- Health and Medical Studies
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Social Media in Health Education
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Sports Science and Education
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Physical Activity and Health
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
2024-2025
University of Regensburg
2019-2023
University Hospital Regensburg
2020-2023
Kinderklinik Regensburg
2023
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
2023
Education for planetary health could be one of the key levers much-needed civilizational turn toward a sustainable and healthy future. goes beyond information provision passing on knowledge includes competencies to transfer from decision situation another. There are range different literacy concepts various research perspectives that aim improve such competencies. While many contain aspects highly relevant health, there is still no comprehensive integrative approach. To fill this gap, we...
Abstract Background When seeking advice on allergy prevention in early childhood (Early Childhood Allergy Prevention, ECAP), parents often turn to health and social care providers, such as paediatricians, midwives, family centres. However, these actors fulfil various, care-related, roles, cannot be considered ‘health information providers’ by default. In addition, although the scientific evidence for ECAP is known professionals, it not actively communicated. this study protocol, we describe...
Focus groups used for data collection in health research are increasingly conducted online. In two multi-center projects, we applied available methodological instructions synchronous online focus (SOFGs). We describe necessary changes and specifications regarding the planning (recruitment, technology, ethics, appointments) conduct (group composition, moderation, interaction, didactics) to enhance knowledge about of SOFGs.Recruiting proved be challenging necessitated direct analogue...
Background: Sedentary time is high among university students. Prolonged sitting and reduced physical activity linked to a number of health risks, therefore interventions increase options for on campuses are public relevance. Evidence about the influence campus environment movement sedentary behavior students scarce. This study explores how structural social two related students' everyday activity. Methods: We used photovoice method get thorough insight into daily life campus. recruited total...
Abstract Background Ensuring motivated and successful study participation is a key challenge in the design conduct of health research studies. Previously, recruitment barriers facilitators have been identified mainly from experience, rarely based on theoretical approaches. We developed framework intentional actional components engaged public studies (INTACT-RS), informed by psychological behavioral models. aimed a) to identify precise indicators for each component b) better understand which...
In Germany, midwives are involved in extensive antenatal and postnatal care. As health professionals, they can play a key role strengthening literacy (HL) of parents on how to prevent chronic allergic diseases their children. The objective this study is explore midwives’ perspectives regarding HL-sensitive counselling early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP). Twenty-four qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with midwives, data analyzed using content analysis. Only small...
When parents want to make health-related decisions for their child, they need be able handle health information from a potentially endless range of sources. Early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP) is good example: recommendations have shifted allergen avoidance early introduction allergenic foods. We investigated how children under 3 years old access, appraise and apply about ECAP, respective needs preferences.We conducted 23 focus groups 24 interviews with 114 varied risk allergies. The...
Health professionals such as physicians and nurses may play an important role in the transformation process towards a healthy, sustainable climate-sensitive society. However, little is known about their climate-specific health literacy. This study aimed to assess knowledge regarding climate change its impacts on literacy professionals.In July/August 2022, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based was carried out at University Hospital Regensburg, Germany, from various clinical specialties....
Background: The first 3 years of life offer an opportunity to prevent allergic diseases. Pediatricians are important source health information for parents. However, a certain degree literacy is necessary understand, appraise, and apply preventive behavior, which can be supported by (HL) sensitive consultations HL friendly environment. Objective: In this study, we want shed light on how pediatricians in outpatient care Germany advise early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP) they consider...
In early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP), parents act on behalf of their children. Parental health literacy and the availability high-quality information, both online offline, are crucial for effective ECAP. Recent research highlights three main points. First, need sufficient to discriminate between low-quality information. Second, ECAP information behaviors may vary phases development according individual circumstances. Third, strengthen user-centeredness available services, a better...
Abstract Background Syrian migrants represent the third-largest group of foreigners in Germany and are therefore potential users health promotion initiatives, including nutrition programs. It is little known how (healthy) understood implemented by this which factors influence their experiences related to food eating host country. Thus, study aimed explore importance nutrition, facilitators, barriers a preferred diet; nutritional changes relation country origin; may change with increasing...
