TY - JOUR A1 - Kisch, Rebecca A1 - Bergmann, Antje A1 - Koller, Daniela A1 - Leidl, Reiner A1 - Mansmann, Ulrich A1 - Müller, Martin A1 - Sanftenberg, Linda A1 - Schelling, Joerg A1 - Sundmacher, Leonie A1 - Voigt, Karen A1 - Grill, Eva T1 - Patient trajectories and their impact on mobility, social participation and quality of life in patients with vertigo/dizziness/balance disorders and osteoarthritis (MobilE-TRA): study protocol of an observational, practice-based cohort study JF - BMJ OPEN N2 - Introduction Mobility limitations have a multitude of different negative consequences on elderly patients including decreasing opportunities for social participation, increasing the risk for morbidity and mortality. However, current healthcare has several shortcomings regarding mobility sustainment of older adults, namely a narrow focus on the underlying pathology, fragmentation of care across services and health professions and deficiencies in personalising care based on patients’ needs and experiences. A tailored healthcare strategy targeted at mobility of older adults is still missing. Objective The objective is to develop multiprofessional care pathways targeted at mobility sustainment and social participation in patients with vertigo/dizziness/balance disorders (VDB) and osteoarthritis (OA) . Methods Data regarding quality of life, mobility limitation, pain, stiffness and physical function is collected in a longitudinal observational study between 2017 and 2019. General practitioners (GPs) recruit their patients with VDB or OA. Patients who visited their GP in the last quarter will be identified in the practice software based on VDB and OA-related International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision. Study material will be sent from the practice to patients by mail. Six months and 12 months after baseline, all patients will receive a mail directly from the study team containing the follow-up questionnaire. GPs fill out questionnaires regarding patient diagnostics, therapy and referrals. Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the ethical committee of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and of the Technische Universität Dresden. Results will be published in scientific, peer-reviewed journals and at national and international conferences. Results will be disseminated via newsletters, the project website and a regional conference for representatives of local and national authorities. KW - vertigo KW - dizziness Y1 - 2018 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022970 VL - 8 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pott, Claudia A1 - Dreischulte, Tobias A1 - Koller, Daniela A1 - Fegl, Marlene A1 - Langemeyer, Jürgen A1 - Bauer, Petra T1 - Development of an interprofessional diagnostic toolkit to enhance outside walking gait-related participation of people after stroke in Germany: study protocol of an ongoing multi-methods study JF - BMJ Open N2 - Introduction: Persons after stroke experience limitations in activities of daily living even in the chronic phase. Many patients who had a stroke report mobility limitations with loss of social roles such as reduced gait- related participation. International best- practice recommendations for patients who had a stroke include interprofessional diagnostics as a core element for goal setting and intervention planning to improve social participation. Interprofessional diagnostics has not yet been implemented in Germany. Methods and analysis: The aim is to develop an interprofessional diagnostic toolkit. This will be done in a multi- step process: first, an integrative review is conducted to synthesise the literature. Second, the experiences regarding diagnostics and walking outside is captured in focus groups with persons after stroke, relatives and health professionals. Third, a toolkit for the interprofessional diagnostic process of gait- related- participation will be developed based on the results of the previous steps in a future workshop. Fourth, the results of each work package will be integrated into the iterative development process for evaluation and implementation. All steps will be performed in accordance with the respective reporting guidelines. Ethics and dissemination: This study has been approved by the ethics committee at the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Germany and is overseen by LMU-Medical Institutional Review Board. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Results will be disseminated through knowledge exchange with stakeholders and in peer- reviewed journal publications, scientific conferences, formal and informal reports. Stakeholders, patients and providers will be involved in most steps of the development from the beginning, which will facilitate later implementation at a larger scale. Trial registration number: German Register Clinical Trials/Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien DRKS00032389. KW - Stroke KW - Interprofessional Collaboration KW - Diagnostic techniques and procedures KW - Community-Based Participatory Research KW - Patient-Centered Care Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084316 N1 - Wir danken Denise Leonhardt für Ihre Unterstützung. VL - 14 IS - 9 ER -