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Shahzad A, Yang F, Steffen J, Neiss C, Panchenko A, Goetz K, Vogel C, Weisser M, Embs JP, Petry W, Lohstroh W, Görling A, Goychuk I, Unruh T. Atomic diffusion in liquid gallium and gallium-nickel alloys probed by quasielastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamic simulations. J Phys Condens Matter 2024; 36:175403. [PMID: 38224622 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad1e9f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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The atomic mobility in liquid pure gallium and a gallium-nickel alloy with 2 at% of nickel is studied experimentally by incoherent quasielastic neutron scattering. The integral diffusion coefficients for all-atom diffusion are derived from the experimental data at different temperatures. DFT-basedab-initiomolecular dynamics (MD) is used to find numerically the diffusion coefficient of liquid gallium at different temperatures, and numerical theory results well agree with the experimental findings at temperatures below 500 K. Machine learning force fields derived fromab-initiomolecular dynamics (AIMD) overestimate within a small 6% error the diffusion coefficient of pure gallium within the genuine AIMD. However, they better agree with experiment for pure gallium and enable the numerical finding of the diffusion coefficient of nickel in the considered melted alloy along with the diffusion coefficient of gallium and integral diffusion coefficient, that agrees with the corresponding experimental values within the error bars. The temperature dependence of the gallium diffusion coefficientDGa(T)follows the Arrhenius law experimentally for all studied temperatures and below 500 K also in the numerical simulations. However,DGa(T)can be well described alternatively by an Einstein-Stokes dependence with the metallic liquid viscosity following the Arrhenius law, especially for the MD simulation results at all studied temperatures. Moreover, a novel variant of the excess entropy scaling theory rationalized our findings for gallium diffusion. Obtained values of the Arrhenius activation energies are profoundly different in the competing theoretical descriptions, which is explained by different temperature-dependent prefactors in the corresponding theories. The diffusion coefficient of gallium is significantly reduced (at the same temperature) in a melted alloy with natural nickel, even at a tiny 2 at% concentration of nickel, as compared with its pure gallium value. This highly surprising behavior contradicts the existing excess entropy scaling theories and opens a venue for further research.
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- A Shahzad
- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Institute for Material Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 51170 Köln, Germany
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- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, FAU, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, FAU, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, FAU, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Staudtstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF) and Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Cauerstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Goetz K, Oldenburg D, Strobel CJ, Steinhäuser J. The influence of fears of perceived legal consequences on general practitioners' practice in relation to defensive medicine - a cross-sectional survey in Germany. BMC Prim Care 2024; 25:23. [PMID: 38216861 PMCID: PMC10785451 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02267-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Medical decisions are influenced by a variety of factors also by legal requirements and feelings of uncertainty, which results in the term defensive medicine. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of fears of perceived legal consequences on the practice of defensive medicine from the perspective of German general practitioners (GPs). METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed from April to May 2022. GPs were invited via an e-mail newsletter of the Institute for Continuing Education in Family Medicine in the German Association of General Practitioners and via an online platform of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians. The evaluation of legal fears, the general assessment of defensive medicine and reasons for and the frequency of defensive medical measures were surveyed in this study. Beside descriptive analyses, a stepwise linear regression analysis was used to explore potential associations between for the primary outcome variable 'fears of legal consequences' on the practice of defensive medicine. RESULTS 413 general practitioners with an average age of 50 years (51% female) responded. The majority rated their fears of legal consequences as low to average whereas for almost a third (27%, n = 113) the fears were strong to very strong. Regarding legal fears, the physician-patient-relationship played a fairly to very large role for 48% (n = 198) of the respondents. One third estimated the probability of being sued civilly in the next 10 years as rather high to very high. 47% (n = 193) of the participants assumed that the risk of being sued could mostly to very much be reduced by defensive medicine. Legal self-protection was for 38% of the responders (n = 157) quite frequently to very frequently a reason for acting defensively. Consequently, half of the respondents stated that they performed unnecessary laboratory tests at least once per week and 40% indicated that they referred patients for radiological diagnostics without medical indication once per month. CONCLUSIONS As legal fears have an influence on medical practice and legal self-protection being a frequent reason for defensive behaviour, understanding and knowledge of the law should be improved by legal education at university and further training of post-graduate trainees and practicing physicians should be implemented. Additionally, a more in-depth enlightenment of society about the phenomenon of Protective and Defensive Medicine and its consequences could be a possibility to decrease the perceived fears of legal consequences on the physicians' side.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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Voltmer E, Rosta J, Köslich-Strumann S, Goetz K. Job satisfaction and work stress among physicians in Norway and Germany-A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296703. [PMID: 38181025 PMCID: PMC10769063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Physicians' health and wellbeing are important albeit often neglected quality indicators of health care systems. The aims of the study were to compare job satisfaction and work stress among doctors in Germany and Norway, and to identify predictors for job satisfaction. METHODS All active physicians in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (N = 13,304) and a nationwide sample of Norwegian physicians (N = 2,316) were surveyed in a cross-sectional design in 2021. Response rates of German and Norwegian physicians were n = 4,385 (33%) and n = 1,639 (70.8%), respectively. In addition to age, sex, and work-hours, the main outcome measures were the validated Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) and the short form of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI). RESULTS There were significant differences between Norwegian and German physicians in job satisfaction but with small effect sizes. All effort scores of German physicians were significantly higher and four of seven reward scores significantly lower than for their Norwegian colleagues. The proportion of German physicians in the state of a gratification crisis was significantly higher (67%) than in their Norwegian colleagues (53%). In both countries, physicians with a gratification crisis scored significantly lower on all items of job satisfaction. There were only minor gender differences in job satisfaction and effort-reward balance. Age, effort, and reward accounted for 46% of the explained variance of job satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Lower job satisfaction and reward in some areas and higher perceived effort of physicians in Germany than in Norway are still in favor of Norwegian working conditions, but the differences seem to diminish. The high proportions of gratification crises in both countries warrants appropriate measures for prevention and health promotion.
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- Edgar Voltmer
- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Studies of the Medical Profession, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Voltmer E, Köslich-Strumann S, Goetz K. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional life and well-being in German physicians: A cross-sectional study. Arch Environ Occup Health 2023; 78:321-328. [PMID: 37830498 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2023.2268506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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This study assessed perceptions of German physicians' regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-related issues as well as mental and physical health. Almost three quarters of the physicians felt stressed by the increased quantity (69%) and quality (73%) of the work and felt physically (68%) or mentally exhausted (71%). Also about three-quarters of physicians reported the pandemic having a strong impact on family life. A higher proportion feared to infect their family more than being infected themselves (66% vs 50%). Mental health scores were significantly lower in physicians compared to the general population. In female physicians, these findings were even more pronounced. Stressful work conditions and feelings of isolation were the most important predictors for mental health scores (R2 = 0.37), and also for motivation to work (R2 = 0.20). Preventive measures to strengthen resilience and optimize work organization are warranted to alleviate the toll of the pandemic on physicians.
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- Edgar Voltmer
- Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Pauli P, Goetz K, Rogge A, Bartsch T, Philippen S, Berg D, Hertrampf K. Attitudes and Viewpoints Toward Prevention Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease. GeroPsych 2023. [DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention studies use biomarkers to determine risk in asymptomatic study participants. This involves multifaceted implications. Determinants regarding participation in these trials are therefore of particular relevance. We used semistructured individual interviews to interview uninvolved persons ( n = 10), relatives of Alzheimer’s patients ( n = 10), and patients with mild cognitive impairment ( n = 5) and analyzed the interviews using qualitative content analysis according to Mayring. We discovered various factors to be positive motivations for participation; the most significant inhibiting factor was concern about negative psychological effects. These motivations and concerns should be specifically addressed in the study design of AD prevention trials. The fears and concerns expressed highlight the importance of a good methodological and ethical framework to increase participant acceptance.
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- Philipp Pauli
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Ethics, Christian Albrecht University Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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Berger S, Krug K, Goetz K. Encountering uncertainty and complexity in decision-making: an observational study of clinical reasoning among medical and interprofessional groups of health care students. J Interprof Care 2023; 37:262-271. [PMID: 35687005 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2022.2061928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Poor teamwork and clinical decisions have a major impact on patient outcomes and safety. Clinical decision-making rarely occurs under ideal conditions, but complex health care environments make this particularly challenging for new graduate health professionals as beginner practitioners. Recent evidence indicates that effective collaboration also enhances quality of clinical decisions for patients with complex needs. However, collaborative decision-making is not standard in educational curricula, where clinical decision-making is usually taught in profession-specific courses emphasizing individual rationality and cognition. The aim of this study was to gain detailed insights into the practice of clinical decision-making by small groups of medical and other health care students. A qualitative observational study design was used. Students (n = 45) took part in a short role-play of a hospital clinical ethics committee meeting discussing three complex patient cases, considering clinical and ethical aspects of care, and made a group decision about priorities for treatment. Audio-recorded data were transcribed verbatim and inductively analyzed based on Strauss's "Theoretical Coding" approach. Coding and interpretation of transcripts resulted in three key themes: a) values/beliefs as a basis for negotiation; b) encountering obstacles; c) overcoming obstacles. All groups benefited from shared knowledge, assisting each other in dealing with uncertainty and perceived emotional burden. In small groups, they were able to overcome challenges and fulfil a goal potentially beyond many of them as individuals. Provision of learning opportunities where students learn to share expertise and decision-making responsibilities has the potential to optimize their learning in preparation for challenges in future practice.
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- Sarah Berger
- Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services, Research University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine University Hospital Schleswig-HolsteinCampus, Luebeck, Germany
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Wilfling D, Budke J, Warkentin N, Goetz K. Experiences with long-term care for geriatric patients by an interprofessional outpatient care approach - a qualitative study. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:102. [PMID: 36803588 PMCID: PMC9938618 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03809-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Outpatient care for geriatric patients is complex and requires the collaboration of different professions for supporting long-term care. Care and case management (CCM) could provide support with that. The long-term care of geriatric patients could be optimized with an interprofessional, cross-sectoral CCM. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the experiences and attitudes of those involved in the care with regard to the interprofessional design of the care for geriatric patients. METHODS A qualitative study design was used. Focus group interviews were conducted with those involved in the care (general practitioners (GP), health care assistants (HCA) as well as care and case managers (CM)). The interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed by qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Overall, ten focus groups were conducted in the five practice networks with n = 46 participants (n = 15 GP, n = 14 HCA and n = 17 CM). The participants evaluated the care they received from a CCM positively. The HCA and the GP were the primary points of contact for the CM. The close collaboration with the CM was experienced to be rewarding and relieving. Through their home-visitations, the CM gained a deep insight into the homelives of their patients and were thus able to accurately reflect the gaps in the care back to the family physicians. CONCLUSIONS The different health care professionals involved in this type of care experience that an interprofessional and cross-sectoral CCM is able to optimally support the long-term care of geriatric patients. The different occupational groups involved in the care benefit from this type of care arrangement as well.
