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Der Beitrag analysiert den Umgang mit der Covid-19-Pandemie innerhalb der Krankenhäuser und leitet davon Handlungsempfehlungen für das Krankenhausmanagement ab. Dabei geht es sowohl um die Organisation und Ausgestaltung der Patienten- und Personalsteuerung (vorgelagerte Notaufnahmen, Aufnahmestationen, Triage, Covid-19-Testung etc.) als auch um die sich durch die Kontaktbeschränkung ergebene Herausforderung im Umgang mit Besuchern und Lieferanten. Des Weiteren wird auch die betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerung in einer – in allen Belangen – ungewohnten Situation beleuchtet.
background: Musculoskeletal problems (MP) are widespread in performing artists and are due to the special demands of instrument playing, singing or dancing. Additionally, various other factors might contribute to performance-related MP. To provide a specific physiotherapeutic management for performing artists it is important to gain information about the performing art, the individual demands and contributing factors. The subjective examination (SE) is the basis of the clinical reasoning process and the hypothesis forming for further clinical examination and biomechanical analysis. In the present protocol, the SE consists of a questionnaire-based section and an interview-based section and is part of the evaluation process of the neuromusculoskeletal examination of a performing artist specific reference laboratory.
purpose: To develop a standardized SE protocol divided into a questionnaire-based section (Part 1) via web application and an interview-based SE (Part 2) to address MP of performing artists.
methods: The questionnaires for part 1 were selected based on the expertise of the research group and the psychometric properties of each possible questionnaire. A common physiotherapeutic recording of findings which addresses the relevant questions of the SE of MP was used. To adapt the anamnesis to performing-associated MP questions specific to instrument playing, singing and dancing were selected on the basis of a literature search and the expertise of the research group.
summary of content/results: Part 1 consists of three topics. (1) information about the performing art, professional level and sociodemographic data, (2) information about pain and pain processing, and (3) the anatomical location of the main MP including a body region-specific questionnaire. Part 2 is based on the five aspects of clinical practice described by Maitland and the Musculoskeletal Clinical Translation Framework by Mitchell et al. The performing arts specific part is particularly focused on performing art specific considerations, physical and psychosocial contributing factors and art-specific activities.
significance: This standardized SE protocol should help clinicians evaluating the musculoskeletal health of performing artists in a standardized and specific way.
rationale: Musculoskeletal problems are widespread in performing artists and are due to the special demands of instrument playing, singing or dancing. Additionally, various other factors might contribute to performance-related musculoskeletal problems. In order to provide a specific physiotherapeutic management for performing artists, it is important to gain information about the performing art, the individual (biomechanical) demands and contributing factors. The subjective examination is the basis of the clinical reasoning process and the hypothesis forming, which is important for goal setting in further clinical examination and biomechanical analysis. In the present protocol, the subjective examination consists of a questionnaire based section and an interview based section and is part of the evaluation process of the neuromusculoskeletal examination of a performing artist specific reference laboratory.
purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a standardized protocol for an interview based subjective examination of performing artists with musculoskeletal problems. The results of this section of the subjective examination will be combined with the results of the questionnaire based subjective examination , in order to gather as much relevant information as possible to specifically address the individual’s musculoskeletal health status.
methods: A common physiotherapeutic recording of findings which addresses the relevant questions of the subjective examination of musculoskeletal problems was used. In order to adapt the anamnesis to performing-related musculoskeletal problems, questions specific to instrument playing, singing and dancing were selected on the basis of a literature search and the expertise of the research group.
results: The protocol is based on the five aspects of clinical practice described by Maitland and the Musculoskeletal Clinical Translation Framework by Mitchell et al. (2017) .The performing art specific questions especially address (1) performing art specific considerations including style, genre, education and professional level, practice habits, repertoire, and external factors, e.g. concert conditions, (2) performing art specific physical and psychosocial contributing factors, and (3) performing art specific activities which trigger the musculoskeletal problems and help to form hypotheses for the following clinical examination. Individual tracks lead through the subjective examination so that irrelevant questions are skipped depending on the kind of musculoskeletal problem and the performing art practiced by the individual client.
conclusions: A pretest of this standardized anamnesis protocol is ongoing in a special physiotherapy clinic for performing artists since spring 2022. In an iterative approach, the protocol will be continuously improved based on patient feedback and clinical considerations.
Background: Musculoskeletal problems (MP) are widespread in performing artists and are due to the special demands of instrument playing, singing or dancing. In order to specifically evaluate these problems, a reference laboratory is under development. The evaluation covers 4 steps: a subjective examination (SE) including (1) a questionnaire-based online survey and (2) an interview-based anamnesis. On the basis of the results of the SE, hypotheses are formed for (3) an individual musculoskeletal clinical examination and a (4) biomechanical analysis. Here, the focus is on the clinical examination.
Purpose: to develop a standardized protocol for a clinical examination addressing especially musculoskeletal problems in performing artists.
Methods: A common physiotherapeutic clinical examination should be supplemented with techniques, which are specific to performance-related musculoskeletal problems and/or their risk factors. The development was based on a literature search and the clinical expertise of the physiotherapeutic research group.
Summary of content/Results: The performing arts specific clinical examination includes the common analysis of posture as well as passive/active movement capacities and specific differentiating tests in relation to the signs and symptoms of the individual artist. The examination is supplemented by a functional demonstration focusing on the special demands of playing the respective instrument, while singing or dancing. Common overuse risk factors like hypermobility, special anthropometric data or an examination of the motor control of different body regions are addressed. Optional, the various parts of the examination process could be skipped, if not relevant for the individual artist.
Significance: This clinical examination protocol should help clinicians evaluating the musculoskeletal health of performing artists in a standardized and specific way.
Das Ausmaß der Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen bemisst sich daran, wie gut die vorhandene IT Informationslogistik bedienen kann. Der IT-Report Gesundheitswesen ist eine Umfragereihe, die seit 16 Jahren den Digitalisierungsgrad in Krankenhäusern untersucht und eine Familie von Composite Scores bereitstellt, insbesondere den Workflow Composite Score (WCS) zur Messung der klinischen Informationslogistik. Dieser lag mit durchschnittlich 56 von 100 Punkten im Jahr 2017 nur knapp über der Marke von 50 Punkten. Weitere Sub-Scores wie z. B. der für den Aufnahmeprozess lagen mit 44 Punkten sogar darunter. Dieses Ergebnis zeigt, dass es ein großes Potenzial zur Verbesserung gibt, das ausgeschöpft werden muss, soll Digitalisierung ihren Effekt der Vernetzung, Transparenz, Datenanalytik und Wissensgenerierung entfalten.
Freshwater ecosystems host disproportionately high numbers of species relative to their surface area yet are poorly protected globally. We used data on the distribution of 1631 species of aquatic plant, mollusc, odonate and fish in 18,816 river and lake catchments in Europe to establish spatial conservation priorities based on the occurrence of threatened, rangerestricted and endemic species using the Marxan systematic conservation planning tool. We found that priorities were highest for rivers and ancient lakes in S Europe, large rivers and lakes in E and N Europe, smaller lakes in NW Europe and karst/limestone areas in the Balkans, S France and central Europe. The a priori inclusion of well-protected catchments resulted in geographically more balanced priorities and better coverage of threatened (critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable) species. The a priori exclusion of well-protected catchments showed that priority areas that need further conservation interventions are in S and E Europe. We developed three ways to evaluate the correspondence between conservation priority and current protection by assessing whether a cathment has more (or less) priority given its protection level relative to all other catchments. Each method found that priority relative to protection was high in S and E Europe and generally low in NW Europe. The inclusion of hydrological connectivity had little influence on these patterns but decreased the coverage of threatened species, indicating a trade-off between connectivity and conservation of threatened species. Our results suggest that catchments in S and E Europe need urgent conservation attention (protected areas, restoration, management, species protection) in the face of imminent threats such as river regulation, dam construction, hydropower development and climate change. Our study presents continental-scale conservation priorities for freshwater ecosystems in ecologically meaningful planning units and will thus be important in freshwater biodiversity conservation policy and practice, and water management in Europe.
