A5049650304- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Health and Medical Studies
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Ethics in medical practice
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Potato Plant Research
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
University of Freiburg
2001-2025
University of Bern
2022-2025
University Hospital of Bern
2022-2025
University Medical Center Freiburg
2008-2024
Jena University Hospital
2024
Klinik für Psychosomatik
2021-2023
Klinikum rechts der Isar
2014-2017
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
2013-2016
Technical University of Munich
1979-2015
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
2015
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy two novel light sources for large area full body application, providing polychromatic, non-thermal photobiomodulation (PBM) improving skin feeling appearance. Background data: For photorejuvenation, laser LED have been demonstrated be safe effective. However, lasers LEDs may offer some disadvantages because dot-shaped (punctiform) emission characteristics their narrow spectral bandwidths. Because action spectra...
Ethically, informed consent regarding randomised controlled trials (RCTs) should be understandable to patients. The patients can then give free or decline participate in a RCT. Little is known about what really understand consultations RCTs.Cancer who were asked trial surveyed using semi-standardised interview developed by the authors. addresses understanding, satisfaction and needs of sample included eight participated two declined. data analysed on basis Mayring's qualitative...
Aim of the study was to compare working and non-working patients over a period 12 months regarding socio-demographic, cancer-specific mental health parameters.This conducted as part Germany-wide longitudinal survey among 1398 in 13 national Comprehensive Cancer Centers. The sample used for analysis consisted n = 430 cancer younger than 65 years (age M 52.4 years, SD 8.1; 67.0% females). Socio-demographic, parameters (Depression: Patient Health Questionnaire, Anxiety: Generalized Anxiety...
Introduction Online formats provide promising and low-threshold options for mental health coaching. However, research on online interventions compared to traditional face-to-face remains scarce. In the present study, established prevention tool “ Teacher Group-coaching Program ” (TGP) was applied in both original setting as well online. TGP focuses promoting teachers by strengthening relational skills using Balint group technique. This technique roots back a psychoanalytic approach explore...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of cancer is rising continuously worldwide. Relatives play an important role in caring for patients and are at the same time affected by illness treatment their loved ones. They have often been referred to as a forgotten group. Advances digital technology offer various opportunities enhance well-being care relatives. OBJECTIVES: aim study was investigate utility mobile application support relatives palliative Switzerland, potential content elements such app, its...
Increasingly, communicative competencies are becoming a permanent feature of training and assessment in German-speaking medical schools (n=43; Germany, Austria, Switzerland - "D-A-CH"). In support further curricular development competencies, the survey by "Communicative Social Competencies" (KusK) committee German Society for Medical Education (GMA) systematically appraises scope form which teaching take place.The iterative online questionnaire, developed cooperation with KusK, comprises 70...
Men make use of outpatient cancer counseling less commonly than women, even when they stand to benefit from it.
Key points A monthly videoconference was maintained over 1 year, allowing senior psychooncologists from German Comprehensive Cancer Centers to discuss the implications of Covid‐19 pandemic for psychooncological care. In early phase pandemic, a widespread disruption services noted. Rapidly developed adaptations regular worked well and sometimes brought about unexpected, creative solutions. March 2021, high numbers infections, occurrence new variants coronavirus, slow progress in vaccination...
To improve the health status of teachers, there is a need for good and reliable instruments to continuously assess their mental health. The current study proposed GHQ-12 questionnaire as an appropriate instrument measuring teachers. well-established screening that has mostly been applied in non-teaching samples. In study, psychometric properties were analyzed using large sample German teachers (
Communication skills training (CST) has to be proven effective, and therefore reliable instruments evaluate CST are required. Most assessing medical consultations do not take individual aspects of into consideration. Such assessment tools should naturally also closely associated with the communication taught participants. Thus, we developed a new instrument which evaluates effects specific CST.Based on literature review, checklist questions ('items') assess behaviour doctor in special...
The aim of this study is to validate the Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology Short Form (PO-Bado SF), a six item interview-based expert rating scale distress screening in cancer patients.Using heterogeneous multicenter sample (n = 1551), we examined validity, reliability, and dimensionality PO-Bado SF. Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), Distress Thermometer, Questionnaire on Stress Cancer, Patient Health were used investigate convergent validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was...
Introduction Many patients with cancer experience severe psychological distress, but as a result of various barriers, few them receive psycho-oncological support. E-mental health interventions try to overcome some these barriers and the limitation healthcare offers, enabling better cope distress. In proposed trial, we aim assess efficacy cost-effectiveness manualised e-mental intervention Make It Training- Mindfulness-Based Skills-Based Distress Reduction in Oncology. Training is self-guided...
Background: As a teaching method, feedback is an integral part of medical education. However, there lack uniform theoretical basis or generally recognized guidelines for its specific design. Against this background, the aim article to discuss conceptual considerations and empirical findings regarding using various practical examples. Procedure considerations: Building on results workshop Committee Communicative Social Competences Society Medical Education (GMA), first explains central topic...
Introduction Cancer-affected patients experience high distress due to various burdens. One way expand psycho-oncological support is through digital interventions. This protocol describes the development and structure of a web-based intervention, Make It Training optimized. intervention currently evaluated in Reduct trial, multicenter randomized controlled trial. Methods The optimized was developed six steps: A patient need demand assessment, acceptability analysis prototype, formation...
Zusammenfassung Progredienzangst (PA) ist eine angemessene zu erwartende Reaktion auf die reale Bedrohung durch Krebserkrankung. Allerdings kann sie ein Ausmaß erreichen, das als klinisch bedeutsam und behandlungswürdig anzusehen ist. Eine eigene (teil)randomisiert-kontrollierte Studie in der stationären Rehabilitation zeigte, dass Gruppentherapie im Umfang von 4 Doppelstunden einer signifikanten längerfristigen Reduktion PA führte. In vorliegenden Arbeit beschreiben wir Adaption des...
Communication skills are among the most important key qualifications of medical profession. To what extent these can also be acquired online in education otolaryngology is investigated this study.
Abstract In acidic soils heavily enriched with Cu by cultivation of hop and vine, succeeding crops such as oats, kidney beans, oil radish showed strong iron‐deficiency‐chlorosis; however, no deficiency symptoms were found in barley. A high supply Mn from the soil combined a content evidently inhibits iron‐uptake Fe‐sensitive plants. Concentrations total iron cannot sufficiently explain these observations. By carefully liming thus increasing immobilization heavy metals, Fe‐chlorosis...
Abstract Eine einfach durchführbare Extraktion freier Aminosäuren aus pflanzlichem Material und die quantitative Bestimmung der einzelnen wird vorgestellt. Die Brauchbarkeit des verkürzten Verfahrens verglichen mit Ergebnissen einer langwierigen aber vollständigen Extraktionsmethode.
<b>Hintergrund:</b> Durch physiotherapeutische Maßnahmen kann die Lebensqualität von schwerstkranken und sterbenden Menschen verbessert werden. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde eine explorative Untersuchung zur professionellen Selbst- Fremdwahrnehmung der Rolle Physiotherapie in Palliativversorgung, ihrer Potenziale möglicher Barrieren Ausschöpfung dieser durchgeführt. <b>Methodik:</b> Auf 5 Palliativstationen wurden qualitative leitfadengestützte Experteninterviews mit Physiotherapeuten, Ärzten...