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- Denise Wilfling
- grid.412468.d0000 0004 0646 2097Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany
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- grid.412468.d0000 0004 0646 2097Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany
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- grid.412468.d0000 0004 0646 2097Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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Goetz K, Wenz HJ, Hertrampf K. Certainty in Uncertain Times: Dental Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Qualitative Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:3090. [PMID: 36833785 PMCID: PMC9962035 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The restrictions concerning social contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic implied a rethinking of teaching methods at universities in general, and for practice-oriented teaching such as dental education in particular. This qualitative study aimed to assess aspects of feelings of certainty and uncertainty during this specific education process, incorporating the perspectives of teaching staff and dental students. METHODS Qualitative methods based on interviews were used for data collection. Dental students from different academic years (second, third, fourth, and fifth) and teaching staff responsible for the content and implementation of courses within the dental curriculum were recruited. The data analysis was performed by qualitative content analysis. RESULTS A total of 39 dental students and 19 teaching staff participated. When students and staff dealt positively with this specific situation, certainty was achieved. The availability of presentations and clear communication enhanced feelings of certainty. The participants often felt unsure about how to handle such a challenging situation and felt insecure when planning for the semester. The students missed contact with other students and argued that the information policy on their dental studies was not transparent enough. In addition, dental students and teaching staff were nervous about the risk of infection from COVID-19, especially in practical courses with patient contact. CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic situation leads to a rethinking of dental education. Feelings of certainty can be strengthened by clear and transparent communication as well as training in online teaching methods. To reduce uncertainty, it is crucial to establish channels for information exchange and feedback.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel Germany, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel Germany, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Wilfling D, Budke J, Warkentin N, Goetz K. How Do Health Care Professionals Perceive a Holistic Care Approach for Geriatric Patients? A Focus Group Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:1033. [PMID: 36673787 PMCID: PMC9858644 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Geriatric patients require holistic care in order to meet their complex care needs. The project RubiN (Continuous Care in a Regional Network) provides case and care management (CCM) for older people to address these needs in a primary care setting in Germany. This study aimed to explore the experiences of health care professionals who provided CCM for geriatric patients. METHODS Focus group interviews with general practitioners (GPs), health care assistants (HCAs), and case managers (CMs) were conducted. Transcribed data were analyzed by using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Ten focus group discussions (n = 15 GPs, n = 14 HCAs, n = 17 CMs) were conducted. The different health care professionals emphasized the importance of a holistic care approach to geriatric care. Moreover, the GPs stated that the CMs supported the patients in organizing their care. A CCM could help encourage patients to remain at their own homes, which would have an effect on patients' quality of life and satisfaction. CONCLUSION A well-functioning and effective cooperation between those health professionals involved is a prerequisite for a trustful relationship in the holistic care of older people. This creates a feeling of security for all people involved in the care process.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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Wewetzer L, Held LA, Goetz K, Steinhäuser J. Determinants of the implementation of artificial intelligence-based screening for diabetic retinopathy-a cross-sectional study with general practitioners in Germany. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231176644. [PMID: 37274367 PMCID: PMC10233602 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231176644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Objective Diabetic retinopathy (DR) may lead to irreversible damage to the eye and cause blindness if diagnosed in its advanced stages. Artificial intelligence (AI) may support screening and contribute to a timely diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors that might influence the success of implementing AI-supported devices for DR screenings in general practice. Methods A questionnaire with modules on attitudes toward digital solutions, technical factors, perceived patient perspectives, and sociodemographic data was constructed and 2100 general practitioners (GPs) in Germany were invited to participate via a personal letter. Results Two hundred nine physicians participated in the survey (10% response rate, mean age = 54 years, 46% women). Acquisition costs (mean = 1.37), remuneration (mean = 1.46), and running costs (mean = 1.40) were considered particularly relevant in the context of AI-based screening tools. GPs indicated that a mean of €27.00 (SD = 19) was considered to be an appropriate reimbursement for an AI-based screening for DR in their practice. Less relevant factors were availability of a smartphone used in the practice (mean = 2.53) and time until the examination result was available (mean = 2.29). Important technical factors were practicability of the device (mean = 1.27), unproblematic installation of any necessary software (mean = 1.34), and the integrability into the practice information system (mean = 1.44). Considering the patient welfare, physicians rated the accuracy of the examination, omission of pupil dilation, and the duration of the examination as the most important factors. Participants ranked the factors broadening the scope of care, strengthening the primary care (PC) range, and signs of modern medical practice as the most important factors for making an AI-based screening tool attractive for their practice. Conclusions These findings serve as a basis for a successful implementation of AI-assisted screening devices in PC and might facilitate early screenings for ophthalmological diseases in general practice. The most relevant barriers that need to be overcome for a successful implementation of such tools include clarification of the costs and reimbursement policies.
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- Larisa Wewetzer
- Institute for Family Medicine, University Medical Center
Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Campus, Lubeck, Germany
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- Institute for Family Medicine, University Medical Center
Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Campus, Lubeck, Germany
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- Institute for Family Medicine, University Medical Center
Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Campus, Lubeck, Germany
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- Institute for Family Medicine, University Medical Center
Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck Campus, Lubeck, Germany
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Hertrampf K, Wenz HJ, Goetz K. Covid-19: teaching and learning in practical courses under special regulations - a qualitative study of dental students and teachers. BMC Med Educ 2022; 22:596. [PMID: 35922839 PMCID: PMC9347151 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03656-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus pandemic led to a lockdown of public life. For universities, this meant suspensions or corresponding adaptations of practical courses. In Germany, Kiel Dental Clinic received special permission to start practical courses under appropriate hygiene conditions. The study aimed at recording the experiences and associated challenges of course implementation under the special regulations from the perspective of students and teachers. METHODS Qualitative guided interviews were conducted with students and teachers at Kiel in the summer semester 2020. Students (4th, 6th, 8th, 10th semesters) were recruited and lecturers responsible for conducting the practical courses within the dental clinic's four departments. Evaluation was carried out by means of qualitative content analysis, whereby deductive procedures were supplemented by inductive ones. RESULTS Thirty-nine students and 19 lecturers took part. The flow of information at the start of the course was welcomed by students and teachers across the board. The lack of or limited adjustment to the scope tended to be assessed positively by students. The majority of both groups suspected there had been no reduction in learning, and learning had been improved due to the smaller group sizes. Regarding the necessary conditions for conducting the course, positive and negative aspects became apparent. CONCLUSION Students and teachers felt very relief to start the practical courses under special conditions although the implementation was very challenging for both groups. The structural and content-related course adaptations required a high degree of flexibility on the part of students and lecturers alike, but also meant that courses were able to be conducted without serious deficits in learning gains.
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- Katrin Hertrampf
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Str. 3, Building B, Campus Kiel, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Flägel K, Müller MT, Goetz K, Flum E, Schwill S, Steinhäuser J. Bridging the Gap Between Competencies and Uncertainties in Postgraduate Training in Family Medicine: Results and Psychometric Properties of a Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Adv Med Educ Pract 2022; 13:671-684. [PMID: 35811757 PMCID: PMC9266674 DOI: 10.2147/amep.s366786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE One of the reasons for postgraduate trainees not to choose working in a rural area is uncertainty related to the lack of competencies. The aim of this study was to investigate the concept of uncertainty by measuring competencies and to examine the psychometric properties of an instrument that measures competencies related to uncertainty in the self-assessment of postgraduate trainees in family medicine. PATIENTS AND METHODS A questionnaire was created based on pre-existing instruments. It was distributed to participants of postgraduate training seminars in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in 2016. Descriptive statistics and a partial correlation analysis were calculated for measuring the degree of association between year of postgraduate training and items' responses. Psychometric properties were assessed by calculating descriptive item analysis, factor analysis and internal consistency. RESULTS The response rate was 85% (105/124). More than one-fifth of the participants stated to show only seldom or sometimes the following skills: ability to balance work and life (N=25, 24%), letting a mild disorder run its own way (N=24, 23%) and ability to conduct interventions that decreased aggression from the patient (N=22, 21%). More than half of the participants felt (very) insecure in performing routine child check-ups, the application of a below elbow backslab and the partial removal of a toenail. Nine out of 21 items showed positive statistically significant correlation between level of competence and progress in training. Factor analysis led to a final instrument with 12 items (Cronbach's α=0.736) and a three-factor-structure: "doctor well-being and resilience", "communication" and "skills". CONCLUSION In order to reduce uncertainty with all its consequences, a focus on teaching of competencies regarding the physicians' well-being and resilience, communication and skills has to be continued in postgraduate training.
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- Kristina Flägel
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- Group Practice Dr. Katharina Mendler & Dr. Elisabeth Flum, Eppelheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Kötter T, Rose SI, Goetz K, Steinhäuser J. The predictive validity of admission criteria for the results of clinical competency assessment with an emphasis on family medicine in the fifth year of medical education: an observational study. BMC Med Educ 2022; 22:269. [PMID: 35413869 PMCID: PMC9003966 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03293-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND In many countries, the number of applicants to medical schools exceeds the number of available places. This offers the need, as well as the opportunity to medical schools to select those applicants most suitable for later work as a doctor. However, there is no generally accepted definition of a 'good doctor'. Clinical competencies may serve as surrogates. The aim of this study was to compare medical students in Germany selected based either on their pre-university grade point average alone or based on the result of a university-specific selection procedure regarding their clinical competencies with an emphasis on family medicine in the later years of training. METHODS We used the 'Allgemeinarztbarometer Ausbildung' (Undergraduate Family Medicine Barometer), an instrument developed to assess clinical competencies with an emphasis on family medicine, to compare students in the pre-university grade point average admission-quota and the university-specific selection procedure admission-quota in the fifth year of training. Students were judged by their supervising general practitioners after a two-week practical course. Competencies were rated on a five-point Likert-scale (1 = 'totally agree' i.e. the student is very competent to 5 = 'totally disagree' i.e. the student is not competent at all). RESULTS We included 94 students (66% female). Students in the university-specific selection procedure quota (n = 80) showed better mean scores in every item of the Undergraduate Family Medicine Barometer. We found a statistically significant difference between the two groups for the item assessing communication skills (M [university-specific selection procedure quota] = 1.81, SD = 0.84 vs. M [pu-GPA quota] = 2.38, SD = 0.96; t[91] = -2.23, p = .03; medium effect size). Logistic regression revealed no statistically significant age or gender contribution. CONCLUSIONS Despite the small sample-size, our results indicate, that students selected via an university-specific selection procedure show better communicative competencies in the later years of training.
