This study aimed to analyse and compare differences in occupational stress, depressive symptoms, work ability working environment among residents various medical specialties.435 German hospital training 6 different specialties participated a cross-sectional survey study. Physicians were asked about their conditions aspects of mental health ability. The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, the Work Ability Index, ICD-10 Symptom Rating Perceived Stress Questionnaire used measure conditions,...

The German health care system has undergone radical changes in the last decades. These days professionals have to face economic demands, high performance pressure as well expectations from patients. To ensure quality medicine and care, highly intrinsic motivated work engaged are strongly needed.The aim of this study was examine relations between personal organizational resources essential predictors for engagement professionals.This investigation a cross-sectional questionnaire design....

This study developed and tested a research model that examined the effects of working conditions individual resources on work-family conflict (WFC) using data collected from physicians at German clinics.This is cross-sectional 727 in hospitals. The work environment, WFC were measured by Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, Scale, Brief Resilient Coping Scale Questionnaire for Self-efficacy, Optimism Pessimism. Descriptive, correlation linear regression analyses applied.Clinical doctors...

Recent research has indicated that neuroenhancement (NE), the use of legal or illegal drugs by healthy individuals to improve their cognitive performance, is widely practiced among students in both United States and Germany. The primary objective this study was identify motives for beliefs regarding benefits risks practicing NE a sample German university graduates. secondary determine relationship between neuroenhancers several common psychoactive lifestyle drugs. A web-based survey used...

Abstract Background Diseases associated with smoking are a foremost cause of premature death in the world, both developed and developing countries. Eliminating can do more to improve health prolong life than any other measure field preventive medicine. Today's medical students will play prominent role future efforts prevent control tobacco use. Methods A cross-sectional, self-administered, anonymous survey fifth-year Berlin, Germany was conducted November 2007. The study explored prevalence...

A growing number of German hospitals have been privatized with the intention increasing cost effectiveness and improving quality health care. Numerous studies investigated what possible qualitative economic consequences these changes issues might on patient However, little is known about how this privatization trend relates to physicians' working conditions job satisfaction. It was anticipated that different would be associated types hospital ownership. To end, study's purpose compare...

Zusammenfassung Die Beratung und Behandlung von Tabak- Nikotinkonsumierenden beinhaltet die Anwendung klassisch-verhaltenstherapeutischer sowie kognitiv-verhaltenstherapeutischer Methoden. Mehr als Hälfte derjenigen, nach einer Maßnahme nicht mehr rauchen, sind 12 Monaten in alte Verhaltensmuster zurückgefallen. Gespräche mit Expert*innen haben gezeigt, dass evidenzbasierte verhaltenstherapeutische Interventionen individuell ergänzt werden Anwendungen ohne wissenschaftliche Evidenz oder...

Background Passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is estimated exert a major burden of disease. Currently, numerous countries have taken legal actions protect the population against ETS. Numerous studies been conducted in this field. Therefore, scientometric methods should be used analyze accumulated data since there no such approach available so far. Methods and Results A combination novel visualizing procedures were used, including density-equalizing mapping radar charting...

Abstract Background Due to constantly rising air pollution levels as well an increasing awareness of the hazardousness pollutants, new laws and rules have recently been passed. Although there has a large amount research on this topic, bibliometric data is still be collected. Thus study provides scientometric approach material published subject so far. Methods For purpose, retrieved from "Web Science" provided by Thomson Scientific Institute was analyzed visualized both with...

There are several ways to conduct a job task analysis in medical work environments including pencil-paper observations, interviews and questionnaires. However these methods implicate bias problems such as high inter-individual deviations risks of misjudgement. Computer-based observation helps reduce problems. The aim this paper is give an overview the development process computer-based instrument for real-time observations quantify tasks performed by physicians working different settings. In...

Due to recent changes in national health policy and a subsequent increase clinicians' workload, medical residents Germany feel that the growing burden of documentation duties leaves too little time for direct patient care. Thus, describe daily workflow cardiology wards with more accuracy, this real-time observational study detailed all tasks performed by resident cardiologists during shifts at German hospitals.Daily routines 20 four hospitals were observed recorded real period from September...

Background and objectives As interest in doctors' work Germany has increased over the last few years, this study determines how doctors spend their time emergency departments. The also provides information on patient load working conditions units. Methods material An observational time-and-motion was carried out at three A single investigator followed recorded spent various activities. Job activities were classified into 12 different main categories, including direct or indirect care....

Publications related to scoliosis have increased enormously. A differentiation between publications of major and minor importance has become difficult even for experts. Scientometric data on developments tendencies in research not been available date. The aim the current study was evaluate scientific efforts both quantitatively qualitatively. Large-scale analysis, density-equalizing algorithms scientometric methods were used quantity quality achievements scientists studying scoliosis....

Psychotrauma occurs as a result to traumatic event, which may involve witnessing someone's actual death or personally experiencing serious physical injury, assault, rape and sexual abuse, being held hostage, threat psychological integrity. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety was defined in the past railway spine, war neurosis, syndrome, shell shock, battle fatigue, combat post-traumatic syndrome (PTSS). If untreated, can impair relationships of those affected strain their...

BackgroundPhysicians currently working in hematology and oncology wards are often frustrated with their conditions. They express dissatisfaction the hours, poor organization of work a low salary compared burdens cancer care. However, to date, there have been no real-time observational studies verify these subjective reports. Therefore, this study is first provide objective data about residents' workload.

Due to the great socioeconomic burden of allergic diseases, research in this field which is important for environmental medicine currently increasing. Therefore European Union has initiated Global Allergy and Asthma network (GA2LEN). However, despite increasing past years detailed scientometric analyses have not been conducted so far. This study first analysis a growing interest. It scientific contributions allergy between 2001 2007. Three different meetings Academy Clinical Immunology were...