Search

Your search keyword '"Martina Bentner"' showing total 10 results
Start Over Author "Martina Bentner"
10 results on '"Martina Bentner"'

1. Prevention of invasive ventilation (PRiVENT)—a prospective, mixed-methods interventional, multicentre study with a parallel comparison group: study protocol

Author

Julia D. Michels, Jan Meis, Noemi Sturm, Florian Bornitz, Selina von Schumann, Aline Weis, Benjamin Neetz, Martina Bentner, Johanna Forstner, Nicola Litke, Michel Wensing, Stella Erdmann, Thomas Grobe, Timm Frerk, Axel Kempa, Claus Neurohr, Armin Schneider, Michael Müller, Felix J. F. Herth, Joachim Szecsenyi, Franziska C. Trudzinski, and the PRiVENT-Study Group

Subjects
Invasive mechanical ventilation, Weaning, Weaning failure, Respiratory failure, Medical education and training, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
Abstract

Abstract Background Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a standard therapy for intensive care patients with respiratory failure. With increasing population age and multimorbidity, the number of patients who cannot be weaned from IMV increases, resulting in impaired quality of life and high costs. In addition, human resources are tied up in the care of these patients. Methods The PRiVENT intervention is a prospective, mixed-methods interventional, multicentre study with a parallel comparison group selected from insurance claims data of the health insurer Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Baden-Württemberg (AOK-BW) conducted in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, over 24 months. Four weaning centres supervise 40 intensive care units (ICUs), that are responsible for patient recruitment. The primary outcome, successful weaning from IMV, will be evaluated using a mixed logistic regression model. Secondary outcomes will be evaluated using mixed regression models. Discussion The overall objective of the PRiVENT project is the evaluation of strategies to prevent long-term IMV. Additional objectives aim to improve weaning expertise in and cooperation with the adjacent Intensive Care Units. Trial registration This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05260853).

Published
2023
Full Text
View/download PDF

2. Health monitoring among asylum seekers and refugees: a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based study in Germany

Author

Louise Biddle, Natalja Menold, Martina Bentner, Stefan Nöst, Rosa Jahn, Sandra Ziegler, and Kayvan Bozorgmehr

Subjects
Health monitoring, Refugees, Asylum seekers, Survey, Healthcare access, Health status, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Abstract Background Health monitoring in Germany falls short on generating timely, reliable and representative data among migrants, especially transient and marginalized groups such as asylum seekers and refugees (ASR). We aim to advance current health monitoring approaches and obtain reliable estimates on health status and access to essential healthcare services among ASR in Germany’s third largest federal state, Baden-Württemberg. Methods We conducted a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based health monitoring survey in nine languages among ASR and their children in collective accommodation centres in 44 districts. Questionnaire items capturing health status, access to care, and sociodemographic variables were taken from established surveys and translated using a team approach. Random sampling on the level of 1938 accommodation centres with 70,634 ASR was employed to draw a balanced sample of 65 centres with a net sample of 1% of the state’s ASR population. Multilingual field teams recruited eligible participants using a “door-to-door” approach. Parents completed an additional questionnaire on behalf of their children. Results The final sample comprised 58 centres with 1843 ASR. Of the total sample expected eligible (N = 987), 41.7% (n = 412) participated in the survey. Overall, 157 households had children and received a children’s questionnaire; 61% (n = 95) of these were returned. Age, sex, and nationality of the included sample were comparable to the total population of asylum applicants in Germany. Adults reported longstanding limitations (16%), bad/very bad general health (19%), pain (25%), chronic illness (40%), depression (46%), and anxiety (45%). 52% utilised primary and 37% specialist care services in the previous 12 months, while reporting unmet needs for primary (31%) and specialist care (32%). Younger and male participants had above-average health status and below-average utilisation compared to older and female ASR. Conclusions Our health monitoring survey yielded reliable estimates on health status and health care access among ASR, revealing relevant morbidities and patterns of care. Applying rigorous epidemiological methods in linguistically diverse, transient and marginalized populations is challenging, but feasible. Integration of this approach into state- and nation-wide health monitoring strategies is needed in order to sustain this approach as a health planning tool.

