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| Stefanie JoosSummaryAffiliation: University of Heidelberg Country: Germany Publications
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Review on efficacy and health services research studies of complementary and alternative medicine in inflammatory bowel diseaseStefanie Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Medical Hospital Heidelberg, Vosstrasse 2, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
Chin J Integr Med 17:403-9. 2011..To assess the evidence of the use and efficacy for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Germany - a survey of patients with inflammatory bowel diseaseStefanie Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Complement Altern Med 6:19. 2006..Previous studies have suggested an increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of CAM in German patients with IBD...
Acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: a randomized controlled studyStefanie Joos
Department of Medicine I, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany
Scand J Gastroenterol 41:1056-63. 2006..The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of active ulcerative colitis (UC)...
[Acupuncture--needle-pricking within a complex intervention]Stefanie Joos
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
Forsch Komplementmed 13:362-7. 2006..Furthermore, it is discussed to what extent unspecific acupuncture effects can be assessed within randomized controlled trials...
Montelukast as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of mild to moderate asthma: a systematic reviewS Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Vossstr 2, D 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Thorax 63:453-62. 2008..To systematically review the evidence for the medium to long term benefits and risks of montelukast as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in comparison with placebo and active controls in mild to moderate asthma...
The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Germany - a focus group study of GPsStefanie Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 8:127. 2008..Furthermore, experiences of GPs integrating CAM in their daily practice were explored...
ELSID-Diabetes study-evaluation of a large scale implementation of disease management programmes for patients with type 2 diabetes. Rationale, design and conduct--a study protocol [ISRCTN08471887]Stefanie Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Vossstr 2, D 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Public Health 5:99. 2005..The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of DMP by example of type 2 diabetes in the primary care setting of two German federal states (Rheinland-Pfalz and Sachsen-Anhalt)...
[Development and implementation of a 'curriculum complementary and alternative medicine' at the Heidelberg Medical School]Stefanie Joos
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
Forsch Komplementmed 15:251-60. 2008..The present article describes the development of a 'CAM curriculum' for undergraduate education, its implementation in the QB 12 at the Heidelberg Medical School and its evaluation...
Characteristics and job satisfaction of general practitioners using complementary and alternative medicine in Germany--is there a pattern?Stefanie Joos
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Vosstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Complement Altern Med 11:131. 2011..The aim of the study was to explore differences in personal and practice characteristics, work load and job satisfaction of GPs depending on their use of and attitude towards CAM. Furthermore, predictors for CAM use should be explored...
Additional impact of concomitant hypertension and osteoarthritis on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Germany - a cross-sectional surveyAntje Miksch
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Health Qual Life Outcomes 7:19. 2009..The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the impact of additional comorbidities on quality of life within a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care...
Does GPs' self-perception of their professional role correspond to their social self-image?--a qualitative study from GermanyIris Natanzon
Competence Centre of General Practice, Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Fam Pract 11:10. 2010....
Health service utilization patterns of primary care patients with osteoarthritisThomas Rosemann
University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Practice and Health Services Research Vosstr, 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 7:169. 2007..To assess factors associated with visits to GPs, orthopaedists, and non-physician practitioners of complementary medicine (alternative practitioners) by primary care patients with osteoarthritis (OA)...
Rationale, design and conduct of a comprehensive evaluation of a primary care based intervention to improve the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients. The PraxArt-project: a cluster randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN87252339]Thomas Rosemann
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Public Health 5:77. 2005..But it remains unclear if these comprehensive evidence based approaches can improve patients' quality of life if they are provided in a primary care setting...
[Needs assessment of a longitudinal training course in vocational training within the Verbundweiterbildung(plus)]Marco Roos
Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Heidelberg und Kompetenzzentrum Allgemeinmedizin Baden Württemberg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:110-5. 2011..In Germany content-related vocational training mostly is the responsibility of the trainees themselves. The aim of this needs assessment is to explore the requirements of a longitudinal training course in vocational training...
[Perspectives and experiences of vocational trainers in General Practice: a survey in Baden-Wuerttemberg]Stefanie Joos
Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Heidelberg und Kompetenzzentrum Allgemeinmedizin Baden Württemberg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:97-104. 2011..The aim of this survey was to explore perspectives and experiences of GP trainers focusing on their needs in view of a possible qualification course...
Is there a survival benefit within a German primary care-based disease management program?Antje Miksch
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Am J Manag Care 16:49-54. 2010..To compare the mortality rate of patients with type 2 diabetes who were enrolled in the German diabetes disease management program (DMP) with the mortality rate of those who were not enrolled...
Comparison of AIMS2-SF, WOMAC, x-ray and a global physician assessment in order to approach quality of life in patients suffering from osteoarthritisThomas Rosemann
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:6. 2006..The aim of the study was to reveal possible factors which mainly influence general practitioners (GPs) assessment of patients' QoL...
[Vocational training in general practice in Germany: a nation-wide survey among trainees]Marco Roos
Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Heidelberg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:81-8. 2011..A national survey among general practice trainees aimed to explore their perspectives of vocational training (VT)...