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- Thomas Kötter
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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Hertrampf K, Wenz HJ, Kaduszkiewicz H, Goetz K. Suspension of face-to-face teaching and ad hoc transition to digital learning under Covid-19 conditions - a qualitative study among dental students and lecturers. BMC Med Educ 2022; 22:257. [PMID: 35395749 PMCID: PMC8992419 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03335-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND In mid-March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic led to a national lockdown in Germany. Face-to-face teaching was cancelled in universities for the 2020 summer semester. Teaching moved online with no prior IT testing and lecturer training. The study analyses experiences of the suspension of face-to-face teaching and the move to digitalised learning for students and lecturers of dentistry at Kiel. METHODS In summer 2020, qualitative guided interviews were conducted with students (4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th semesters), and lecturers. Deductive and inductive qualitative content analysis of the results was carried out. RESULTS Thirty-nine students (69% female) and 19 lecturers (32% female) were interviewed. Reactions to the changes in teaching were observed. Feelings ranged from an essentially positive attitude, through insecurity and uncertainty to a failure to fully appreciate the situation. The loss of social contact was lamented. Digitalisation was associated with technological challenges and additional work. However, it also fostered learning independent of time and place, and encouraged autonomy. Negative aspects of digitalisation included a lack of feedback and loss of interaction. CONCLUSION The introduction of ad hoc digitalisation challenged both students and lecturers alike. Dealing with lockdown and the changes in teaching and studying required significant flexibility.
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- Katrin Hertrampf
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel Arnold-Heller Str. 3, Haus 26, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, CampusLübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Warkentin N, Wilfling D, Laag S, Goetz K. Experiences of family caregivers regarding a community-based care- and case-management intervention. A qualitative study. Health Soc Care Community 2022; 30:e204-e212. [PMID: 33978280 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Family caregivers play an essential role in healthcare for elderly people in primary care settings. The complexity of geriatric patients as well as the fragmentation of healthcare systems can lead to a burden for family caregivers, which can affect their physical and psychological health as well as social relationships, economic productivity and quality of caregiving. Care- and case-management offers a possibility to support, empower and navigate family caregivers through healthcare systems in order to reduce their own burden. The project RubiN (Continuous care in a regional network) was developed to provide regional care- and case-management for outpatient care of the elderly (age >70 years) in a primary care setting in Germany. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore experiences and attitudes of family caregivers of geriatric patients regarding the community-based care- and case-management intervention RubiN. Telephone interviews with a purposeful sample of 21 family caregivers enlisted in all RubiN networks were conducted between March and May 2020 and were followed by qualitative content analysis. The main categories, which emerged were namely: (1) current healthcare situation and (2) experiences with RubiN. Main findings suggest that participants in this study valued the provided support and experienced a sense of relief. However, some participants were disappointed with RubiN and the included support by care- and case-managers. A care- and case-management affected caregiving per se as well as the patient's and family caregiver's well-being. Important aspects contributing to these findings were a continuous relationship, training and expertise of the care- and case-managers. Establishing networks between the patients, family caregivers, care- and case-managers and healthcare providers were key components as well as a good explanation about RubiN itself for family caregivers. Therefore, a community-based care- and case-management can play an important role in detecting, facilitating and preventing family caregiver burden.
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- Nicole Warkentin
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department for Product Strategy/Development, BARMER Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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Kasper JC, Klein KG, Lichko E, Huang J, Chen CHK, Badman ST, Bonnell J, Whittlesey PL, Livi R, Larson D, Pulupa M, Rahmati A, Stansby D, Korreck KE, Stevens M, Case AW, Bale SD, Maksimovic M, Moncuquet M, Goetz K, Halekas JS, Malaspina D, Raouafi NE, Szabo A, MacDowall R, Velli M, Dudok de Wit T, Zank GP. Parker Solar Probe Enters the Magnetically Dominated Solar Corona. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:255101. [PMID: 35029449 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.255101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The high temperatures and strong magnetic fields of the solar corona form streams of solar wind that expand through the Solar System into interstellar space. At 09:33 UT on 28 April 2021 Parker Solar Probe entered the magnetized atmosphere of the Sun 13 million km above the photosphere, crossing below the Alfvén critical surface for five hours into plasma in casual contact with the Sun with an Alfvén Mach number of 0.79 and magnetic pressure dominating both ion and electron pressure. The spectrum of turbulence below the Alfvén critical surface is reported. Magnetic mapping suggests the region was a steady flow emerging on rapidly expanding coronal magnetic field lines lying above a pseudostreamer. The sub-Alfvénic nature of the flow may be due to suppressed magnetic reconnection at the base of the pseudostreamer, as evidenced by unusually low densities in this region and the magnetic mapping.
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- J C Kasper
- BWX Technologies, Inc., Washington, DC 20001, USA and Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719, USA
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- Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey RH5 6NT, United Kingdom
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- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA and Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7300, USA
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- LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Universite PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Universite, Universite de Paris, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
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- LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Universite PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Universite, Universite de Paris, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
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- Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA
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- Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA
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- Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, UCLA, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Space Science and Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35805, USA
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Ringwald A, Goetz K, Steinhaeuser J, Fleischmann N, Schüssler A, Flaegel K. Measuring care coordination in German primary care - adaptation and psychometric properties of the Medical Home Care Coordination Survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1134. [PMID: 34674697 PMCID: PMC8532328 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07100-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Continuity of care is associated with many benefits for patients and health care systems. Therefore measuring care coordination - the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants - is especially needed to identify entries for improvement. The aim of this study was the translation and cultural adaptation of the Medical Home Care Coordination Survey (MHCCS) into German, and the examination of the psychometric properties of the resulting German versions of the MHCCS-P (patient version) and MHCCS-H (healthcare team version). Methods We conducted a paper-based, cross-sectional survey in primary care practices in three German federal states (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Baden-Württemberg) with patients and health care team members from May 2018 to April 2019. Descriptive item analysis, factor analysis, internal consistency and convergent, discriminant and predictive validity of the German instrument versions were calculated by using SPSS 25.0 (Inc., IBM). Results Response rates were 43% (n = 350) for patients and 34% (n = 141) for healthcare team members. In total, 300 patient questionnaires and 140 team member questionnaires could be included into further analysis. Exploratory factor analyses resulted in three domains in the MHCCS-D-P and seven domains in the MHCCS-D-H: “link to community resources”, “communication”, “care transitions”, and additionally “self-management”, “accountability”, “information technology for quality assurance”, and “information technology supporting patient care” for the MHCCS-D-H. The domains showed acceptable and good internal consistency (α = 0.838 to α = 0.936 for the MHCCS-D-P and α = 0.680 to α = 0.819 for the MHCCS-D-H). As 77% of patients (n = 232) and 63% of health care team members denied to have or make written care plans, items regarding the “plan of care” of the original MHCCS have been removed from the MHCCS-D. Conclusions The German versions of the Medical Home Care Coordination Survey for patients and healthcare team members are reliable instruments in measuring the care coordination in German primary care practices. Practicability is high since the total number of items is low (9 for patients and 27 for team members).
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- Aleida Ringwald
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division Nursing and Health, Department V - Social Welfare and Health, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Blumhardtstraße 2, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Federal Association for Health and Academy for Social Medicine Lower Saxony, Fenskeweg 2, 30165, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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Weißenfeld MM, Goetz K, Steinhäuser J. Facilitators and barriers for the implementation of telemedicine from a local government point of view - a cross-sectional survey in Germany. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:919. [PMID: 34488753 PMCID: PMC8419374 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06929-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Telemedicine offers additional ways of delivering medical care, e.g., in primary care in rural areas. During the last decades, projects including telemedicine are being implemented worldwide. However, implementation of telemedicine is in some countries, e.g., Germany somewhat slower compared to northern European countries. One important part of successful implementation is to include the citizen perspective. The aims of this study were to explore the perception of representatives of the local government regarding telemedicine in the context of a perceived GP shortage and to tailor future telemedicine offers according to these perceived needs. METHODS Considering the multidisciplinary assessment suggested by the Model for Assessment of Telemedicine a questionnaire with 19 questions was developed by identifying determinants of telemedicine out the literature. After pre-testing, the questionnaire was sent to all 2199 mayors from the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein (North Germany) and Baden-Württemberg (South Germany) as representatives of the citizens (cross- sectional study; full population survey). The final questionnaire contained sections for socio-demographic data, telemedicine and perceived GP shortage. All responses from November 2018 until 2019 were included and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS The response rate was 32% (N = 699), of which 605 were included in the analysis. A majority of the participants stated they live in a rural area and 46% were in the office for up to 8 years. The mayors had predominantly a positive perception about telemedicine (60%) and 76% of them stated, their community would benefit from telemedicine. A GP shortage was reported by 39% of the participants. The highest risk of telemedicine was seen in misdiagnosing. In case of an emergency situation 291 (45%) of the participants considered data privacy as not as relevant. Mayors from a community with a perceived GP shortage had a more negative perception regarding telemedicine. CONCLUSION The acceptance of telemedicine is rapidly rising compared to former studies. Communities with a perceived GP shortage had a more negative perception. Barriers like data security concerns were seen as less important in case of an emergency. The highest risk of telemedicine was seen in misdiagnosing. These findings need to be considered in designing future telemedicine offers.