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

3. The effects of an integrated supportive care intervention on quality of life outcomes in outpatients with breast and gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Author

Nadja Klafke, Cornelia Mahler, Cornelia vonHagens, Lorenz Uhlmann, Martina Bentner, Andreas Schneeweiss, Andreas Mueller, Joachim Szecsenyi, and Stefanie Joos

Subjects
breast cancer, chemotherapy, complementary therapies, gynecologic cancer, health services research, nursing intervention, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
Abstract

Abstract The aim of the Complementary Nursing in Gynecologic Oncology study was to investigate the effects of a complex, nurse‐led, supportive care intervention using Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) on patients’ quality of life (QoL) and associated patient‐reported outcomes. In this prospective, pragmatic, bicentric, randomized controlled trial, women with breast or gynecologic cancer undergoing a new regimen of chemotherapy (CHT) were randomly assigned to routine supportive care plus intervention (intervention group, IG) or routine care alone (control group, CG). The intervention consisted of CIM applications and counseling for symptom management, as well as CIM information material. The primary endpoint was global QoL measured with the EORTC‐QLQ‐C30 before and after CHT. Mixed linear models considering fixed and random factors were used to analyze the data. In total, 126 patients were randomly assigned into the IG and 125 patients into the CG (median age 51 years). The patients’ medical and socio‐demographic characteristics were homogenous at baseline and at follow‐up. No group effects on QoL were found upon completion of CHT (estimate −1.04 [−4.89; 2.81]; P = 0.596), but there was a significant group difference in favor of the IG 6 months later (estimate 6.643 [1.65; 11.64]; P = 0.010). IG patients did also experience significant better emotional functioning (P = 0.007) and less fatigue (P = 0.027). The tested supportive intervention did not improve patients’ QoL outcomes directly after CHT (T3), but was associated with significant QoL improvements when considering the change from baseline to the time point T4, which could be assessed 6 months after patients’ completion of CHT. This delayed effect may have resulted due to a strengthening of patients’ self‐management competencies.

