TY - GEN A1 - Reuter, Marvin A1 - Diehl, Katharina A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie A1 - Hövener, Claudia A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Dragano, Nico T1 - A longitudinal analysis of health inequalities from adolescence to young adulthood and their underlying causes T2 - Advances in Lifecourse Research N2 - Research suggests that children of low-educated parents face greater health burdens during the passage from adolescence to young adulthood, as they are more likely to become low-educated themselves, establish behavioural and psychosocial disadvantages, or being exposed to unhealthy working conditions. However, studies examining the development and drivers of health inequalities during this particular life stage are limited in number and have produced varied results. This study investigates trajectories of self-rated health and overweight from 14 to 25 years of age, stratified by parental education, and explores the role of potential mediators (educational achievement, health behaviours, psychosocial factors, working conditions). We rely on prospective cohort data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), a representative sample of 14,981 German ninth graders interviewed yearly from 2011 to 2021 (n = 90,096 person-years). First, we estimated random-effects growth curves for self-rated health and overweight over participants’ age and calculated the average marginal effect of high versus low parental education. Second, a series of simulation-based mediation analyses were performed to test how much of health inequalities were explained by children’s educational attainment (years of school education, years in university), health behaviours (smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity), psychosocial factors (number of grade repetitions, years in unemployment, chronic stress, self-esteem) and working conditions (physical and psychosocial job demands). We accounted for potential confounding by controlling for age, sex, migration background, residential area, household composition, and interview mode. Results show that higher parental education was related to higher self-rated health and lower probabilities of being overweight. Interaction between parental education and age indicated that, after some equalisation in late adolescence, health inequalities increased in young adulthood. Furthermore, educational attainment, health behaviours, psychosocial factors, and early-career working conditions played a significant role in mediating health inequalities. Of the variables examined, the level of school education and years spent in university were particular strong mediating factors. School education accounted for around one-third of the inequalities in self-rated health and one-fifth of the differences in overweight among individuals. Results support the idea that the transition to adulthood is a sensitive period in life and that early socio-economic adversity increases the likelihood to accumulate health disadvantages in multiple dimensions. In Germany, a country with comparatively low educational mobility, intergenerational continuities in class location seem to play a key role in the explanation of health inequalities in youth. KW - Health Inequalities KW - Adolescence KW - School to work transition KW - Socio-economic position Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569490924000042?via%3Dihub U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2024.100593 SN - 1879-6974 VL - Vol. 59 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Spallek, Jacob ED - Orlowska, Beata ED - Paetzold, Ulrich T1 - Migration and health. Theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and public health responses using the example of Germany T2 - Contemporary challenges of social work in Poland and Germany: war migrants as a challenge N2 - Migrants and their offspring, referred to as people with a migration background in this article, are an utmost heterogeneous group whose health situation can be better, similar or worse compared to the health of the population without a migration background. A better understanding of the health of people with a migration background requires the consideration of their individual life course as well as several additional explanatory factors. The latter include, for instance, their social position, age, and gender, as well as the policies, health care system, social climate, living situation, and length of stay in the destination country. Particularly promising public health strategies for migrant health include a combination of migration sensitive and migration specific offers, setting approaches, and inclusionary public health approaches that critically reflect on mechanisms of othering, marginalization, and exclusion. KW - Migration KW - Health KW - Public health KW - Germany Y1 - 2023 UR - http://cwn.ajp.edu.pl/2024/03/231/ SN - 978-83-67705-24-0 SP - 11 EP - 31 PB - Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim CY - Gorzów Wielkopolski ET - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bammert, Philip A1 - Schüttig, Wiebke A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Schneider, Sven A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Dragano, Nico A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie T1 - The role of sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in the use of preventive healthcare services in children and adolescents: results of the KiGGS Wave 2 study T2 - BMC Pediatrics N2 - Background: In Germany, various preventive services are offered to children and adolescents. These include regular standardized examinations (so called U/J examinations) and several vaccinations. Although strongly recommended, most of them are not mandatory. Our aim is to identify factors associated with the use of U/J examinations and vaccination against diphtheria, hepatitis B, Hib, pertussis, polio, and tetanus. While previous research has focused on sociodemographic factors, we also include socioeconomic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 15,023 participants (aged 0-17 years) of the nationwide representative KiGGS Wave 2 Survey. Participation in U/J examinations was assessed using a questionnaire, filled out by participants and/or their parents. Information on vaccination status was drawn from the participants' vaccination booklets. To identify relevant determinants for the use of preventive examinations and vaccinations, unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were employed with up to 16 different independent variables. Results: Various independent variables showed an association with the use of preventive services. Higher socioeconomic status, absence of migration background, and lower household size were associated with significantly higher utilization of U examinations. Parents' marital status, area of residence, behavioral and psychosocial factors yielded insignificant results for most U/J examinations. Higher vaccination rates were found for children with no migration background, with residence in eastern Germany, lower household size, and with married parents. Conclusion: This study attempted to depict the influence of sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors on the use of several preventive services. Our results indicate that predominantly sociodemographic variables influence the use of preventive services. Further efforts should be made to investigate the interplay of different determinants of healthcare use in children and adolescents. KW - Healthcare use KW - Inequity KW - Pediatrics KW - Prevention KW - Vaccination Y1 - 2024 UR - https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-024-04650-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04650-0 SN - 1471-2431 VL - 24 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bammert, Philip A1 - Schüttig, Wiebke A1 - Novelli, Anna A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Blume, Miriam A1 - Diehl, Katharina A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Dragano, Nico A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie T1 - The role of mesolevel characteristics of the health care system and socioeconomic factors on health care use - results of a scoping review T2 - International Journal for Equity in Health N2 - Background: Besides macrolevel characteristics of a health care system, mesolevel access characteristics can exert influence on socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare use. These reflect access to healthcare, which is shaped on a smaller scale than the national level, by the institutions and establishments of a health system that individuals interact with on a regular basis. This scoping review maps the existing evidence about the influence of mesolevel access characteristics and socioeconomic position on healthcare use. Furthermore, it summarizes the evidence on the interaction between mesolevel access characteristics and socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare use. Methods: We used the databases MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, and PsycINFO and followed the 'Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR)' recommendations. The included quantitative studies used a measure of socioeconomic position, a mesolevel access characteristic, and a measure of individual healthcare utilisation. Studies published between 2000 and 2020 in high income countries were considered. Results: Of the 9501 potentially eligible manuscripts, 158 studies were included after a two-stage screening process. The included studies contained a wide spectrum of outcomes and were thus summarised to the overarching categories: use of preventive services, use of curative services, and potentially avoidable service use. Exemplary outcomes were screening uptake, physician visits and avoidable hospitalisations. Access variables included healthcare system characteristics such as physician density or distance to physician. The effects of socioeconomic position on healthcare use as well as of mesolevel access characteristics were investigated by most studies. The results show that socioeconomic and access factors play a crucial role in healthcare use. However, the interaction between socioeconomic position and mesolevel access characteristics is addressed in only few studies. Conclusions: Socioeconomic position and mesolevel access characteristics are important when examining variation in healthcare use. Additionally, studies provide initial evidence that moderation effects exist between the two factors, although research on this topic is sparse. Further research is needed to investigate whether adapting access characteristics at the mesolevel can reduce socioeconomic inequity in health care use. KW - Access KW - Healthcare use KW - Inequities KW - Mesoleve KW - Scoping review Y1 - 2024 UR - https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-024-02122-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02122-6 SN - 1475-9276 VL - 23 IS - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Knauthe, Nadja A1 - Fieber, Vera A1 - Glausch, Melanie A1 - Geissler, Mark Enrik A1 - Dallal, Anna A1 - Doll, Konrad A1 - Meister, Lisa A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Weigmann-Faßbender, Sandra A1 - Giesemann, Nadine A1 - Hofbauer, Christine A1 - Bornhäuser, Martin A1 - Letsch, Anne A1 - Ratjen, Ilka A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Stölzel, Friederike ED - Büttner, Reinhard T1 - „Aktiv leben mit Krebs“: acceptance and effect of a lowthreshold information on health behavior for cancer patients T2 - Oncology Research and Treatment 2024 : 36. Deutscher Krebskongress. Fortschritt gemeinsam gestalten, 21.–24. Februar 2024, Berlin: ABSTRACTS N2 - Background: In Germany, more than 4.65 million people are currently living with a cancer diagnosis. Patients can benefit from a healthy lifestyle both during and after therapy. In order to provide patients with practical and scientifically based information on health behavior, the authors developed “Aktiv leben mit Krebs” (ALMIK) using participatory program planning. Methods: A non-blinded randomized controlled trial with intervention (IG) and wait list control group (WCG) was conducted at NCT/UCC Dresden and UCCSH in Kiel in 2022/2023 with a convenience sample of n=227 patients during and after therapy (65.7 years ± 11.7, 54.2% male). IG and WCG received a questionnaire at baseline and after 1 month. IG received the ALMIK brochure and a link to the website with videos. Changes in health literacy (HLS-EU Q) and acceptance were assessed. Result: Acceptance of ALMIK in IG was high: 94.1% of all n=109 patients in the IG reported having used the brochure. 40.4% had visited the website. Videos were used by 36.7%. Almost all patients rated the brochure as understandable (97.8%), relevant (90.3%) and clearly presented (98.9%). Patients also rated the website as well-structured (95.6%) and attractively designed (97.6%), and the videos as understandable (93.0%) and relevant (79.1%). Overall, 97.8% were satisfied with the program and 98.9% would recommend it to others. Patients of IG did not achieve higher HLS-score in comparison to WCG (p=0.75). Discussion: The brochure was used by many patients and was very well accepted. The website and videos were used less frequently, but overall by more than one-third of patients, who were also satisfied with them. Health literacy was not increased by ALMIK, which may be due to the low intervention strength. Conclusion: The high number of participants who used ALMIK indicates a high need for health behavior information for cancer patients. Patient involvement has proven to be an important component in creating well accepted program materials Y1 - 2024 UR - https://karger.com/ort/article-pdf/47/Suppl.%201/7/4169504/000535363.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000535363 SN - 2296-5262 SN - 2296-5270 VL - 47 IS - 1 SP - 216 ER - TY - GEN A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Muellmann, Saskia A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Digitisation and health: Second nationwide survey of internet users in Germany T2 - Digital Health N2 - Objective: Rapid digitisation of health occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. In October 2020, we conducted a survey on digital health technology use in Germany. This study aimed to conduct a second survey to investigate in more detail the internet use in health context and digital technology use for health promotion and disease prevention in Germany. Methods: A cross-sectional, nationwide telephone survey was conducted in November 2022. Anonymous data on internet and digital technology use, digital health literacy, and sociodemographic characteristics were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regressions. Results: The 1020 participants were aged 18–92 years, 53% were male, 62% completed primary or secondary education, 71% resided in large cities, and 45% reported a country-average net household income. Overall, 61% reported internet use in health context via 1–4 devices. Among those, more than 50% used the internet and apps to obtain general health information and less than 50% used digital technologies for physical activity promotion or cancer prevention. Overall, 34% were confident in using the internet for health decisions and 71% preferred to receive health information non-digitally (e.g. on paper). Internet, app, and digital technology use were associated with higher digital health literacy and income, and residence in larger cities. Digital technologies were used for physical activity promotion by younger and for cancer prevention by older participants. Conclusion: The internet and digital technologies were predominantly used to obtain health information, but less often for health promotion and disease prevention in 2022 in Germany. While health app and digital technology use for physical activity promotion increased, the confidence in using online information for health decisions decreased in 2022 relative to 2020. Factors that promote confidence in online health information and digital technology use for health promotion and disease prevention need to be investigated in future studies. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241301457 VL - Volume 10 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Schumann, Maria A1 - Brand, Tilman ED - Hurrelmann, Klaus ED - Richter, Matthias ED - Stock, Stephanie T1 - Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung bei Migrantinnen und Migranten T2 - Referenzwerk Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung KW - Migration KW - Prävention KW - Gesundheitsförderung Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-456-86350-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1024/86350-000 SP - 479 EP - 494 PB - Hogrefe CY - Bern ET - 6., überarb. u. erw. Aufl. ER - TY - GEN A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Stabler, Martin A1 - Hecht, Henriette A1 - Bangert, Benjamin A1 - Martens, Lea A1 - Irrgang, Christopher A1 - Ladewig, Katharina A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Digital Public Health in ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands mit relativer sozioökonomischer Deprivation: das Beispiel des Lausitzer Zentrums für Digital Public Health T2 - German Medical Sciences N2 - Einleitung: Digitale Gesundheitstechnologien - wie online Plattformen und tragbare Geräte - bieten vermehrt Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung von Prävention, Gesundheitsförderung und Gesundheitsversorgung. Europäische Studien haben aber auch gezeigt, dass sie nicht für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen und Gebiete gleichermaßen zugänglich, nutzbar und wirksam sind, um die Gesundheit zu verbessern. Vor allem Menschen, die in ländlichen Gebieten leben, Sprachbarrieren haben oder sozioökonomisch benachteiligt sind, profitieren seltener vom digitalen Wandel [1]. Um das Potenzial digitaler Gesundheitstechnologien für die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung auszuschöpfen, sollten sie passgenau auf die relevanten Bevölkerungsgruppen zugeschnitten sein und die regionalen Lebensbedingungen berücksichtigen. Ziel des Lausitzer Zentrums für Digital Public Health (LauZeDiPH) ist es, den digitalen Wandel unter dem Aspekt der gesundheitlichen Chancengerechtigkeit zu erforschen und zu unterstützen. Methoden: Die Forschung des LauZeDiPH [2] basiert mit Fokus auf die Bevölkerung in der Lausitz sowohl auf Primär- und Sekundärdaten aus bevölkerungsbasierten Erhebungen als auch auf gezielt und partizipativ erhobenen Daten von spezifischen Gruppen, wie z.B. Patienten mit chronisch obstruktiver Lungenerkrankung (COPD) oder Menschen mit geringer digitaler Kompetenz. Relevante Zielgrößen sind dabei u.a. der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand der lokalen Bevölkerung, der Zugang zur und die Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsversorgung, der Zugang zu digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien, die digitale Gesundheitskompetenz und die Versorgungspräferenzen der Bevölkerung in der Region. Ergebnisse: Die bisherigen Analysen in der Gesamtschau betonen die Bedeutung sozialer und regionaler Gesundheitsdeterminanten von der frühen Kindheit an in Brandenburg insgesamt sowie in der Lausitz, z.B. bei Beschäftigten der Gesundheitsversorgung [3], [4], und damit die spezifischen Anforderungen für (Digital) Public Health in der Region. Neue Technologien werden oftmals in urbanen Settings für urbane Settings entwickelt und evaluiert. Maßgeschneiderte, regional eingebettete Maßnahmen sind daher essentiell, um bedarfsgerecht auch bisher nicht gut erreichte Bevölkerungsgruppen und die Bevölkerung in weniger erschlossenen Regionen zu erreichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen die Notwendigkeit der partizipativen Entwicklung und Evaluation von neuen Instrumenten für Public Health und die Gesundheitsversorgung, insbesondere mit der Unterstützung von Menschen mit eingeschränktem digitalem Zugang, niedrigem Bildungshintergrund, wenigen digitalen Fähigkeiten oder mangelndem Vertrauen in die Forschung und digitale Technologien. Schlussfolgerung: Die Anwendung partizipativer regionaler Ansätze kann einen gerechteren digitalen Wandel im Gesundheitsbereich erleichtern. Die Einbeziehung marginalisierter und schwer erreichbarer Gruppen in digitale Public Health Interventionen kann neue Möglichkeiten für Prävention, Gesundheitsversorgung und Forschung eröffnen und ist aus Sicht der gesundheitlichen Chancengerechtigkeit essentiell [5]. Künftige digitale Ansätze sollten so gestaltet werden, dass sie den spezifischen Bedürfnissen benachteiligter Gruppen und Regionen gerecht werden. Literatur 1. WHO. Neue Studie belegt: Digitale Gesundheit ist nicht für alle gleich zugänglich. 2022 [zuletzt aufgerufen: 23.04.2024]. Verfügbar unter: https://www.who.int/europe/de/news/item/21-12-2022-digital-health-not-accessible-by-everyone-equally-new-study-finds 2. Lausitzer Zentrum für Digital Public Health. Forschung. [zuletzt aufgerufen: 23.04.2024]. Verfügbar unter: https://www.b-tu.de/digital-public-health/forschung 3. Hoffmann S, Tschorn M, Spallek J. Social inequalities in early childhood language development during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive study with data from three consecutive school entry surveys in Germany. Int J Equity Health. 2024;23(1):2 4. Hoffmann S, Schulze S, Löffler A, Becker J, Hufert F, Gremmels HD, et al. Did the prevalence of depressive symptoms change during the COVID-19 pandemic? A multilevel analysis on longitudinal data from healthcare workers. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2024;70(1):87–98 5. Bammert P, Schüttig W, Novelli A, Iashchenko I, Spallek J, Blume M, et al. The role of mesolevel characteristics of the health care system and socioeconomic factors on health care use – results of a scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2024;23:37 KW - Digital Public Health KW - Sozioökonomische Deprivation KW - Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung KW - Gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-24gmds6307 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hecht, Henriette A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Bangert, Benjamin A1 - Irrgang, Christopher A1 - Ladewig, Katharina A1 - Martens, Lea A1 - Stabler, Martin A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Making digital health services in the real world: ein partizipatives, human-centered-design-framework für eine erreichende Innovationsentwicklung am Beispiel der Lausitz T2 - Wen erreichen wir mit digitaler Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung? Und wie? : German Medical Science N2 - Für digitale Programme und Angebote der Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung besteht die Herausforderung darin, unterschiedliche Dialoggruppen zu erreichen und sie effektiv zu einzubinden. Barrieren bestehen u. a. aus der digitalen Kluft, da die Zugänglichkeit besonders für ältere Menschen, Menschen mit niedrigem Einkommen oder aus ländlichen Gebieten eingeschränkt sein kann. Außerdem haben verschiedene Dialoggruppen unterschiedliche kulturelle Hintergründe, sodass digitale Angebote diese Vielfalt berücksichtigen und kultursensibel gestaltet sein sollten, um die Akzeptanz und Teilnahme zu fördern. Wissen über Barrieren der Zugänglichkeit sind relevant, um digitale Gesundheitsangebote attraktiv und ansprechend gestalten zu können und die langfristige Teilnahme zu fördern. Das Symposium will anhand von Projekten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis thematisieren, wie digitale Angebote sowie die Kontexte und Prozesse ihrer Implementierung gestaltet sein müssen, damit digitale Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung einen großen Kreis von Nutzenden in ihrer Lebenswirklichkeit erreichen können. Dazu werden Evaluationsergebnisse von Nutzerinnen und Nutzern einer digitalen Prävention zur Alkoholprävention im Rahmen einer suchtpräventiven Kunstausstellung vorgestellt. Außerdem werden am praktischen Beispiel eines digitalen Elternprogramms verschiedene Möglichkeiten der Ansprache, Bereitstellung und Begleitung präsentiert. Ein weiterer Beitrag stellt vor, wie im Rahmen des Projekts „Reallabor AI4U“ unter Einbeziehung verschiedener Dialoggruppen ein digitales Training zur Förderung der psychischen Gesundheit und Resilienz bei Jugendlichen erprobt wurde. Das Training kann im Alltag auf dem Smartphone genutzt werden und bietet auf Person, Moment und Kontext zugeschnittene Übungen an. Die Weiterentwicklung einer bestehenden spielerischen Intervention zur Förderung der navigationalen Gesundheitskompetenz für ältere Menschen ist Gegenstand des nächsten Vortrags. Abschließend wird ein partizipatives, human-centered-design Konzept auf den Kontext der Lausitz projiziert, um einen Beteiligungsraum zu schaffen, in dem die Übertragbarkeit von digitalen Gesundheitsinnovationen für die Region geprüft werden kann. Die gemeinsame Darstellung der Beiträge ermöglicht die Erörterung des komplexen Themas der Erreichbarkeit durch digitale Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention aus unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen, praxisnahen und prozessbegleitenden Sichtweisen und schafft die Grundlage für eine facettenreiche angewandte Diskussion zusammen mit interessierten Personen aus dem Plenum. Über die inhaltliche Diskussion der Beiträge hinaus sollen Synergien und Möglichkeiten zukünftiger Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Fachbereichen der DGSMP und der DGPH im Themenfeld ausgelotet werden. KW - Partizipation KW - Gesundheitsforschung Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-24gmds8890 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bangert, Benjamin A1 - Stabler, Martin A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Herath, Tim A1 - Martens, Lea A1 - Hecht, Henriette A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Zeeb, Hajo A1 - Ladewig, Katharina A1 - Irrgang, Christopher T1 - Assessing accessibility: a comprehensive multimodal study of primary care accessibility across Germany T2 - German Medical Science N2 - Background: In the context of healthcare, primary care physicians represent the initial point of contact with the healthcare system [1]. In Germany, the use of motorised private transport for day-to-day travel remains the dominant mode of transport [2]. However, a range of factors, including environmental concerns, socio-economic challenges, and health-related issues, may act as deterrents for citizens from utilising these vehicles. This study aims to assess the geographical accessibility of primary care physicians by using alternative transportation modes, such as public transport or walking, to identify regions in Germany with limited accessibility to primary care physicians in order to ensure the equitable distribution of healthcare. Methods: A state-of-the-art routing engine [3] based on the RAPTOR algorithm is employed to calculate travel times from census grid cells to primary care physicians. The routing process incorporates multimodal transportation, including walking, biking, public transport and motorised private transport. Various metrics like the cost to closest facility, Hansen’s accessibility measure, and the balanced floating catchment area [4], are utilised to analyse and compare the accessibility and distribution of primary care physicians when using different transportation modes. The data on travel times and frequencies are collected, analysed and visualised using R and Python implementations. Results: A preliminary analysis revealed disparities in how different modes of transport allow individuals to access primary care physicians within a reasonable travel time. It is notable that while public transport has the potential to replace motorised private transport in urban areas, the analysis indicates that it falls short in rural regions and smaller cities. In these key regions the coverage of services and the transport network do not meet the primary care demand as well as they do in urban areas. The preliminary study indicated that regions with higher socio-economic deprivation have less efficient access to primary care physicians by alternative transportation modes. The findings are visualised through heat maps, which highlight key regions where alternatives to motorised private transport do not adequately meet the needs of the population. Conclusion: The study suggests that in Germany, public transport may not yet be sufficient to ensure accessibility to primary care physicians for those without access to motorised private transport, particularly in smaller cities and rural regions. This is probably of particular relevance for the elderly and parents with children likely to have higher primary care needs. Enhanced public transport options could be pivotal in addressing these gaps in equitable healthcare access, especially for rural regions. Although mobile health services suffer from inherent limitations, such as gaps in adaptation for different socio-economic groups [5], they could be employed to address existing scarcities in the transportation networks and ensure that all citizens have the opportunity to access essential healthcare services in an efficient manner. References 1. World Health Organization; UNICEF. Operational framework for primary health care: transforming vision into action. Geneva: World Health Organization, UNICEF; 2020 [cited 2024 Apr 27]. p. 13. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240017832 2. European Commission: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. EU transport in figures: Statistical pocketbook 2023. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union; 2023. p. 49 3. Higgins C, Palm M, DeJohn A, Xi L, Vaughan J, Farber S, et al. Calculating place-based transit accessibility: Methods, tools and algorithmic dependence. JTLU. 2022; 15(1):95–116. 4. Paez A, Higgins C, Vivona SF. Demand and Level of Service Inflation in Floating Catchment Area (FCA) Methods. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(6):e0218773. 5. Kumar D, Hemmige V, Kallen MA, Giordano TP, Arya M. Mobile Phones May Not Bridge the Digital Divide: A Look at Mobile Phone Literacy in an Underserved Patient Population. Cureus. 2019;11(2):e4104. Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-24gmds8122 ER - TY - GEN A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Müllmann, Saskia A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Increased use of digital health technologies but reduced digital health literacy: a comparison in results of two nationwide surveys in 2020 and 2022 in Germany T2 - German Medical Science N2 - Objective: Digital technologies with internet access, including computers or mobile devices, can contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. This study aimed to compare the results of two nationwide surveys of internet users in Germany that investigated the use pattern, the attitudes towards, and the factors associated with digital technology use in health context. Methods: This study adheres to the ethical guidelines according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Two cross-sectional surveys of internet users living in Germany were performed in 2020 (survey 1) and 2022 (survey 2). Participants were recruited from two different consumer panel samples owned by a market research institute (Cerner Enviza GmbH). Participants provided verbal informed consent for participation in the study according to the Cerner Enviza data privacy policy. Computer-assisted telephone interviews were conducted by Cerner Enviza using questionnaires with 28-30 items developed by study authors. Anonymous data were purchased and analysed by study authors using descriptive statistics. Associations between digital technology use and participant characteristics were tested using binary logistic regression analyses. Results: The participants were adult internet users (survey 1: n=991; survey 2: n=1020). Participant characteristics were similar in both surveys (47-52% female, 50-55% aged 40-65 years, 62-66% with less than tertiary education, 42-45% with less than country-average household income, 81-82% residents in former West Germany, and 67-71% residents in large cities). A similar number of participants in both surveys reported digital technology use in any health context (57-61%) and rated digital technologies for physical activity promotion as easy to use (87-92%). Digital technology use increased in 2022 relative to 2020. Specifically, more participants reported health app (63% vs. 36%) and digital technology use for physical activity promotion (any use: 44% vs. 31%; weekly-daily use: 91% vs. 64%) in 2022 vs. 2020. In contrast, digital health literacy decreased in 2022 relative to 2020. Specifically, less participants had high digital health literacy (57% vs. 69%) and were confident in using online information for health decisions (34% vs. 43%) in 2022 vs. 2020. Digital technology use was associated with higher digital health literacy and younger age (in both surveys), higher income (in survey 1) and residence in larger cities (in survey 2). Conclusion: Digital technologies targeting some health domains, such as physical activity promotion are frequently used and accepted by the users. However, digital health literacy and especially the confidence in using online information for health decisions appear to have decreased in 2022 relative to 2020. Factors that promote digital technology use for health promotion and disease prevention need to be investigated in future studies. Considering that digital health literacy is associated with digital technology use, further research on user needs and preferences is required to understand the reasons for reduction in such literacy in this study. Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-24gmds6319 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Tschorn, Mira A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Soziale Ungleichheiten in der frühkindlichen Sprachentwicklung während der COVID-19-Pandemie im Bundesland Brandenburg T2 - German Medical Science N2 - Einleitung: Die Entwicklung von Kindern unter sechs Jahren hängt nicht nur von ihren individuellen Eigenschaften ab, sondern auch von den sozialen Umständen, in denen sie leben [1]. Es besteht ein Forschungsbedarf zu möglichen Veränderungen der frühkindlichen Sprachentwicklung aufgrund sozialer Ungleichheiten während der COVID-19 Pandemie. Diese Studie [2] beschreibt die Prävalenz der Verzögerung in der Sprachentwicklung von Kindern bei der Einschulung und deren Zusammenhänge mit a) der sozioökonomischen Position der Familie (SEP), b) der Muttersprache und c) der Jahre des Kindergartenbesuchs vor und während der Pandemie. Methoden: Verwendet wurden Daten der Schuleingangsuntersuchung im Land Brandenburg aus drei aufeinanderfolgenden Kohorten 5–7-jähriger Kinder (2018|19: n=19.299; 2019|20: n=19.916; 2020|21: n=19.698). Der öffentliche Gesundheitsdienst erfasst routinemäßig die Sprachentwicklung mit validierten Instrumenten des ‘Sozialpädiatrischen Entwicklungsscreenings für Schuleingangsuntersuchungen‘ [3]. Deskriptive bivariate und multivariate Querschnittsanalysen [OR, 95%CI] untersuchten die Sprachentwicklungsverzögerung [SE ja|nein] mit SEP [niedrig|mittel|hoch], deutscher Muttersprache [ja|nein] und den Jahren des Kindergartenbesuchs [<4|≥4]. Die Analysen wurden stratifiziert nach SEP wiederholt. Ergebnisse: Die SE Prävalenz sank über die Jahre insgesamt (21,1%2018|19; 19.2%2019|20; 18,8%2020|21) sowie bei Kindern mit hoher SEP (14,3%2018|19; 13,0%2020|21) und mit deutscher Muttersprache (20,2%2018|19; 17,8%2020|21). Bei Kindern mit niedrigem SEP stieg die SE Prävalenz über die Jahre (42,4%2018|19; 43,4%2020|21) und bei Kindern mit nicht-deutscher Muttersprache blieb sie konstant (36,0%2018|19, 35,5%2020|21). Die Chancen für eine SE unterscheiden sich dementsprechend nach SEP (2018|19: ORniedrig|hoch=4,41;3,93-4,94; 2020|21: ORniedrig|hoch=5,12;4,54-5,77) und Muttersprache (2018|19: ORnicht-deutsch|deutsch=2,22;1,86-2,66; 2020|21: ORnicht-deutsch|deutsch=2,54;2,19-2,95). Die Jahre des Kindergartenbesuchs trugen nicht zu Unterschieden in der SE Prävalenz bei. Schlussfolgerung: Soziale Ungleichheiten bei der SE Prävalenz aufgrund der SEP und der Muttersprache nahmen während der Pandemie leicht zu. Für Familien mit sozioökonomischen Nachteilen sind Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren für SE der Kinder während der Pandemie unklar. Weitere Forschung sollte in Längsschnittbeobachtungen die Auswirkungen der COVID-19 Pandemie auf die frühe Kindheit vertiefend betrachten. Literatur 1. Hoff E, Ribot KM. Language Development: Influence of Socio-Economic Status. In: Wright JD, editor. International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences. Second edition. Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London, New York, Oxford, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo: Elsevier; 2015. p. 324–8. 2. Hoffmann S, Tschorn M, Spallek J. Social inequalities in early childhood language development during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive study with data from three consecutive school entry surveys in Germany. Int J Equity Health. 2024;23(1):2. 3. Daseking M, Oldenhage M, Petermann F, Waldmann HC. Die Validität der Sprachskala des SOPESS unter Berücksichtigung der Erstsprache [Social Pediatric Screening of Developmental Status for School Entry (SOPESS): Validity in the Domain of Speech and Language]. Gesundheitswesen 2009;71(10):663–8. KW - Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit KW - Kinder KW - Sozioökonomische Position Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-24gmds6030 UR - https://www.egms.de/static/en/meetings/gmds2024/24gmds603.shtml ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sappl, Isabella A1 - Uhlenbrock, Greta A1 - Thier, Anne A1 - Schulze, Susanne A1 - Rapp, Michael A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Holmberg, Christine T1 - Psychosoziale Belastung und Arbeitsbedingungen des Pflegepersonals in Pflegeheimen in der Covid-19-Pandemie T2 - Pflege N2 - Hintergrund: Mit Beginn der Covid-19-Pandemie im März 2020 kam es zu zahlreichen Veränderungen im beruflichen Alltag von medizinischem Fachpersonal. Fragestellung: Da bisher das Augenmerk vor allem auf dem Klinikpersonal lag, ist es wichtig auch die Pflegesituation in den Alten- und Pflegeheimen zu betrachten. In dieser Studie wurden die Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf den beruflichen Alltag, die psychosoziale Situation und die interpersonellen Beziehungen des Pflegepersonals in Alten- und Pflegeheimen in Brandenburg untersucht. Methoden: Querschnittsbefragung von Pflegepersonal aus Alten- und Pflegeheimen im Land Brandenburg im Zeitraum von August bis Dezember 2020. Analyse der Fragebögen mittels deskriptiver Statistik und qualitativer thematischer Analyse. Ergebnisse: Einerseits führte die erhöhte Arbeitsbelastung bei erschwerten Arbeitsbedingungen durch Covid-19-Hygienemaßnahmen oder erhöhte Arbeitszeiten zu physischer und psychosozialer Belastung. Im Privatleben zeigte sich eine zunehmende soziale Isolation und die Veränderungen in den interpersonellen Beziehungen waren belastend. Andererseits berichteten die Teilnehmenden von Anerkennung und zunehmendem berufspolitischem Interesse. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Covid-19-Pandemie stellte bereits vorher bestehende Belastungen des Pflegepersonals besonders heraus. In Zukunft ist es wichtig, die bekannten Arbeitsbelastungen für das Pflegepersonal in Alten- und Pflegeheimen zu verbessern und Maßnahmen herauszuarbeiten, um einer Zunahme der Belastung in Situationen wie der Covid-19-Pandemie entgegenzuwirken. KW - COVID-19 KW - Pflege KW - Pflegeheim KW - Psychische Belastung Y1 - 2024 UR - https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10.1024/1012-5302/a001007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a001007 SN - 1664-283X ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Foraita, Ronja A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Zeeb, Hajo ED - Ahrens, Wolfgang ED - Pigeot, Iris T1 - Causal directed acyclic graphs T2 - Handbook of Epidemiology N2 - In the past decade, causal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), also called causal diagrams, have been increasingly used to determine confounding variables that must be controlled in order to estimate an unbiased effect between an exposure, an intervention, or a treatment on an outcome. We explain the reasoning of causal DAGs and why a DAG can be used to identify a set of sufficient minimal adjustment variables. In addition, we show how such a causal DAG can be drawn based on prior knowledge. We will discuss further approaches to determine sufficient adjustment sets. If prior knowledge is rare, unclear, or questionable, causal discovery algorithms can be applied to estimate a causal DAG based on data. These algorithms improved greatly over the last years. Nowadays, they can be easily applied to different data structures to estimate at least a partially directed DAG. We show the differences between constraint-based and score-based search algorithms and highlight the popular PC algorithm. KW - Causality KW - Confounding KW - Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) Y1 - 2023 UR - https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4614-6625-3 SN - 978-1-4614-6625-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6625-3_65-1 PB - Springer CY - New York ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tschorn, Mira A1 - Arntz, Fabian A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Wölke, Maxi A1 - Cohrdes, Caroline A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rapp, Michael T1 - Regionale sozioökonomische Deprivation und Gesundheit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen T2 - 53rd DGPs Congress / 15th ÖGP Conference, September 16 - 19, 2024, Wien/Vienna, Abstract-Band N2 - Hintergrund: Von Geburt an sind die Gesundheit und die psychomotorische Entwicklung eng mit der familiären sozioökonomischen Lebenssituation verbunden. Wir stellen Ergebnisse aus unseren Studien vor, in denen wir den Zusammenhang sozioökonomischer Deprivation mit verschiedenen Outcomes aus dem Bereich Entwicklung und psychische Gesundheit untersuchen. Methoden: Anhand linearer gemischter Modelle und Mehrebenenmodelle wird untersucht, ob ein zusätzlicher Zusammenhang regionaler sozioökonomischer Deprivation auf die Outcomes Einschulalter, globale Entwicklungsverzögerung und psychische Gesundheit über den Effekt individueller sozioökonomischer Faktoren hinaus besteht. Die vorgestellten Analysen beziehen sich auf die EMOTIKON Studie (171.916 Drittklässler aus 533 Schulen in 11 Kohorten aus Brandenburg von 2011 bis 2019), Daten der Schuleingangsuntersuchung im Bundesland Brandenburg (Vollerhebung des Vorschuljahrgangs 2018/2019, N=22.801) sowie die KiGGS Kohorte (bevölkerungsrepräsentative Stichprobe am Robert Koch-Institut, N=17.641 Kinder von 0-17 Jahre zur Baseline in 2003-2006). Regionale Deprivation wird mittels des German Index of socioeconomic Deprivation (GISD, Robert Koch-Institut) operationalisiert. Für einzelne Analysen wird zudem der Einfluss der drei GISD Subfaktoren Einkommen, Bildung und Beruf auf die untersuchten Faktoren berichtet. Globale Entwicklungsverzögerung wurde standardisiert mittels des SOPESS (Sozialpädiatrisches Entwicklungsscreening für Einschulungsuntersuchungen) im Rahmen der Schuleingangsuntersuchungen erhoben, psychische Auffälligkeiten wurden in der KiGGS Studie anhand des Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) erhoben. Ergebnisse: Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die regionale Deprivation am Wohn- bzw. Schulort der Kinder einen Einfluss auf das Einschulalter und die globale Entwicklungsverzögerung hat und dass dieser Einfluss über den Effekt der individuell familiären sozioökonomischen Bedingungen hinaus besteht. Außerdem werden erste Ergebnisse der Analysen der KiGGS Kohorte vorgestellt. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://dgps2024.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/k_dgps2020/Abstractband_13092024.pdf UR - https://dgps2024.univie.ac.at/program/ SP - 1493 EP - 1494 CY - Wien ER - TY - GEN A1 - Blume, Miriam A1 - Schienkiewitz, Anja A1 - Wollgast, Lina A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Sander, Lydia A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Herr, Raphael A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Hövener, Claudia A1 - Rattay, Petra T1 - Association between socioeconomic position of the family and adolescent obesity in Germany - analysis of the mediating Role of familial determinants T2 - Journal of Obesity N2 - Background. Obesity’s negative impact on young people’s health has long been known. The family and its socioeconomic position (SEP) are key determinants in adolescent obesity. However, understanding which familial determinants explain the association remains limited. Method. The analyses are based on data from the “German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents” (KiGGS) (1,384 females and 1,332 males aged 11 to 17 years). Logistic regression models explored how familial determinants (family stress, family cohesion, parental smoking, parental sporting activity, and parental overweight) mediated the association between family SEP (parental education, occupational status, and household income) and adolescent obesity. Results. Significant total effects for the associations between family SEP in childhood and adolescent obesity were found. Splitting the total effect of the family SEP on obesity into direct and indirect effects, all direct effects turned out to be significant. However, all associations involved also indirect effects of familial determinants, except for household income for female adolescents. Parental smoking and overweight were the most relevant mediators for males and females. For male adolescents, parental sporting activity additionally mediated the association between SEP and obesity. Conclusion. A low SEP in childhood was associated with adolescent obesity. Parental health and health behaviors partly explained the association. For increasing health equality in adolescent health, the consideration of parental health behavior in the planning and implementation of health promotion programs seem to be important. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/7903972 SN - 2090-0708 SN - 2090-0716 VL - 2024 IS - 1 PB - Wiley ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Tschorn, Mira A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Did social inequalities in child development change during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany? T2 - European Journal of Public Health N2 - Background Early childhood development (aged <6 years) is dependent on the social conditions in which children live and strongly affect their life course trajectory. This study describes changes in social inequalities in language development during the COVID-19 pandemic based on data from the legally prescribed school entry examination in the German federal state of Brandenburg. The aim is to inform public health interventions for individuals at risk of long-term health inequalities. Methods Secondary data from three cohorts of 5-7-year-olds were used [n = 19,2992018|19; n = 19,9162019|20; n = 19,6982020|21]. Language development was assessed as delayed compared to peers [LD yes/no], measured by public health services using validated instruments. Descriptive bivariate and multivariate analyses [OR, 95%CI] examined language delay [%] with social inequalities defined by (1) an index composed of parents’ reported education and occupation [SEP low|high], (2) ‘German native language’ [yes|no] and (3) ‘years of kindergarten attendance’ [<4|≥4]. Results Overall, the proportion of LD decreased over the years (21.1%2018|19; 19.2%2019|20; 18.8%2020|21), both among children from families with high SEP (14.3%2018|19; 13.0%2020|21) and from German-speaking families (20.2%2018|19; 17.8%2020|21). LD rates among children increased with low SEP (42.4%2018|19; 43.4%2020|21) and remained constant with a non-German native language (36.0%2018|19; 35.5%2020|21). The probability for LD differed only for SEP (2018|19: ORlow|high=4.4, 3.93-4.94; 2020|21: ORlow|high=5.12, 4.54-5.77) and for native language (2018|19: ORnon-German|German=2.22, 1.86-2.66; 2020|21: ORnon-German|German=2.54, 2.19-2.95). Conclusions Social inequalities in language development based on SEP and native language increased slightly during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period. Research should examine the effects of the pandemic on early development as well as protective and risk factors on a longitudinal basis. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/34/Supplement_3/ckae144.079/7844119 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.079 VL - 34 IS - Supplement 3 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Blume, Miriam A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Sander, Lydia A1 - Herr, Raphael A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Hövener, Claudia T1 - Zusammenhang zwischen der sozioökonomischen Position der Familie und Adipositas bei Jugendlichen in Deutschland – welche Rolle hat die Familie? T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Einleitung Die gesundheitlichen Folgen von Adipositas für junge Menschen können schwerwiegend sein. Bei der Entwicklung verschiedener Gesundheitsoutcomes wie Adipositas spielt für junge Menschen die Familie als auch ihre sozioökonomische Position (SEP) eine große Rolle. In dieser Analyse wird untersucht, welche familiäre Determinanten den Zusammenhang zwischen SEP der Familie und Adipositas bei Jugendlichen erklären. Methoden Die vorliegende Analyse wurde mit Daten der "Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland" (KiGGS) (Basiserhebung, Welle 1 und 2) durchgeführt (1301 weibliche und 1232 männliche 11- bis 17-Jährige). Mittels logistischer Regressionsmodelle (KHB-Methode) wurden für den Zusammenhang zwischen der SEP der Familie (Einkommen, berufliche Stellung, Bildung, SES-Index) und Adipositas (Ja/Nein) bei Jugendlichen die mediierenden Effekte von familiären Determinanten (elterliches Rauchen, elterliche sportliche Aktivitäten, elterliches Übergewicht, familiärer Stress und familiärer Zusammenhalt) analysiert. Ergebnisse Die Prävalenz von Adipositas betrug 7,9 % bei den weiblichen und 8,4 % bei den männlichen Jugendlichen. Es zeigen sich signifikante Zusammenhänge zwischen Adipositas und SEP zu Ungunsten von jenen mit niedriger sozioökonomischer Position. Familiäre Determinanten erklären teilweise oder vollständig den Zusammenhang zwischen SEP und Adipositas bei Jugendlichen. Es wurden geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede im Ausmaß der Mediation der Familie gefunden. Bei Jungen erklären familiäre Determinanten vollständig den Zusammenhang zwischen Adipositas und Einkommen sowie zwischen Adipositas und der beruflichen Stellung der Eltern. Bei männlichen Jugendlichen lässt sich der indirekte Effekt abhängig von der jeweiligen SEP-Variable zu 20,8 – 27,9 % auf das elterliche Rauchen, zu 14,8 – 26,3 % auf die elterliche sportliche Aktivität und zu 42,6 – 63,6 % auf das elterliche Übergewicht zurückführen. Bei Mädchen wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen der SEP und Adipositas teilweise durch familiäre Determinanten erklärt. Bei weiblichen Jugendlichen lässt sich der indirekte Effekt abhängig von der jeweiligen SEP-Variable zu 26,0 – 52,2 % auf das elterliche Rauchen und zu 41,6 – 67,6 % auf das elterliche Übergewicht zurückführen. Schlussfolgerung Die Adipositas-Prävalenz von Jugendlichen variiert nach dem SEP. Familiäre Determinanten sind wichtige mediierende Faktoren für gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten bei Adipositas von Jugendlichen. Es zeigt sich, dass sich Unterschiede in der Adipositas nach SEP insbesondere durch das elterliche Gesundheitsverhalten (v.a. elterliches Rauchen, elterliches Übergewicht und elterliche sportliche Aktivität) erklären lassen. Die Berücksichtigung und Einbindung der Familie bei der Planung und Umsetzung von Gesundheitsförderungs- und Präventionsprogrammen für gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit bei Jugendlichen ist essentiell. KW - sozioökonomische Position KW - Familie KW - Adipositas KW - Jugendliche Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0042-1753866 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1753866 VL - 84 IS - 08/09 SP - 826 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Herke, Max A1 - Reuter, Marvin A1 - Mayer, A. A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Wie wirkt sich die sozioökonomische Komposition der Schule auf Ungleichheiten im subjektiven Wohlbefinden von Schülerinnen und Schülern in Deutschland aus? T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Einleitung Zielsetzung des Beitrags ist es, zu untersuchen, inwiefern die sozioökonomische Komposition von Schulen mit dem Wohlbefinden von Schülerinnen und Schülern in Deutschland assoziiert ist. Konkret wurden die Assoziationen der Bildung, des Einkommens und des beruflichen Status der Eltern auf Individualebene und aggregiert auf Schulebene sowie die Interaktionen zwischen diesen Ebenen auf das subjektive Wohlbefinden von Schülern der Sekundarstufe I untersucht. Methoden Es wurden Daten der Startkohorte „Klasse 5“ des Nationalen Bildungspanels (NEPS) herangezogen. Die Kohorte startete 2010 mit einer repräsentativen Stichprobe von Fünftklässlern in Deutschland, welche jährlich nachverfolgt wurden. Es wurden Erhebungswellen von der fünften bis zur neunten Klasse zusammengefasst. Damit konnten 14.265 Beobachtungen mit vollständigen