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- Maja Maria Weißenfeld
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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Gloystein S, Thomé F, Goetz K, Warkentin N, Mergenthal K, Engler F, Amelung V, Arnold M, Freigang F, Klähn AK, Laag S, van den Berg N. RubiN - continuous care in regional networks: a study protocol for a prospective controlled trial. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:183. [PMID: 33726695 PMCID: PMC7962254 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02106-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The health care situation of geriatric patients is often multifaceted, complex and often overlaps with social living conditions. Due to the lack of cross-sectoral and interprofessional health care geriatric patients often, receive insufficient care. Only a holistic view enables a comprehensive evaluation of the complex health risks, but also the potential to preserve the health of geriatric patients. The implementation of cross-sectoral, multi-professional case management could reduce the gaps in care, improve the autonomy of the geriatric patients in their own homes, and allow them to retain it as long as possible. The “RubiN” project examines the effects of multi-professional, cross-sectoral and assessment-based case management on the quality of the care of geriatric patients. The results of the study aim to show whether geriatric patients receive better care using case management than patients who receive standard health care. In addition, data on the effects of case management on practices of general practitioners (GP), the satisfaction with the care concept amongst the case managers, patients and relatives will be collected. Furthermore, a health economic analysis will be carried out. Methods The project is designed as a prospective controlled study and compares geriatric patients from practice networks in different regions in Germany. Inclusion criteria are: Age ≥ 70 years and care requirements from two different care complexes (identified with the screening instrument ‘Angelina’-questionnaire). The intervention is the use of a geriatric case management, where health care is organised based on patient-specific care requirements. Five practice networks of physicians will implement the intervention (n = 3200 patients) and three practice networks will serve as the control group (n = 1200 patients). The primary endpoint is the ability to manage activities of daily living, measured using the Barthel Index. The patients in the intervention group receive geriatric case management and the patients in the control networks receive standard care (“care as usual”). The analysis of the primary data, which is pseudonymised, occurs according to the intention-to-treat principle. For this purpose, the endpoints will be analysed using a group comparison after 12 months. For the health economic analysis, secondary data from the statutory health insurance providers will be included in the analysis, in addition to the primary data. Data for the analysis of the effects the concept has on the GP practices as well as on the satisfaction of the project participants will be collected with questionnaires and interviews with experts. Discussion The implementation of cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary geriatric case management has been a topic of discussion for years, whereby positive effects have already been-shown. This planned study will be the first evaluation of the effect of case management for geriatric patients with a very large sample. In addition, the effects of case management on the GP practices and also on the relatives of the geriatric patients will be shown. It is intended that the study results pave the way for a widespread implementation of this concept. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register, ID: DRKS00016642. Registered on 29 October 2019 - Retrospectively registered.
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- Simone Gloystein
- Institute for Community Medicine, Section Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
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- Institute for Community Medicine, Section Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck Campus, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck Campus, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Private Institute for Applied Care Research, inav Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Private Institute for Applied Care Research, inav Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Private Institute for Applied Care Research, inav Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Private Institute for Applied Care Research, inav Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Product Strategy/ Development, BARMER Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute for Community Medicine, Section Epidemiology of Health Care and Community Health, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Goetz K, Gutermuth AC, Wenz HJ, Groß D, Hertrampf K. Identification of semester-specific teaching contents for dental ethics: development, testing and validation of a questionnaire. BMC Med Educ 2021; 21:109. [PMID: 33596879 PMCID: PMC7890951 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-021-02541-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although medical ethics is an indispensable part of dental education, it has not played a relevant role in the dental curriculum thus far. This study is aimed at developing and validating a questionnaire that identifies semester-specific ethical issues, in order to develop longitudinal ethic modules. METHODS March 2018 a workshop on item generation was coordinated, using Delphi method; followed by a cognitive testing with students (2nd, 4th, 10th semesters, n = 12). A pilot test was carried out with students from different semesters (n = 60). The distribution of response frequencies and missing values were determined. The questionnaire used for validation consisted of three dimensions: ethical knowledge, dealing with ethical issues, expectations in terms of teaching. The psychometric examination was carried out by preclinical students (n = 105) and clinical semesters (n = 110) January 2019. RESULTS After cognitive testing and piloting, some items were reformulated, so that a questionnaire with 127 items was used for validation. The individual dimensions were assigned to various factors with excellent to acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's α 0.72-0.96). CONCLUSION The questionnaire has an acceptable to excellent consistency and suggests that the different dimensions are conclusive. With this questionnaire, ethical issues in dentistry can be mapped and teaching contents identified.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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- Clinic of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Goetz K, Warkentin N, Weiss L, Kasprick L. "We are the patients' advocates": Care and case managers' reasons to participate in a geriatric health care project - A qualitative study. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2021; 161:28-32. [PMID: 33454231 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare provision for the multimorbid elderly is complex. Care and Case Managers (CCMs) can help to coordinate and structure outpatient care for these patient groups. This approach will be realized in the project RubiN ("Continuous Care in Regional Networks"), which is funded by the Federal Joint Committee. The aim of the present qualitative study was to explore the motivation to work as a CCM. METHODS As part of the qualitative study framework, semi-structured interviews with CCMs were conducted as part of a joint kick-off event. The interviews were focused on the reasons and motivation for participating in the RubiN project. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Eight of 20 CCMs agreed to take part in the interviews. One of the main motivations for taking part in RubiN was to shift away from working conditions that were perceived as stressful and towards an activity that was experienced as appreciative. The CCMs felt that their professional expertise was recognized by other service providers, and that appreciation of their role increased through their active involvement in the care of geriatric patients. CONCLUSIONS Care and Case Management as a practical application with extensive coordination services for geriatric patients may contribute to an increase in appreciation and recognition through establishing a separate area of responsibility and scope as well as working in an interdisciplinary team.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Wilfling D, Warkentin N, Laag S, Goetz K. "I Have Such a Great Care" - Geriatric Patients' Experiences with a New Healthcare Model: A Qualitative Study. Patient Prefer Adherence 2021; 15:309-315. [PMID: 33603349 PMCID: PMC7886229 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s296204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Coordinated care is important for the health and well-being of geriatric patients. However, continuity of care is lacking in many countries. Several studies have shown that case management can help to meet these requirements in health care and investigated positive effects. The project RubiN (Regional ununterbrochen betreut im Netz; Continuous care in a regional network) was developed to provide regional care- and case management for outpatient care of the elderly (age >70 years) in a primary care setting. The aim of this qualitative approach was to explore experiences and attitudes of geriatric patients towards the newly developed complex care- and case-management intervention RubiN. PATIENTS AND METHODS Qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of geriatric patients enlisted in the RubiN intervention networks were conducted. The collected data was transcribed and evaluated using qualitative content analysis. A deductive-inductive approach was used in generating thematic categories. RESULTS Forty-four telephone interviews were performed. Two key categories were identified to describe patients' experiences regarding care delivered by a care- and case manager (CCM), namely "role of CCM" and "changes through RubiN". Results demonstrated that care performed by CCMs is perceived positively by geriatric patients. A main finding of this study was that geriatric patients experienced a sense of security through the care provided by CCMs. CCMs were perceived as highly competent people, having all the necessary skills to provide continuity of care. CONCLUSION This study illustrates the importance of trust between care provider and care recipient. It also shows that geriatric patients appreciate the continuous, professional care and structural and functional support provided by qualified CCMs.
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- Denise Wilfling
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Correspondence: Denise Wilfling Institute for Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, 23538, Germany Email
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Barmer Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Castro-Montoya JM, Goetz K, Dickhoefer U. In vitro fermentation characteristics of tropical legumes and grasses of good and poor nutritional quality and the degradability of their neutral detergent fibre. Anim Prod Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/an20136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context
Tropical legumes are commonly assumed to share all positive attributes known from temperate legumes such as lucerne. However, increasing evidence exists on the differences between those forages, particularly in terms of their ruminal degradability.
Aims
Exploring the 24-h rumen in vitro-fermentation characteristics of tropical legumes, their direct comparison with lucerne, and their interactions with grasses depending on their nutritional quality.
Methods
Arachis and stylosanthes (tropical legumes), pennisetum and andropogon (tropical grasses), and lucerne (lucerne_21 and lucerne_35, harvested 21 and 35 days after emergence respectively) were used for the study. On the basis of the nitrogen and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) concentration, arachis and pennisetum were classified as of good quality, while stylosanthes and andropogon as of poor quality. The following four incubation series were performed: first, forages alone were incubated under iso-nitrogenous conditions; second, forages were incubated under iso-nitrogenous conditions with supplemented starch; third, NDF extract of each forage was incubated alone; fourth, NDF extract of tropical grasses and legumes was incubated combined in grass:legume proportions of 33:67 and 67:33.
Key results
When incubated alone, gas production (GP) and total short chain fatty acids were higher for temperate legumes, intermediate for tropical legumes and lowest for tropical grasses. Similar trends were observed for GP when the forages were incubated with starch, but the differences between arachis and lucerne_35 disappeared; short chain fatty acids did not differ among all tropical forages. Moreover, acetate:propionate ratio was highest for tropical legumes, intermediate for temperate legumes, and lowest for tropical grasses. Gas production of NDF extracts was highest for the lucerne samples and lowest for the tropical legumes. Improvements in GP were found when the NDF from the poor-quality grass (andropogon) was combined with the legumes, particularly the good-quality legume (arachis).
Conclusions
On the basis of the gas production, tropical legumes appear to have lower degradability than do temperate ones, while also showing a different fermentation pattern. Fibre of tropical legumes is less degradable than that of tropical grasses, but when combining both fibre sources, there seems to be a synergistic effect on degradability.
Implications
The current results give important insights on the fermentation characteristics of tropical legumes, helping better understand their role in ruminants’ nutrition, while giving inputs towards improving their utilisation.
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Naumenko K, Steinhäuser J, Niebuhr F, Goetz K. Short report: coaching as an intervention to treat mild form of fear of flying. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 27:1205-1212. [PMID: 33275446 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1856391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fear of flying can lead to restrictions in private but also in professional life. Different treatment approaches are available to handle fear of flying. Of these, coaching could be one possible treatment method. However, evidence is rare and the aim of this study was to evaluate descriptive effect of wingwave® coaching on a mild form of fear of flying. Coaching was delivered twice before the first flight and once after the first flight. The interventions were conducted between December 2016 and May 2017. Four people with fear of flying participated in the study. As measurement tools, satisfaction with life scale and 'Fear of Flying Scale' (FFS) were used at each of the measurement points. The measurement of fear of flying using the FFS measures showed a reduction in all four individuals. The participants also revealed a benefit in the sub-scales Anticipation, Flying and Turbulence. Our study indicates a positive impact of wingwave® coaching on dealing with a mild form of fear of flying.
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- Kristina Naumenko
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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Malaspina DM, Goodrich K, Livi R, Halekas J, McManus M, Curry S, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, de Wit TD, Goetz K, Harvey PR, MacDowall RJ, Pulupa M, Case AW, Kasper JC, Korreck KE, Larson D, Stevens ML, Whittlesey P. Plasma Double Layers at the Boundary Between Venus and the Solar Wind. Geophys Res Lett 2020; 47:e2020GL090115. [PMID: 33380758 PMCID: PMC7757269 DOI: 10.1029/2020gl090115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The solar wind is slowed, deflected, and heated as it encounters Venus's induced magnetosphere. The importance of kinetic plasma processes to these interactions has not been examined in detail, due to a lack of constraining observations. In this study, kinetic-scale electric field structures are identified in the Venusian magnetosheath, including plasma double layers. The double layers may be driven by currents or mixing of inhomogeneous plasmas near the edge of the magnetosheath. Estimated double-layer spatial scales are consistent with those reported at Earth. Estimated potential drops are similar to electron temperature gradients across the bow shock. Many double layers are found in few high cadence data captures, suggesting that their amplitudes are high relative to other magnetosheath plasma waves. These are the first direct observations of plasma double layers beyond near-Earth space, supporting the idea that kinetic plasma processes are active in many space plasma environments.