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

4. World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: Part one

Author

Benno Brinkhaus, Torkel Falkenberg, Aviad Haramati, Stefan N. Willich, Josephine P. Briggs, Merlin Willcox, Klaus Linde, Töres Theorell, Lisa M. Wong, Jeffrey Dusek, Darong Wu, David Eisenberg, Bettina Berger, Kathi Kemper, Beate Stock-Schröer, Hedda Sützl-Klein, Rosaria Ferreri, Gary Kaplan, Harald Matthes, Gabriele Rotter, Elad Schiff, Zahi Arnon, Eckhard Hahn, Christina M. Luberto, David Martin, Silke Schwarz, Diethard Tauschel, Andrew Flower, Harsha Gramminger, Hedwig H. Gupta, S. N. Gupta, Annette Kerckhoff, Christian S. Kessler, Andreas Michalsen, Eun S. Kim, Eun H. Jang, Rana Kim, Sae B. Jan, Martin Mittwede, Wiebke Mohme, Eran Ben-Arye, Massimo Bonucci, Bashar Saad, Thomas Breitkreuz, Elio Rossi, Rejin Kebudi, Michel Daher, Samaher Razaq, Nahla Gafer, Omar Nimri, Mohamed Hablas, Gunver Sophia Kienle, Noah Samuels, Michael Silbermann, Lena Bandelin, Anna-Lena Lang, Eva Wartner, Christoph Holtermann, Maxwell Binstock, Robert Riebau, Edin Mujkanovic, Holger Cramer, Romy Lauche, Andres Michalsen, Lesley Ward, Dominik Irnich, Wolfram Stör, Geoffrey Burnstock, Hans-Georg Schaible, Thomas Ots, Jost Langhorst, Tobias Sundberg, Catherina Amarell, Melanie Anheyer, Marion Eckert, Mercedes Ogal, Annette Schönauer, Birgit Reisenberger, Bernhard Brand, Dennis Anheyer, Gustav Dobos, Matthias Kroez, Aldo Ammendola, Jun J. Mao, Claudia Witt, Yufei Yang, Miriam Oritz, Markus Horneber, Petra Voiß, Alexandra von Rosenstiel, Catharina Amarell, Friedemann Schad, Marc Schläppi, Matthias Kröz, Arndt Büssing, Gil Bar-Sela, David Avshalomov, Samuel Attias, Sian Cotton, Miek Jong, Mats Jong, Christian Scheffer, Friedrich Edelhäuser, Abdullah AlBedah, Myeong Soo Lee, Mohamed Khalil, Keiko Ogawa, Yoshiharu Motoo, Junsuke Arimitsu, Masao Ogawa, Genki Shimizu, Rainer Stange, Karin Kraft, Kenny Kuchta, Kenji Watanabe, D Bonin, Harald Gruber, Sabine Koch, Urs Pohlmann, Christine Caldwell, Barbara Krantz, Ria Kortum, Lily Martin, Lisa S. Wieland, Ben Kligler, Susan Gould-Fogerite, Yuqing Zhang, John J. Riva, Michael Lumpkin, Emily Ratner, Liu Ping, Pei Jian, Gesa-Meyer Hamme, Xiaosong Mao, Han Chouping, Sven Schröder, Josef Hummelsberger, Michael Wullinger, Marc Brodzky, Christoff Zalpour, Julia Langley, Wendy Weber, Lanay M. Mudd, Peter Wayne, Clauda Witt, Wolfgang Weidenhammer, Vinjar Fønnebø, Heather Boon, Amie Steel, Andrea Bugarcic, Melisa Rangitakatu, Jon Adams, David Sibbritt, Jon Wardle, Matthew Leach, Janet Schloss, Helene Dieze, Nadine Ijaz, Michael Heinrich, George Lewith, Bertrand Graz, Daniela Adam, Linus Grabenhenrich, Miriam Ortiz, Sylvia Binting, Thomas Reinhold, Susanne Andermo, Johanna Hök Nordberg, Maria Arman, Manoj Bhasin, Xueyi Fan, Towia Libermann, Gregory Fricchione, John Denninger, Herbert Benson, David D. Martin, Inge Boers, Arine Vlieger, Michael Teut, Alexander Ullmann, Fabian Lotz, Stephanie Roll, Claudia Canella, Michael Mikolasek, Matthias Rostock, Jörg Beyer, Matthias Guckenberger, Josef Jenewein, Esther Linka, Claudia Six, Sarah Stoll, Roger Stupp, Claudia M. Witt, Elisabeth Chuang, Melissa D. McKee, Petra Klose, Silke Lange, Vincent C. H. Chung, Hoi L. C. Wong, Xin Y. Wu, Grace Y. G. Wen, Robin S. T. Ho, Jessica Y. L. Ching, Justin C. Y. Wu, Amanda Coakley, Jane Flanagan, Christine Annese, Joanne Empoliti, Zishan Gao, Xugang Liu, Shuguang Yu, Xianzhong Yan, Fanrong Liang, Christoph D. Hohmann, Nico Steckhan, Thomas Ostermann, Arion Paetow, Evelyn Hoff, Xiao-Yang Hu, Ruo-Han Wu, Martin Logue, Clara Blonde, Lily Y. Lai, Beth Stuart, Yu-Tong Fei, Michael Moore, Jian-Ping Liu, Michael Jeitler, Hannah Zillgen, Manuel Högl, Barbara Stöckigt, Georg Seifert, Christian Kessler, Talat Khadivzadeh, Maryam Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Shapour Badiee Aval, Habibollah Esmaily, Jihye Kim, Keun H. Kim, Carina Klocke, Stefanie Joos, Abdulrahman Koshak, Li Wie, Emad Koshak, Siraj Wali, Omer Alamoudi, Abdulrahman Demerdash, Majdy Qutub, Peter Pushparaj, Sigrid Kruse, Isabell Fischer, Nadine Tremel, Joseph Rosenecker, Brenda Leung, Wendy Takeda, Ning Liang, Xue Feng, Jian-ping Liu, Hui-juan Cao, Nina Shinday, Lisa Philpotts, Elyse Park, Gregory L. Fricchione, Gloria Yeh, Niki Munk, Arash Zakeresfahani, Trevor R. Foote, Rick Ralston, Karen Boulanger, Dominik Özbe, Elmar Gräßel, Katharina Luttenberger, Anna Pendergrass, Daniel Pach, Judit Bellmann-Strobl, Yinhui Chang, Laura Pasura, Bin Liu, Sven F. Jäger, Ronny Loerch, Li Jin, Katja Icke, Xuemin Shi, Friedemann Paul, Michaela Rütz, Andreas Lynen, Meike Schömitz, Maik Vahle, Nir Salomon, Alon Lang, Adi Lahat, Uri Kopylov, Shomron Ben-Horin, Ofir Har-Noi, Benjamin Avidan, Rami Elyakim, Dorit Gamus, Siew NG, Jessica Chang, Justin Wu, John