Angaben von 3.977 Schülerinnen und Schülern in 218 Schulen in den Analysen berücksichtigt werden. Mit Mixed-Models wurde getestet, ob die sozioökonomische Position auf individueller und/oder schulischer Ebene und die ebenenübergreifende Interaktion dieser Indikatoren mit dem Wohlbefinden (adaptierter Personal Well-Being – School Children-Index) der Jugendlichen assoziiert ist. Es wurde für Alter, Geschlecht, Migrationshintergrund, Familienform, Schultyp und Notendurchschnitt kontrolliert. Ergebnisse Auf individueller Ebene war das elterliche Einkommen mit höherem Wohlbefinden verbunden. Der berufliche Status der Eltern zeigte keine signifikanten Assoziationen. Auf Schulebene fanden wir einen geringen, positiven Zusammenhang zwischen dem durchschnittlichen elterlichen Einkommen und dem individuellen Wohlbefinden, aber auch einen mäßig negativen Einfluss eines hohen Anteils hoch gebildeter Eltern auf das Wohlbefinden. In Sensitivitätsanalysen blieben diese Zusammenhänge auch bei separater Betrachtung dieser Indikatoren bestehen. Die Zusammenhänge auf Individualebene wurden nicht durch die sozioökonomische Komposition von Schulen moderiert, es konnten keine signifikanten ebenenübergreifende Interaktionen festgestellt werden. Schlussfolgerung Es wurde ein Zusammenhang der sozioökonomischen Zusammensetzung der Schule mit dem subjektiven Wohlbefinden der Jugendlichen gefunden. Internationale Befunde einer Moderation der Zusammenhänge auf individueller Ebene durch sozioökonomische Charakteristika auf Schulebene konnten jedoch nicht repliziert werden. Die Zusammenhänge zwischen individueller SEP und Wohlbefinden variieren somit nicht in Abhängigkeit von der SEP auf Schulebene. Es zeigen sich vielmehr in Teilen additive Effekte für die individuelle und schulische SEP. KW - sozioökonomische Komposition KW - Schule KW - subjektives Wohlbefinden KW - Ungleichheit Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-1753867 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1753867 VL - 84 IS - 08/09 SP - 826 PB - Georg Thieme Verlag ER - TY - GEN A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Schüttig, Wiebke A1 - Bammert, Philip A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Schneider, Sven A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie T1 - Die Rolle der regionalen Gesundheitspolitik für die sozioökonomische Ungleichheit in der Inanspruchnahme der Gesundheitsleistungen T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Einleitung Die J1 ist eine Vorsorgeuntersuchung, die für Kinder zwischen 12 und 14 Jahren empfohlen ist. Im Gegensatz zu den etablierten U1- bis U9-Untersuchungen für jüngere Kinder mit Teilnahmeraten über 90% liegt die Teilnahme bei der J1 bei etwa 40%. Ein Grund für die mangelnde Teilnahme an der J1 ist die geringe Bekanntheit bei Eltern und Kindern. Mehrere Bundesländer haben Einladungswesen eingeführt, um Jugendliche zur Teilnahme an der J1 zu motivieren. Die Einladung „Dein Ticket zur J1“ wurde Mitte 2017 in Bayern eingeführt. Das „Ticket“ ist ein Informationsflyer über die J1 in einer jugendgerechten Gestaltung. Die vorliegende Analyse untersuchte, ob die regionale Informationskampagne zu einer Steigerung der Teilnahme an der J1 geführt hat, ob die Effekte mit dem sozioökonomischen Status der Familie (SES) variieren und welche Meso-Ebene-Merkmale des Gesundheitssystems mit der J1-Teilnahme korrelieren. Methoden Um die Wirkung der Intervention zu untersuchen, wurden bundesweite anonymisierte Routinedaten der Techniker Krankenkasse aus den Jahren 2016-2018 sowie ein Difference-in-Differences-Design auf individueller Ebene verwendet. Unter der Annahme eines parallelen Trends auf Bundesländerebene wurde die J1-Teilnahme von 13- und 14-Jährigen in Bayern mit anderen Bundesländern vor und nach der Intervention verglichen. Zusätzlich wurde die Analyse für die verschiedenen SES-Gruppen durchgeführt. Wir untersuchten auch, ob Faktoren auf Mesoebene des Gesundheitssystems mit der Teilnahme an der J1 korrelierten. Ergebnisse Die Einführung von „Dein Ticket zur J1“ erhöhte die Teilnahme an der J1 um 1 %. Obwohl eine höhere Bildung und berufliche Stellung der Eltern positiv mit der J1-Teilnahme korrelierten, war der Effekt der Intervention bei Kindern aus Familien mit niedrigerem SES stärker (Anstieg um 5 %). Die Kinderarztdichte auf Kreisebene korrelierte zudem positiv mit der Teilnahme an der J1. Schlussfolgerung Die Intervention hat das Potenzial, die sozioökonomische Ungleichheit bei der Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsleistungen zu verringern, da die Effekte für Kinder aus Familien mit niedrigerem SES stärker waren. Es bedarf jedoch weiterer Maßnahmen, um Jugendliche über die J1 und die damit verbundenen gesundheitlichen Vorteile zu informieren. Zukünftige Studien sollten untersuchen, von welchen weiteren Faktoren die Wirksamkeit der Intervention abhängt, wie z. B. die Art und Anzahl der Kommunikationskanäle. KW - regionale Gesundheitspolitik KW - sozioökonomische Ungleichheit KW - Inanspruchnahme KW - Gesundheitsleistungen Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-1753865 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1753865 VL - 84 IS - 08/09 SP - 825 PB - Georg Thieme Verlag ER - TY - GEN A1 - Uhlenbrock, Greta A1 - Schulze, Susanne A1 - Sappl, Isabella A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Holmberg, Christine T1 - Sorge vor Covid-19-Infektion und das Risiko für Burnout-Symptome: eine Studie zur Belastung von Pflegekräften in Brandenburger Pflegeheimen während der Covid-19-Pandemie T2 - Psychiatrische Praxis N2 - Ziel der Studie Untersuchung der Assoziation von Sorge vor eigener Infektion oder der Infektion von Freunden, Familie und Pflegebedürftigen mit Covid-19 und Burnout-Symptomen von Pflegekräften in Brandenburger vollstationären Altenpflegeeinrichtungen. Methodik Querschnittliche Befragung von Pflegekräften (n=195) in Brandenburger Pflegeheimen zwischen August und Dezember 2020 hinsichtlich ihrer psychosozialen Belastung am Arbeitsplatz. Ergebnisse Das Vorliegen der Sorge, sich selbst, Familie und/oder Freunde oder Pflegebedürftige mit Covid-19 infiziert zu haben, ist mit einer erhöhten Ausprägung von Burnout-Symptomen assoziiert (b=0,200, t(155)=2,777, p=0,006). Schlussfolgerung Ein erhöhtes Erleben von Burnout-Symptomen durch die Sorge eines Infektionsrisikos mit Covid-19 am Arbeitsplatz spricht für den Bedarf umfassender Unterstützungsmaßnahmen sowie nachhaltiger Konzepte zum Umgang mit psychosozialer Belastung für Pflegekräfte in der Altenpflege. KW - Burnout KW - Covid 19 KW - Pandemie KW - Pflege KW - Pflegeheim Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2019-6495 SN - 1439-0876 VL - 50 IS - 7 SP - 353 EP - 360 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Eckert, Sandra van A1 - Seidel, Nadja A1 - Stölzel, Friederike A1 - Wolff, Michaela A1 - Glausch, Melanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Aktiv leben mit Krebs – Tipps für einen gesunden Lebensstil“ – Bedarfserfassung und Entwicklung einer multimedialen Patienteninformation T2 - Das Gesundheitswesen N2 - Die positive Wirkung eines gesunden Lebensstils auf die ganz- heitliche Verfassung und Lebensqualität für Krebspatient*innen (Cancer Survivors) ist wissenschaftlich belegt. Gemäß den Na- tional Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for Survivorship ist Unterstützung in diesem Bereich ausdrücklich gefordert. Bei hohem Unterstützungsbedarf für die Entwick- lung und Umsetzung eines gesunden Lebensstils gibt es jedoch, vor allem in ländlichen Regionen, einen Mangel an spezialisier- ten Angeboten für Krebspatient*innen. Nach Erfassung der Bedürfnisse war es unser Ziel, eine leicht zugängliche, multi- mediale Patienteninformation auf der Basis des sozial-kogniti- ven Prozessmodells des Gesundheitsverhaltens (Health Action Process Approach – HAPA), zu konzipieren. Die Anhebung der Gesundheitskompetenz steht u. a. als Basis für informierte Ent- scheidungen, und ist damit eine wichtige Ressource für die Krebsnachsorge. Weiterführende Erhebungen zur Akzeptanz, Nutzung und Auswirkung der Patienteninformation hinsichtlich einer angestrebten, längerfristigen Änderung des Gesundheits- verhaltens sind empfohlen. KW - Gesundheitskompetenz KW - Krebsnachsorge KW - Lebensstil Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1709-0939 SN - 0941-3790 VL - 85 IS - 4 SP - 227 EP - 233 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scholaske, Laura A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Entringer, Sonja T1 - Women of Turkish origin exhibit higher stress levels during pregnancy: Results from a prospective cohort study T2 - Bewegte Zeiten: Lebenswelten im Wandel - Gemeinsamer Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Psychologie e.V. & der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Soziologie e.V. N2 - Health inequalities exist between people with and without a migration background in many societies. These inequalities seem to be perpetuated to the offspring generation born in the host country. This phenomenon is also observed among people of Turkish origin in Germany. Stress psychological and stress biological processes during pregnancy may play an important role in how maternal conditions may be transmitted to the child. We present here findings on the role of Turkish migration background for psychological stress experiences and stress biology during pregnancy. 140 pregnant women (81 non migrant German, 33 of Turkish origin, 26 of other origin) participated in a prospective cohort study that was carried out in Bielefeld and Berlin and that encompassed two study visits during pregnancy at first and second trimester pregnancy (Spallek et al., 2020). At both study visits, we derived concentrations of maternal inflammatory markers (CRP, IL-6) and diurnal cortisol profiles, and participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD). Multilevel models showed that Turkish-origin women had increased inflammatory levels (Spallek et al., 2021), a blunted cortisol awakening response and flatter diurnal cortisol slope (Entringer et al., 2022), and they exhibited higher levels of perceived stress and depressive symptoms during pregnancy compared to non-migrant women after adjustment for socioeconomic factors. Women of Turkish origin show increased stress levels on the psychological and biological level during pregnancy. The potential role of this elevated stress for the offspring’s health is subject to future analyses. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/fb11/institute/med_psych/bewegtezeiten/programm/programm-und-abstract-band_dgmp-dgms2023.pdf/view SP - 173 ER - TY - GEN A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Müllmann, Saskia A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Use and attitudes toward digital technologies in health context: A nationwide survey in Germany T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Introduction Digital technologies, such as health apps, can contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. This study investigated the use and attitudes toward digital technologies in health context using a nationwide survey. Methods Adult internet users (n=1020) from 16 federal states in Germany participated in computer-assisted telephone interviews in November 2022. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analyses. Results Overall, 61% of participants reported internet use in health context. Among the users, digital technologies were used to obtain general health information by 63% and to support physical activity or to obtain information on cancer by less than 50%. Over 90% of users rated such technologies as easy to use and useful to obtain health information, to support physical activity or to obtain information on cancer. However, confidence in using the internet for health decisions was low. Digital technology use in health context was associated with higher eHealth literacy. Digital technologies were preferred by younger participants to support physical activity and by older participants to obtain information on cancer. Conclusion Although digital technologies are easy to use, the use of digital technologies for health promotion and disease prevention and confidence in using the internet for health decisions were low among internet users in this study. Factors that promote digital technology use for health promotion and prevention need to be investigated in further studies. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0043-1770610 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1770610 VL - 85 IS - 809 SP - 812 EP - 813 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Jost, Annemarie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Handlungsmodell: Der Umgang von Hebammen mit den Präferenzen Gebärender T2 - Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung e. V. N2 - Hintergrund und Stand der Forschung: Die Förderung einer selbstbestimmten Geburt wird in öffentlichen, fachlichen und politischen Diskursen zunehmend als ein Charakteristikum guter Geburtshilfe diskutiert. Der Grad der Selbstbestimmung hängt maßgeblich davon ab, inwieweit die Präferenzen (Wünsche, Vorstellungen) Gebärender verhandelt und umgesetzt werden (können). Bislang liegt jedoch keine aktuelle, empirisch informierte Theorie zum Umgang von Hebammen mit den Präferenzen Gebärender in Deutschland unter der Berücksichtigung verschiedener Geburtshilfe-Settings vor. Fragestellung und Zielsetzung, Hypothese: Im Rahmen des qualitativen Forschungsprojekts „Wie erleben Hebammen in Deutschland die Selbstbestimmung Gebärender?“ (2021–2024) wurde die folgende Fragestellung aus der Perspektive der teilnehmenden Hebammen untersucht: „Wie gehen Hebammen in Deutschland mit den Präferenzen Gebärender um?“. Methode: Es wurden 11 problemzentrierte Einzelinterviews mit Hebammen durchgeführt. Eingeschlossen wurden Hebammen mit laufender oder abgeschlossener Ausbildung, deren letzte begleitete Geburt max. 6 Monate zurücklag. Ziel des Samplings war eine größtmögliche Varianz in Bezug auf repräsentierte Settings (Kliniken, Geburtshäuser, Hausgeburten), geografische Regionen und individuelle Merkmale (u.a. Erfahrung, Alter) der Teilnehmenden. Die Interviews wurden aufgezeichnet, transkribiert, anonymisiert und mittels der Grounded Theory Methodologie nach Strauss/Corbin ausgewertet. Ein positives Ethik-Votum liegt vor. Ergebnisse: Das Modell umfasst 7 Handlungsschritte: 1. Situationsdeutung; 2. Abwägen und Priorisieren relevanter Parameter; 3. Bestimmen des Möglichkeitsrahmens für die Gestaltung der Geburt; 4. Abgleich der Präferenz(en) mit dem Möglichkeitsrahmen; 5. Verhandeln der Präferenz(en); 6. Kontinuierliches Überwachen kontextueller/situativer Änderungen; 7. ggf. Anpassen/Neubestimmung des Möglichkeitsrahmens. Die Handlungen stehen in wechselseitiger Beziehung zu kontextuellen Bedingungen (strukturell; interpersonell; persönlich-individuell; gesundheitliche Situation; Geburtsverlauf; Geburtsverständnis). Selbstbestimmung ist gemäß des Modells auch dann möglich, wenn vorherige Präferenzen unter der Geburt verworfen, geändert und/oder neu entwickelt werden. Diskussion: Das empirisch informierte Modell beschreibt, wie Hebammen mit den Präferenzen Gebärender umgehen und dadurch Selbstbestimmung unter der Geburt beeinflussen. Es trifft keine Aussage darüber, inwieweit eine Geburt als „gut“ erlebt wird oder gelten kann. Im weiteren Verlauf der Studie wird untersucht, inwieweit die Beziehungsgestaltung sich auf die Handlungsschritte auswirkt. Das induktiv entwickelte Modell sollte im Zuge weiterer Forschung hinsichtlich seiner Generalisierbarkeit überprüft werden. Implikation für die Forschung: Das Modell leistet einen Beitrag zum Verständnis dessen, wie Hebammen mit den Präferenzen Gebärender umgehen, welche Einflussfaktoren und Abwägungen dabei von Bedeutung sind und inwieweit Selbstbestimmung auch verworfene, geänderte oder neu entwickelte Präferenzen unter der Geburt einschließt. KW - Selbstbestimmung KW - Geburt KW - Präferenzen KW - Handlungsmodell KW - Hebammen KW - Geburtshilfe Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.egms.de/static/en/meetings/dkvf2023/23dkvf405.shtml U6 - https://doi.org/10.3205/23dkvf405 PB - German Medical Science GMS Publishing House CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Reuter, Marvin A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Rigo, Mariann A1 - Diehl, Katharina A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Hövener, Claudia A1 - Dragano, Nico T1 - Health inequalities among young workers: the mediating role of working conditions and company characteristics T2 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health N2 - Objective Few studies have investigated health inequalities among young workers. The objectives of this study are to assess the extent of health inequalities in a sample of job starters and to explore the contribution of job demands and organisational factors. Methods We analyze data from the BIBB/BAuA Youth Employment Survey 2012. The cross-sectional survey includes a representative sample of 3214 German employees, apprentices, and trainees aged 15–24 years. Individuals were grouped by their years of schooling into low (< 12 years) and high levels of education (≥ 12 years). Regression analysis estimated the link between education and four health outcomes: self-rated health, number of health events, musculoskeletal symptoms, and mental health problems over the last 12 months. Counterfactual mediation analysis tested for indirect effects of education via working conditions (i.e., physical and psychosocial job demands) and company characteristics (i.e., company size, health prevention measures, financial situation, downsizing). All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, nationality, region, working hours, job tenure, employment relationship, and economic sector. Results Highly educated workers reported better self-rated health (b = 0.24, 95% CI 0.18–0.31) and lower numbers of health events (Rate Ratio (RR) = 0.74, 95% CI 0.67–0.82), musculoskeletal symptoms (RR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.66–0.80) and mental health problems (RR = 0.84, 95% CI 0.76–0.93). Total job demands explained between 21.6% and 87.2% of the educational differences (depending on health outcome). Unfavourable company characteristics were associated with worse health, but showed no or only small mediation effects. Conclusions Health inequalities are already present at the early working career due to socio-economically stratified working hazards. To enhance prevention measures that aim at reducing inequalities in workplace health, we propose shifting attention towards earlier stages of life. KW - Company leve Young workers KW - Health inequalities KW - Job demands KW - Mediation KW - Socio-economic position KW - Young workers Y1 - 2023 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00420-023-02010-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-023-02010-6 SN - 1432-1246 VL - 96 IS - 10 SP - 1313 EP - 1324 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scholaske, Laura A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Duman, Elif Aysimi A1 - Adam, Emma K. A1 - Razum, Oliver A1 - Entringer, Sonja T1 - Increased Levels of Psychological Stress and Alterations in Stress Biology during Pregnancy among Women of Turkish-Origin in Germany T2 - Psychoneuroendocrinology N2 - Background People of Turkish origin constitute one of the biggest migrant groups in Germany. They have an increased risk to develop stress-related health disadvantages, and this risk is also prevalent in the offspring generation from early ages on. We have conducted a multi-site prospective cohort study to examine the role of stress and stress biology in this intergenerational perpetuation of health disparities. Methods 140 pregnant women (33 of Turkish origin) participated in a prospective cohort study with two study visits during pregnancy and one after birth (T1: 20-25 weeks of gestation, T2: 30-35 weeks of gestation, T3: four weeks after birth). At T1 and T2, women completed the Perceived Stress Scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and collected saliva samples after awakening, 30 minutes after awakening, and in the evening, and venous blood samples were collected for analysis of CRP and IL-6 concentrations. Results Multilevel models showed that Turkish-origin women exhibited higher levels of perceived stress and depressive symptoms, had increased inflammatory levels (Spallek et al., 2021), a blunted cortisol awakening response and flatter diurnal cortisol slope during pregnancy compared to non-migrant women after adjustment for socioeconomic factors.Some of the effects were mainly driven by 2nd generation migrants. Conclusions Increased levels of psychosocial stress and stress-related biological alterations among Turkish-origin pregnant women may contribute to the intergenerational transmission of health disadvantages in this group. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453023002470?via%3Dihub U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106269 SN - 0306-4530 VL - 153 PB - ScienceDirect ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Schulze, Susanne A1 - Löffler, Antje A1 - Becker, Juliane A1 - Gremmels, Heinz-Detlef A1 - Holmberg, Christine A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Entringer, Sonja A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect depressive symptoms? Longitudinal analysis of health worker data T2 - European Journal of Public Health,16th European Public Health Conference 2023 Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity Dublin, Ireland 8–11 November 2023 N2 - Background Health workers play a vital role in response to outbreaks under pandemic circumstances, but are also highly vulnerable to stress-related mental health issues (e.g., due to pandemic workload). There are knowledge gaps regarding temporal development of the emergence of depressive symptoms among health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their determinants. This study examined the trajectory of depressive symptoms and their association with a) stress perception, b) own COVID-19 infection and c) COVID-19 exposure at work. Methods This cohort study with 91 health workers (90% female, x⎯⎯=45 years) from a German general hospital included (1) medical, nursing and therapeutic staff and (2) administrative staff. Data were collected longitudinally every month from July to December 2020. Linear multilevel models were used to evaluate associations between trajectories of depression scores (German ‘General Depression Scale’) with perceived stress (‘Perceived Stress Scale’). Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection was tested as a moderator of depressive symptom development. Trajectoires of depressive symptom modalities (e.g., somatic, emotional) were analysed stratified by COVID-19 exposure at work. Results Depression scores increased across the study period (b=.03, .02-.05). Perceived stress was associated with depression scores (b=.12, .10-.14). The presence of health workers’ own COVID-19 infection was associated with a higher increase (b=.06, .01-.10). Somatic symptoms of depression increased over time only among health workers directly exposed to COVID-19 patients at work (b=.25, .13-.38). Conclusions The increase in depressive symptomatology among health workers exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace points to the need for further research. Since the infection with COVID-19 is associated with an increase of depressive symptoms across time, awareness should be raised about measures to protect against virus transmission, especially during a pandemic. Exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace is associated with increased somatic depressive symptoms. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.334 SN - 1101-1262 SN - 1464-360X VL - 33 IS - 2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Zeeb, Hajo A1 - Stronks, Karien A1 - Agyemang, Charles A1 - Spallek, Jacob ED - Ahrens, Wolfgang ED - Pigeot, Iris T1 - Epidemiological Studies on Migrant Health T2 - Handbook of Epidemiology N2 - Migration and its influence on population health is a very dynamic but also normal and continuous phenomenon happening permanently in human history and most societies. Immigrants may have been exposed in ways that differ from those of the non-migrant population over their whole life course, including the period before migration, the migration process, and the period after migration. Epidemiological studies on the health experience of migrants have provided important insights into disease etiology but obviously also serve to identify exposure and risk differences between different population groups, and their determinants. This chapter presents an overview of the history and importance of studies among migrants and ethnic minorities. It provides insights into concepts, definitions, and terminology, as well as data sources that can be used for epidemiological research in this field. Key studies that shape the research field are presented. Detailed data both for the migrant populations of interest and for comparison populations are required for a comprehensive, theory-based assessment of the changing health of migrants. Modern, diversity-sensible epidemiological and health research needs to routinely endorse all fundamental quality requirements of epidemiological research and should strive for a system’s perspective to fully understand the interplay of influences and conditions shaping the health of migrant populations and population health in general. KW - Ethnicity, Life course models, Migration, Race, Social determinants of health, Transition Y1 - 2023 UR - https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-6625-3_80-1 SN - 978-1-4614-6625-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6625-3_80-1 PB - Springer CY - New York ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nowak, Anna Christina A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Hövener, Claudia A1 - Razum, Oliver A1 - Spallek, Jacob ED - Hartung, Susanne ED - Wihofszky, Petra T1 - Nachhaltigkeit in der Gesundheit(sversorgung) von zugewanderten Menschen T2 - Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit N2 - In diesem Beitrag wird facettenartig eine Brücke zwischen Zuwanderung und Gesundheit(-sversorgung) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der globalen Ziele zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung geschlagen. Um Migrationserfahrungen als (potenziellen) Einflussfaktor auf gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit zu verstehen, wird die politisch-rechtliche Situation von Menschen mit Einwanderungsgeschichte im Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung und zu Präventions- und Gesundheitsförderungsmaßnahmen beschrieben. Dabei zeigt sich, dass sich die gesundheitliche Versorgungssituation durch soziale, politische, institutionelle und strukturelle Ungleichheiten und Benachteiligungen auszeichnet, die weder in den globalen Zielen zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung noch in der deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie angemessene Berücksichtigung finden. KW - Nachhaltigkeit KW - Gesundheit KW - Gesundheitsversorgung KW - Migration KW - zugewanderte Menschen Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-662-64954-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64954-1_22-1 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Sander, Lydia A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Blume, Miriam A1 - Hövener, Claudia A1 - Schneider, Sven A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Schüttig, Wiebke A1 - De Bock, Freia A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Do family characteristics contribute to a socioeconomic gradient in overweight in early childhood? – Single mediation analyses of data from German preschool children T2 - Preventive Medicine Reports N2 - Children’s overweight is strongly associated with family socioeconomic position (SEP) and family characteristics (FC). There is limited research on the extent to which FC account for a socioeconomic gradient in childhood overweight. This study examined whether FC explain SEP differences in the prevalence of overweight. The study used baseline data of preschool-aged children from the German ‘PReschool INtervention Study’. The sample (n = 872, 48% girls) was recruited at kindergartens in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Data included children’s measured weight status and parents’ reports on socioeconomic indicators (e.g., school education, vocational education, income) and FC. Variables represent main determinants of overweight (nutrition: sweets consumption in front of TV, soft drink consumption, regular breakfast, child sets table; physical activity: outdoor sports; parental role model). In single mediation analyses indirect effects of SEP on overweight were analysed (OR[95%CI]). Preschool girls and boys with low parental education had higher odds for overweight than children with high parental education. Among boys, low levels of parental education contributed to the odds of overweight via indirect effects by both factors ‘sweets consumption in front of TV’ (OR = 1.31[1.05–1.59]) and ‘no sports’ (OR = 1.14[1.01–1.38]). Among girls, FC measured did not explain SEP differences in overweight. Family nutrition and parental/family physical activity contribute to inequalities in overweight among preschool boys, but not girls. Research is needed to identify FC that explain inequalities in overweight for both. KW - Child KW - Family KW - Overweight KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - Socioeconomic health inequalities Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102178 SN - 2211-3355 VL - 33 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böckmann, Robert A1 - Jaehn, Philipp A1 - Bergholz, Andreas A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Holmberg, Christine T1 - Entwicklung eines Sozialstrukturindex zur Ermittlung des soziostrukturellen Versorgungsbedarfs in der ambulanten medizinischen Versorgung in Brandenburg T2 - Das Gesundheitswesen N2 - Introduction: Despite the growing numbers of physicians in outpatient care, continuing discussion about the planning of physician requirements suggests remaining problems in this field, which could be due to focussing on the ratio of physician to population rather than on morbidity-based evaluations. Against this background, this paper tries to depict the latent need in outpatient care, illustrates supply and demand and further tests the hypothesis that there is a relative inequality in distribution due to physicians preferring to locate in socially privileged areas in the German state of Brandenburg. Methods: We aggregated all data available on a small scale with potential impact on demand and examined it via principal component analysis. The generated factor was mapped together with the locations of general practitioners and specialists in general care. Using linear regressions, the number of practitioners was compared to the local index value to determine regional inequalities. Results: The PCA suggested a one factor solution; that factor was designated Social Structure Index due to its values. The mapping showed a tendency of higher index values towards the central areas of Brandenburg surrounding Berlin. Regressions of the number of practitioners against the index values revealed no significant differences between communities with high and low index values. Conclusion: The extension of factors concluding the evaluation of physician demand in outpatient care confirms the problems of physician supply in rural areas, where sparse populations meet social disadvantages and poor accessibility. An underlying inequality in distribution in terms of physicians preferring socially privileged areas could not be detected. KW - Versorgungsbedarf KW - Versorgungsungleichheit KW - Ambulante Versorgung Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2042-9874 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2042-9874 SN - 1439-4421 VL - 85 IS - 12 SP - 1140 EP - 1148 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bergholz, Andreas A1 - Jaehn, Philipp A1 - Böckmann, Robert A1 - Reibis, Rona A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Ritter, Oliver A1 - Demmerer, Niklas A1 - Holmberg, Christine T1 - Erreichbarkeit der kardiologischen Versorgungsinfrastruktur im Bundesland Brandenburg in Abhängigkeit vom lokalen Versorgungsbedarfs T2 - Das Gesundheitswesen N2 - Ziel der Studie Im bundesweiten Vergleich weist Brandenburg eine der höchsten Morbiditäts- und Mortalitätsraten ischämischer Herzerkrankungen auf. Die Erreichbarkeit der medizinischen Versorgungsinfrastruktur gilt dabei als eine Erklärungsmöglichkeit für regionale gesundheitliche Ungleichheit. Demnach verfolgt die Studie das Ziel, die Distanzen zu verschiedenen Versorgungsarten der kardiologischen Versorgung auf Gemeindeebene zu berechnen und diese im Zusammenhang mit dem lokalen Versorgungsbedarf zu betrachten. Methodik Präventive Sportangebote, Hausärzte, kardiologische Praxen, Krankenhäuser mit Herzkatheterlabor und Einrichtungen ambulanter Rehabilitation wurden als wesentliche Einrichtungen für die kardiologische Versorgung herangezogen und kartiert. Daraufhin wurden die Distanzen über das Straßenverkehrsnetz vom Mittelpunkt jeder Brandenburger Gemeinde zum nächsten Standort der jeweiligen Versorgungseinrichtung berechnet und in Quintile eingeteilt. Mediane und Interquartilsabstände des deutschen sozioökonomischen Deprivationsindex und des Anteils der Bevölkerung über 65 Jahre wurden als Proxys für den Versorgungsbedarf herangezogen und mit den Distanzquintilen je Versorgungsart in Zusammenhang gesetzt. Ergebnisse Für 60% der Brandenburger Gemeinden sind Hausärzte innerhalb von 2,5 km, präventive Sportangebote innerhalb von 19,6 km, kardiologische Praxen innerhalb von 18,3 km, Krankenhäuser mit Herzkatheterlabor innerhalb von 22,7 km und Einrichtungen ambulanter Rehabilitation innerhalb von 14,7 km erreichbar. Der Median des deutschen Deprivationsindexes steigt bei allen Versorgungsarten mit zunehmender Distanz an. Der Median des Anteils über 65-Jähriger zeigt keine nennenswerte Variation zwischen den Distanzquintilen. Schlussfolgerung Die Ergebnisse zeigen für hohe Bevölkerungsanteile teilweise große Distanzen zu spezialisierten kardiologischen Versorgungsangeboten, während hausärztliche Praxen für einen hohen Anteil erreichbar scheinen. In Brandenburg scheint eine regionale und an lokalen Bedarfen orientierte sektorenübergreifende Versorgung notwendig. KW - kardiologische Versorgung KW - Erreichbarkeit KW - Bundesland Brandenburg KW - lokaler Versorgungsbedarf KW - sektorenübergreifende Versorgung KW - GIS Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2075-7748 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2075-7748 SN - 1439-4421 ER - TY - GEN A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Müllmann, Saskia A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Digital technology use for physical activity promotion: Results of a nationwide survey in Germany T2 - 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society N2 - Background. Digital technologies can contribute to healthy behaviour. We aimed to investigate a digital technology use for physical activity (PA) promotion using a nationwide survey. Methods. Our cross-sectional survey was conducted using a panel sample of 1020 adult internet users living in Germany (age: 18-92 years, 47% female). Computer-assisted telephone interviews were conducted using a self-developed questionnaire in November 2022. Survey data were analysed using relative frequencies and bivariate logistic regression. Findings. Among all participants, 626/1020 reported internet use in health context and 278/626 (44%) reported digital technology use for PA promotion. Most of the 278 users for PA promotion reported that such technologies are easy to use (92%) and use them at least once a week (91%). The reasons for using digital technologies were to measure own PA (74%) or to find exercise ideas (57%). Most participants reported using mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, 77%, or activity trackers, 58%) and rated device feedback as helpful (69%). Among sociodemographic factors (age, gender, education, household income), health status and eHealth literacy, younger age was the only significant predictor (OR=.98, 95% CI: .97-.99) of digital technology use for PA promotion. Discussion. Despite their availability, the prevalence of digital technology use for PA promotion is still low among adult internet users in Germany. Such technologies are likely to support PA behaviour change because users rate them as easy to use, their feedback as helpful and use them frequently. Health interventions are necessary to encourage digital technology use for PA promotion among adults in Germany. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22062.48967 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Müllmann, Saskia A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Attitudes towards digital technology use in health context according to a nationwide survey in Germany T2 - 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society N2 - Background Digitalization has led to a proliferation of digital health technologies and online health information. We aimed to assess the attitudes towards digital technology use in health context using a nationwide survey. Methods A cross-sectional nationwide survey of a panel sample of adult internet users living in Germany was conducted in November 2022. Participants completed computer-assisted telephone interviews using a self-developed, 30-item questionnaire. Survey data were analysed using frequencies and univariate multiple regression analysis. Findings Among 1,020 participants (18-92 years, 56±16 years, 47% female), 62% completed up to tertiary education and 42% reported the household income of up to 3500 Euro/month. The minority of participants reported that they trust health websites when recommended by friends and family (39%), that their social network relies on the internet for health information (35%), that they consider the internet as the immediate source of health information (39%) and that they are interested in digital health technologies (40%). Most participants (71%) reported that they prefer to receive health information in person or on paper. The preference for such sources of health information was associated with lower eHealth literacy (β= -.12, p<.001), worse health status (β= -.08, p=.026) and female gender (β= -.08, p=.033). Discussion The trust in the internet as the source of health information and the interest in digital health technologies were low among internet users in Germany. Interventions should strengthen eHealth literacy to empower adults to find, understand and assess reliable health information on the Internet. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24579.07200 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Schulze, Susanne A1 - Löffler, Antje A1 - Becker, Juliane A1 - Hufert, Frank A1 - Gremmels, Heinz-Detlef A1 - Holmberg, Christine A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Entringer, Sonja A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Depressive Symptome bei Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen während der COVID-19-Pandemie: Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie in einem Krankenhaus der Regelversorgung in Deutschland T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Einleitung Bisher liegen in Deutschland wenig empirische Ergebnisse zu den Auswirkungen der COVID-19 Pandemie auf die seelische Gesundheit von Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen vor. In dieser Studie wird die zeitliche Entwicklung depressiver Symptome und der Zusammenhang mit a) der Stresswahrnehmung, b) der eigenen COVID-19-Infektion und c) der arbeitsplatzbezogenen COVID-19-Exposition untersucht. Methoden Die Kohortenstudie mit 91 Beschäftigten (90% wbl, x̅=45 Jr) eines Krankenhauses schloss (1) medizinisches, pflegerisches und therapeutisches sowie (2) administratives Personal im Zeitraum von Juli 2020 bis Dezember 2020 ein. Gemischte Modelle analysierten zeitliche Depressionswerte ('Allg. Depressionsskala‘) mit wahrgenommenem Stress ('Perceived Stress Scale'). Eine eigene COVID-19-Infektion (Laborbefund) wurde als Moderator getestet. Die zeitliche Entwicklung von Symptommodalitäten (u.a. somatisch) wurde nach beruflicher Exposition analysiert. Ergebnisse Die Depressionswerte stiegen insgesamt während des Studienzeitraums an (b=.03, .02-.05). Stressempfinden war mit depressiven Symptomen assoziiert (b=.12, .10-.14). Eine eigene Infektion war mit einem höheren Anstieg assoziiert (b=.06, .01-.10). Somatische Depressionssymptome nahmen nur bei beruflichem Kontakt mit COVID-19 zu (b=.25, .13-.38). Schlussfolgerung Die Zunahme somatischer depressiver Symptome bei Beschäftigten mit beruflichem Kontakt zu COVID-19 zeigt einen Bedarf an Forschung über und Ressourcen für Gesundheitsschutz und -förderung. Das Bewusstsein für Schutzmaßnahmen sollte gestärkt werden. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0043-1770597 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1770597 VL - 85 IS - 809 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Löffler, Antje A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Müllmann, Saskia A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - Haug, Ulrike A1 - Zeeb, Hajo A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Digitale Gesundheitskompetenz und Interesse an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien im ländlichen Raum – eine Querschnitterhebung T2 - Gesundheitswesen N2 - Einleitung Digitale Gesundheitstechnologien könnten einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Sicherstellung einer hochwertigen und effizienten Gesundheitsversorgung insbesondere im ruralen, dünnbesiedelten Raum leisten. Diese Studie untersucht die Zusammenhänge zwischen Ruralität, digitaler Gesundheitskompetenz und Interesse an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien. Methoden Daten einer deutschlandweiten telefonischen Befragung Erwachsener zu Einstellung und Nutzung digitaler Gesundheitstechnologien wurden mit Ruralität (Einwohnerdichte/km²) verlinkt (n=941). Zusammenhänge zwischen digitaler Gesundheitskompetenz (eHEALS-Skala), Interesse an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien (gering/hoch) und Ruralität wurden mit bi- und multivariaten Verfahren, adjustiert für Alter, Sozialstatus und Geschlecht analysiert. Ergebnisse Digitale Gesundheitskompetenz und Interesse an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien sind im ländlichen Raum schwächer ausgeprägt als im urbanen Raum (t (877) =-3.13, p=.002, d =-.254; Chi² (1, N=936) =6.04, p=.014). Geringere Einwohnerdichte ist mit einer niedrigeren Gesundheitskompetenz (β=.07; p=.043) und mit weniger Interesse an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien assoziiert (OR=1.21; 95%KI 1.084-1.352). Schlussfolgerung Bewohnende des ländlichen Raums unterscheiden sich hinsichtlich ihrer digitalen Gesundheitskompetenz und ihres Interesses an digitalen Gesundheitstechnologien von urbanen Regionen. Räumliche Faktoren sollten als mögliche Zugangsbarrieren bei der Implementierung digitaler Gesundheitstechnologien berücksichtigt werden. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0043-1770604 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1770604 VL - 85 IS - 811 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Michalski, Niels A1 - Tetzlaff, Fabian A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Hoebel, Jens T1 - Der German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation (GISD) – Ein Tool zur Verkleinerung „blinder Flecken“ der Sozialepidemiologie in Deutschland? T2 - BEWEGTE ZEITEN: LEBENSWELTEN IM WANDEL - Programm und Abstract-Band_DGMP-DGMS2023 N2 - Hintergrund: Die Sozialepidemiologie in Deutschland konnte in den letzten Jahrzehnten in wichtigen Fragen zur internationalen Forschung aufschließen. Dennoch bestehen hierzulande im Vergleich zu vielen anderen Ländern weiterhin einige Datenlücken und „blinde Flecken“, z.B. hinsichtlich sozialer Unterschiede in der ursachenspezifischen Mortalität oder dem Zusammenspiel von individuellen und sozialräumlichen Einflüssen auf Gesundheit. Diese hängen u.a. mit fehlenden Verknüpfungsmöglichkeiten von Gesundheits- und Sozialdaten auf Individual- und Raumebene zusammen. Der German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation (GISD) des Robert Koch-Instituts stellt ein Maß zur Verfügung, mit dem ein Beitrag zur Bearbeitung dieser Fragen geleistet werden kann. Methoden: Anhand von Anwendungsbeispielen werden Analysepotentiale des GISD für die Sozialepidemiologie in Deutschland aufgezeigt. Dafür wird der GISD mit Daten 1) der amtlichen Statistik (z.B. Todesursachenstatistik), 2) der Schuleingangsuntersuchung sowie 3) der Studie Corona-Monitoring bundesweit (RKISOEP- 2) auf kleinräumiger Ebene verknüpft. Zur Anwendung kommen epidemiologische Methoden wie die Berechnung altersstandardisierter Raten und relativer Risiken, u.a. mittels (Mehrebenen-)Regressionsmodellen. Ergebnisse: 1) Für nahezu alle häufigen Todesursachen zeigt der GISD regionale sozioökonomische Gradienten in der Mortalität. Bei Krebserkrankungen beispielsweise weisen Frauen und Männer, die in sozioökonomisch hoch deprivierten Kreisen leben, eine bis zu dreimal höhere Lungenkrebssterblichkeit auf als jene in wohlhabenden Kreisen. 2) Hinsichtlich des allgemeinen Entwicklungsstandes von Kindern bei der Schuleingangsuntersuchung werden bei Kindern aus höher deprivierten Gemeinden häufiger Entwicklungsverzögerungen festgestellt, selbst nach Kontrolle für den familiären sozioökonomischen Status. 3) Die niedrigste COVID-19-Impfquote zeigte sich unabhängig von der regionalen sozioökonomischen Deprivation bei Personen mit niedrigen Bildungsabschlüssen. Stratifiziert nach GISD-Quintilen wird ersichtlich sich, dass diese Bildungsunterschiede in der Impfquote mit steigender sozioökonomischer Deprivation der Wohnregion zunehmen. Diskussion: Der GISD bietet für die sozialepidemiologische Forschung ein breites Analysepotenzial. Insbesondere bei der Analyse gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit kann er für verschiedene Gesundheitsoutcomes und Lebensphasen zur Erschließung bislang ungenutzter Routinedatenquellen (z.B. Todesursachenstatistik) sowie Ergänzung von Routine- und Primärdaten dienen, um „blinde Flecke“ der Sozialepidemiologie in Deutschland zu verringern. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/fb11/institute/med_psych/bewegtezeiten/programm/programm-und-abstract-band_dgmp-dgms2023.pdf/view SP - S. 37 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Schulze, Susanne A1 - Löffler, Antje A1 - Becker, Juliane A1 - Hufert, Frank A1 - Gremmels, Heinz-Detlef A1 - Holmberg, Christine A1 - Rapp, Michael A. A1 - Entringer, Sonja A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Did the prevalence of depressive symptoms change during the COVID-19 pandemic? A multilevel analysis on longitudinal data from healthcare workers T2 - International Journal of Social Psychiatry N2 - Background: Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk to develop mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic because of additional work load, perceived stress, and exposure to patients with COVID-19. Currently, there are few studies on change over time in the prevalence of depressive symptoms during pandemic start among HCW. Thus, the aims of the current study were to examine whether depressive symptoms increased during the pandemic and were associated with perceived stress and own COVID-19 infection and workplace exposure to virus-infected patients. Methods: The cohort study used longitudinal data from HCW collected monthly (July 2020 till December 2020) during the first year of the pandemic before vaccination became available. The sample of n = 166 was drawn from a German hospital and included medical (e.g. nurses, therapists, and physicians) and administrative staff. Using multilevel models, we analyzed the change in depressive symptoms [assessed with General Depression Scale (GDS), a validated German version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)] and its association with perceived stress across the study period. Laboratory-confirmed own infection was tested as a potential moderator in this context. Subscales of the GDS were used to examine change over time of depressive symptom modalities (e.g. emotional, somatic, and social interactions (β, 95% confidence interval). Results: Depression scores increased significantly during the study period (β = .03, 95% CI [0.02, 0.05]). Perceived stress was associated with depressive symptoms (β = .12, 95% CI [0.10, 0.14]) but did not change over time. Exposure to COVID-19 infection was associated with a higher increase of depressive symptoms (β = .12, 95% CI [0.10, .14]). Somatic symptoms of depression increased among medical HCW with workplace exposure to COVID-19 (β = .25, 95% CI [0.13, 0.38]), but not in administrators (β = .03, 95% CI [−0.04, 0.11]). Conclusion: Research is needed to identify factors that promote the reduction of depressive symptoms in medical HCW with exposition to COVID-19 patients. Awareness of infection protection measures should be increased. KW - Depressive symptoms KW - COVID-19 KW - pandemic KW - healthcare workers Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640231196737 SN - 0020-7640 VL - 70 IS - 1 SP - 87 EP - 98 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Regionale Deprivation und Entwicklungsverzögerung bei Kindern T2 - Public Health Forum N2 - Die psychische Gesundheit junger Menschen hängt mit ihrer psychosozialen Entwicklung (z. B. Sprache) zusammen, für die Unterschiede anhand sozioökonomischer Bedingungen der Familie beschrieben werden. Die Deprivation der Wohnregion ist additiver Risikofaktor für die kindliche Entwicklung (ORweibl. = 1,35[1,13–1,62]; ORmännl. = 1,20[1,05–1,39]). Beide sind von besonderem Interesse für Public Mental Health und Förderung der Gesundheit von Kindern in der frühen Kindheit und im Lebensverlauf. KW - Entwicklungsverzögerung KW - Gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten KW - Kinder KW - Räumliche Analyse KW - Regionale Deprivation Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2023-0071 SN - 1876-4851 VL - 31 IS - 3 SP - 188 EP - 191 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Zeeb, Hajo A1 - Razum, Oliver T1 - Lebenslauforientierte Epidemiologie in der Migrationsforschung T2 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt N2 - Es gibt viele Gründe für Migration, von freier Entscheidung bis zu erzwungener Flucht. Entsprechend vielfältig sind auch die Vorgeschichten und Lebensumstände der migrierenden Menschen. Die damit einhergehenden unterschiedlichen Expositionen beeinflussen die Gesundheit der Migrant*innen und ihrer Kinder. Um ein solch komplexes Phänomen zu erfassen, ist ein Ansatz erforderlich, der die besonderen Umstände im Lebenslauf der Migrant*innen einbezieht. Ein etablierter methodischer Ansatz, der dies leisten kann, ist die Lebenslaufepidemiologie. Bei der Anwendung dieses Konzepts auf migrierende Bevölkerungen werden Expositionen vor, während und nach der Migration untersucht. In der epidemiologischen Forschung zur Gesundheit von eingewanderten Menschen ist es wünschenswert, alle diese 3 Phasen zu berücksichtigen. Eine Herausforderung hierbei ist, dass verlässliche Daten über den gesamten Lebenslauf nicht immer verfügbar sind. Eine valide, zeitnahe Erhebung und datenschutzgerechte Verknüpfung longitudinaler Daten aus verschiedenen Quellen können die lebenslaufbezogene Forschung zur Gesundheit von Migrant*innen in Deutschland verbessern. Perspektivisch sollten entsprechende Daten auch aus den Herkunftsländern von Migrant*innen einbezogen werden. KW - Lebenslaufepidemiologie KW - Migration und Gesundheit KW - Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit Y1 - 2023 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00103-023-03761-w U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-023-03761-w SN - 1437-1588 VL - 66 IS - 10 SP - 1092 EP - 1098 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tetzlaff, Laura A1 - Purohit, Anne-Maria A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Holmberg, Christine A1 - Schrader, Thomas T1 - Evaluating Interoperability in German Critical Incident Reporting Systems T2 - German Medical Data Sciences 2023 – Science. Close to People, Proceedings of the 68th Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology e.V. (gmds) 2023 in Heilbronn, Germany N2 - Introduction: In industrialised countries, one in ten patients suffers harm during hospitalization. Critical Incident Reporting Systems (CIRS) aim to minimize this by learning from errors and identifying potential risks. However, a lack of interoperability among the 16 CIRS in Germany hampers their effectiveness. Methods: This study investigates reports' syntactic and semantic interoperability across seven different reporting systems. Syntactic interoperability was examined using WHO's Minimal Information Models (MIM), while semantic interoperability was evaluated with SNOMED concepts. Results: The findings reveal a low structural overlap, with only two terms correctly represented in the SNOMED CT terminology. In addition, most systems showed no syntactic interoperability. Conclusion: Improving interoperability is essential for increasing the effectiveness and usability of CIRS. The study suggests a unified data model such as MIM or using Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR) resources and expanding SNOMED CT with patient safety-relevant terms for semantic interoperability. Given the current lack of both syntactic and semantic interoperability in CIRS, developing a patient safety ontology is recommended for efficient critical incident analysis too. KW - CIRS KW - Interoperability KW - SNOMED CT KW - semantic KW - syntactic Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-1-64368-429-1 SN - 978-1-64368-428-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230722 SP - 249 EP - 257 PB - IOS Press CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Razum, Oliver ED - Richter, Matthias ED - Hurrelmann, Klaus T1 - Migration und Gesundheit T2 - Soziologie von Gesundheit und Krankheit KW - Migration, Gesundheit, Soziologie Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-658-42102-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42103-8_11 SP - 187 EP - 202 PB - Springer VS CY - Wiesbaden ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Jost, Annemarie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - How do midwives deal with women’s preferences during childbirth in Germany? An action model T2 - European Journal of Public Health N2 - Background Midwifery care is increasingly discussed in terms of its ability to promote a self-determined childbirth. The degree of self-determination (SD) depends on the extent to which women's preferences are negotiated and implemented. From the perspective of midwives in different obstetric settings in Germany, this study answered the research question: “How do midwives deal with women's preferences during birth?”