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- D. M. Malaspina
- Department of Astrophysical and Planetary SciencesUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCOUSA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space PhysicsUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCOUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of IowaIowa CityIAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
- Physics DepartmentUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolisMNUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Harvard‐Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridgeMAUSA
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- Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Harvard‐Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridgeMAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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- Harvard‐Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridgeMAUSA
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- Space Sciences LaboratoryUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCAUSA
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Waschkau A, Flägel K, Goetz K, Steinhäuser J. Evaluation of attitudes towards telemedicine as a basis for successful implementation: A cross-sectional survey among postgraduate trainees in family medicine in Germany. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2020; 156-157:75-81. [PMID: 32859557 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND By comparison with other countries of the European Union Germany is only middle-ranking in terms of telemedicine usage. There is a relevant gap between the legal framework and the actual state of implementation. Healthcare providers play an important role in this implementation process as they are increasingly confronted with the application of telemedical scenarios. Therefore, the aim of this survey was to determine attitudes towards telemedicine of postgraduate trainees in Family Medicine (FM) in Germany. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and October 2016 among postgraduate trainees in FM throughout Germany. The questionnaire covered four topics: attitudes towards telemedicine, barriers for the implementation of telemedicine, assessment of useful telemedical applications and telemedicine scenarios. A descriptive approach was used to analyze the data in order to derive determinants for the implementation of telemedicine. RESULTS In total, 388 postgraduate trainees from 13 of the 16 federal states in Germany answered the survey. Seventy-eight percent were female. Participants' mean age was 36 years. The majority of participants believed that only a fraction of the already existing technology in telemedicine is being used (70 %). The largest perceived barrier to telemedicine was data safety concerns. More than half of the participants (54 %) believed that telemedicine would change the doctor-patient relationship. 51 % of the participants were interested in training in telemedicine. In this respect, it is important to note that 27 % of the postgraduate trainees said their willingness to practice in rural areas might be facilitated through the availability of telemedical backup for family physicians. CONCLUSIONS Participating trainees in FM in Germany think that the potential for telemedicine is not yet fully exploited. Based on the results of this survey the next steps to be taken for the implementation of telemedicine applications can be addressed.
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- Alexander Waschkau
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Kalder M, Albert US, Jacke CO. The usage of over-the-counter products by private insured patients in Germany - a claims data analysis with focus on complementary medicine. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:651. [PMID: 32660646 PMCID: PMC7359243 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05501-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background An important contribution to well-being of human beings can be observed by the use of self-medication products that is reflected in the constantly growing volume of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The aim of the current study was to extend the measurement concept for OTCs by exploring the relevance of the peripheral assortment provided by the widely accepted framework of the Anatomical Therapeutical and Chemical (ATC) classification of the WHO. Methods The focus was on the prescriptions and drug-related receipts submitted by privately insured persons to 18 private health insurers (PHIs) in Germany from the year 2016. The age- and gender-specific average claims amount per risks of outpatient drug expenditure were used as weights to scale up the relative distributions of the item amounts. The ATC-classification defines the commodity groups and discriminates between the main and the peripheral assortment. A descriptive analysis assessed the OTC frequencies and sum scores of the product groups within the main and peripheral assortment whereby the study group explored and assessed the relevance of each category independently according to the OTCs and integrative medicines. Results The analysis included 22.1 Mio. packages from the main assortment and examined 10.1 Mio. packages from the peripheral assortment. The latter was examined thoroughly and the commodity groups “Pharmaceutical food products”, “Medicinal products for special therapy options” and particular “Hygiene and body care products” meet the defined requirements for OTCs relevant for integrative medicines. A high proportion of OTC products from the peripheral assortment was associated with the categories “medicinal products for special therapy options”. Homeopathy and anthroposophy present two special therapy options, which are relevant for the extended OTC measurement. Conclusions The analysis of OTC drugs is feasible when the main and the peripheral assortment is available and enable to integrate about 18% of all OTCs, which are neglected by the common ATC-based approach. The presented extended approach may help to identify potential users of OTCs or people in need of OTC use. In case of the highly disputed homeopathy and anthroposophy products, more research among interactions with prescriptions drugs (Rx), nutrition’s and other potentially harmful exposures is recommended.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 16, Building 50, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 4, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Scientific Institute of Private Health Insurance (WIP), Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 74c, 50968, Köln, Germany
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Flaegel K, Brandt B, Goetz K, Steinhaeuser J. Which procedures are performed by general internists practicing primary care in Germany? - a cross-sectional study. BMC Fam Pract 2020; 21:73. [PMID: 32349681 PMCID: PMC7191754 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01136-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background Due to differences of residency training programs’ emphases – inpatient vs office-based – internal medicine and family medicine residents consistently reported differences in preparedness to care for common adult conditions. Study’s aim was to add knowledge about procedures that a) are performed by general internists working in primary care and b) should be learned during residency in general internists’ appraisal. Methods A cross-sectional postal survey was carried out by using a questionnaire that comprised 90 procedures relevant in primary care. Each procedure implied the two questions “Do you perform this procedure in your own practice?” and “How important do you think it is to learn this procedure during residency?” The final questionnaire was sent to 1002 general internists working in primary care in Germany in May 2015. Data analysis was performed using SPSS Version 24.0 (SPSS inc., IBM). Next to descriptive statistics subgroup analyses were performed using cross tabulation and Chi-square tests for evaluation of differences in the performance of most frequently performed procedures in urban or rural areas as well as by male or female physicians. Results Twenty-eight percent of sent questionnaires (276/1002) could be included in analysis. Mean age of participants was 52 years with 13 years of practice experience; 40% were female. Twenty-nine (32%) of 90 given procedures were performed by at least half of the participants, foremost technical diagnostics, punctures, procedures of the integument and resuscitation. After Bonferroni correction, five of those procedures were performed by more male than female physicians and two procedures by more physicians working in a rural practice than physicians practicing in an urban location. Moreover, 46 (51%) procedures were assessed as important to learn during residency by at least 50% of participants. Conclusions General internists working in German primary care perform a narrow scope of procedures offered by primary care physicians. In order to provide best ambulatory care for patients, residency training programs must ensure training in procedures that are necessary for providing high quality care. Therefore, a consensus aligned with patients’ and health-systems’ needs on procedures required for working as a general internist in primary care is necessary.
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- Kristina Flaegel
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Department of General Practice/Primary Care, Hamburg University Medical School, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Jossen M, Rosemann T, Hess S, Brodowski M, Bezzola P. Is patient loyalty associated with quality of care? Results of a patient survey over primary care in Switzerland. Int J Qual Health Care 2019; 31:199-204. [PMID: 29982463 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate quality of care and to determine which aspects are associated with the willingness to recommend the general practitioner (GP) as a part of patient loyalty. DESIGN This was an exploratory study which collected patient data from ambulatory care in the German part of Switzerland between 2013 and 2016. SETTING Primary care in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Included patients from 79 primary care practices who volunteered to participate in the quality management system European Practice Assessment. Patients were afterwards asked to complete the European Task Force on Patient Evaluations of General Practice Care instrument. INTERVENTIONS Describing influencing factors of quality of care on recommendation of the GP from the perspective of the patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patient perspective on quality of care. RESULTS Survey respondent rate was 81.3%. Over 69% of the respondents were willing to recommend their GP. 'Listening to you' (94.2%) and 'interest in your personal situation' (93.0%) as a part of the domain 'relationship and communication' were rated as the highest quality criteria. The lowest rate was found for 'being able to speak to the GP on the telephone' (30.0%) and 'waiting time in the waiting room' (50.6%). Patient loyalty, in terms of willingness to recommend the GP, was strongly associated with most of the items under the 'relationship and communication' section but also with having more physician's assistants in the practice. CONCLUSIONS The results are important for understanding patients' priorities with regard to general practice care. Patient assessment allows us to identify possible areas for quality improvement within the practice and could provide feedback.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 50, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Pestalozzistrasse 24, Zürich, Switzerland
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- EQUAM-Stiftung, Effingerstrasse 25, Bern, Switzerland
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- aQua-Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmühlenweg 8-10, Goettingen, Germany
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- EQUAM-Stiftung, Effingerstrasse 25, Bern, Switzerland
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Feindel A, Rosenberg G, Steinhäuser J, Mozr C, Goetz K. Primary care practice assistants' attitudes towards tasking shifting and their perceptions of the challenges of task shifting - Development of a questionnaire. Health Soc Care Community 2019; 27:e323-e333. [PMID: 30834640 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Shifting tasks from medical staff to non-medical staff is a common practice for promoting the efficient use of healthcare resources. The aim of this study was to develop and pilot test a questionnaire that evaluates practice assistants' attitudes towards task shifting and their perceptions of the challenges of task shifting (acronym: ACD questionnaire) and to assess the psychometric properties of the questionnaire. The development and pilot testing of the questionnaire occurred from March 2016 to March 2017 and was based on guided and cognitive interviews with practice assistants. Then, an online survey was conducted throughout Germany from June to August 2017 to determine the questionnaire's psychometric properties. A factorial analysis was conducted via principal component analysis, and reliability was assessed using Cronbach's α. The questionnaire included four themes: "working conditions and job satisfaction", "confidence to execute delegated tasks", "excessive demands associated with executing delegated tasks" and "relevance of task shifting for patient care". A total of 274 practice assistants with an average age of 38.2 years participated in the online survey. Each theme included components that showed good to very good reliability (Cronbach's α 0.64-0.91). The ACD questionnaire provides a way, for the first time, to evaluate delegable tasks, including practice assistants' attitudes towards task shifting and their perceptions of the challenges generated by these tasks. The questionnaire also indicates which components of practice assistants' professional training should be intensified.
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- Andrea Feindel
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Medical Association of Schleswig-Holstein, Edmund-Christiani-Seminar, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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Hahn K, Steinhäuser J, Wilfling D, Goetz K. Quality of health care for refugees - a systematic review. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 2019; 19:20. [PMID: 31196192 PMCID: PMC6567514 DOI: 10.1186/s12914-019-0205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review was to identify quality indicators (QI) developed for health care for refugees. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of international QI databases such as the Agency for Health care Research and Quality in addition to a systematic search in PubMed, Cochrane library and Web of Science, using the terms "refugee" and "quality indicator", complemented by a search in reference lists and grey literature. All papers which included QIs for refugees, especially for health care were included. In a first step all existing QIs were screened for their relevance to refugees. In a second step, all health care QIs were extracted. In a final step, these health care QIs were classified into process, structure and outcome indicators. RESULTS Of 474 papers, 23 were selected for a full-text review. Of these 23 publications, 6 contained 115 QIs for health and health care for refugees. The main health care topics identified were reproductive health, health care service and health status. CONCLUSIONS Most indicators were indicators for outcome and structure quality, the smallest group were process indicators. Within the area of refugee health care, most QIs that have been found were QIs regarding reproductive health. QI databases do not yet include indicators specifically related to refugees.
