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Open AccessComparison of clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or non-COVID-19 community-acquired pneumonia in a prospective observational cohort study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19 community-acquired pneumonia (NC-CAP) often result in hospitalization with considerable risks of mortality, ICU treatment, and long-term morbidity. A compar...
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Open AccessAnalysis of acute COVID-19 including chronic morbidity: protocol for the deep phenoty** National Pandemic Cohort Network in Germany (NAPKON-HAP)
The severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic causes a high burden of acute and long-term morbidity and mortality worldwide despite global efforts in containment, prophylaxis, and ...
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Open AccessEthical and coordinative challenges in setting up a national cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
With the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), global researchers were confronted with major challenges. The German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON) was launched in...
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Open AccessKee** nurses in nursing: a qualitative study of German nurses’ perceptions of push and pull factors to leave or stay in the profession
The increasing nursing shortages worldwide has focused attention on the need to find more effective ways to recruit and retain nurses. The aim of this study was to gain understanding of factors that keep Germa...
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Open AccessInternationally trained nurses and host nurses’ perceptions of safety culture, work-life-balance, burnout, and job demand during workplace integration: a cross-sectional study
The shortage of qualified nurses is a problem of growing concern in many countries. Recruitment of internationally trained nurses has been used to address this shortage, but successful integration in the workp...
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A Participatory Action Research Approach to Mental Health Interventions among Corrections Officers: Standardizing Priorities and Maintaining Design Autonomy
A central dilemma in Participatory Action Research (PAR) is to establish participant decision authority on interventions while adhering to rigorous research practices. We faced this dilemma as part of an ongoi...
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Open AccessSpatial structure affects phage efficacy in infecting dual-strain biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacterial viruses, or phage, are key members of natural microbial communities. Yet much research on bacterial-phage interactions has been conducted in liquid cultures involving single bacterial strains. Here w...
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Open Access“If you can, change this system” -Pregnant asylum seekers‘ perceptions on social determinants and material circumstances affecting their health whilst living in state-provided accommodation in Germany - a prospective, qualitative case study
Pregnant women and new mothers seeking asylum are highly vulnerable and have special needs, yet there is dearth of research related to this group in Germany. This paper reports on material circumstances and be...
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Open AccessDelay in antibiotic therapy results in fatal disease outcome in murine pneumococcal pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a major cause of death worldwide. Mechanisms underlying the detrimental outcome despite adequate antibiotic therapy and comorbidity management are still not fully und...
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Entwicklung eines Planspiels zur Vermittlung unternehmerischer Kenntnisse für Studierende von Heilberufen in einem interprofessionellen Lernkontext
Ungeachtet dessen, ob ein Arzt in der ambulanten oder in der stationären Versorgung tätig ist, sollten wirtschaftliche Grundkenntnisse in einer in einem Solidarsystem eingebetteten Profession unabdingbares Gru...
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Open AccessPrescribing differences in family practice for diabetic patients in Germany according to statutory or private health insurance: the case of DPP-4-inhibitors and GLP-1-agonists
The objective of this study was to analyze prescription decisions for family practice (FP) patients with Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) using the case of the incretin mimetics Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4) in...
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MAAS-Global-D: Instrument zur Messung und Schulung kommunikativer sowie medizinischer Kompetenzen
Trotz umfangreicher Evidenz zu positiven Auswirkungen guter Arzt-Patient-Kommunikation erhält die Vermittlung ärztlicher Kommunikationsfähigkeiten wenig Aufmerksamkeit während der Weiterbildung zum Facharzt fü...
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Open AccessHow psychosocial factors affect well-being of practice assistants at work in general medical care? – a questionnaire survey
Well-being at work is an important aspect of a workforce strategy. The aim of the study was to explore and evaluate psychosocial factors and health and work-related outcomes of practices assistants depending o...
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Open AccessAssessing self-management in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Germany: validation of a German version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities measure (SDSCA-G)
One of the most widely used self-reporting tools assessing diabetes self-management in English is the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) measure. To date there is no psychometric validated instru...
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Open AccessUse of home remedies: a cross-sectional survey of patients in Germany
Reliable information regarding patient knowledge of home remedies and the types of health problems patients use them for is scarce. Nevertheless, anecdotal evidence indicates that home remedies are used by pat...
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Open AccessLinguistic validation of the Alberta Context Tool and two measures of research use, for German residential long term care
To study the association between organizational context and research utilization in German residential long term care (LTC), we translated three Canadian assessment instruments: the Alberta Context Tool (ACT),...
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Open AccessGerman translation of the Alberta context tool and two measures of research use: methods, challenges and lessons learned
Understanding the relationship between organizational context and research utilization is key to reducing the research-practice gap in health care. This is particularly true in the residential long term care (...