. Methods 11 semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with active midwives. The sample showed a high variance in terms of obstetric settings (clinics, birth centers, home births), regions, and participants’ characteristics (e. g. experience, age). All interviews were recorded, transcribed, anonymized, and analyzed using the Grounded Theory Methodology (Strauss/Corbin, 1994). Results A model consisting of 7 steps was developed: 1) Interpret the situation; 2) Prioritize relevant parameters; 3) Determine a frame of possibilities; 4) Match the preference(s) to the frame of possibilities; 5) Negotiate preference(s); 6) Continuously monitor contextual/situational changes; 7) Adjust the frame of possibilities. The actions are related to contextual conditions (structural; interpersonal; personal; health situation; course of birth; understanding of birth). The model shows how midwives can promote SD even if prior preferences are discarded or modified at birth. Conclusions The model describes how midwives in Germany deal with women's preferences during birth, which factors they consider decisive in doing so, and how SD may be promoted despite of discarded or modified preferences. Further research should examine the role of relationship building, test the model with regard to its generalizability, and use it to analyze and support person-centered midwifery care. Key messages • The model describes how midwives in different obstetric settings in Germany deal with women’s preferences during birth and, thereby, influence self-determination. • Midwives can promote self-determination also if prior preferences are discarded, modified, or redeveloped at birth. KW - midwifery KW - self-determination KW - preferences KW - birthing centers KW - home birth KW - hospital KW - interview study KW - action model KW - obstetric care KW - self-determined birth Y1 - 2023 UR - https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/33/Supplement_2/ckad160.1512/7327229 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1512 SN - 1788-7119 SN - 1788-4934 N1 - 16th European Public Health Conference 2023 Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity Dublin, Ireland 8–11 November 2023 VL - 33 IS - Supplement 2 SP - S. ii603 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scholaske, Laura A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Entringer, Sonja T1 - Perceived stress and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum in Turkish-origin women living in German T2 - Journal of Psychosomatic Research N2 - Objective: People of Turkish origin (also referred to as “with a Turkish migrant background”) are one of the largest migrant groups in Germany and show disparities across different stress-related health outcomes. Specifically, women of Turkish origin in Germany have a greater risk for some mental health issues and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to women without migrant background. We tested differences between women of Turkish origin and women without migrant background in self-reported pregnancy and postpartum stress experiences and depressive symptoms. Methods: 32 women of Turkish origin (mean age 29.7 years) and 77 women without migrant background (mean age 32 years) participated in a multi-site prospective cohort study with two study visits during pregnancy and one month postpartum. Women provided sociodemographic data and completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Center for Epidemiology – Depression (CESD) scale at each study visit. Results: Using hierarchical linear models, we found that women of Turkish origin (both first and second gen- eration) reported more perceived stress (b = 0.57, CI: 0.29–0.84, p < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (b = 0.32, CI = 0.14–0.49, p < 0.001) compared to women without migrant background across gestation. A linear regression analysis showed that there was also a significant difference in depressive symptoms at one month postpartum (b = 0.35, CI = 0.03–0.66, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Tailored psychosocial interventions are needed to address mental health needs of pregnant Turkish origin women and to intervene on the possible transmission of stress-related health disadvantages to their offspring. KW - Depression Turkish origin women KW - Perceived stress KW - Pregnancy KW - Turkish origin women Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111570 SN - 0022-3999 IS - 177 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Obongo, Angela A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Determinants of access to and use of gestational diabetes mellitus services in Kenya: a multimethod case study protocol T2 - BMJ Open N2 - Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health issue in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs), making up about 90% of the global burden of GDM. Additionally, LMICs' healthcare systems are already overwhelmed by the prevalence of communicable diseases. It is crucial to understand the patterns of GDM in sub-Saharan African countries. Early detection, lifestyle and medication interventions, regular prenatal visits and effective postpartum management can help avert the future development of type 2 diabetes. GDM services present opportunities for preventive and treatment strategies for women with GDM. However, various factors contribute to challenges and obstacles in accessing GDM services, particularly suboptimal postpartum screening and follow-up. This study aims to investigate the societal and healthcare factors that facilitate or hinder access to and use of GDM services, as well as the factors that promote or obstruct the management and treatment of GDM, in Kenya, using a postcolonial theoretical approach. KW - diabetes in pregnancy KW - health services accessibility KW - public health Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074916 SN - 2044-6055 VL - 13 IS - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Holetzek, Tim A1 - Häusler, Andreas A1 - Gödde, Kathrin A1 - Rapp, Michael A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Holmberg, Christine T1 - The role of the installed base in information exchange among general practitioners in Germany : mixed methods study T2 - Journal of Medical Internet Research N2 - Background: Digitalization is steadily advancing on a global scale, exerting a profound influence on health care systems. To facilitate acceptance of the digital transformation, guiding principles emphasize the need for digital health structures to be person-centered and promote high-quality care. This paper examines the implementation challenges within the German health care system, with a particular focus on how change initiatives engage with existing infrastructures and organizational modes of health care delivery. This approach provides a framework for analyzing how established infrastructure determines new developments while also highlighting the procedural dynamics of change and the integration of innovations within existing information infrastructures. These established infrastructures are referred to as the installed base. Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the installed base encountered by the digital transformation within the German health care system by investigating information exchange practices among general practitioners (GPs) and their communication with other health care actors. Methods: A mixed methods study including a quantitative survey and semistructured qualitative interviews was conducted. The study sample consisted of all publicly accessible GP practices (N=1348) situated in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. The survey captured demographic data, communication practices, and perceived barriers to digitalization. The interviews explored experiences with digital applications. Quantitative data were analyzed using R (R Foundation for Statistical Computing), and qualitative data were managed and analyzed in MAXQDA (VERBI Software GmbH) through content analysis. Results: A total of 250 questionnaires (response rate 18.5%) and 10 interviews with GPs were included in the analysis. GPs primarily use the telephone (n=138, 55.2%, SD 24.64), fax (n=109, 43.9%, SD 25.40), or post (n=50, 20.2%, SD 9.46) to exchange information. Newer digital communication channels such as messenger applications (n=2, 0.8%, SD 0.72) and Communication in the Medical Sector (n=1, 0.5%, SD 0.97) play a minor role. We identified three intertwined clusters displaying diverse barriers to the digitalization of GPs' communication practices: (1) incompatibility issues and technical immaturity, (2) lack of knowledge and technical requirements, and (3) additional technical, financial, and time-related burdens. These barriers were perceived as significant deterrents to the adoption of digital tools, with older GPs more reliant on analog systems and more likely to view digitalization as a source of frustration. Conclusions: Newly established communication channels in the German health care system compete with the existing information infrastructure, which is deeply integrated into GPs' practice routines and care processes. However, this installed base has been largely overlooked in digital transformation initiatives. While newer channels hold potential, they often malfunction and are incompatible with long-established, individualized GP workflows. Addressing these issues rather than imposing coercive measures is crucial for increasing adoption. Incorporating health care providers' perspectives and aligning new channels with established routines can prevent frustration and facilitate a smoother digital transformation. KW - digital health; digital transformation; digitalization; general practitioners; health application; information and communication technologies; information exchange; Y1 - 2025 UR - https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e65241 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2196/65241 SN - 1438-8871 VL - 27 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - JMIR Publications ER - TY - GEN A1 - Iashchenko, Iryna A1 - Schüttig, Wiebke A1 - Bammert, Philip A1 - Schneider, Udo A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Rattay, Petra A1 - Schneider, Sven A1 - Moor, Irene A1 - Pischke, Claudia A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie T1 - Can invitation systems increase participation in preventive health screening among adolescents? : an evaluation of a state-wide intervention in Germany using a difference-in-differences analysis of claims data T2 - European Journal of Public Health N2 - In Germany, routine screenings are used to monitor the health and development of children and adolescents, enabling timely discovery and treatment of health issues. One such screening, called J1, is recommended for adolescents aged 12-14 years, but participation is only 43%. In the state of Bavaria, a lack of awareness is the main reason cited for not attending. 'Your Ticket to J1' was an invitation system implemented across the state to inform adolescents about the screening. Our study investigated whether this intervention increased J1 participation and if its effects varied by family socioeconomic position (SEP). We used pseudonymized data from a large statutory health insurer from 2016 to 2018 and containing 267 650 observations. To investigate the effect of the intervention, we employed a difference-in-differences analysis at the individual level. Assuming parallel trends at the state level, we compared J1 participation rates between Bavaria and other German states before and after the intervention. We additionally stratified analyses by SEP. The intervention led to an increase in J1 participation by about 1%. In the stratified regressions, the effect size was larger for children from families with a lower SEP. J1 participation increased by about 4% among adolescents whose primary insured parent had the lowest occupational status. A state-wide invitation system had a small but statistically significant positive impact on J1 participation and might reduce socioeconomic inequities in healthcare utilization. Informing adolescents about J1 appears to increase participation, particularly among those from families with a lower SEP. KW - adolescent, child, germany, socioeconomic factors, health care use, prevention Y1 - 2025 UR - https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf026/8063708 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf026 SN - 1464-360X VL - 35 IS - 2 SP - 312 EP - 318 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Razum, Oliver A1 - Butler, Jeffrey A1 - Spallek, Jacob ED - Gesemann, Frank ED - Filsinger, Dieter ED - Münch, Sybille T1 - Gesundheitliche Chancen und Risiken von Migrant*innen: Handlungsmöglichkeiten einer kommunalen Gesundheitspolitik. T2 - Handbuch Lokale Integrationspolitik. N2 - Migrant*innen haben gesundheitliche Vor- und Nachteile gegenüber der nicht-migrierten Bevölkerung. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Migration und Gesundheit ist mehrdimensional, weitere – insbesondere soziale – Faktoren müssen bei der Interpretation beachtet werden. Erklärungsmodelle bilden die Komplexität des Zusammenhangs ab. Die zentralen Modelle haben eine Perspektive auf den gesamten Lebenslauf von migrierten Menschen (vor, während und nach der Migration). Sie helfen der kommunalen Gesundheitspolitik, geeignete Daten zu erheben und wirksame Interventionen zu entwickeln. KW - Migration KW - Gesundheit KW - Kommunale Gesundheitspolitik Y1 - 2024 UR - https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-658-43195-2 SN - 978-3-658-43195-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43195-2_34-1 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Springer VS CY - Wiesbaden ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Michalski, Niels A1 - Dragano, Nico A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Does individual-level socio-economic position modify the association between area-level deprivation and early childhood language development? : a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional population data from Germany T2 - European journal of public health N2 - Early childhood is a public health priority for enhancing health equity across the life course. Children are susceptible to individual-level socio-economic position (SEP) and the socio-economic deprivation of their place of residence, both of which contribute to differences in psychomotor development, including language. This study investigates whether individual-level SEP modifies the association between area-level deprivation and language development. This study used population-based, cross-sectional data from a School Entry Survey in Germany (2021; female: n = 9751, male: n = 10 623; age in years: ≤6 n = 11 423; 6-≤7 n = 8 746; >7 n = 205; native language: German n = 18 752; not German n = 943; bilingual n = 679), which was linked to the 'German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation' (GISD). Binary multilevel models [odds ratio (OR), 95% CI] were used to analyse the interaction of GISD (measured continuously) with individual-level SEP (categorized as high/medium/low) according to delayed language development (DLD in % yes/no), which was assessed using validated instruments of 'social-pediatric screening of developmental status for school entry'. Individual SEP was tested as a moderator by stratifying the analyses. The interaction of GISD with SEP was associated with DLD (ORmediumSEP*GISD = 1.13; 1.04-1.24; ORlowSEP*GISD = 1.27; 1.13-1.43), with the main effect of GISD (OR = 0.85; 0.77-0.93). In SEP stratification, GISD was only partially associated with DLD (ORhighSEP = 0.81; 0.73-0.91; ORmediumSEP = 0.97; 0.89-1.07; ORlowSEP = 1.14; 0.99-1.32). This study demonstrates an association between area-level deprivation and DLD that is modified by individual-level SEP. The findings underscore the importance of stratification by individual-level SEP in analysing area-level effects on health, as the area-level effects can be contradictory according to individual-level SEP. Y1 - 2025 UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40456517/ U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf082 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Tschorn, Mira A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Social inequalities in early childhood language development during the COVID-19 pandemic : a