Kaimiklotis, Dania Schumann, Ludovica Buttó, Dirk Haller, Caroline Smith, Sheryl de Lacey, Michael Chapman, Julie Ratcliffe, Neil Johnson, Jane Lyttleton, Clare Boothroyd, Paul Fahey, Bram Tjaden, Marja van Vliet, Herman van Wietmarschen, Wilfried Tröger, Pia Vuolanto, Paulina Aarva, Minna Sorsa, Kaija Helin, Claudia Wenzel, Iris Zoderer, Patricia Pammer, Patrick Simon, Gerhard Tucek, Kathrin Wode, Roger Henriksson, Lena Sharp, Anna Stoltenberg, Yang Xiao-ying, Li-qiong Wang, Jin-gen Li, Ying Wang, Lynda Balneaves, Rielle Capler, Chiara Bocci, Marta Guffi, Marina Paolini, Ilaria Meaglia, Patrizia Porcu, Giovanni B. Ivaldi, Simona Dragan, Petru Bucuras, Ana M. Pah, Marius Badalica-Petrescu, Florina Buleu, Gheorghe Hogea-Stoichescu, Ruxandra Christodorescu, Lan Kao, Yumin Cho, Nadja Klafke, Cornelia Mahler, Cornelia von Hagens, Lorenz Uhlmann, Martina Bentner, Andreas Schneeweiss, Andreas Mueller, Joachim Szecsenyi, Isabella Neri, Katharina Schnabel, Margit Cree, Ralf Suhr, Sonia Baccetti, Fabio Firenzuoli, Maria V. Monechi, Mariella Di Stefano, Gianni Amunni, Wendy Wong, Bingzhong Chen, Hakima Amri, Lucy Kotlyanskaya, Belinda Anderson, Roni Evans, Paul Marantz, Ryan Bradley, Cathryn Booth-LaForce, Heather Zwickey, Benjamin Kligler, Audrey Brooks, Mary J. Kreitzer, Patricia Lebensohn, Elisabeth Goldblatt, Neus Esmel-Esmel, Maria Jiménez-Herrera, Alexandra Jocham, Pascal O. Berberat, Antonius Schneider, Morgana Masetti, Henriette Murakozy, Marja Van Vliet, Rita Agdal, Fatemeh Atarzadeh, Amir M. Jaladat, Leila Hoseini, Fatemeh Amini, Chen Bai, Tiegang Liu, Zian Zheng, Yuxiang Wan, Jingnan Xu, Xuan Wang, He Yu, Xiaohong Gu, Babak Daneshfard, Majid Nimrouzi, Vahid Tafazoli, Seyed M. Emami Alorizi, Seyed A. Saghebi, Mohammad R. Fattahi, Alireza Salehi, Hossein Rezaeizadeh, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Kealoha Fox, John Hughes, Nenad Kostanjsek, Stéphane Espinosa, Peter Fisher, Abdul Latif, Donald Lefeber, William Paske, Ali Ö. Öztürk, Gizemnur Öztürk, Wim Tissing, Marianne Naafs, Martine Busch, Mohammad R. Sanaye, Kilian Dräger, Brent Leininger, Kate Shafto, Jenny Breen, Ana P. Simões-Wüst, Carolina Moltó-Puigmartí, Martien van Dongen, Pieter Dagnelie, Carel Thijs, Shelley White, Solveig Wiesener, Anita Salamonsen, Trine Stub, Sergio Abanades, Mar Blanco, Laia Masllorens, Roser Sala, Shafekah Al-Ahnoumy, Dongwoon Han, Luzhu He, Ha Yun Kim, Da In Choi, Terje Alræk, Agnete Kristoffersen, Christel von Sceidt, Stig Bruset, Frauke Musial, Felix J. Saha, Heidemarie Haller, Hoda Azizi, Nayereh Khadem, Malihe Hassanzadeh, Nazanin Estiri, Hamideh Azizi, Fatemeh Tavassoli, Marzieh Lotfalizadeh, Reza Zabihi, Mahmoud Mohammadzadeh Shabestari, Reza Paeizi, Masoumeh Alvandi Azari, Hamidreza Bahrami-Taghanaki, Erik Baars, Anja De Bruin, Anne Ponstein, Sergio Segantini, Maria Valeria Monechi, Fabio Voller, Jürgen Barth, Alexandra Kern, Sebastian Lüthi, Anja Zieger, Fabius Otto, Ariel Beccia, Corina Dunlap, Brendan Courneene, Paula Bedregal, Alvaro Passi, Alfredo Rodríguez, Mayling Chang, Soledad Gutiérrez, Florian Beissner, Christine Preibisch, Annemarie Schweizer-Arau, Roxana Popovici, Karin Meissner, Sylvie Beljanski, Laura Belland, Laura Rivera-Reyes, Ula Hwang, Dominik Sethe, Dörte Hilgard, Peter Heusser, Felicity Bishop, Miznah Al-Abbadey, Katherine Bradbury, Dawn Carnes, Borislav Dimitrov, Carol Fawkes, Jo Foster, Hugh MacPherson, Lisa Roberts, Lucy Yardley, Michelle Holmes, Paul Little, Cyrus Cooper, Patrizia Bogani, Valentina Maggini, Eugenia Gallo, Elisangela Miceli, Sauro Biffi, Alessio Mengoni, Renato Fani, Nadine Brands-Guendling, Peter W. Guendling, Gert Bronfort, Mitch Haas, Craig Schulz, Xiangwei Bu, J. Wang, T. Fang, Z. Shen, Y. He, X. Zhang, Zhengju Zhang, Dali Wang, Fengxian Meng, Klaus Baumann, Eckhard Frick, Christoph Jacobs, Ralph-Achim Grünther, Désirée Lötzke, Sonny Jung, Daniela R. Recchia, Sibylle Robens, Josephin Stankewitz, Mika Jeitler, Chunhoo Cheon, Bo H. Jang, Seong G. Ko, Ching W. Huang, Yui Sasaki, Youme Ko, Anna Cheshire, Damien Ridge, David Peters, Maria Panagioti, Chantal Simon, Hyun J. Cho, Soo J. Choi, Young S. Jung, Hyea B Im, Kieran Cooley, Laura Tummon-Simmons, Rachel Wasson, Kristen Kraemer, Richard Sears, Carly Hueber, Gwendolyn Derk, JR Lill, Ruopeng An, Lois Steinberg, Lourdes Diaz Rodriguez, Francisca García-de la Fuente, Miguel De la Vega, Keyla Vargas-Román, Jonatan Fernández-Ruiz, Irene Cantarero-Villanueva, Francisca García-De la Fuente, Fanny Jiménez-Guerrero, Noelia Galiano-Castillo, Gualberto Diaz-Saez, José I. Torres-Jimenez, Olga Garcia-Gomez, Luis Hortal-Muñoz, Camino Diaz-Diez, Demijon Dicen, Helene Diezel, Jane Frawley, Alex Broom, Fei Dong, Xueyan Ma, Liyi Yan, Liqun Wu, Jiaju Ma, Jianhua Zhen, Julie Dubois, Pierre-Yves Rodondi, Sophia Schwartze, Barbara Trapp, and Dirk Cysarz