Despite normal neurological bedside and electrodiagnostic, some patients with non-specific neck arm pain (NSNAP) have heightened nerve mechanosensitivity upon neurodynamic testing [1, 2]. It remains however unclear whether this is associated with a minor nerve injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential differences in somatosensory function among patients with unilateral NSNAP with and without positive neurodynamic tests and healthy controls.
Quantitative sensory testing was performed in 40 patients with unilateral NSNAP; 23 with positive upper limb neurodynamic tests (ULNTPOS) and 17 with negative neurodynamic tests (ULNTNEG). The protocol comprised thermal and mechanical detection and pain thresholds as well as mechanical pain sensitivity, wind-up ratio and dynamic mechanical allodynia. All parameters were measured in the maximal pain area on the affected side as well as over the corresponding area on the unaffected side. Symptom severity, functional deficits, psychological parameters, quality of life and sleep disturbance were also recorded.
Fifty-seven percent of patients with NSNAP had positive neurodynamic tests despite normal bedside neurological integrity tests and nerve conduction parameters. Clinical profiles did not differ between patient groups. Somatosensory profiling revealed a more pronounced loss of function phenotype in ULNTPOS patients compared to healthy controls. Hyperalgesia (cold, heat and pressure pain) was present bilaterally in both NSNAP group. The ULNTNEG subgroup represented an intermediate phenotype between ULNTPOS patients and healthy controls in both thermal and pressure pain thresholds as well as mechanical detection thresholds.
In conclusion, heightened nerve mechanosensitivity was present in over half of patients with NSNAP. Our data suggest that NSNAP presents as a spectrum with some patients showing signs suggestive of a minor nerve dysfunction.
[1] Elvey RL. Physical evaluation of the peripheral nervous system in disorders of pain and dysfunction. J Hand Ther 1997;10:122-129.
[2] van der Heide B, Bourgoin C, Eils G, Garnevall B, Blackmore M. Test-retest reliability and face validity of a modified neural tissue provocation test in patients with cervicobrachial pain syndrome. J Man Manip Ther 2006;14:30-36.
O presente estudo objetivou compreender o significado da atuação profissional de uma equipe ESF em uma comunidade socialmente vulnerável. Utilizou-se como referencial metodológico a Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados e como técnica de coleta de dados a entrevista, realizada entre julho a dezembro de 2009, com 25 profissionais que integram a Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). A análise dos dados demonstrou que a ESF pode ser considerada uma estratégia facilitadora e estimuladora do processo de ampliação e de consolidação das redes de cuidado em saúde, à medida que sinaliza para uma nova abordagem de intervenção comunitária, pela valorização do ser humano como um ser singular e multidimensional, inserido em seu contexto real. Um novo modelo assistencial se desenvolve, em suma, mediante a reorganização da prática de atenção à saúde, intermediada pela multiplicidade de relações, interações e associações complexas que ocorrem no contexto familiar e social.
Apps have been attested to empower patients regarding disease self-management through numerous studies. However, it is still unclear what factors determine the perception of patients whether an app is a useful tool for this purpose. A multiple regression model that was informed by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM 2) was tested based on the answers of 235 app users with Diabetes type 1 or 2. The model accounted for 59.2% of the variance of the perceived degree of self-management. Factors belonging to the relevance-usefulness-quality complex as well as factors reflecting the patient’s self-control were found to be significant in the model. Patient demographics, i.e. age, gender, app experience and type of Diabetes did not play any significant role. In conclusion, this study raises the question whether apps should be designed to strengthen self-management in the sense of self-control (e.g. own measurements, diary) as opposed to guiding and advice giving.
Background
Forced migration significantly endangers health. Women face numerous health risks, including sexual violence, lack of contraception, sexually transmitted disease, and adverse perinatal outcomes. Therefore, sexual and reproductive healthcare is a significant aspect of women asylum seekers’ health.
Even when healthcare costs of asylum seekers are covered by the government, there may be strong barriers to healthcare access and specific needs may be addressed inadequately. The study’s objectives were a) to assess the accommodation and healthcare services provided to women asylum seekers in standard and specialised health care, b) to assess the organisation of healthcare provision and how it addresses the sexual and reproductive healthcare needs of women asylum seekers.
Methods
The study utilised a multi-method approach, comprising a less-dominant quantitative component and dominant qualitative component. The quantitative component assessed accommodation conditions for women in eight asylum centres using a survey. The qualitative component assessed healthcare provision on-site, using semi-structured interviews with health and social care professionals (n = 9). Asylum centres were selected to cover a wide range of characteristics. Interview analysis was guided by thematic analysis.
Results
The accommodation in the asylum centres provided gender-separate rooms and sanitary infrastructure. Two models of healthcare were identified, which differed in the services they provided and in their organisation: 1) a standard healthcare model characterised by a lack of coordination between healthcare providers, unavailability of essential services such as interpreters, and fragmented healthcare, and 2) a specialised healthcare model specifically tailored to the needs of asylum-seekers. Its organisation is characterised by a network of closely collaborating health professionals. It provided essential services not present in the standard model. We recommend the specialised healthcare model as a guideline for best practise.
Conclusions
The standard, non-specialised healthcare model used in some regions in Switzerland does not fully meet the healthcare needs of women asylum seekers. Specialised healthcare services used in other regions, which include translation services as well as gender and culturally sensitive care, are better suited to address these needs. More widespread use of this model would contribute significantly toward protecting the sexual and reproductive integrity and health of women asylum seekers.
Purpose
Sedentary behaviour (SED) and low level of physical activity (PA) might be associated with the development or worsening of pain. Still, studies assessing physical behaviours by accelerometry in individuals with orofacial pain are limited. This study aims to assess whether women with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) present different patterns of physical behaviours in days with (DWP) or without pain (DWoP).
Methods
Twenty-nine out of forty-four women (mean age 29.21 sd 7.96) were diagnosed with TMD and monitored over seven days using a thigh-worn accelerometer. DWP was determined when subjects presented pain in one of the craniocervical regions (head, jaw and neck) with intensity of at least 3 in the numerical rating scale. To be considered a DWoP, the individual presented less than 3 points in the three regions. Daily time-use compositions were described in terms of SED in short (<30 min) and long (≥30 min) bouts, light PA (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), and time-in-bed. Isometric log-ratios (ilr) were calculated to express the ratio of time-in-bed to time spent awake, SED relative to LPA and MVPA, SED in short relative to long bouts, and LPA relative to MVPA. Differences between DWP and DWoP were examined using MANOVA, followed by univariate post-hoc tests of pairwise differences.
Results
During DWP, women with TMD spent more time in SED in short (239 min) and long bouts (419 min), less time in LPA (245 min), MVPA (68 min), and in bed (468 min) compared with DWoP (235, 378, 263, 70 and 493 min, respectively). The MANOVA showed that all sets of ilrs did not differ statistically (ηp2 = 0.19, p = 0.25). Still, the post-hoc tests showed a trend that time spent SED relative to LPA and MVPA was larger in DWP than in DWoP (Cohen’s d = 0.36, p = 0.05).
Conclusions
Women with TMD did not show different patterns of physical behaviours in DWP or DWoP. However, there is a trend of more sedentary behaviour and less physical activity in DWP compared to DWoP. Future studies should consider other pain intensity cut-offs, isolated pain locations, and larger sample sizes to confirm these results.
