRENS) patients presenting with suspected acute detect aLVO. Methods Patients aged ≥18 years...
It is important for patients with back pain to be well-informed. The well-informed patient better prepared self-management and joint decision-making the physician. This why we developed tala-med, a web portal providing up-to-date, evidence-based, independent information on pain. Primary care physicians can use it in their practices make accessible patients. A cluster randomized controlled trial (registration number DRKS00014279) was carried out which primary (PCPs) intervention group (IG: 33...
In this randomized controlled trial, we evaluated the effectiveness of a telephone-delivered intervention based on Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation to address behavior change, emotional status, and glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes.In German center, 249 diabetes were separated into groups, either 12-month telephone follow-up support group or usual care group. The counselor identified personal target areas modules developed...
Individualized care is a cornerstone of patient-centered nursing care. To foster individualized care, influencing factors should be known. The aim this study was to identify the individual and organizational hospitalized patients' perception A cross-sectional conducted 606 patients from 20 wards five hospitals across Germany. potential were assessed via structured questionnaires. factors, we applied hierarchical linear model with two levels. Self-rated health, length ward stay, educational...
Compared to patients with cancer, heart failure are seldom candidates for palliative care. Numerous studies have investigated reasons why do not receive care; however, none of these ever evaluated the situation in German health care setting. This study aims identify healthcare providers' (HCP) perception barriers and facilitators chronic failure. We conducted an online-survey 315 nurses physicians different medical disciplines. Even though patients' need its advantages has been recognized,...
More than half of the German population has difficulties in dealing with health information. It is an important task services research to examine how healthcare professionals and care organizations can meet this challenge. The DNVF Memorandum Health Literacy (Part 1) defines terms individual organizational literacy, presents national international state ethical aspects literacy settings. relevance worked out different phases life, for target groups contexts. Central topics future desiderata...
Development of an adaptive, International Classification Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-oriented patient questionnaire on mobility self-care based item response theory model (MOSES questionnaire).Using reconstruction rules, items were developed for the ICF chapters "mobility", "self-care" "domestic life". The resulting instrument, together with other instruments (SF-36, Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire (SMFA), MacNew, Functional Independence Measure (FIM),...
It was our aim to develop a questionnaire for patients with chronic musculoskeletal diseases self-report their health education literacy, analyse the psychometric properties of instrument and test hypotheses concerning sociodemographic predictors literacy. A total 577 back pain or osteoarthritis who underwent inpatient rehabilitation were surveyed. The resulting 'HELP questionnaire' (health literacy diseases) consists 18 items three scales (comprehension medical information, applying...
Abstract Background Considering that asthma management is a family affair – with specific challenges in adolescence better understanding of both adolescent and parental perspectives on its treatment are needed as these constructs may substantially account for variation illness‐related behaviour functioning. The present study aimed to (1) explore adolescents' caregivers' perceptions about (2) examine congruence dissimilarities within the adolescent–caregiver dyads. Methods Data collection was...
Intensive care units (ICUs) are often too noisy, exceeding 70-80 dBA, which can have negative effects on staff. The corresponding recommendation of the World Health Organization (average sound pressure level below 35 dBA) is not achieved. To date there a lack intervention studies examining extent to unit-based noise management in ICUs contributes reduction exposure for study therefore aims provide answers 1) how sustainably reduces subjective among staff, and 2) this affects other...
The salience of the Protection Motivation Theory to HIV preventive behavior was investigated in a sample 468 heterosexual men 20-45 years age recruited Germany and at vacation spots Spain. This theory conceptualizes self-protective behaviors as function severity threat, perceived personal vulnerability this availability coping responses, effectiveness these responses. Cognitive variables measured included threat AIDS, sexual self-efficacy expectancy, expectations terms communication skills,...