Subjects
Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999
Published
2017
Full Text
View/download PDF

5. Training General Practitioners and Medical Assistants Within the Framework of HoPES3, a Holistic Care Program for Elderly Patients to Integrate Spiritual Needs, Social Activity, and Self-Care into Disease Management in Primary Care

Author

Nicola Buhlinger-Göpfarth, Cornelia Straßner, Jan Valentini, Elke Kunsmann-Leutiger, Eckhard Frick, Regina Stolz, Martina Bentner, Friederike Schalhorn, Gabriele Stotz-Ingenlath, and Stefanie Joos

Subjects
Scope (project management), Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, education, General Medicine, Primary care, elderly patients, Training (civil), ddc, primary care, Nursing, spiritual care, Intervention (counseling), medical assistents, Spirituality, holistic care, Spiritual care, Disease management (health), Psychology, Curriculum, General Nursing, Original Research
Abstract

Background This study presents a concept for training general practitioners (GPs) in taking a spiritual history. In the same workshop, medical assistants (MAs) were trained in counselling elderly, chronically ill patients on social activities and home remedies. After the training, GPs and MAs will apply the acquired skills in their practices within the scope of the HoPES3 intervention study, which aims at raising patients’ self-efficacy. Methods Sixteen GPs and 18 MAs were trained in a 5-hour workshop and completed an evaluation questionnaire. Results All participants reported great satisfaction. In particular, 85% of GPs (n=11) affirmed increased capacity to address patients’ spiritual needs. About 88% (n=15) of MAs were satisfied with the training, yet expressed difficulties in integrating theoretical knowledge into daily professional routine. Discussion While the evaluation of the workshop is promising, the results of the randomized-controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the complete HoPES3 intervention have to be awaited. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first interdisciplinary, holistic care training in primary care in Germany. It fosters GPs’ and MAs’ competency in providing a proactive support in spirituality, social activities, and home remedies to their patients. If the concept proves to be effective, it could be integrated into existing care models and curriculums and provide clear guidance on how to consider elderly patients’ spiritual needs and strengthen their self-efficacy in primary care settings., Video abstract Point your SmartPhone at the code above. If you have a QR code reader the video abstract will appear. Or use: https://youtu.be/hcz-CKYOk8s