Hintergrund: Im Zuge der weltweiten Flüchtlingsbewegungen ist in den letzten Jahren eine hohe Anzahl an geflüchteten Personen nach Deutschland gekommen. Laut amtlicher Statistik lebten Ende 2018 ca. 1.780.000 Schutzsuchende in Deutschland (Statistisches Bundesamt 2019). Der Anteil weiblicher Schutzsuchender beträgt ca. 37,4 Prozent. Zirka 51 Prozent der geflüchteten Frauen, die in Deutschland ankommen und Asyl beantragen, befinden sich im gebärfähigen Alter zwischen 15 und 45 Jahren (Statistisches Bundesamt 2019a; _b). Darüber, wie viele schutzsuchende Frauen schwanger eingereist sind oder zum Zeitpunkt ihres Aufenthaltes in der Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung schwanger geworden sind, liegen keine Daten vor. Ebenso fehlen bisher in Deutschland repräsentative gesundheitsbezogene Daten von Schutzsuchenden (Frank, Yesil-Jürgens & Razum et al. 2017). Insbesondere zu den gesundheitlichen Problemlagen und Bedürfnissen von schutzsuchenden Frauen im Bereich Schwangerschaft, Geburt und postpartaler Phase liegen keine Erkenntnisse vor (Bozorgmehr, Mohsenpour & Saure et al. 2016; Heslehurst, Brown & Pemu et al. 2018). Internationale Studien deuten allerdings darauf hin, dass die gesundheitsbezogene Bedarfslage schutzsuchender Frauen komplex ist (Gagnon, Zimbeck & Zeitlin et al. 2009;van den Akker & van Roosmalen 2016). Die systematische Identifizierung von Versorgungsbedarfen und eine bedarfsgerechte Versorgungsplanung sind deshalb derzeit kaum möglich (Mörath 2019). Aus rechtlicher Perspektive ist diese unbefriedigende Situation ebenfalls problematisch (Klotz 2018). Die Umsetzung des völkerrechtlich bindenden internationalen Rechts auf ein für sie [Anmerk. d. V. : die Person] erreichbares Höchstmaß an körperlicher und geistiger Gesundheit (BGBI. 1976), welches von Deutschland 1976 ratifiziert wurde, sowie des UN-Übereinkommens zur Beseitigung jeder Diskriminierung der Frau von 1979 (BGBI. 1985) und der in der EU-Richtlinie 2013/33/EU in Kapitel IV aufgeführten Bestimmungen für schutzbedürftige Personen erfordert für diese spezifische Personengruppe vielfache Bemühungen. Denn die Förderung und Verbesserung der sexuellen und reproduktiven Gesundheit bzw. Rechte von schutzsuchenden Frauen kann einen Beitrag zu ihrer gesellschaftlichen Integration nach sich ziehen (Janssens, Bosmans & Temmerman 2005). Zuzüglich zur rechtlichen Situation schutzsuchender Frauen gilt das Recht ihrer Kinder auf Gesundheit. Im Artikel 24 der UN-Kinderrechtskonvention (UN, Committee on the Rights of the Child 2013) ist dieses verankert und unterstreicht u. a. für die Vor- und Nachsorge relevante Versorgungsbereiche wie z. B. prä- und postnatale Versorgung der Mütter, Aufklärung über Gesundheit und Ernährung u. w. m. (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte 2017).
Niche-based species distribution models (SDMs) play a central role in studying species response to environmental change. Effective management and conservation plans for freshwater ecosystems require SDMs that accommodate hierarchical catchment ordering and provide clarity on the performance of such models across multiple scales. The scale-dependence components considered here are: (a) environment spatial structure, represented by hierarchical catchment ordering following the Strahler system; (b) analysis grain, that included 1st to 5th order catchments; and (c) response grain, the grain at which species respond most, represented by local and upstream catchment area effects. We used fish occurrence data from the Danube River Basin and various factors representing climate, land cover and anthropogenic pressures. Our results indicate that the choice of response grain – local vs. upstream area effects – and the choice of analysis grain, only marginally influence the performance of SDMs. Upstream effects tend to better predict fish distributions than corresponding local effects for anthropogenic and land cover factors, in particular for species sensitive to pollution. Key predictors and their relative importance are scale and species dependent. Consequently, choosing proper species dependent spatial scales and factors is imperative for effective river rehabilitation measures.
Niche-based species distribution models (SDMs) have become an essential tool in conservation and restoration planning. Given the current threats to freshwater biodiversity, it is of fundamental importance to address scale effects on the performance of niche-based SDMs of freshwater species’ distributions. The scale effects are addressed here in the context of hierarchical catchment ordering, considered as counterpart to coarsening grain-size by increasing grid-cell size. We combine fish occurrence data from the Danube River Basin, the hierarchical catchment ordering and multiple environmental factors representing topographic, climatic and anthropogenic effects to model fish occurrence probability across multiple scales. We focus on 1st to 5th order catchments. The spatial scale (hierarchical catchment order) only marginally influences the mean performance of SDMs, however the uncertainty of the estimates increases with scale. Key predictors and their relative importance are scale and species dependent. Our findings have useful implications for choosing proper species dependent spatial scales for river rehabilitation measures, and for conservation planning in areas where fine grain species data are unavailable.
Despite similar policy goals, the adoption of eHealth practices took different paths in Austria (AT), Switzerland (CH), and Germany (GER). We seek to provide a rigorous analysis of the current state of hospitals by focusing on three key eHealth areas: electronic patient records (EPR), health information exchange (HIE), electronic patient communication. For validation and in order to gain better contextual insight we applied a mixed method approach by combining survey results from clinical directors with qualitative interview data from eHealth experts of all three countries. Across countries, EPR adoption rates were reported highest (AT: 52%, CH: 78%, GER: 50%), HIE-rates were partly lower (AT: 52%, CH: 14%, GER: 17%), and electronic patient communication was reported lowest overall (AT: 17%, CH: 8%, GER: 19%). Amongst others, results indicate patient awareness about eHealth to be equally weak across countries, which thus may be an important focal point of future policy initiatives.
Hochschule und Universität Osnabrück haben mit regionalen Partnern (Stadt, Landkreis, Bistum, evangelisch-lutherischem Kirchenkreis, Kompetenzzentrum Gesundheitswirtschaft) die Grundsatzvereinbarung unterzeichnet, in Osnabrück einen Gesundheitscampus zu etablieren. Das Ziel ist, einen Ort zu schaffen, an dem Wissenschaft, Unternehmen der Gesundheitsversorgung, Träger von Gesundheitseinrichtungen und Politik zusammenkommen, um innovative Versorgungskonzepte für die Region zu erproben. „ROSE – das Lernende Gesundheitssystem in der Region Osnabrück-Emsland“ ist ein Großprojekt im Rahmen des Gesundheitscampus Osnabrück, das von dem Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK) über 5 Jahre gefördert wird. Dabei wird das Prinzip des Lernens durch Feedback angewendet. Das bedeutet, dass durch Forschung in und mit der Praxis Evidenz im Sinne von practice-based evidence erzeugt wird, d.h. Evidenz für eine bessere Versorgungspraxis unter Berücksichtigung städtischer und ländlicher Strukturen. Dies hat zur Konsequenz, dass der Transferprozess zwischen Hochschule und Versorgungspraxis nicht am Ende sondern bereits am Anfang steht. Mit dem Ansatz einer wiederkehrenden Abfolge von Forschungsfragen und Analysen von Daten aus der Versorgungspraxis rekurriert ROSE auf das Prinzip des „Learning Health Care System“ (IOM, 2007). Im Rahmen von ROSE stimmen sich Hochschule und Universität Osnabrück ab, um die Ziele des Gesundheitscampus zu erreichen. Die geplante Umsetzung wird anhand eines Modells mit fünf Maßnahmen vorgestellt. Diese bauen auf der Vielfalt von bereits bestehenden Gesundheitsstudiengängen in Osnabrück auf und bringen Forschung, Nachwuchsförderung und Translation von Forschungsergebnissen zusammen.
Rationale:
Dance as an intense kind of performance is associated with high loads on the musculoskeletal system. In particular, the lower limb is exposed to these high loads, which is reported by a high prevalence. Most dancers are affected by injuries during their careers, most in the lower limb. Typical risk factors for dancers include the compensatory turnout, hypermobility, and core stability. The correlation between these factors and lower limb injuries is not fully understood.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between lower limb injuries and the risk factors compensated turnout, hypermobility and core stability. Based on these results, hypotheses can be generated for further studies.
