Search Results - "Weltermann, Birgitta"

Prevalence of burnout among German general practitioners: Comparison of physicians working in solo and group practices by Dreher, Annegret, Theune, Mirjam, Kersting, Christine, Geiser, Franziska, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Studies from general practitioner (GP) populations from various European countries show a high prevalence of burnout, yet data from Germany are scarce and…”
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Chronic stress in practice assistants: An analytic approach comparing four machine learning classifiers with a standard logistic regression model by Bozorgmehr, Arezoo, Thielmann, Anika, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Occupational stress is associated with adverse outcomes for medical professionals and patients. In our cross-sectional study with 136 general practices, 26.4%…”
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Prevalence of chronic stress in general practitioners and practice assistants: Personal, practice and regional characteristics by Viehmann, Anja, Kersting, Christine, Thielmann, Anika, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…The majority of studies investigating stress in primary care have focused either on general practitioners (GPs) or practice assistants (PAs), but did not…”
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Practice assistants´ perceived mental workload: A cross-sectional study with 550 German participants addressing work content, stressors, resources, and organizational structure by Hoffmann, Jan, Kersting, Christine, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Introduction Practice assistants represent a highly relevant occupational group in Germany and one of the most popular training professions in Germany. Despite…”
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Effectiveness of the online-eLearning program KeepCoool at improving the vaccine cold chain in general practices by Thielmann, Anika, Schmitz, Marie-Therese, Welchowski, Thomas, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Protecting vaccines from freeze damage is a poorly addressed problem. We describe the effectiveness of the eLearning KeepCoool on cold chain maintenance in…”
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Small Changes in Patient Arrival and Consultation Times Have Large Effects on Patients' Waiting Times: Simulation Analyses for Primary Care by Grot, Matthias, Kugai, Simon, Degen, Lukas, Wiemer, Isabel, Werners, Brigitte, Weltermann, Birgitta M

“…(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…”
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Higher interest to continue COVID-19 practice recommendations in non-pandemic times among German GPs with better crisis leadership skills (egePan study) by Aretz, Benjamin, Krumpholtz, Yelda, Kugai, Simon, Amarell, Nicola, Schmidt, Manuela, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Abstract Background The German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM) issued a COVID-19 guideline with eleven recommendations to…”
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Vaccine cold chain in general practices: A prospective study in 75 refrigerators (Keep Cool study) by Thielmann, Anika, Puth, Marie-Therese, Kersting, Christine, Porz, Johannes, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Protecting vaccines from freeze damage is considered one of the most poorly addressed problems in vaccine management. Freezing may impair the potency…”
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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 by Bozorgmehr, Arezoo, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…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…”
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Visual inspection of vaccine storage conditions in general practices: A study of 75 vaccine refrigerators by Thielmann, Anika, Puth, Marie-Therese, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…Adequate vaccine storage is a prerequisite to assure vaccine effectiveness and tolerability. In this context, maintaining the cold chain (2°C to 8°C) is the…”
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Collaboration between general practitioners and social workers: a scoping review by Löwe, Cornelia, Mark, Patrick, Sommer, Samira, Weltermann, Birgitta

“…ObjectivesAim of the study is to present an overview of collaboration structures and processes between general practitioners and social workers, the target…”
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Vaccination management and vaccination errors: a representative online-survey among primary care physicians by Weltermann, Birgitta M, Markic, Marta, Thielmann, Anika, Gesenhues, Stefan, Hermann, Martin

“…Effective immunizations require a thorough, multi-step process, yet few studies comprehensively addressed issues around vaccination management. To assess…”
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Individual courses and determinants of fear of cancer recurrence in long-term breast cancer survivors with and without recurrence by Heidkamp, Paula, Breidenbach, Clara, Hiltrop, Kati, Kowalski, Christoph, Enders, Anna, Pfaff, Holger, Weltermann, Birgitta, Geiser, Franziska, Ernstmann, Nicole

“…Objective This study investigated the prevalence, individual courses, and determinants of fear of cancer recurrence (FoR) in long-term breast cancer survivors…”
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Effectiveness of a web-based education program to improve vaccine storage conditions in primary care (Keep Cool): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Thielmann, Anika, Viehmann, Anja, Weltermann, Birgitta M

“…Immunization programs are among the most effective public health strategies worldwide. Adequate vaccine storage is a prerequisite to assure the vaccines'…”
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Rationale and design of the EPCHF trial: the early palliative care in heart failure trial (EPCHF) by Becher, Marc Ulrich, Balata, Mahmoud, Hesse, Michaela, Draht, Fabian, Zachoval, Christian, Weltermann, Birgitta, Westenfeld, Ralf, Neukirchen, Martin, Pfister, Roman, Standl, Thomas, Radbruch, Lukas, Nickenig, Georg

“…The progressive nature of heart failure (HF) coupled with high mortality and poor quality-of-life (QoL) mandates greater attention to palliative care (PC) as a…”
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Exploring Transfer Potentials of the IMPROVEjob Intervention for Strengthening Workplace Health Management in Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Germany: A Qualitative Study by Wagner, Anke, Werners, Brigitte, Pieper, Claudia, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Grot, Matthias, Junne, Florian, Weltermann, Birgitta M., Rieger, Monika A., Rind, Esther

“…Micro- and small-sized enterprises (MSE), and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Germany are often burdened with high levels of psychosocial…”
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Leadership program with skills training for general practitioners was highly accepted without improving job satisfaction: the cluster randomized IMPROVEjob study by Degen, Lukas, Göbel, Julian, Minder, Karen, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Werners, Brigitte, Grot, Matthias, Rind, Esther, Pieper, Claudia, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Schröder, Verena, Siegel, Achim, Hüsing, Anika, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Rieger, Monika A., Weltermann, Birgitta M.

“…Leadership has become an increasingly important issue in medicine as leadership skills, job satisfaction and patient outcomes correlate positively. Various…”
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Job Satisfaction and Chronic Stress of General Practitioners and Their Teams: Baseline Data of a Cluster-Randomised Trial (IMPROVEjob) by Degen, Lukas, Linden, Karen, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Werners, Brigitte, Grot, Matthias, Rind, Esther, Pieper, Claudia, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Schroeder, Verena, Kasten, Stefanie, Schmidt, Manuela, Goebel, Julian, Rieger, Monika A., Weltermann, Birgitta M.

“…Background: A high prevalence of poor job satisfaction and high chronic stress is documented for general practitioners (GPs) and non-physician practice staff…”
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Association between over-indebtedness and antidepressant use: A cross-sectional analysis by Warth, Jacqueline, Beckmann, Niklas, Puth, Marie-Therese, Tillmann, Judith, Porz, Johannes, Zier, Ulrike, Weckbecker, Klaus, Weltermann, Birgitta, Münster, Eva, Francis, Joel Msafiri

“…Background Burden of disease caused by depression and its association with socioeconomic status is well documented. However, research on over-indebtedness is…”
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Patient-physician communication about financial problems: A cross-sectional study among over-indebted individuals by Warth, Jacqueline, Puth, Marie-Therese, Zier, Ulrike, Beckmann, Niklas, Porz, Johannes, Tillmann, Judith, Weckbecker, Klaus, Bosma, Hans, Weltermann, Birgitta, Münster, Eva

“…About every tenth household across Europe is unable to meet payment obligations and living expenses on an ongoing basis and is thus considered over-indebted…”
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