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

7. Spirituality, Self-Care, and Social Activity in the Primary Medical Care of Elderly Patients

Author

Noemi, Sturm, Johannes, Krisam, Joachim, Szecsenyi, Martina, Bentner, Eckhard, Frick, Ruth, Mächler, Friederike, Schalhorn, Regina, Stolz, Jan, Valentini, Stefanie, Joos, and Cornelia, Straßner

Subjects
Self Care, Quality of Life, Humans, Spirituality, Original Article, Aged
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy is decisive for the quality of life of elderly, multimorbid persons. It may be possible to strengthen patients’ self-efficacy can be strengthened by the targeted reinforcement of individual spirituality, social activity, and self-care. This hypothesis was tested with the aid of a complex intervention. METHODS: A non-blinded, exploratory, cluster-randomized, controlled trial was carried out, with primary care practices as the randomization unit (registration number DRKS00015696). The patients included were at least 70 years of age, had at least three chronic diseases, were taking at least three medications, and were participating in a disease management program. In the intervention group, primary care physicians took a spiritual history, and medical assistants advised the patients on the use of home remedies (e.g., tea, application of heat/cold) and on regionally available programs for the elderly. The primary endpoint—health-related self-efficacy, measured using the SES6G scale—and further, secondary endpoints were evaluated with multistep regression analyses. RESULTS: Data from 297 patients treated in 24 primary care practices were evaluated. The analysis of the primary endpoint indicated no effect (mean difference between study arms 0.30 points, 95% confidence interval [-0.21; 0.81], d = 0.14, p = 0.25). Subgroup analysis revealed the following situation for the secondary endpoint “mental well-being” (SF-12 subscale): patients who had already been using home remedies before the trial began experienced a marked improvement (a difference of 7.3 points on a scale from 0 to 100; d = 0.77, p < 0.001). This was also the case for patients who stated that spirituality played a major role in their lives (a difference of 6.2 points on a scale from 0 to 100; d = 0.65; p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: The main hypothesis concerning health-related self-efficacy was not confirmed. The results of the analysis of secondary parameters indicate that some subgroups of patients can benefit from the interventional approach.

Published
2021

8. Health monitoring among asylum seekers and refugees: a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based study in Germany

Author

Martina Bentner, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Natalja Menold, Rosa Jahn, Louise Biddle, Stefan Nöst, and Sandra Ziegler

Subjects
Epidemiology, Poison control, health status, Suicide prevention, Occupational safety and health, 0302 clinical medicine, 610 Medical sciences Medicine, survey research, Health care, Baden-Württemberg, 030212 general & internal medicine, refugee, Survey, education.field_of_study, Refugees, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Querschnittuntersuchung, Health Policy, Healthcare planning, Healthcare access, health care, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Health monitoring, ddc:300, epidemiology, Gesundheitspolitik, 0305 other medical science, Research Article, Asylbewerber, medicine.medical_specialty, Monitoring, Asylum seekers, Gesundheitswesen, Population, Fragebogen, Umfrageforschung, Federal Republic of Germany, Epidemiological method, Health status, lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases, 03 medical and health sciences, Injury prevention, medicine, cross-sectional study, lcsh:RC109-216, education, Social sciences, sociology, anthropology, Epidemiologie, 030505 public health, business.industry, Public health, Gesundheitsversorgung, questionnaire, Healthcare quality, asylum seeker, health care delivery system, Family medicine, Flüchtling, Gesundheitszustand, business
Abstract