Methods:
This explorative pilot study was conducted at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. All eligible participants were scheduled for a single research appointment if they fulfilled the inclusion criteria of dance experience (ballet, modern, contemporary or jazz) at least one year with dance lessons of at least 5 hours per week. Parameters for the correlation analysis were (1) core stability, measured by the motor control tests battery proposed by Luomajoki, (2) hypermobility, measured by the Beighton Score (3) compensated turnout, measured by the difference between functional turnout and external rotation of both hips, (4) dance hours per week, (5) dance experience in years, (6) professional dance experience in years and (7) dance style (ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz). These parameters were correlated with the numbers of lower limb injuries. Significance level was set at 90% because of the explorative character of the study with the purpose to generate hypotheses.
Results:
Sixteen female dancers with different levels of dance experience (mean 11.3 years) and dance lessons per week (mean 17.6 hours) fulfilled the inclusion criteria and participated in this study. Significant correlations with the numbers of lower limb injuries were found at core stability (rs=0.489, p=0.034, medium effect), dance hours per week (rs=0.459, p=0.048, medium effect) and professional dance experience in years (rs=0.396, p=0.093, medium effect). Two dance styles (modern dance: rs=0.388, p=0.101 and contemporary dance: rs=0.385, p=0.104) were close to the significance level.
Conclusions:
These results show correlations between core stability, dance hours per week, professional dance experience in years and lower limb injuries in dancers.
Due to the limitations of a small and heterogeneous sample size as well as the medium effects, these results should be interpreted with caution, but may provide a basis for further research to this topic in the field of dance research and can be helpful in generating research hypotheses.
Restricted Versus Unrestricted Search Space : Experience from Mining a Large Japanese Database
(2015)
The aim of this study was to investigate whether standard Big Data mining methods lead to clinically useful results. An association analysis was performed using the apriori algorithm to discover associations among co-morbidities of diabetes patients. Selected data were further analyzed by using k-means clustering with age, long-term blood sugar and cholesterol values. The association analysis led to a multitude of trivial rules. Cluster analysis detected clusters of well and badly managed diabetes patients both belonging to different age groups. The study suggests the usage of cluster analysis on a restricted space to come to meaningful results.
Health IT systems are employed to support continuity of care via information continuity, while management continuity is often neglected. This study aims at investigating issues of management continuity when developing a collaborative decision support system for chronic wounds. Thirty-three experts from a variety of professions and disciplines discussed problems and possible solutions in four workshops. The following topics emerged from the discussion: existing networks involving payers, responsibilities as well as good discharge management. These topics clearly address management continuity and are also relevant for the scenario of inter-professional wound care across different settings.
Relationship of QST measures between low back and leg sites in people with radicular leg pain
(2019)
Background and Aims
Clinicians and researchers often rely on altered neurological integrity tests in the leg to identify radicular pain, however neurological integrity is often not tested in the low back region even in the presence of pain in this region. There have been suggestions that the low back pain itself could be neuropathic in nature in some patients (Baron et al., 2016). This study aims to explore the relationship between quantitative sensory testing (QST) measures in the leg and low back in participants with radicular leg pain to consider if sensory testing should be performed in both areas in clinical practice.
Methods
13 participants (mean age 48.2 SD 13.8, gender (female) 8) with radicular leg pain were recruited from National Health Service spinal clinics in the UK. After assessment with the clinician, a full QST profile was taken from each participant’s affected leg and low back. Z scores were calculated using data from age matched healthy controls. Correlations using Pearson’s if the data was normally distributed or Kendall’s Tau-b if not, were undertaken between QST scores of the low back and leg. Paired t tests or Mann Whitney tests were performed to assess differences in QST scores between the leg and low back regions.
Results
There were no significant correlations (P>0.05) in any of the QST measures between the leg and the low back regions. However, only vibration detection threshold measures showed statistically significant differences between the leg and low back (p<0.001), with the low back region showing greater loss of function (mean -2.84) than the leg (mean -0.61).
Conclusions
Significantly lower vibration thresholds were found in the back compared to the leg. This may suggest some alteration in posterior primary ramus large diameter afferent nerve function, and indicate that the low back pain itself may indeed have a neuropathic component. Our findings suggest that sensory testing of the lumbar spine may be advisable in this group of individuals. The small sample size means that these results must be taken with some caution, however these results warrant further investigation in people with radicular leg pain.
Rationale:
Performing artists are exposed to high strains during their performance. These strains are similar to the ones of professional athletes, but in contrast to athletes there is a comprehensive undersupply of care regarding preventive and rehabilitative therapy offers.
Purpose:
The purpose of RefLabPerform is to develop a reference laboratory for the assessment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders using physiotherapeutic assessment methods in combination with biomechanical motion analysis. This includes the automatized integration of the physiotherapeutic assessments with the technical biomechanical analysis for an individual treatment recommendation with decentralized health care recommendations for a home-based therapy based on evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
Methods:
Several work packages are processed systematically, whereby according to the requirements in the course of the project an overlapping of work packages occurs. First, the component planning of the innovative reference laboratory structure is carried out, on which the clinical and technical development of the reference laboratory is based. The next steps are the development of individual clinical assessment protocols, prevention and rehabilitation strategies as well as the setup of the laboratory and the development of technical routines. Parallel to this, various analysis tools are being developed for biomechanical data as well as for physiotherapeutic diagnostics and merged at the end of this work package for individual results for different groups of performing artists. Overlapping with the previous work packages, the reference laboratory will be tested for application and manageability. Clinical and technical data are brought together and checked by means of individual case trials on various groups of artists. In terms of an agile software development process, the results flow back into the previous work packages in order to optimize them and then test them again.
Results:
At the end of the project a functional and proven reference laboratory for the comprehensive analysis of performing artists will be developed.
Conclusions:
This reference laboratory is specialized to the diagnosis and treatment of playing- and performance-related dysfunctions with a focus on clinical findings and biomechanical movement analysis.
Educational Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, the participants will be able to…
1. describe the innovative content of the project RefLabPerform
2. understand the advantages of merged analysis strategies by physiotherapeutic and biomechanical examinations
3. understand the complex interdisciplinary process to develop a reference laboratory for performing artists
Rationale:
Performing artists are exposed to high strains during their performance. These strains are similar to the ones of professional athletes, but in contrast to athletes there is a comprehensive undersupply of care regarding preventive and rehabilitative therapy offers.
Purpose:
The purpose of RefLabPerform is to develop a reference laboratory for the assessment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders using physiotherapeutic assessment methods in combination with biomechanical motion analysis. This includes the automatized integration of the physiotherapeutic assessments with the technical biomechanical analysis for an individual treatment recommendation with decentralized health care recommendations for a home-based therapy based on evidence-based prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
Methods:
Several work packages are processed systematically, whereby according to the requirements in the course of the project an overlapping of work packages occurs. First, the component planning of the innovative reference laboratory structure is carried out, on which the clinical and technical development of the reference laboratory is based. The next steps are the development of individual clinical assessment protocols, prevention and rehabilitation strategies as well as the setup of the laboratory and the development of technical routines. Parallel to this, various analysis tools are being developed for biomechanical data as well as for physiotherapeutic diagnostics and merged at the end of this work package for individual results for different groups of performing artists. Overlapping with the previous work packages, the reference laboratory will be tested for application and manageability. Clinical and technical data are brought together and checked by means of individual case trials on various groups of artists. In terms of an agile software development process, the results flow back into the previous work packages in order to optimize them and then test them again.
Results:
At the end of the project a functional and proven reference laboratory for the comprehensive analysis of performing artists will be developed.
Conclusions:
This reference laboratory is specialized to the diagnosis and treatment of playing- and performance-related dysfunctions with a focus on clinical findings and biomechanical movement analysis.
Educational Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, the participants will be able to…
1. describe the innovative content of the project RefLabPerform
2. understand the advantages of merged analysis strategies by physiotherapeutic and biomechanical examinations
3. understand the complex interdisciplinary process to develop a reference laboratory for performing artists
Recognition of Emotional Facial Expressions and Alexithymia in Patients with Chronic Facial Pain
(2018)
Objectives
Alexithymia, conceived as difficulties to identify emotions, is said to be related with several pain syndromes. This study examined the recognition of facially expressed emotions and its relation to alexithymia in subjects with chronic facial pain.
