Recent Submissions
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Strong Association of Perceived Chronic Stress with Leadership Quality, Work–Privacy Conflict and Quantitative Work Demands: Results of the IMPROVEjob Study
(2025-05-03)The health of primary care professionals is crucial for the health of populations. A lower number of general practitioners per 1000 patients correlates with higher patient mortality. Challenging work demands, work–privacy ... -
Short physical performance battery: Pilot study of a human motion capture app (MobiSPPB)
(2025-07-02)<strong>Background:</strong> A standardized fall risk assessment can guide targeted interventions. The widely used short physical performance battery (SPPB) for mobility assessment covers balance, gait speed, and lower ... -
Use of the FallAkte Plus System as an IT Infrastructure for the North Rhine-Westphalian General Practice Research Network: Mixed Methods Usability Study
(2024-05-20)<strong>Background:</strong> Primary care research networks can generate important information in the setting where most patients are seen and treated. However, this requires a suitable IT infrastructure (ITI), which the ... -
33/m: Komplettierung des Impfstatus vor Praktikum in Kindertagesstätte: Vorbereitung auf die Facharztprüfung: Fall 52
(2024-07-11)<strong>Prüfungssimulation</strong><br /> <strong><em>Fallschilderung</strong></em><br /> Ein 33-jähriger Student des Fachs Kindheitspädagogik möchte in 6 Wochen sein erstes Praktikum in einer Kindertagesstätte ... -
Innovative Regional Services and Heterogeneous Communication Channels: Results from the Nationwide German egePan Project for Pandemic Management
(2024-11-04)<strong>Background:</strong> In the COVID-19 pandemic, novel regional services and communication channels emerged across all sectors of the German healthcare system. To contribute to pandemic preparedness, this study aims ... -
Personal protective behaviors in response to COVID-19: a longitudinal application of protection motivation theory
(2023-08-15)<strong>Introduction:</strong> Disease outbreaks are expected to occur more frequently and spread more rapidly in the age of globalization. Personal protective behaviors strongly affect infection and death rates worldwide. ... -
Associations between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Overtime, Perceived Chronic Stress and Burnout Symptoms in German General Practitioners and Practice Personnel: A Prospective Study
(2024-02-16)Background: The mental burdens of general practitioners (GPs) and practice assistants (PrAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic are well investigated. Work-related conditions like overtime are known to contribute to perceived ... -
German GPs’ Self-Perceived Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leadership, Participation in Regional Services and Preferences for Future Pandemic Preparedness
(2023-06-09)General practitioners (GPs) played a vital role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about GPs’ view of their role, leadership, participation in regional services and preferences for future pandemic preparedness. ... -
Prediction of Chronic Stress and Protective Factors in Adults: Development of an Interpretable Prediction Model Based on XGBoost and SHAP Using National Cross-sectional DEGS1 Data
(2023-05-16)Background: Chronic stress is highly prevalent in the German population. It has known adverse effects on mental health, such as burnout and depression. Known long-term effects of chronic stress are cardiovascular disease, ... -
Small Changes in Patient Arrival and Consultation Times Have Large Effects on Patients' Waiting Times: Simulation Analyses for Primary Care
(2023-01-18)(1) Background: Workflows are a daily challenge in general practices. The desired smooth work processes and patient flows are not easy to achieve. This study uses an operational research approach to illustrate the general ... -
Job Satisfaction and Chronic Stress of General Practitioners and Their Teams: Baseline Data of a Cluster-Randomised Trial (IMPROVEjob)
(2021-09-08)<em>Background:</em> A high prevalence of poor job satisfaction and high chronic stress is documented for general practitioners (GPs) and non-physician practice staff from various countries. The reasons are multifactorial ...
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