Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps provide innovative solutions for improving treatment adherence, facilitating lifestyle modifications, and optimizing blood pressure control in patients with hypertension. Despite their potential benefits, the adoption recommendation of mHealth by physicians Germany remain limited. This reluctance may be due to a lack understanding factors influencing physicians’ willingness incorporate these digital tools into routine clinical practice. Understanding...

Background Digital health technologies, particularly mobile (mHealth) apps and wearable devices, have emerged as crucial assets in the battle against hypertension. By enabling lifestyle modifications, facilitating home blood pressure monitoring, promoting treatment adherence, these technologies significantly enhanced hypertension treatment. Objective This study aims to explore perspectives of care professionals (HCPs) regarding perceived benefits barriers associated with integration mHealth...

To explore health care professionals' (HCPs) perspectives, experiences and preferences towards digital technology use in routine palliative delivery.HCPs (n = 19) purposively selected from a sample of settings that reflect delivery (i.e. specialized outpatient care, inpatient hospice both rural urban areas the German states Brandenburg Berlin) participated an explorative, qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Interview data were analyzed structured content analysis.Digital...

Digital health measures promise to further improve the quality of cardiovascular care but have not yet been widely implemented in routine care. The research project preventive for arterial hypertension (DiPaH) will systematically identify structural and individual factors different stakeholders that influence use digital patients with Germany. Special focus is given remote sparsely populated areas, age-specific impact, as well literacy.

Introduction Second opinion programmes aim to support the patients’ decision-making process and avoid treatments that are unnecessary from a medical perspective. The German second directive, introduced in December 2018, constitutes new legal framework statutory health insurance for seeking opinions elective procedures so far includes tonsillectomy, tonsillotomy, hysterectomy shoulder arthroscopy. directive mandates physicians who recommend one of above-mentioned surgeries inform their...

Second medical opinions (SOs) can strengthen patients' certainty in decision making. In Germany, both personally delivered and telemedical SOs (often based on documents only) are provided. Our aim was to analyze the experiences of people who obtained SOs. We also investigated different routes SO delivery (personally/by phone/documents only).

A new Second Opinion Directive (SOD) was introduced in Germany December 2018 for hysterectomy, tonsillotomy, and tonsillectomy to support shared decision making avoid unnecessary surgeries. Owing its recent implementation, evidence insights regarding outcomes challenges encountered with the SOD are lacking, notably from physicians' perspective. To assess this, we undertook an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design initial qualitative phase followed by a quantitative evaluation. analysis...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affecting over billion people worldwide. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have emerged as effective tools managing hypertension, offering capabilities monitoring blood pressure, fostering lifestyle changes, and improving treatment adherence. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed to explore patient-users’ perspectives on the hypertension care mHealth app Hypertension.APP, focusing its...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> mHealth apps can help to improve treatment adherence, facilitate lifestyle changes or optimize blood pressure control in people with hypertension. However, Germany, the adoption of digital health technologies, such as apps, by patients and their endorsement physicians remain limited. The factors driving physicians' willingness recommend are not adequately understood at present. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> aim this study is develop an understanding how...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold>: Decisions for elective surgery are difficult many patients and some regret them afterwards. The aim of this survey who have undergone tonsillectomy/tonsillotomy (TE/TT), hysterectomy (HE) or shoulder arthroscopy (SA) was to investigate the decision process, need information second opinion. <bold>Methods</bold>: In October 2020, n=8,862 persons insured at AOK Nordost had TE/TT, HE SA were invited by post participate. A reminder sent in November...

Objective: In Germany, approximately 30 million people suffer from hypertension. Digital applications, such as apps, can assist individuals with hypertension in monitoring their blood pressure at home or adhering to therapy and medication. However, healthcare professionals, doctors, only sporadically provide recommendations for apps. A qualitative survey has already identified the advantages, challenges, information needs of cardiologists, which are now intended be validated through data a...

Objective: Digital health technologies, particularly mHealth apps, are proving to be effective tools for both prevention and monitoring of hypertension therapy. The aim this study is gain an in-depth understanding the profiles adoption patterns users in care. Design method: From January October 2023, a quantitative, standardized questionnaire-survey was conducted with hypertension-focused app (Hypertension.App). data analysis included descriptive statistics as well Bayesian univariate...