descriptive study with data from three consecutive school entry surveys in Germany T2 - International Journal for Equity in Health N2 - Background Social health inequalities are still of great public health importance in modern societies. The COVID-19 pandemic may have affected social inequalities in people's health due to containment measures. As these measures particularly affected children, they might have been particularly vulnerable to increased social inequalities. The aim of the study was to describe health inequalities during the pandemic based on language delay (LD) in children in order to inform public health interventions for a population at risk of long-term health and education inequalities. Methods Data of 5–7 year old children from three consecutive school entry surveys in the German federal state of Brandenburg were used, including data compulsorily collected before the pandemic (2018/2019: n = 19,299), at the beginning of the pandemic (2019/2020: n = 19,916) and during the pandemic (2020/2021: n = 19,698). Bivariate and multivariate binary regression analyses [OR, 95% CI] cross-sectionally examined the relationship between the prevalence of LD [yes/no] and social inequalities, operationalized by family socioeconomic position [SEP low/middle/high], migration background [native-German language/non-native German language] and length of kindergarten attendance [< 4 years/ ≥ 4 years]. Factors contributing to inequality in LD were examined by socioeconomic stratification. Results Cross-sectionally, LD prevalence has decreased overall (2018/2019: 21.1%, 2019/2020: 19.2%, 2020/2021: 18.8%), and among children from both high SEP and native German-speaking families. As LD prevalence increased among children from families with low SEP and remained stable among non-native German speakers, social inequalities in LD prevalence increased slightly during the pandemic i) by low SEP (2018/2019: OR = 4.41, 3.93–4.94; 2020/2021: OR = 5.12, 4.54–5.77) and ii) by non-German native language (2018/2019: OR = 2.22, 1.86–2.66; 2020/2021: OR = 2.54, 2.19–2.95). During the pandemic, both migration background and kindergarten attendance determined LD prevalence in the high and middle SEP strata. However, the measured factors did not contribute to LD prevalence in children from families with low SEP. Conclusion Social inequalities in LD increased due to opposing trends in prevalence comparing low and high SEP families. To promote health equity across the life course, early childhood should be of interest for tailored public health actions (e.g. through targeted interventions for kindergarten groups). Further analytical studies should investigate determinants (e.g., parental investment). Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02079-y SN - 1475-9276 VL - 23 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - BioMed Central CY - London ER - TY - GEN A1 - Maaß, Laura A1 - Dockweiler, Christoph A1 - Hocke-Bolte, Zora A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Fischer, Florian A1 - Forberger, Sarah A1 - Gebert, Janika A1 - Holl, Felix A1 - Hrynyschyn, Robert A1 - Kernebeck, Sven A1 - Pischke, Claudia R. A1 - Posselt, Jacqueline A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Digital Public Health in Deutschland : Status quo, Herausforderungen und Zukunftsperspektiven T2 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz N2 - Dieses Positionspapier des Fachbereichs Digital Public Health der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Public Health e. V. definiert Digital Public Health (DiPH) und beschreibt deren Ziele sowie Potenziale. Ferner geht es auf die derzeitige Situation und Herausforderungen sowie Handlungsbedarfe in Deutschland ein. Der Schwerpunkt liegt hierbei auf der Darstellung der flächendeckenden Förderung der (digitalen) Gesundheitskompetenz, der Anwendung von DiPH in der Prävention, Gesundheitsförderung und Versorgung, dem Einsatz innovativer, präventiver Strategien zur Vorbeugung nichtübertragbarer Krankheiten und der Lehre von DiPH innerhalb von Public-Health-Studiengängen. Zudem werden notwendige Maßnahmen und Forderungen zur Stärkung von DiPH in Deutschland resümiert. N2 - This position paper from the Digital Public Health Section of the German Public Health Association defines digital public health (DiPH) and describes its goals and potential. It also addresses the current situation and challenges as well as the need for action in Germany. The focus here is on the presentation of the nationwide promotion of (digital) health literacy; the application of DiPH in prevention, health promotion, and healthcare; the use of innovative preventive strategies for the prevention of non-communicable diseases; and the teaching of DiPH in academic public health programs. Finally, relevant measures and demands to strengthen DiPH in Germany are summarized. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03989-0 VL - 68 SP - 176 EP - 184 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scheffler, Bettina A1 - Schöler, Almut A1 - Schimböck, Florian A1 - Rösner, Katrin A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Kopkow, Christian T1 - Leitlinienkonforme Physiotherapie in der Rehabilitation nach Schlaganfall. Ergebnisse einer deutschlandweiten Online-Umfrage T2 - 19. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Netzwerk Versorgungsforschung e.V., 30.09.-01.10.2020, digital Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3205/20dkvf406 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scheffler, Bettina A1 - Schöler, Almut A1 - Rösner, Katrin A1 - Schimböck, Florian A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Kopkow, Christian T1 - Evaluation and tailored implementation of guideline compliant physiotherapy in stroke rehabilitation in Germany – protocol of a mixed methods study T2 - WFNR & SOFMER 2020 - Abstracts of congress Y1 - 2021 UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1545968320988381 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968320988381 SN - 1545-9683 SN - 1552-6844 VL - 35 IS - 4 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scheffler, Bettina A1 - Schimböck, Florian A1 - Schöler, Almut A1 - Rösner, Katrin A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Kopkow, Christian T1 - Tailored GuideLine Implementation in STrokE Rehabilitation (GLISTER) in Germany. Protocol of a Mixed Methods Study Using the Behavior Change Wheel and the Theoretical Domains Framework T2 - Frontiers in Neurology N2 - Objective: Evidence-based guidelines are important for informing clinical decision-making and improving patient outcomes. There is inconsistent usage of guidelines among physical therapists involved in stroke rehabilitation, suggesting the existence of a gap between theory and practice. Addressing the German guideline “evidence-based rehabilitation of mobility after stroke (ReMoS),” the aims of this project are (1) to describe the current physical therapy practice within the context of stroke rehabilitation in Germany, (2) to evaluate barriers and facilitators of guideline usage, (3) to develop, and (4) to pilot test a theory-based, tailored implementation intervention for the benefit of guideline recommendations. Materials and Methods: This study uses a stepwise mixed methods approach for implementing a local guideline. A self-reported online questionnaire will be used to survey the current physical therapy practice in stroke rehabilitation. The same survey and systematic-mixed methods review will be used to evaluate the barriers and facilitators of guideline usage quantitatively. Semi-structured interviews will add a qualitative perspective on factors that influence ReMoS guideline implementation. The Behavior Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework will be used to support the development of a tailored implementation intervention which will be pilot tested in a controlled study. Patient and physical therapy-related outcomes, as well as the appropriateness, such as acceptance and feasibility of the tailored implementation intervention, will be analyzed. Conclusion: This will be the first endeavor to implement a guideline in German stroke rehabilitation with a focus on changing care provider behavior based on the knowledge of current practice and determining factors using a tailored and theory-based intervention. KW - Stroke KW - Rehabilitation KW - Mixed-methods study KW - Guideline KW - Implementation Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.828521/full U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.828521 SN - 1664-2295 VL - 13 SP - 1 EP - 10 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scheffler, Bettina A1 - Schimböck, Florian A1 - Schöler, Almut A1 - Rösner, Katrin A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Kopkow, Christian T1 - Current physical therapy practice and implementation factors regarding the evidence-based ‘Rehabilitation of Mobility after Stroke (ReMoS)’ guideline in Germany: a cross-sectional online survey T2 - BMC neurology N2 - Background Evaluation of the current physical therapy practice for German stroke rehabilitation with respect to the ‘Rehabilitation of Mobility after Stroke (ReMoS)’ guideline recommendations and the associated implementation factors. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study employing an online survey was performed among German physical therapists in 2019. The survey consisted of three sections with open and closed questions: 1) self-reported use of ReMoS recommendations, 2) barriers of guideline use and 3) socio-demographic characteristics. The benchmark level for guideline adherent physical therapy was set at > 80%. Results Data from 170 questionnaires were eligible for analysis. Participants’ mean age was 41.6 years, 69.4% were female, while 60.1% had no academic degree. The ReMoS guideline was unknown to 52.9% of the responders. Out of all the 46 ReMoS guideline recommendations, only ‘intensive walking training without a treadmill’ was reported to be performed in a guideline adherent manner. Respondents usually denied any personal limitations, such as limited knowledge, or that the ReMoS guideline did not fit their routine practice. Conclusions Among German physical therapists, the ReMoS guideline is not well-known and many interventions are not performed as recommended, illustrating the discrepancies between the ReMoS guideline recommendations and current physical therapy practice. Interventions aimed at overcoming this gap should consider both knowledge of existing barriers and facilitators of guideline usage. KW - Stroke KW - Rehabilitation KW - Physical therapy KW - Guideline adherence KW - Implementation factors KW - Cross-sectional study KW - Online survey Y1 - 2022 UR - https://bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12883-022-02780-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02780-5 SN - 1471-2377 VL - 22 SP - 1 EP - 13 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Scheffler, Bettina A1 - Schimböck, Florian A1 - Schöler, Almut A1 - Rösner, Katrin A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Kopkow, Christian T1 - Implementierung der „Rehabilitation der Mobilität nach Schlaganfall (ReMoS)“ - Leitlinie: Eine Querschnittbefragung von Physiotherapeut*innen in Deutschland T2 - 5. Forschungssymposium Physiotherapie, FSPT2022 Abstractband Y1 - 2022 UR - http://www.dgptw.org/symposien/fspt-2022/fspt2022-abstractband U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.26127/BTUOpen-5923 SP - 39 EP - 40 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Pan, Chen-Chia A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Muellmann, Saskia A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Pedros Barnils, Nuria A1 - Ahrens, Wolfgang A1 - Zeeb, Hajo A1 - Schütz, Benjamin T1 - Sociodemographics and digital health literacy in using wearables for health promotion and disease prevention : cross-sectional nationwide survey in Germany T2 - Journal of prevention N2 - Background Wearable technologies have the potential to support health promotion and disease prevention. However, it remains unclear how the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) and digital determinants of health (DDoH) plays in this context. Objective This study investigates differences in sociodemographic factors and digital health literacy between wearable users and non-users, whether the association with wearable use varies across age groups and its potential mediator. Methods A cross-sectional nationwide telephone survey was conducted in November 2022 in a panel of adult internet users in Germany. Assessments included self-reported wearable use, sociodemographic factors (sex, age, education, household size and income, and residence region), and digital health literacy (measured with the eHealth Literacy Scale, eHEALS). Associations between wearable use, sociodemographic factors and digital health literacy were analyzed using binomial logistic regression models in the total sample and with age group stratification, with a supplementary mediation analysis examining digital health literacy as a mediator in the relationship between age and wearable use. Results Overall, 24% (223/932) of participants (52% male, mean age 55.6 years) reported using wearables for health. Wearable use was lower among participants aged 65 and above, with lower educational attainment, living in 1–2 person households, with below-average household income, and residing in smaller cities or former East Germany. Wearable use prevalence is substantially lower in older age groups (18–40: 36%; 41–64: 26%; 65+:14%). Wearable users reported higher levels of digital health literacy (mean: 30.7, SD = 5) than non-users (mean: 28.3, SD = 6). Stratified analyses indicate that the association between digital health literacy and wearable use varies by age group, with significant positive association observed in older age groups (OR = 1.00, 95% CI: 0.94 to 1.07 in age group 18–40; OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.03 to 1.12 in age group 41–64; OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.19 in age group 65+). Mediation analysis indicated that digital health literacy partially mediates the relationship between age and wearable use (indirect effect: coefficient = -0.0156, 95% CI: -0.0244 to -0.00791, p <.001). Conclusions This study indicates sociodemographic disparities in wearable use among the German population and differences in digital health literacy between wearable users and non-users. A generational divide in wearable use was identified, with older adults being less likely to embrace this technology. This was especially true for older adults with lower digital health literacy. Future public health initiatives employing health technologies should take SDoH and DDoH into consideration to ensure effective and equitable impacts. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00821-y SN - 2731-5533 SN - 2731-5541 VL - 46 IS - 3 SP - 371 EP - 391 PB - Springer US CY - New York ER - TY - GEN A1 - De Santis, Karina Karolina A1 - Martens, Lea A1 - Christianson, Lara A1 - Bangert, Benjamin A1 - Hoffmann, Stephanie A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Zeeb, Hajo T1 - Attitudes of older people towards telerehabilitation : a scoping review protocol T2 - Open science framework Y1 - 2025 UR - https://osf.io/f965z/ UR - https://osf.io/y2wrv U6 - https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/F965Z SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Center for Open Science CY - Charlottesville, VA ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tallarek, Marie A1 - Leinweber, Julia A1 - Jost, Annemarie A1 - Spallek, Jacob T1 - Setting the frame : how midwives balance professional accountability with birth autonomy in Germany : a grounded theory study T2 - Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives N2 - Introduction: Promoting birthing persons’ autonomy is essential to woman-centred maternity care and associated with birthing persons’ positive birth experiences. Although midwives play a crucial role in promoting or hindering birth autonomy, little is known about how they navigate birth autonomy in Germany. This study aimed to identify midwives’ experiences and strategies of engaging with birthing persons’ autonomy in different German settings. Material and methodology: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 midwives from hospitals, birth centres, and home birth environments in Germany. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed according to Grounded Theory Methodology (GTM) developed by Strauss & Corbin. In total, 2944 codes were grouped into five categories (“Phenomenon”, “Causal conditions”, “Context”, “Action strategies”, and “Consequences”) and integrated into one model. Elements of Reflexive GTM facilitated the reflection on researcher positionality. Results: Midwives continuously balance multiple, often competing, demands, among them the need to define a framework that gives them confidence to stand behind every aspect of the care they provide. The midwives achieve this by interpreting various contextual conditions, prioritising them, defining their professional boundaries and options, and matching maternal preferences with these. Throughout the birth process, they monitor changes and dynamically adjust established boundaries as needed. Discussion: The study results enhance our understanding of the evolving and context-sensitive process of decision-making during childbirth. Discourses around birth autonomy would benefit from adequate terminology that reflects this complexity. In sum, this study contributes to current discourses on midwifery practice, education, and policy. KW - Birth autonomy KW - Maternity care KW - Self-determination KW - Midwives KW - Accountability KW - Decision-making KW - Grounded theory Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102143 SN - 1871-5192 VL - 39 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier BV CY - Amsterdam ER -