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- Karolin Hahn
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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Goetz K, Schuldei R, Steinhäuser J. Working conditions, job satisfaction and challenging encounters in dentistry: a cross-sectional study. Int Dent J 2019; 69:44-49. [DOI: 10.1111/idj.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Weinmayr LM, Steinhäuser J, Gehring SC, Goetz K. Vaccination management for elderly patients in primary care settings - documentation and responsibilities during a vaccination campaign. Patient Prefer Adherence 2019; 13:1295-1302. [PMID: 31534316 PMCID: PMC6682325 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s212507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aims of the current analysis were to evaluate the vaccination status and attitudes towards vaccinations of elderly patients and to explore effects of a vaccination campaign. METHODS The data were raised in primary care settings by a physicians network which collected data during routine care from 697 patients and by the analysis of health insurance claims data from the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Schleswig-Holstein (KVSH/Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), regarding vaccinations in the participating practices before and after a vaccination campaign. RESULTS Vaccination documentation for tetanus (57.7%), diphtheria (55.7%) and influenza (55.8%) was available for slightly more than half of the study sample. A lower documentation rate was observed for pertussis (33.1%), pneumococcal vaccination (30.3%) and polio (26.3%). Practice assistants were more responsible for determining the vaccination status than physicians. The attitude regarding influenza and pneumococcal vaccine was positive in 72.9% and 56.9% of patients respectively. After the campaign, rates of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine utilization increased by 13.4% and 62.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Attitudes regarding vaccination were generally positive. Documentation was missing for almost half of the elderly population. The delegation of vaccine management to practice assistants could increase the immunization rate. Moreover, it can be assumed that a campaign might be helpful in increasing vaccination awareness and vaccine coverage.
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- Lisa-Marie Weinmayr
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck23538, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck23538, Germany
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- Ärztegenossenschaft Nord eG, Bad Segeberg23795, Germany
- HANN Haus & Facharztnetz Nord GmbH, Norderstedt22851, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck23538, Germany
- Correspondence: Katja GoetzInstitute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Building 50, Luebeck23538, GermanyTel +49 4 513 101 8010Fax +49 4 513 101 8004Email
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Leutgeb R, Frankenhauser-Mannuß J, Scheuer M, Szecsenyi J, Goetz K. Job satisfaction and stressors for working in out-of-hours care - a pilot study with general practitioners in a rural area of Germany. BMC Fam Pract 2018; 19:95. [PMID: 29933743 PMCID: PMC6015473 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-018-0777-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Challenging work environment, high workload, and increasing physician shortages characterize current rural general practice in Germany and in most European Countries. These factors extend into Out-Of-Hours Care (OOHC). However, little research about potential stressors for general practitioners (GPs) in OOHC settings is available. This pilot study aimed to evaluate workload, different elements of job satisfaction and stressors for GPs in OOHC and to analyze whether these aspects are associated with overall job satisfaction. METHODS Cross-sectional survey with a sample of 320 GPs who are working in OOHC was used to measure workload in OOHC, job satisfaction (using the Warr-Cook-Wall scale) and stressors with the effort-reward imbalance questionnaire. In order to assess associations between workload, job satisfaction and stressors at work we performed descriptive analyses as well as multivariable regression analyses. RESULTS The response rate was 40.9%. Over 80% agreed that OOHC was perceived as a stressor and 79% agreed that less OOHC improved job satisfaction. Only 42% of our sample were satisfied with their overall job satisfaction. The regression analysis showed that the modification of current OOHC organization was significantly associated with overall job satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that OOHC in the current form is a relevant stressor in daily work of rural GPs in Germany and one of the reasons for a decreasing overall job satisfaction. Strategic changes such as the implementation of structural reforms e.g. reducing frequency of OOHC duties for each GP and improving continuing professional development options related to OOHC are needed to address current workload challenges experienced by GPs providing OOHC in Germany.
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- R Leutgeb
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arcades, Western Tower, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arcades, Western Tower, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Headquarter of Control Centre, District Bergstraße, Gräffstrasse 5, 64646, Heppenheim, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arcades, Western Tower, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arcades, Western Tower, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Alle 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Mahnkopf J, Kornitzky A, Steinhäuser J. Difficult medical encounters and job satisfaction - results of a cross sectional study with general practitioners in Germany. BMC Fam Pract 2018; 19:57. [PMID: 29743017 PMCID: PMC5944023 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-018-0747-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background In primary care 15% of patient encounters are perceived as challenging by general practitioners (GP). However it is unknown what impact these encounters have regarding job satisfaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate which encounters are perceived as challenging by German GPs and whether they were associated with job satisfaction. Methods A total of 1538 questionnaires were sent to GPs in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. GPs should rate 14 medical conditions and 8 traits of patients on the perceived challenge using a Likert scale (1: ‘not challenging at all’ to 10: ‘extremely challenging’). Job satisfaction was measured with the Warr–Cook–Wall job satisfaction scale. A linear regression analyses were used to explore potential associations between for the primary outcome variable ‘overall job satisfaction’. Results Total response was 578 (38%). GPs perceived 16% of their patients as challenging. Psychiatric disorders such as somatization disorder (mean = 7.42), schizophrenia (mean = 6.83) and anxiety disorder (mean = 6.57) were ranked as high challenging while diabetes mellitus type 2 (mean = 4.87) and high blood pressure (mean = 3.22) were ranked as a rather low challenging condition. GPs were mostly satisfied with ‘colleagues’ (mean = 5.80) and mostly dissatisfied with their ‘hours of work’ (mean = 4.20). The linear regression analysis showed no association with challenging medical conditions and traits of patients but only with different aspects of job satisfaction concerning the outcome variable ‘overall job satisfaction’. Conclusions Especially psychiatric conditions are perceived as challenging the question arises, in what amount psychiatric competences are gained during the postgraduate specialty training in general practice and if GPs with a mandatory rotation in psychiatry perceive these conditions as less challenging. Interestingly this study indicates that challenging encounter in terms of challenging medical conditions and traits of patients do not affect GP’s job satisfaction. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12875-018-0747-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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Schröder L, Flägel K, Goetz K, Steinhäuser J. Mobility concepts and access to health care in a rural district in Germany: a mixed methods approach. BMC Fam Pract 2018; 19:47. [PMID: 29720091 PMCID: PMC5932842 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-018-0733-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Western countries are facing the challenges of an imminent shortage of physicians, especially general practitioners. As a consequence longer travel times to doctors’ practices may arise. This study aimed to investigate the mobility behavior of a rural population in terms of medical consultations. Methods An exploratory mixed-methods design was conducted in the Waldshut district of the federal state Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Focus groups and a single telephone-interview with representatives, occupationally affiliated with mobility in the district (e.g. representatives of public transport, nursing-services or the District Office Waldshut), were performed in 2016 and analyzed using Mayring’s structuring content analysis. A questionnaire based on the collected qualitative data was subsequently distributed to a random sample of 1000 adult inhabitants living in the Waldshut district. Quantitative data were analyzed employing descriptive statistics. Results Qualitatively, four focus groups and one single telephone-interview with a total of 20 participants were performed. Therein the necessity of reaching a nearby general practitioner and the importance of individual motor traffic was emphasized. Novel mobility modes of ride sharing and telemedicine were controversially discussed as future transport and consultation options, respectively. Quantitatively, 277 questionnaires (27.7%) were valid and included in our analysis. Mean age was 51 years (SD = 18.5) and 58% (n = 160) were female. Irrespective of the mode of transport 60% (n = 166) expected to reach their general practitioner within 15 min. Using the possibility of multiple answers 47% (n = 192) stated to use a car in order to reach their general practitioner, public transport was used by 5% (n = 19). Nearly 80% (n = 220) could imagine sharing a car with well-known persons for consultations. Turning to a general practitioner via telemedicine was imaginable for 32% (n = 91). Conclusions Individual motor car traffic seems to be an important factor in providing accessibility to rural medical care. As a supplementation, web based ride sharing has economic and structural potential for reaching a doctor’s practice. However, familiarity and trustworthiness need to be guaranteed within this flexible transport mode. Furthermore, telemedicine may be a future approach in order to reduce travel time to a doctor’s practice.
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- Lisa Schröder
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23552, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23552, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23552, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23552, Lübeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Winkelmann W, Steinhäuser J. Assessment of oral health and cost of care for a group of refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health 2018; 18:69. [PMID: 29699553 PMCID: PMC5921436 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0535-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background There is a research gap concerning the evaluation of the oral healthcare of refugees. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health of refugees and to estimate the costs of oral care. Methods The study was conceptualized as a pilot study. The study participants were refugees who lived either in collective living quarters or at a reception center in a region of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The cross-sectional design was complemented by dental screening. Data were collected from August 2016 until July 2017. The basic condition of the teeth was evaluated using a convenience sample by a single dentist. The assessment of caries was carried out visually in accordance with the International Caries Detection and Assessment System from code 3 and higher. The DMF-T (decayed, (D), missing, (M), filled (F), teeth (T)) index was calculated. The costs of oral care were analyzed for conservative treatment (filling or extraction) and for prosthetic treatment (missing teeth) in the form of a bridge or crown. Results The dental screening was attended by 102 refugees, with a mean age of 28 years. A total of 49% of the study sample suffered from toothache, and the DMF-T index had a mean of 6.89. For 92% of the study sample, treatment was indicated, and a cost estimate of the treatment could be calculated. The average cost of conservative treatment was estimated to be 205.86 EUR, and the average cost of prosthetic treatment was estimated to be 588.0 EUR. The oral healthcare costs of the different treatment procedures were higher for refugees that presented with toothache than for those without toothache, with the exception of prosthetic treatment procedures. Conclusions There is a lack of population-based data that survey the oral health status of refugees. Therefore, the current study presents an initial overview regarding the oral health status and the potential costs of oral healthcare of refugees. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12903-018-0535-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Kleine-Budde K, Bramesfeld A, Stegbauer C. Working atmosphere, job satisfaction and individual characteristics of community mental health professionals in integrated care. Health Soc Care Community 2018; 26:176-181. [PMID: 28872723 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Working requirements of community mental healthcare professionals in integrated care are complex. There is a lack of research concerning the relation of job satisfaction, working atmosphere and individual characteristics. For the current study, a survey evaluating job satisfaction and working atmosphere of mental healthcare professionals in integrated care was performed. About 321 community mental healthcare professionals were included in the survey; the response rate was 59.5%. The professional background of community mental healthcare professionals included nursing, social work and psychology. Community mental healthcare professionals reported the highest satisfaction with colleagues and the lowest satisfaction with income. Moreover, it could be shown that more responsibility, more recognition and more variety in job tasks lead to an increase of overall job satisfaction. Healthcare for mentally ill patients in the community setting is complex and requires well-structured care with appropriate responsibilities within the team. A co-operative relationship among colleagues as well as clearly defined responsibilities seem to be the key for the job satisfaction of community mental healthcare professionals in integrated care.