Methods
A total of 62 subjects were recruited, with n=20 patients with chronic facial pain and n=42 healthy controls. All subjects were tested for the recognition of facially expressed emotions (Facially Expressed Emotion Labelling Test (FEEL test). The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) was used for the diagnosis of alexithymia.
Results
Patients with chronic facial pain performed worse than controls at the FEEL task (p<.001) and showed higher total TAS scores (p<.001). This indicates the presence of alexithymia and facial emotion recognition deficits in the facial pain group.
Discussion
It was concluded from the results that both the recognition of facially expressed emotions, and the ability to identify and describe one’s own feelings (TAS), are restricted in chronic orofacial pain patients. This relationship is particularly important in the treatment of chronic facial pain, indicating that it should become part of the treatment in addition to the therapeutic key issues, to influence the quality of life of the affected patients positively.
Angesichts mangelnder Wahlbeteiligung und zunehmender Politikverdrossenheit stellt sich die Frage nach alternativen Methoden zur Revitalisierung der deutschen Demokratie. Eine der hierzu entwickelten Theorien ist die der Liquid Democracy. Wo sich bisherige Forschung größtenteils mit politikwissenschaftlichen Fragen beschäftigt hat, soll diese Ausarbeitung einen Einblick in die rechtlichen – insbesondere die verfassungsrechtlichen -Fragen bieten, die Liquid Democracy aufwirft.
Dazu wird aus der sehr allgemeinen Liquid-Democracy-Theorie eine eigenständige Demokratietheorie, die Cooperative Liquid Democracy, entwickelt, in der neben einem Liquid-Democracy-Organ die kommunale Vertretung bestehen bleibt.
Es werden zudem auch Fragen des NKomVG, der NV und des GG beantwortet. Diese Ausarbeitung setzt seinen Fokus auf die Beantwortungder Frage nach der Abschaffbarkeit der Vertretung, der Machtverschiebung von der Vertretung auf die Bürger und nach der Möglichkeit der Durchführung von Online-Wahlen. Dabei werden aktuelle Urteile des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes berücksichtigt.
Der Autor setzt sich, zum Teil sehr kritisch, mit den Ausführungen der Gerichte und der Literatur auseinander und kommt zum Ergebnis der generellen Vereinbarkeit der Cooperative Liquid Democracy mit der Verfassung.
Zudem werden praxisnahe Empfehlungen und Hinweise gegeben, um die Theorie der Cooperative Liquid Democracy anschaulicher darzustellen und eine Umsetzung in der Praxis anzuregen.
Talent scarcity in emerging economies such as India poses challenges for companies. Limited labour market participation among well-educated women has been observed. The reasons that professionals decide not to pursue a further corporate career remain unclear. By investigating their career decision making, this handout summerizes research results from a study that aims to highlight the contextual factors that impact those decisions.
Following a qualitative research design interviews with internationally experienced Indian business professionals show that rebellion against Indian societal and family expectations is essential to following a career path, especially for women. The current institutional framework of society and organizations serves as a legitimizing façade veiling traditional practices that hinder females’ careers.
Current frameworks postulate the success of health IT innovations to be determined by the professionalism of the information management (PIM). Still, empirical knowledge about PIM is scarce up until today. This study seeks to answer three research questions: (1.) How can PIM be measured in a reliable and valid way, (2.) how pronounced is PIM in German hospitals and (3.) do hospital characteristics have an impact on the degree of PIM? Based on the results of an expert workshop and frameworks for information management (IM) items for a PIM inventory were developed and the inventory sent to 1349 chief information officers of German hospitals. A principle component analysis based on the responses of 196 hospitals confirmed the three components that had been proposed by the frameworks: the strategic, the tactical and the operational level. The full inventory implied satisfying reliability and allowed a PIM composite-score to be calculated. The PIM scores for strategic and tactical IM were found to be far lower than for operational IM which hints at strong deficits in these areas. A stepwise regression model indicated that the degree of PIM significantly increased with the size of the hospital, which had been expected and hints the validity of the PIM inventory. This tool offers potentials for hospitals to classify and improve their IM.
Background: For more than 30 years, there has been close cooperation between Japanese and German scientists with regard to information systems in health care. Collaboration has been formalized by an agreement between the respective scientific associations. Following this agreement, two joint workshops took place to explore the similarities and differences of electronic health record systems (EHRS) against the background of the two national healthcare systems that share many commonalities.
Objectives: To establish a framework and requirements for the quality of EHRS that may also serve as a basis for comparing different EHRS.
Methods: Donabedian's three dimensions of quality of medical care were adapted to the outcome, process, and structural quality of EHRS and their management. These quality dimensions were proposed before the first workshop of EHRS experts and enriched during the discussions.
Results: The Quality Requirements Framework of EHRS (QRF-EHRS) was defined and complemented by requirements for high quality EHRS. The framework integrates three quality dimensions (outcome, process, and structural quality), three layers of information systems (processes and data, applications, and physical tools) and three dimensions of information management (strategic, tactical, and operational information management).
Conclusions: Describing and comparing the quality of EHRS is in fact a multidimensional problem as given by the QRF-EHRS framework. This framework will be utilized to compare Japanese and German EHRS, notably those that were presented at the second workshop.
Das Ziel der vorliegenden Ausarbeitung ist es darzustellen, welchen psychosozialen Belastungen Väter frühgeborener Kinder während der Zeit der kindlichen Hospitalisierung auf der Neonatologie ausgesetzt sind und welcher Auftrag sich dadurch für die Soziale Arbeit in diesem Praxisfeld ergibt. Dazu wird die Forschungsfrage gestellt: „Welchen psychosozialen Belastungen sind Väter von frühgeborenen Kindern während des kindlichen Aufenthaltes auf der Neonatologie ausgesetzt?“. Für das Forschungsvorhaben wurde eine quantitative Studie im Querschnittdesign mit der Zielgruppe von Vätern frühgeborener Kinder durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse der Erhebung zeigen, dass besonders die Aufteilung zwischen innerklinischen sowie außerklinischen Verantwortungen und die fehlende Ausübung von Väterrollen die größten Belastungen darstellen. Die Väter zeigen zudem mehrheitlich Symptome einer Belastungsstörung. Gesprächen mit Partner*innen oder Familienangehörigen werden am häufigsten eine entlastende Wirkung zugeschrieben. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass die Mehrheit der befragten Väter an keiner Elternberatung teilgenommen hat. Jedoch wünscht sich die breite Mehrheit aller befragten Väter explizite Angebote der Elternberatung für Väter frühgeborener Kinder. Aus den Ergebnissen ergibt sich für die Soziale Arbeit ein Auftrag, für die Belange und Bedürfnisse von Vätern frühgeborener Kinder auf der gesellschaftspolitischen Ebene und im Netzwerk einzustehen sowie die Elternberatung in der Neonatologie durch qualifizierte Weiterbildung und organisatorische Umstrukturierung zielgruppenfreundlich auszurichten.
BACKGROUND:
There is little knowledge regarding the association between psychological factors and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in children. Specifically, it is not known which factors precipitate CRPS and which result from the ongoing painful disease.
OBJECTIVES:
To examine symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as the experience of stressful life events in children with CRPS compared with children with chronic primary headaches and functional abdominal pain.METHODS: A retrospective chart study examined children with CRPS (n=37) who received intensive inpatient pain treatment between 2004 and 2010. They were compared with two control groups (chronic primary headaches and functional abdominal pain; each n=37), who also received intensive inpatient pain treatment. Control groups were matched with the CRPS group with regard to admission date, age and sex. Groups were compared on symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as stressful life events.
RESULTS:
Children with CRPS reported lower anxiety and depression scores compared with children with abdominal pain. A higher number of stressful life events before and after the onset of the pain condition was observed for children with CRPS.