Background Health monitoring in Germany falls short on generating timely, reliable and representative data among migrants, especially transient and marginalized groups such as asylum seekers and refugees (ASR). We aim to advance current health monitoring approaches and obtain reliable estimates on health status and access to essential healthcare services among ASR in Germany’s third largest federal state, Baden-Württemberg. Methods We conducted a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based health monitoring survey in nine languages among ASR and their children in collective accommodation centres in 44 districts. Questionnaire items capturing health status, access to care, and sociodemographic variables were taken from established surveys and translated using a team approach. Random sampling on the level of 1938 accommodation centres with 70,634 ASR was employed to draw a balanced sample of 65 centres with a net sample of 1% of the state’s ASR population. Multilingual field teams recruited eligible participants using a “door-to-door” approach. Parents completed an additional questionnaire on behalf of their children. Results The final sample comprised 58 centres with 1843 ASR. Of the total sample expected eligible (N = 987), 41.7% (n = 412) participated in the survey. Overall, 157 households had children and received a children’s questionnaire; 61% (n = 95) of these were returned. Age, sex, and nationality of the included sample were comparable to the total population of asylum applicants in Germany. Adults reported longstanding limitations (16%), bad/very bad general health (19%), pain (25%), chronic illness (40%), depression (46%), and anxiety (45%). 52% utilised primary and 37% specialist care services in the previous 12 months, while reporting unmet needs for primary (31%) and specialist care (32%). Younger and male participants had above-average health status and below-average utilisation compared to older and female ASR. Conclusions Our health monitoring survey yielded reliable estimates on health status and health care access among ASR, revealing relevant morbidities and patterns of care. Applying rigorous epidemiological methods in linguistically diverse, transient and marginalized populations is challenging, but feasible. Integration of this approach into state- and nation-wide health monitoring strategies is needed in order to sustain this approach as a health planning tool. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12982-019-0085-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Published
2019

9. Developing and implementing a complex Complementary and Alternative (CAM) nursing intervention for breast and gynecologic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy—report from the CONGO (complementary nursing in gynecologic oncology) study

Author

Cornelia Mahler, Gisela Blaser, Stefanie Joos, Martina Bentner, Nadja Klafke, and Cornelia von Hagens

Subjects
Complementary Therapies, Counseling, medicine.medical_specialty, Genital Neoplasms, Female, Psychological intervention, Gynecologic oncology, Nurse's Role, 03 medical and health sciences, Nursing care, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Nursing, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Nursing Interventions Classification, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, business.industry, Nursing research, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Family medicine, Quality of Life, Female, business, Aromatherapy
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a complex nursing intervention including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for breast and gynecologic cancer patients during chemotherapy to improve quality of life. Data sources Theoretical framework and concepts, practical nursing knowledge, and evidence-based studies were compiled in interprofessional meetings. Data synthesis The final complex intervention consists of three autonomous, but interacting components: (1) CAM nursing package, (2) resource-oriented counseling, and (3) evidence-based information material on CAM. CAM interventions include acupressure, aromatherapy, compress, and massage, targeting 14 clinically relevant symptoms during chemotherapy. Participants receive these interventions during chemotherapy with instructions for self care. During a counseling interview, the patient’s needs and preferences are assessed by trained nurses. Furthermore, participants are equipped with evidence-based information material (booklet and DVD). Prior to study start, nurses attended training modules for administering CAM therapies and for communicating and counseling within the salutogenic approach. It was possible to design a multimodal CAM nursing intervention based on a theoretical concept, evidence-based studies, and practical nursing experience targeting the prevention or relief of side-effects women suffer during chemotherapy. The systematic analysis of the CONGO study will contribute to evidence-based CAM nursing care within supportive cancer care. Oncology nurses play an important role in supportive CAM care of breast and gynecologic cancer patients in daily clinical practice. Within oncology outpatient services, the implementation of evidence-based CAM nursing interventions and counseling may contribute to understand the impact of nursing on patient quality of life and symptom relief. This can lead to a new understanding of the nurse’s professional role.

Published
2015
Full Text
View/download PDF

10. Investigating the effect of a supportive complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) nursing intervention to improve quality of life outcomes in gynecologic oncology patients – first report of a randomized controlled trial

Author

S. Andreas, Martina Bentner, Lorenz Uhlmann, C. Von Hagens, Stefanie Joos, M. Andreas, Nadja Klafke, Cornelia Mahler, and Joachim Szecsenyi

Subjects
Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Alternative medicine, Gynecologic oncology, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Oncology, Randomized controlled trial, Nursing, law, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Family medicine, Intervention (counseling), Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, business
Published
2017
Full Text
View/download PDF

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results