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- Katja Goetz
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus, Luebeck, Germany
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- AQUA - Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Goettingen, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine, and Health Services Research, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- AQUA - Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Goettingen, Germany
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Mahler C, Schwarzbeck V, Mink J, Goetz K. Students´ perception of interprofessional education in the bachelor programme "Interprofessional Health Care" in Heidelberg, Germany: an exploratory case study. BMC Med Educ 2018; 18:19. [PMID: 29370784 PMCID: PMC5785847 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1124-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interprofessional education is receiving increased attention worldwide. This has led to the development of a bachelor programme "Interprofessional Health Care" at the University of Heidelberg, Germany beginning in the winter semester 2011. Aim of this study was to evaluate the students' perception of this innovative programme regarding interprofessional learning. METHODS An exploratory case study was conducted. A semi-structured guideline was developed and seven focus groups were performed with the students of the first three cohorts in 2012-2014. Data was transcribed and analyzed using content analysis leading to main categories, one of which was titled "interprofessional learning". This article presents the results focussing on the students' experiences regarding interprofessional education and learning during their first two semesters of the programme. RESULTS Four main categories related to interprofessional learning were developed inductively. Students assessed "interprofessional learning" in general as positive and wished to encounter a more intense experience and collaboration with different health professions during their studies. Students reported to benefit from the programme due to a better understanding of other professions and their different perspectives. They described decreased hesitance to approach other health professions in every day practice. Results are in line with the four domains of the Interprofessional Core Competencies. CONCLUSION All in all students at an early stage recognized the benefit of interprofessional learning for their studies and their everyday work in practice showing the way forward for the bachelor programme and encouraging more interprofessional encounters with students from other health care programmes.
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- Cornelia Mahler
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Marsilius-Arkaden, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institue of Family Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 50, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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Goetz K, Hahn K, Steinhäuser J. Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the EUROPEP questionnaire. Patient Prefer Adherence 2018; 12:1123-1128. [PMID: 29983550 PMCID: PMC6027690 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s169355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The evaluation of quality of primary health care from the perspective of refugees is very underdeveloped. It depends mainly on the availability of instruments in the language of the refugees. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and examine the psychometric properties especially the internal consistency and convergent construct validity of the Arabic version of the European Project on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care (EUROPEP) questionnaire. METHODS The German version of the EUROPEP questionnaire was translated into Arabic language. In total, 619 Arabic-speaking people were invited to participate in this study. Refugees who lived in collective living quarters in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein were recruited. The EUROPEP questionnaire is a multidimensional instrument that comprises 23 items, each with a 5-point Likert-type response. Cronbach's alpha, descriptive statistics, and principal component analysis were used to assess a part of psychometric properties. Convergent construct validity was assessed with the validated questionnaire on satisfaction with ambulatory care - quality from the patient perspective (ZAP questionnaire) by using Spearman rank-order correlation test. RESULTS A total of 136 questionnaires of refugees were returned (response rate 22%). Of these respondents, 95 participants who had visited a general practitioner were included in the validation study. The exploratory factor analysis extracted four factors, namely, "medical care," "physician-patient relationship," "coordination of care," and "accessibility to care." The internal consistency ranged between α=0.942 for "medical care" and α=0.869 for "coordination of care." The convergent construct validity is supported by a significant positive correlation between the overall score of the EUROPEP questionnaire and the overall score of the ZAP questionnaire (rrho=0.820; p<0.01). CONCLUSION The Arabic version of the EUROPEP questionnaire shows appropriate internal consistency and convergent construct validity. The availability of this instrument in Arabic language encourages further research in the field of outcome quality from refugees' perspective in other health service research projects.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany,
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany,
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany,
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Goetz K, Kornitzky A, Mahnkopf J, Steinhäuser J. At the dawn of delegation? Experiences and attitudes of general practitioners in Germany - a questionnaire survey. BMC Fam Pract 2017; 18:102. [PMID: 29258422 PMCID: PMC5735503 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-017-0697-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background In the future, ‘delegation’ as task shifting from general practitioners (GPs) to non-physicians will be important in primary care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes towards the concept of task shifting and to identify predictors of a positive attitude towards task shifting from the perspective of GPs. Methods This cross-sectional questionnaire study analysed attitudes towards the concept of task shifting and delegated tasks from the perspective of GPs who were recruited in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Descriptive statistics and binary regression analyses were computed to identify potential predictors of a positive attitude towards task shifting. Results Out of 1538 questionnaires distributed, 577 GP questionnaires were returned (response rate: 37.5%). A total of 53.2% of the respondents were male, and 37.3% were female. A positive attitude regarding task shifting was shown by 49% of the participating GPs. The highest level of agreement (95.2%) was found for time savings with task shifting, and a lower agreement (39%) was found regarding the lack of clarity concerning the responsibilities and legal aspects with regards to task shifting. The most frequently delegated tasks were recording electrocardiograms and measuring blood glucose levels. A positive attitude towards task shifting was positively associated with higher job satisfaction and a need for qualified staff. Conclusion Our sample of GPs for this study was very open-minded towards the concept of task shifting. Germany is just beginning this delegation, but the implementation of task shifting depends on different aspects, such as legal requirements, adequate payment and qualified staff. Finally, there is a need for continuing professional development in primary care teams, especially for non-clinical practice staff. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12875-017-0697-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katja Goetz
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany
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Valentini J, Goetz K, Yen K, Szecsenyi J, Dettling A, Joos S, Steinhaeuser J, Flum E. Knowledge, competencies and attitudes regarding external post-mortem physical examination: A survey among German post-graduate trainees in general practice. Eur J Gen Pract 2017; 24:26-31. [PMID: 29168414 PMCID: PMC5795742 DOI: 10.1080/13814788.2017.1389884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: The external post-mortem examination (EPME) is an important medical, legal and socio-economic task with far-reaching relevance; however, due to discrepancies between findings from EPMEs and actual cause of death, improvements in accuracy and quality are needed. Objectives: To investigate knowledge, competencies and attitudes regarding EPME in general practitioner (GP) post-graduate trainees. Methods: Before four post-graduate training courses on the EPME for general practitioner trainees, organized in 2014 in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a questionnaire on the EPME was distributed by the lecturer, completed by the GP post-graduate trainees and returned to the lecturer. The questionnaire consisted of 19 items related to three main categories: knowledge, competencies and attitudes. Results: Out of 380 GP post-graduate trainees, 128 completed and returned the questionnaire (response rate 33.7%). Less than 18% felt adequately confident in identifying a natural cause of death and less than 5% felt adequately confident in identifying an unnatural cause of death. Only 33% consistently fully uncover the corpse for the EPME. Conclusion: We found an important uncertainty in GP post-graduate trainees regarding their EPME knowledge and competencies.
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- Jan Valentini
- a Institute of General Practice and Multi-Disciplinary Healthcare , University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany.,b Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University of Heidelberg Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University of Heidelberg Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany.,c Institute of Family Medicine , University Hospital , Lübeck , Germany
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- d Institute for Forensic and Traffic Medicine , University of Heidelberg Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University of Heidelberg Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Institute of General Practice and Multi-Disciplinary Healthcare , University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- c Institute of Family Medicine , University Hospital , Lübeck , Germany
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- b Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University of Heidelberg Hospital , Heidelberg , Germany
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Kattge S, Goetz K, Glassen K, Steinhäuser J. Job Profile of Non-Medical Practitioners: A Cross- Sectional Study from the Health Service Perspective. Complement Med Res 2017; 24:285-289. [PMID: 28926840 DOI: 10.1159/000471851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is rising. The German 'Heilpraktiker' is a non-medical naturopathic practitioner (NMNP) providing CAM. Their numbers are rising constantly; however, little is known about their practices and reasons for consultation and on what kind of treatment they offer. METHODS All 1,096 NMNPs in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein were invited to participate in a questionnaire study to gain first insights into their nearly unexplored group setting. RESULTS A total of 262 NMNPs responded to the itemized questionnaire; 60 answered the questionnaire suggested for non-responders. Out of the 262 NMNPs, 211 (81%) were female. The average age was 53 years. Analyzing the most frequent reasons for consultation, 68.2% were found to be general and unspecified reasons, followed by psychological causes (64.1%) and musculoskeletal complaints (53.1%). About 68% of the participants treat conditions of pain. The most commonly used group of methods was found to comprise para-medicinal procedures. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis gives first insights into the occupational profile of the German NMNPs, their scope of activities and treatment methods. It is a first step towards health service research that might provide a basis for further studies.
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- Stefanie Kattge
- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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BACKGROUND Job satisfaction in health care is currently important in view of workforce shortage in the health care area. The purpose of this study was to evaluate job satisfaction in young health professionals and to identify factors possibly influencing overall job satisfaction. METHODS About one year after graduating from vocational training, a total of 579 graduates from various health care professions [Nursing (N), Nursing and Geriatric Nursing; Therapy (TP), Physical therapy and Logopaedics; Diagnostics (D), Diagnostic Radiography and Biomedical Science], were invited to participate in an online-survey. Job satisfaction was assessed with the 10-item Warr-Cook-Wall (WCW) job satisfaction questionnaire. Descriptive analysis of the WCW was performed, and the impact of various factors on job satisfaction was determined by stepwise linear regression analysis. RESULTS In total, 189 graduates (N, n=121; TP, n=32; D, n=36) were included in data analysis (32.6% response rate). Overall job satisfaction in all young professionals was 4.9±1.6 (mean±SD) and was slightly higher in TP (5.4±1.4) compared with N (4.7±1.6) and D (5.0±1.5), respectively. Highest satisfaction was identified with "colleagues" and lowest satisfaction with "income" was identified in all professional groups. Colleagues and fellow workers showed the highest score of association regarding overall job satisfaction in regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS As a whole, our data suggest good to very good satisfaction in various WCW items of job satisfaction. "Colleagues" were shown to have a high impact on job satisfaction. To improve the attractiveness of job profiles in health care, the presented results may provide a valuable input regarding workforce shortage.