Zusammenfassung Ziel Das dieser Abrechnungsdatenanalyse ist es, die Umsetzung der Zweitmeinungsrichtlinie (ZM-RL) in Deutschland zu untersuchen und analysieren, wie häufig Aufklärung über das Recht auf eine Zweitmeinung (ZM) Erbringung einer ZM dokumentiert werden. Methodik Es wurden Versicherte eingeschlossen, für 2019 oder 2020 Inanspruchnahme Indikationen Tonsillektomie, Tonsillotomie, Hysterektomie Q2-Q3 Schulterarthroskopie abgerechnet wurde. Die Daten deskriptiv ausgewertet. Ergebnisse...

Background Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affecting over billion people worldwide. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have emerged as effective tools managing hypertension, offering capabilities monitoring blood pressure, fostering lifestyle changes, and improving treatment adherence. Objective This study aimed to explore patient-users’ perspectives on the hypertension care mHealth app Hypertension.APP, focusing its accessibility, expected benefits, potential...

Objective: Advanced age is a risk factor in cardiac surgery contributing significantly to worse outcome. The reasons are frailty and multimorbidity. In this study, we asked: Is there an aging of the heart which differs from chronological age? Methods: Propensity score matching was performed between 115 seniors ≥ 80 years 345 juniors &lt; years. After patients were found be comparable terms noncardiac disease profiles, they further analyzed for parameters. addition, compared health...

Zusammenfassung Einleitung Der Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss hat im Jahr 2017 Tonsillotomie, Tonsillektomie und Hysterektomie für ein Zweitmeinungsverfahren ausgewählt. Die vorliegende Untersuchung prüfte die rechtfertigende qualitative wie quantitative Grundlage dieses bundesweiten Verfahrens. Material Methoden Daten des Statistischen Bundesamtes zur Fallzahlentwicklung wurden erfasst; Zahl Standortverteilung der HNO-Zweitmeiner über Websites Kassenärztlichen Vereinigungen ausgewertet....

Abstract Background: A Second Opinion Directive (SOD) was introduced in Germany December 2018 for elective surgeries such as hysterectomy, tonsillotomy, tonsillectomy, and shoulder arthroscopy. The aim of the SOD is to avoid which are not medically induced support patients their decision-making process. physician who indicates an SOD-relevant procedure must inform patient about its specifications. At this time, it clear whether physicians provide information how implemented daily practice....

Abstract Background To address the problem of overuse elective surgery and to support patients in their decision-making process, a Second Opinion Directive was introduced Germany, which enables with statutory health insurance obtain second opinion for certain surgical indications. The study aims identify, based on experiences who have undergone surgery, role seeking reaching decision. Methods Sixty-two had an (hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, shoulder arthroscopy) were recruited using purposive...

Abstract BackgroundSecond medical opinions (SOs) can strengthen patients’ certainty in decision-making. Since 2019, statutory health insured German residents have the right to obtain an SO for selected indications according Directive. Additionally, several insurers offer programs often cooperation with telemedical providers. Telemedical are mostly based on documents only. Our aim was analyze characteristics of people who obtained SOs, their experiences made during process, and assessment SOs...

Einleitung Im Bereich der Hypertonieversorgung werden in Deutschland bisher vereinzelt digitale Präventionsangebote von Patient:innen genutzt. Eines davon ist die Hypertonie.App. Rahmen einer qualitativen Studie wird Zugang Nutzenden zur App exploriert und Rolle analysiert.

Einleitung Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) werden als Möglichkeit gesehen, den Austausch in der Palliativversorgung (PV) zu unterstützen. Die Effektivität von IKT PV konnte bislang nur begrenzt nachgewiesen werden. Ziel Studie ist es, Einsatz detailliert analysieren.

Einleitung Im Bereich der Hypertonieversorgung werden in Deutschland bisher vereinzelt digitale Versorgungsangebote von Patient:innen genutzt und Ärzt:innen empfohlen. Unklar ist, wie Hypertonieversorgende gegenüber die digitalen eingestellt sind, welche Informationsbedarfe identifiziert und, Herausforderungen bei Umsetzung können.

A Second Opinion Directive (SOD) was introduced in Germany December 2018 for elective surgeries such as hysterectomy, tonsillotomy, tonsillectomy, and shoulder arthroscopy. The aim of the SOD is to avoid which are not medically induced support patients their decision-making process. physician who indicates an SOD-relevant procedure must inform patient about its specifications. At this time, it clear whether physicians provide information how implemented daily practice. Furthermore, nothing...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Digital health technologies, particularly mobile (mHealth) apps and wearable devices, have emerged as crucial assets in the battle against hypertension. By enabling lifestyle modifications, facilitating home blood pressure monitoring, promoting treatment adherence, these technologies significantly enhanced hypertension treatment. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims to explore perspectives of care professionals (HCPs) regarding perceived benefits...