CONCLUSIONS:
Children with CRPS are not particularly prone to symptoms of anxiety or depression. Importantly, children with CRPS experienced more stressful life events than children with chronic headaches or abdominal pain. Prospective long-term studies are needed to further explore the potential role of stressful life events in the etiology of CRPS.
Background
Diabetes mellitus is a major global health issue with a growing prevalence. In this context, the number of diabetic complications is also on the rise, such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which are closely linked to the risk of lower extremity amputation (LEA). Statistical prediction tools may support clinicians to initiate early tertiary LEA prevention for DFU patients. Thus, we designed Bayesian prediction models, as they produce transparent decision rules, quantify uncertainty intuitively and acknowledge prior available scientific knowledge.
Method
A logistic regression using observational collected according to the standardised PEDIS classification was utilised to compute the six-month amputation risk of DFU patients for two types of LEA: 1.) any-amputation and 2.) major-amputation. Being able to incorporate information which is available before the analysis, the Bayesian models were fitted following a twofold strategy. First, the designed prediction models waive the available information and, second, we incorporated the a priori available scientific knowledge into our models. Then, we evaluated each model with respect to the effect of the predictors and validity of the models. Next, we compared the performance of both models with respect to the incorporation of prior knowledge.
Results
This study included 237 patients. The mean age was 65.9 (SD 12.3), and 83.5% were male. Concerning the outcome, 31.6% underwent any- and 12.2% underwent a major-amputation procedure. The risk factors of perfusion, ulcer extent and depth revealed an impact on the outcomes, whereas the infection status and sensation did not. The major-amputation model using prior information outperformed the uninformed counterpart (AUC 0.765 vs AUC 0.790, Cohen’s d 2.21). In contrast, the models predicting any-amputation performed similarly (0.793 vs 0.790, Cohen’s d 0.22).
Conclusions
Both of the Bayesian amputation risk models showed acceptable prognostic values, and the major-amputation model benefitted from incorporating a priori information from a previous study. Thus, PEDIS serves as a valid foundation for a clinical decision support tool for the prediction of the amputation risk in DFU patients. Furthermore, we demonstrated the use of the available prior scientific information within a Bayesian framework to establish chains of knowledge.
Praktische Umsetzung der Neuregelung des Umsatzsteuerrechts (§ 2b UStG) in der Samtgemeinde Dörpen
(2021)
Mit Einführung des § 2b UStG wurde die Unternehmereigenschaft der juristischen Personen des öffentlichen Rechts grundlegend geändert mit der Folge, dass sich der Anwendungsbereich der Umsatzsteuer für Finanzvorfälle der öffentlichen Hand erheblich ausgedehnt hat. Auch wenn damit die Aufwendungen dieser Organisationen in der Regel kostenneutral bleiben, ist durch die erweiterte Umsatzsteuerpflicht eine Verteuerung der Verwaltungsleistungen für die Bürger abzusehen. Für die Kommunen auf unterster Verwaltungsebene ist vor allem der Umgang mit der komplexen Rechtsmaterie eine große Zumutung, die sich auf Prozess- und Aufbauorganisation sowie auf die Verwaltungskultur auswirkt. Statt konkreter praktischer Hilfestellung, wird auf die nationale wie europäische Rechtsprechung und deren Auslegung verwiesen. Der Verlauf der aktuellen Corona-Pandemie hat den Hilferuf der Kommunen erneut in das Licht gerückt. Der Gesetzgeber gewährt der öffentlichen Verwaltung einen erneuten, nunmehr zweiten, Aufschub in Bezug auf eine rechtskonforme Umsetzung, die als Kernaufgabe eine Neubewertung aller Finanzvorfälle nach § 2b UStG vorsieht. Die Samtgemeinde Dörpen als Kooperationsbehörde hat den dringenden Handlungsbedarf erkannt und strebt einen Umsetzungsprozess bis zum 01.01.2023 an. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird als individuelles Umsetzungskonzept für die Kooperationsbehörde eine digitale Vertragsdatenbank durch die zugrunde gelegte Methode der Dokumentenanalyse erstellt. Die angestrebte Lösung orientiert sich an der aktuellen Handlungsempfehlung eines Vertragsmanagements und der digitalen Schriftgutverwaltung als Ausfluss der Digitalisierung. Im Anschluss projiziert diese Arbeit die Erfahrungen und Umsetzungsergebnisse der Samtgemeinde Dörpen auf ein nach wie vor betrübtes Stimmungsbild der Neuregelungsfolgen aller Kommunen.
Die Realisierung von Klimaschutzvorhaben ist für die Menschheit essenziell. Nach der deutschen Bundesumweltministerin Svenja Schulze handelt es sich beim Klimaschutz sogar um die zentrale Existenzfrage der Menschheit, da die Folgen des Klimawandels das gesellschaftliche Leben gravierend verändern werden. Als unterste Stufe des exekutiven Verwaltungsaufbaus sind die Kommunen mit ihren Mitarbeitern dafür zuständig, dass Klimaschutzkonzepte zur Abmilderung des Klimawandels auf der lokalen Ebene realisiert werden. Vorangehende Forschungen rechtfertigen jedoch die Vermutung, dass mitarbeiterbezogene Akzeptanzprobleme innerhalb der Kommunalverwaltung eine adäquate Realisation von Klimaschutzkonzepten behindern.
An diese Vermutung anknüpfend deckt diese Bachelorarbeit potenzielle mitarbeiterbezogene Akzeptanzprobleme bei der Realisierung von Klimaschutzkonzepten in der Kommunalverwaltung auf, analysiert die Ursachen und bietet einen Lösungsansatz zur Abmilderung typischer Akzeptanzprobleme.
Um diese Forschungsziele zu erreichen, sind Experteninterviews mit verschiedenen Akteuren durchgeführt worden, die entweder selbst in der Kommunalverwaltung tätig sind oder im Bereich des Klimaschutzes mit kommunalen Akteuren zusammenarbeiten. Zentraler Gegenstand der Interviews waren die Akzeptanzprädikatoren einer angepassten Version der Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology von Venkatesh, Morris, Davis und Davis.
Die Antworten der Interviews zeigen dabei, dass häufig der Aufwand bei Klimaschutzbestrebungen von der Belegschaft als zu groß eingeschätzt wird. Klimaschutz wird als ein Übel ohne Nutzen gesehen. Ebenso spielen Versagensängste, fehlende Kenntnisse beim Wie der Realisation und mangelnder vorgelebter Aktionismus eine Rolle. Ursächlich dafür sind interne kulturelle Differenzen, Hemmnisse durch die Politik und Managementschwächen der Verwaltungsführung.
Als Lösungsansatz für die Abmilderung der typischen mitarbeiterbezogenen Akzeptanzprobleme hat sich die Mitarbeitersensibilisierung durch ein starkes integriertes Klimaschutzmanagement herauskristallisiert.
Ziel des Workshops ist es, das besondere Potential der Physiotherapie im multidisziplinären Management von Sängerinnen und Sängern mit funktionellen Stimmstörungen aufzuzeigen. Anhand eines Fallbeispiels aus der physiotherapeutischen Musikersprechstunde wird der physiotherapeutische Behandlungsansatz vorgestellt. Die Sängerin mit ärztlich diagnostizierter hyperfunktioneller Stimmstörung zeigte Symptome wie ein sternales Atemmuster und Hypertonus der Nacken-, Kiefer- und der äußeren Kehlkopf-Muskulatur. Basierend auf der aktuellen Evidenzlage und der Anatomie werden die theoretischen Überlegungen der klinischen Urteilsbildung erläutert. Das Vorgehen im Behandlungsprozess wird beschrieben und einige praktische Beispiele von Behandlungstechniken, z.B. manualtherapeutische Techniken am Kehlkopf, werden demonstriert.
Hintergrund und Zielsetzung:
Instrumentalistinnen und Instrumentalisten sind beim Spielen erheblichen psychischen und Instrument-spezifischen körperlichen Belastungen ausgesetzt. Häufig kommt es dabei zu Überlastungen des neuromuskuloskelettalen Systems, insbesondere der oberen Extremität. Welchen Beitrag kann eine musikerspezifische Physiotherapie zum Management von körperlichen spielbedingten Beschwerden leisten?