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- Gert Ulrich
- Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Fachbereich Informatik, Therapiewissenschaften, Hochschule Trier, Trier
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck
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- Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Prytherch H, Nafula M, Kandie C, Brodowski M, Marx I, Kubaj S, Omogi I, Zurkuhlen A, Herrler C, Goetz K, Szecsenyi J, Marx M. Quality management: where is the evidence? Developing an indicator-based approach in Kenya. Int J Qual Health Care 2017; 29:19-25. [PMID: 27940522 PMCID: PMC5461473 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda emphasizes the importance of quality of care in the drive to achieve universal health coverage. Despite recent progress, challenges in service delivery, efficiency and resource utilization in the health sector remain. OBJECTIVE The Ministry of Health Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for Health. To this end, the European Practice Assessment (EPA) was adapted to the area of Reproductive and Maternal and Neonatal Health. METHODS The adaptation process made use of a ten step-modified RAND Corporation/University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Appropriateness Method. The steps included a scoping workshop, definition of five critical domains of quality in the Kenyan context ('People, Management, Clinical Care, Quality & Safety, Interface between inpatients and outpatients care'), a review of policy documents, management and clinical guidelines, grey and scientific literature to identify indicators in use in the Kenyan health system and an expert panel process to rate their feasibility and validity. RESULTS The resulting 278 indicators, clustered across the five domains, were broken-down into 29 dimensions and assigned measure specifications. A set of data collection tools were developed to furnish the indicators and piloted at two health facilities. They were subsequently finalized for use in 30 health facilities in 3 counties. CONCLUSIONS The integrative and indicator-based aspects of the EPA process could be readily adapted to facilitate the operationalization of a practical quality assurance approach in Kenya.
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- Helen Prytherch
- evaplan at the University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel 4002, Switzerland
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Research (IHPMR), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Head of Department of Standards and Regulatory Services, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute for Applied Quality Improvement & Research in Health Care (AQUA), Göttingen, Germany
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- evaplan at the University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- evaplan at the University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Health Programme, Kenya
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- Institute for Applied Quality Improvement & Research in Health Care (AQUA), Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Quality Improvement & Research in Health Care (AQUA), Göttingen, Germany
- Department of General Medicine and Health Service Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- evaplan at the University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bale SD, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Turin P, Bonnell JW, de Wit TD, Ergun RE, MacDowall RJ, Pulupa M, Andre M, Bolton M, Bougeret JL, Bowen TA, Burgess D, Cattell CA, Chandran BDG, Chaston CC, Chen CHK, Choi MK, Connerney JE, Cranmer S, Diaz-Aguado M, Donakowski W, Drake JF, Farrell WM, Fergeau P, Fermin J, Fischer J, Fox N, Glaser D, Goldstein M, Gordon D, Hanson E, Harris SE, Hayes LM, Hinze JJ, Hollweg JV, Horbury TS, Howard RA, Hoxie V, Jannet G, Karlsson M, Kasper JC, Kellogg PJ, Kien M, Klimchuk JA, Krasnoselskikh VV, Krucker S, Lynch JJ, Maksimovic M, Malaspina DM, Marker S, Martin P, Martinez-Oliveros J, McCauley J, McComas DJ, McDonald T, Meyer-Vernet N, Moncuquet M, Monson SJ, Mozer FS, Murphy SD, Odom J, Oliverson R, Olson J, Parker EN, Pankow D, Phan T, Quataert E, Quinn T, Ruplin SW, Salem C, Seitz D, Sheppard DA, Siy A, Stevens K, Summers D, Szabo A, Timofeeva M, Vaivads A, Velli M, Yehle A, Werthimer D, Wygant JR. The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients. Space Sci Rev 2016; 204:49-82. [PMID: 29755144 PMCID: PMC5942226 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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NASA's Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission will make the first in situ measurements of the solar corona and the birthplace of the solar wind. The FIELDS instrument suite on SPP will make direct measurements of electric and magnetic fields, the properties of in situ plasma waves, electron density and temperature profiles, and interplanetary radio emissions, amongst other things. Here, we describe the scientific objectives targeted by the SPP/FIELDS instrument, the instrument design itself, and the instrument concept of operations and planned data products.
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- S D Bale
- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- LPC2E, CNRS, 3A avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College, London, UK
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- LPC2E, CNRS, 3A avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- LPC2E, CNRS, 3A avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- LPC2E, CNRS, 3A avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- LPC2E, CNRS, 3A avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angelos, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Berger S, Goetz K, Leowardi-Bauer C, Schultz JH, Szecsenyi J, Mahler C. Anchoring interprofessional education in undergraduate curricula: The Heidelberg story. J Interprof Care 2016; 31:175-179. [PMID: 27880080 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2016.1240156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The ability of health professionals to collaborate effectively has significant potential impact on patient safety and quality-care outcomes, especially given the increasingly complex and dynamic clinical practice environments of today. Educators of the health professions are faced with an immediate challenge to adapt curricula and traditional teaching methods to ensure graduates are equipped with the necessary interprofessional competencies and (inter)professional values for their future practice. The World Health Organization's "Framework for action in interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice" promotes IPE as a key strategy to enhance patient outcomes by preparing a "collaborative practice-ready health workforce." Logistical and attitudinal barriers can hinder integration of IPE into curricula. Lessons learned through the implementation of a planned change to establish four interprofessional seminars (team communication, medical error communication, healthcare English, and small business management) at Heidelberg University Medical Faculty, Germany, are described. A key factor in successfully anchoring IPE seminars in the undergraduate curricula was the structured approach drawing on change management concepts.
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- Sarah Berger
- a Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany.,b Institute of Family Medicine , University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein , Luebeck , Germany
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- c Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
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- d Department of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Department of General Practice and Health Services Research , University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany
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BACKGROUND Job satisfaction of physicians is an important issue for performance of a health care system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the job satisfaction of primary care physicians in Switzerland and to explore associations between overall job satisfaction, individual characteristics and satisfaction with aspects of work within the practice separated by gender. METHODS This cross-sectional study was based on a job satisfaction survey. Data were collected from 176 primary care physicians working in 91 primary care practices. Job satisfaction was measured with the 10-item Warr-Cook-Wall job satisfaction scale. Stepwise linear regression analysis was performed for physicians separated by gender. RESULTS The response rate was 92.6%. Primary care physicians reported the highest level of satisfaction with 'freedom of working method' (mean = 6.45) and the lowest satisfaction for 'hours of work' (mean = 5.38) and 'income' (mean = 5.49). Moreover, some aspects of job satisfaction were rated higher by female physicians than male physicians. Within the stepwise regression analysis, the aspect 'opportunity to use abilities' (β = 0.644) showed the highest association to overall job satisfaction for male physicians while for female physicians it was income (β = 0.733). CONCLUSIONS The presented results contribute to an understanding of factors that influence levels of satisfaction of female and male physicians. Therefore, research and intervention about job satisfaction should consider gender as well as the stereotypes that come along with these social roles.
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- Katja Goetz
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany,
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, AQUA-Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Goettingen, Germany and
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- Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- AQUA-Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Goettingen, Germany and
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Bauer E, Kleine-Budde K, Stegbauer C, Kaufmann-Kolle P, Goetz K, Bestmann B, Szecsenyi J, Bramesfeld A. Structures and processes necessary for providing effective home treatment to severely mentally ill persons: a naturalistic study. BMC Psychiatry 2016; 16:242. [PMID: 27422014 PMCID: PMC4946100 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0945-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Home treatment for severely mentally ill persons is becoming increasingly popular. This research aims to identify structures and processes in home treatment that impact on patient-related outcomes. METHODS We analysed 17 networks that provide home treatment to severely mentally ill persons using a naturalistic approach. The networks were similar with regard to central components of home treatment such as case management, 24 h crisis hotline and home visits, but differed in all other aspects such as the multidisciplinary teams, time spent with patients, etc. To determine treatment outcome, patients' psychosocial functioning was measured using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). Structures and processes were assessed using claims data and questionnaires answered by the different networks. Primary outcome was highlighted by the change in HoNOS scores from the start of home treatment compared with 6 months later. We sought to explain this outcome through patient and network characteristics using regression analysis. Data on 3,567 patients was available. RESULTS On average, psychosocial functioning improved by 0.84 across networks between t0 and t1. There were more similarities than differences between the networks with regard to the structures and processes that we tested. A univariate regression analysis found staff's prior experience in mental health care and the effort that they invested in their work correlated positively with patient outcome. This needs to be interpreted under considering that univariate analysis does not show causal relationship. A high case load per case manager, increased and longer patient contact and more family intervention were correlated with worse patient outcome, probably indicating that sicker patients receive more care and intervention. CONCLUSION Home treatment networks succeed in delivering care tailored to the needs of patients. In order to improve the quality of care in home treatment, this study suggests employing experienced staff who is ready to invest more effort in their patients. Further research needs to consider a longer follow-up time.
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- E. Bauer
- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Voßstr. 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany ,Institute of Family Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160 / Haus 50, 23538 Luebeck, Germany
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- Scientific Institute of TK for Benefit and Efficiency in Health Care (WINEG), Bramfelder Str. 140, 22305 Hamburg, Germany
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- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany ,Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Voßstr. 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
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- AQUA – Institute for Applied Quality Improvement and Research in Health Care, Maschmuehlenweg 8-10, 37073 Goettingen, Germany ,Department Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health System Research, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Steinhäuser J, Jäkel K, Szecsenyi J, Goetz K, Ledig T, Joos S. [Procedures Performed in General Practice - a Cross-sectional Study]. Gesundheitswesen 2016; 79:1004-1011. [PMID: 27171731 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-100620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE General practice offers basic medical care to patients. Therefore, general practitioners (GPs) perform a variety of medical procedures. In order to estimate GPs array of services from the perspective of health services research, it is indispensable to know the procedures that are carried out by GPs and identify relevant influencing factors. METHODS Based on the results of a selective literature search, the Medical Association's regulations on specialty training and experiences gained so far in developing the competence-based curriculum for general practice, a questionnaire covering 89 procedures was developed and sent to 1 576 general practitioners all over Germany. RESULTS The response rate was 42%; 42 of 89 procedures were carried out by at least 50% of the participants. These procedures include the anatomical areas skin, eyes, ears, nose, gastrointestinal tract, urological tract and musculoskeletal system. Significant differences were shown in 25 of the most frequent procedures regarding practices in urban and rural areas, in 9 procedures with regard to the participant's length of occupation in general practice and in 19 procedures regarding male and female participants. CONCLUSION This is the first survey that shows which procedures are performed by German GPs and how often they are performed. Factors such as practice location in either rural or urban area, physician's gender and years practiced as GP have been identified as important influences on the spectrum of services provided.
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- J Steinhäuser
- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck.,Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck.,Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck.,Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Interprofessionelle Versorgung Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen.,Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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