Due to the civil war in Syria, many Syrian citizens have had flee their country during recent years, among them physicians. Germany is preferred immigration countries. Immigrant physicians could help overcome prevailing shortage of medical specialists Germany. This study explores experiences and perceptions licensure process job application. The aims at understanding barriers integrating doctors into German health care system.We conducted 20 semi standardized interviews with (n = 17 m; n 3...
Our aim was to gain insight into the experiences of women suffering from urinary component Genitourinary Syndrome Menopause (GSM) and understand impact complaints as part GSM on lives affected women.Qualitative study.Online, primary care.Postmenopausal aged 46 85 years reporting vaginal were recruited participate in either online or face-to-face focus groups share their with GSM. Transcripts sessions analysed using qualitative content analysis.One group, one group online-interview conducted,...
Introduction Paediatricians, general practitioners (GPs) and midwives in primary care are important sources of information for parents on early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP). Research has shown that preventive counselling by health professionals can be effective improving patients’ literacy (HL) behaviour. Providing advice relies two factors. First, need up-to-date with research evidence ECAP, to consider popular misconceptions fears translate this knowledge into clear recommendations...
Carmen Jochem1*Julia von Sommoggy2Anna-Katharina Hornidge3,4Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich5Christian Apfelbacher2,6
Abstract Introduction Involving patients and the public in design, conduct dissemination of research has gained momentum recent years. While methods to prioritize on treatment uncertainties have been successfully applied for various disease entities, patient involvement not prominent health literacy (HL). This study aimed set up a participatory process identifying HL gaps from parent’s perspective two use cases: early childhood allergy prevention (ECAP) COVID-19 children with allergies...
Einleitung Um Förderfaktoren und mögliche Barrieren in Rekrutierungsprozessen zu identifizieren, können die Sichtweisen von Studienteilnehmenden Forschenden einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten. Bisherige Studien [1] sind vorrangig exploratorisch angelegt, d.h. sie basieren größtenteils auf Erfahrungen während der Rekrutierung. Dabei kann eine theoretische Grundlage helfen, zentrale Einflussfaktoren wie beispielsweise hinsichtlich Teilnahmeinteressen, Teilnahmeabsicht Ergebniserwartung um so...
Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Bewegungsmangel und lange, ununterbrochene Sitzzeiten gelten verstärkt als eigenständige, gesundheitliche Risikofaktoren sind bei Personen mit hohem Bildungsgrad sehr ausgeprägt. Dies betrifft insbesondere junge Erwachsene allgemein sowie Studierende an Hochschulen im Speziellen. Fragestellung Akzeptanz Wirksamkeit einer präventiven Verhältnismaßnahme zur Reduktion der Sitzzeit Erhöhung Sitzunterbrechungen von Studierenden Hochschule werden evaluiert. Material...
Abstract Background Ensuring motivated and successful study participation is a key challenge in the design conduct of health research studies. Previously, recruitment barriers facilitators have been identified mainly from experience, rarely based on theoretical approaches. We developed framework intentional actional components engaged public studies (INTACT-RS) psychological behavioral models. aimed a) to identify precise indicators for each component b) better understand which decision...
Background Pediatricians are important sources of information for parents regarding their children's health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatricians faced a variety challenges uptake and transfer to patients, practice organization consultations families. This qualitative study aimed at shedding light on German pediatricians’ experiences providing outpatient care during first year pandemic. Methods We conducted 19 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with in Germany from July 2020...
Einleitung Eine gesundheitskompetenz-orientierte Beratung in den ersten Lebensjahren erscheint wichtig, um Allergien vorzubeugen. Im Rahmen der DFG-geförderten Forschungsgruppe HELICAP (FOR 2959), wurde untersucht, wie Pädiater:innen und Hebammen wissenschaftliche Evidenz zu frühkindlicher Allergieprävention (FKAP) vermitteln sie dabei die elterliche Gesundheitskompetenz (GK) berücksichtigen.