Methodik:
Es wurde eine Literaturrecherche zu Art und Prävalenz neuromuskuloskelettaler Beschwerden der oberen Extremität bei Instrumentalist/innen durchgeführt. Zusätzlich wurden retrospektiv Patient/innen-Akten aus einer physiotherapeutischen Musiker/innen-Sprechstunde gesichtet, um das Vorgehen bei der Untersuchung und Behandlung spielbedingter Beschwerden zu beschreiben.
Ergebnisse:
Studien berichten von einer Prävalenz spielbedingter neuromuskuloskelettaler Beschwerden der oberen Extremität bei Instrumentalist/innen von 47-52,8%. Häufige Ursachen sind Überlastungssyndrome durch wiederkehrende Belastung derselben anatomischen Strukturen, Hypo- oder Hypermobilität sowie (periphere) Neuropathien. Bei der physiotherapeutischen Anamnese bei Instrumentalist/innen spielen sowohl Beschwerde-bezogene Fragen als auch spezifische Fragen zum Instrument, zur Spielerfahrung und zum Übeverhalten eine wichtige Rolle. Insbesondere die funktionelle Demonstration der beschwerdeauslösenden Bewegung und die Haltungs-/Bewegungsanalyse am Instrument geben wichtige Hinweise für das weitere Vorgehen in der physiotherapeutischen Diagnostik und Behandlung. Die klinische Untersuchung kann durch eine apparative Untersuchung z.B. der Muskelaktivität und von Bewegungsabläufen ergänzt werden. Die physiotherapeutischen Behandlungsansätze beinhalten Manuelle Therapie, (Instrument-)spezifische therapeutische Übungen, Haltungs-/Bewegungsschulung am Instrument, neurodynamische Techniken und Patient/innen-Edukation sowie ergonomische Anpassungen des Instruments.
Schlussfolgerung:
Eine musikerspezifische physiotherapeutische Versorgung kann einen entscheidenden Beitrag zum multidisziplinären Management spielbedingter neuromuskuloskelettaler Beschwerden der oberen Extremität bei Instrumentalist/innen leisten.
Sängerinnen und Sänger gehören zu der Gruppe der sogenannten „Professional Voice User“ bzw. der BerufssprecherInnen. Diese Gruppe ist den höchsten Anforderungen hinsichtlich der Stimmqualität und der Stimmbelastung ausgesetzt. Deshalb haben SängerInnen ein hohes Risiko eine Stimmstörung zu entwickeln, die wiederum ihre Arbeitsfähigkeit und Lebensqualität beeinträchtigen kann. Neben Stimmstörungen mit organischen Ursachen gibt es funktionelle Stimmstörungen, die z.B. durch ein ungünstiges Atemmuster oder Hypertonus der Schulter-, Nacken- und Halsmuskulatur verursacht werden können. In diesem Vortrag werden die unterschiedlichen Risikofaktoren für die Entwicklung einer Stimmstörung bei SängerInnen aufgezeigt. Anschließend werden physiotherapeutische Behandlungsansätze vorgestellt, die als Teil eines multidisziplinären Managements von funktionellen Stimmstörungen bei SängerInnen eingesetzt werden können.
Background:
Recurrent pain is a common experience in childhood, but only few children with recurrent pain attend a physician. Previous studies yielded conflicting findings with regard to predictors of health care utilization in children with recurrent pain.
Methods:
The present study analyzes data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) study comprising n = 2,149 children (3–10 years old) with recurrent pain to find robust predictors.We used multiple logistic regressions to investigate age, gender, socio-economic status(SES), migration background, pain intensity, pain frequency, pain-related disability, mental health problems, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) as predictors for visiting a doctor due to pain.
Results:
Overall, young girls with high pain-related disability, intensity, frequency, and migration background were more likely to attend a physician. Pain-related disability had the largest impact. Socioeconomic status, health-related quality of life anmental health problems were not systematically related to health care utilization. An analysis of the variability of these results indicated that several hundred participants
are needed until the results stabilize.
Conclusions:
Our findings highlight the importance of pain-related disability and frequency in assessing the severity of recurrent pain. Generic predictors and demographic variables are of lesser relevance to children with recurrent pain. On a methodological level, our results show that large-scale studies are need to reliably
identify predictors of health care utilization.
Im Rahmen eines Unterauftrags durch die Universität Bremen, die vom Verein Geschäftsstelle Qualitätsausschuss Pflege e.V. mit der Entwicklung eines wissenschaftlich fundierten Verfahrens zur einheitlichen Bemessung des Personalbedarfs in Pflegeeinrichtungen nach qualitativen und quantitativen Maßstäben nach § 113c SGB XI beauftragt wurde, hat die Hochschule Osnabrück Personalfragen in der ambulanten Pflege untersucht.
Access to digital technologies depends on the availability of technical infrastructure, but this access is unequally distributed among social groups and newly summarized under the term digital divide. The aim is to analyze the perception of a tracing app to contain Covid-19 in Germany. The results showed that participants with the highest level of formal education rate the app as beneficial and were the most likely to use the app.
With the start of the 21st century, patient safety as a topic of special interest has attracted increasing attention in both academia and clinical practice. As technology has continued to develop since then, questions and focal points surrounding the topic have also shifted. In particular, questions regarding the impact of digitalization on patient safety and its measurement are now of high interest. This work aims to develop a maturity assessment instrument in the form of a criteria set for measuring structural requirements for digital patient safety in hospitals. Based on the results of a literature review and a derivation of maturity objects (MO) from known maturity models, 64 criteria across 11 categories were developed. Written comments of two digital patient safety experts as well as subsequent interviews were used to evaluate and refine the criteria catalog. The resulting catalog offers hospitals guidance for detecting possible areas of structural improvements in their information systems with regard to patient safety and represents a unique instrument for assessing digital maturity in this particular area.
Background
Digital health technologies enable patients to make a personal contribution to the improvement of their health by enabling them to manage their health. In order to exploit the potential of digital health technologies, Internet-based networking between patients and health care providers is required. However, this networking and access to digital health technologies are less prevalent in sociodemographically deprived cohorts. The paper explores how the use of digital health technologies, which connect patients with health care providers and health insurers has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
The data from a German-based cross-sectional online study conducted between April 29 and May 8, 2020, were used for this purpose. A total of 1.570 participants were included in the study. Accordingly, the influence of sociodemographic determinants, subjective perceptions, and personal competencies will affect the use of online booking of medical appointments and medications, video consultations with providers, and the data transmission to health insurers via an app.
Results
The highest level of education (OR 1.806) and the presence of a chronic illness (OR 1.706) particularly increased the likelihood of using online booking. With regard to data transmission via an app to a health insurance company, the strongest increase in the probability of use was shown by belonging to the highest subjective social status (OR 1.757) and generation Y (OR 2.303). Furthermore, the results show that the higher the subjectively perceived restriction of the subjects' life situation was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the higher the relative probability of using online booking (OR 1.103) as well as data transmission via an app to a health insurance company (OR 1.113). In addition, higher digital literacy contributes to the use of online booking (OR 1.033) and data transmission via an app to the health insurer (OR 1.034).
Conclusions
Socially determined differences can be identified for the likelihood of using digital technologies in health care, which persist even under restrictive conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the results indicate a digital divide with regard to the technologies investigated in this study.
Die Digitalisierung ist ein irreversibler Prozess, welcher alle Lebensbereiche tangiert. Diese Bachelorarbeit analysiert die Problematik des technischen Supports der schulischen Medien, die mit der Verabschiedung des DigitalPaktes Schule, an Bedeutung gewinnt. Durch den DigitalPakt werden die Länder bei der Modernisierung ihrer Bildungseinrichtungen in Form von Finanzhilfen für die Ausstattung mit digitalen Medien unterstützt. Mit dem Einsatz der digitalen Medien entsteht die Notwendigkeit des Aufbaus von zuverlässigen Supportstrukturen, welche die Lehrenden und die Lernenden beim Einsatz der Technik unterstützen und stärken sollen. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird ein Supportprozess des ausgewählten Kooperationspartners durch einen Vergleich mit einem idealtypischen Prozess der Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) auf bestehende Verbesserungspotenziale untersucht. Der Ablauf des bereits etablierten Supportprozesses wird mit Hilfe von Interviews erfasst. Im Anschluss an den Vergleich werden unter Mitwirkung des Kooperationspartners Handlungsempfehlungen für die Optimierung des etablierten Supportprozesses erarbeitet.
The assessment of somatosensory function is a cornerstone of research and clinical practice in neurology. Recent initiatives have developed novel protocols for quantitative sensory testing (QST). Application of these methods led to intriguing findings, such as the presence lower pain-thresholds in healthy children compared to healthy adolescents. In this article, we (re-) introduce the basic concepts of signal detection theory (SDT) as a method to investigate such differences in somatosensory function in detail. SDT describes participants’ responses according to two parameters, sensitivity and response-bias. Sensitivity refers to individuals’ ability to discriminate between painful and non-painful stimulations. Response-bias refers to individuals’ criterion for giving a “painful” response. We describe how multilevel models can be used to estimate these parameters and to overcome central critiques of these methods. To provide an example we apply these methods to data from the mechanical pain sensitivity test of the QST protocol. The results show that adolescents are more sensitive to mechanical pain and contradict the idea that younger children simply use more lenient criteria to report pain. Overall, we hope that the wider use of multilevel modeling to describe somatosensory functioning may advance neurology research and practice.
Over the past decade, the proliferation of entrepreneurial ventures and small firms with sustainable business models have pushed the sustainability agenda in the fashion industry. Despite prominent success stories, these companies often encounter significant operative challenges that hinder growth or even cause business failure. This paper adopts a qualitative research design and uses data gathered during 18 expert interviews with entrepreneurs and executive managers of 18 firms from 13 countries to identify and explore the dominant challenges that micro- and small-sized sustainable fashion companies struggle with. The results indicate that communicating with consumers is perceived as surprisingly difficult, especially because sustainable brands need to justify higher prices and explain the added benefits of their products. Second, resource constraints lead to operative friction and overburdening of the decision makers and their small management teams. Third, sustainable sourcing and production processes are economically difficult in an industry that continues to occupy a mass and low-cost logic. Against the background of these insights, a range of managerial recommendations are developed and contextualized in the framework of the Business Model Canvas. This novel approach makes the suggestions which are rooted in the resource-based view actionable and supports sustainable businesses to better manage their operations and achieve growth. For example, collaborative approaches with different stakeholders may mitigate constraints across all three identified problem areas.
Objectives
The aim of this Delphi survey was to establish an international consensus on the most useful outcome measures for research on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for migraine. This is important, since guidelines for pharmacological trials recommend measuring the frequency of headaches with 50% reduction considered a clinically meaningful effect. It is unclear whether the same recommendations apply to complementary (or adjunct) non-pharmacological approaches, whether the same cut-off levels need to be considered for effectiveness when used as an adjunct or stand-alone intervention, and what is meaningful to patients.
Setting
University-initiated international survey.
Participants
The expert panel was chosen based on publications on non-pharmacological interventions in migraine populations and from personal contacts. 35 eligible researchers were contacted, 12 agreed to participate and 10 completed all 3 rounds of the survey. To further explore how migraine patients viewed potential outcome measures, four migraine patients were interviewed and presented with the same measurement tools as the researchers.
Procedures
The initial Delphi round was based on a systematic search of the literature for outcome measures used in non-pharmacological interventions for headache. Suggested outcome measures were rated by each expert, blinded towards the other members of the panel, for its usefulness on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from definitely not useful to extremely useful. Results were combined using median values and IQRs. Tools rated overall as definitely or probably not useful were excluded from subsequent rounds. Experts further suggested additional outcome measures that were presented to the panel in subsequent rounds. Additionally, experts were asked to rank the most useful tools and provide information on feasible cut-off levels for effectiveness for the three highest ranked tools.
Results
Results suggest the use of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS), Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) and headache frequency as primary outcome measures. Patient experts suggested the inclusion of a measure of quality of life and evaluation of associated symptoms and fear of attacks.
Conclusions
Recommendations are for the use of the MIDAS, the HIT-6 and headache frequency, in combination with an outcome measure for quality of life. Associated symptoms and fear of attacks should also be considered as secondary outcomes, if relevant for the individual target population. The cut-off level for effectiveness should be lower for non-pharmacological interventions, especially when used as an adjunct to medication.
This study investigates how microenterprises in Ethical Fashion (EF) retail adopt and make use of social media. Drawing on an explorative case study, supplemented by an action research approach, we first examine the antecedents of a successful Adoption based on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. Subsequently, we shed light on the benefits and drawbacks of social media adoption for the three microenterprises of our case study on the operational and the strategical level. More particularly, we present how they improve value creation through the employment of social media in their value networks and how they overcome the lack of a sophisticated IT infrastructure. Finally, we investigate the reluctance of the three microenterprises to adopt inter-organizational information systems. The findings of our study also reveal a halo effect in the adoption process that may mislead the adopting organization.
Die verfasste Bachelorarbeit verknüpft in Form der "Offenen Kinder- und Jugendarbeit" sowie dem Aspekt der "Migration", zwei relevante Bereiche, die in der Sozialen Arbeit wesentlich thematisiert werden. Beide Hauptthemenschwerpunkte dieser Arbeit basieren auf einem Facettenreichtum ihrer Spezifika. Auf Grundlage der Tatsache, dass das Jugendzentrum des "Stadtteiltreff Haste" in Osnabrück, einen Besucheranteil von ca. 90% von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Migrationshintergrund aufweist, befasst sich diese Arbeit mit der Frage, wie so ein großer prozentualer Anteil an Jugendlichen mit Migrationsstatus als Besucherklientel eines Jugendzentrums zustande kommt. Mittels einer im Stadtteiltreff Haste durchgeführten, quantitativen Forschung (Befragung per Fragebogen) von insgesamt 55 befragten Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Migrationshintergrund, sollte herausgefunden werden, wovon aus der Perspektive der Besucher/-innen, eine erfolgreiche offene Kinder- und Jugendarbeit mit dem Migrationsklientel abhängig ist.
O presente estudo objetivou compreender o significado da atuação profissional de uma equipe ESF em uma comunidade socialmente vulnerável. Utilizou-se como referencial metodológico a Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados e como técnica de coleta de dados a entrevista, realizada entre julho a dezembro de 2009, com 25 profissionais que integram a Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). A análise dos dados demonstrou que a ESF pode ser considerada uma estratégia facilitadora e estimuladora do processo de ampliação e de consolidação das redes de cuidado em saúde, à medida que sinaliza para uma nova abordagem de intervenção comunitária, pela valorização do ser humano como um ser singular e multidimensional, inserido em seu contexto real. Um novo modelo assistencial se desenvolve, em suma, mediante a reorganização da prática de atenção à saúde, intermediada pela multiplicidade de relações, interações e associações complexas que ocorrem no contexto familiar e social.
OBJETIVOS: Compreender o significado do cuidado de enfermagem como prática social empreendedora.
MÉTODOS: Foi baseada na Grounded Theory que, de forma sistemática, criativa e interativa possibilitou o desenvolvimento da teoria: "Vislumbrando o cuidado de enfermagem como prática social empreendedora". Amostra teórica constituiu-se de 35 sujeitos entrevistados, distribuídos em diferentes grupos amostrais. RESULTADOS: O cuidado de enfermagem como prática social empreendedora está associado ao sistema de relações e interações, à capacidade de interagir com os diferentes atores sociais, na capacidade de criar novos canais de comunicação e ações pró-ativas.
CONCLUSÃO: A partir do cuidado como prática social empreendedora é possível atuar de forma pró-ativa, inovadora e participativa, sem desconsiderar as contradições sociais emergentes.