Depression and panic disorder as predictors of health outcomes for patients with asthma in primary careAntonius Schneider
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Respir Med 102:359-66. 2008..However, their impact on health outcomes in primary care patients is less well examined. This study prospectively evaluated the impact of depression and panic disorder on outcomes of primary care patients with asthma over 1 year...
[An evidence-based seminar changes cognition rather than medical students' personal attitudes towards diagnostic uncertainty in a primary care setting]Antonius Schneider
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 101:119-23. 2007....
Becoming a general practitioner--which factors have most impact on career choice of medical students?Kathrin Kiolbassa
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Fam Pract 12:25. 2011..The factors influencing the career choice of German medical students are poorly understood. This study aims to identify factors influencing medical students' specialty choice laying a special focus on general practice...
A comparison of the workload of rural and urban primary care physicians in Germany: analysis of a questionnaire surveyJost Steinhaeuser
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
BMC Fam Pract 12:112. 2011..abstract:..
Acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of active Crohn's disease: a randomized controlled studyStefanie Joos
Department of Medicine I Gastroenterology, Research Group for Alternative Medicine, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Digestion 69:131-9. 2004..The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of active Crohn's disease (CD)...
Impact of primary care-based disease management on the health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbidityDominik Ose
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Diabetes Care 32:1594-6. 2009..This study examined the effectiveness of the German diabetes disease management program (DMP) for patients with varying numbers of other medical conditions with respect to their health-related quality of life (HRQoL)...
Case management of arthritis patients in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trialThomas Rosemann
University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Arthritis Rheum 57:1390-7. 2007....
[He that knows nothing doubts nothing: availability of foreign language patient education material for immigrant patients in Germany - a survey]Jessica Bungartz
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:743-50. 2011....
Use of a patient information leaflet to influence patient decisions regarding mode of administration of NSAID medications in case of acute low back painThomas Rosemann
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Eur Spine J 15:1737-41. 2006..The results should help to reduce physicians' fear of losing patients when not following their demand for i.m. injections and therefore enable a safer pain treatment...
Acupuncture treatment in gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic reviewAntonius Schneider
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Medical Hospital Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
World J Gastroenterol 13:3417-24. 2007..However, it must be discussed on what terms patients benefit when this harmless and obviously powerful therapy with regard to QoL is demystified by further placebo controlled trials...
Amplification of Cyclin L1 is associated with lymph node metastases in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)C Sticht
Klinik fur Mund, Kiefer und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Br J Cancer 92:770-4. 2005..Our results indicate that CCNL1 plays a critical role in the loco-regional progression of HNSCC and may serve as an indicator for occult advanced tumour stages...
[Job satisfaction of general practitioners]Katja Götz
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Med Klin (Munich) 105:767-71. 2010..In Germany there is a lack of general practitioners (GP) that is forecasted to grow. Against this background a study of job satisfaction is of major interest. The purpose of this study was to analyse the job satisfaction of German GPs...
Future potential country doctor: the perspectives of German GPsIris Natanzon
University Hospital of Heidelberg, Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg, Germany
Rural Remote Health 10:1347. 2010..The aim of this study was to explore the 'pros and cons' of GPs' work in rural areas and to identify from GPs' perspective possible measures for counteracting future GP shortages...
[Complementary and alternative medicine in practice - the diagnostic-therapeutic process from the perspective of general practitioners: a qualitative study]Berthold Musselmann
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
Forsch Komplementmed 16:392-9. 2009..This study aimed to explore the diagnostic-therapeutic process and relevant factors regarding the use of CAM from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs)...
[The image of general practitioners' profession in a changing society]Iris Natanzon
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, Geb 37, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Med Klin (Munich) 104:601-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to explore, which image exists of general practitioners' profession from their viewpoint and which social developments influence their image...
German diabetes disease management programs are appropriate for restructuring care according to the chronic care model: an evaluation with the patient assessment of chronic illness care instrumentJoachim Szecsenyi
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Vosstrasse 2, D 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Diabetes Care 31:1150-4. 2008..We examined differences as perceived and experienced by patients with type 2 diabetes between those enrolled in a DMP compared with patients receiving usual care in two federal states of Germany...
Family practice web sites: new perspectives for patient care and health information?Tobias Freund
Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Fam Med 42:501-6. 2010..To determine the content and quality of family medicine Web sites, we performed a cross-sectional study on a large sample of family practices' Web sites in Berlin, Germany...
["General Practice is a great job anyway" - a qualitative study with vocational trainees]Jost Steinhäuser
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Heidelberg und Kompetenzzentrum Allgemeinmedizin Baden Württemberg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:89-96. 2011....
Molecular analysis of childhood primitive neuroectodermal tumors defines markers associated with poor outcomeW G Scheurlen
Children s Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
J Clin Oncol 16:2478-85. 1998..The diagnostic and prognostic significance of well-defined molecular markers was investigated in childhood primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET)...
[Gastrointestinal stromal tumors. A morphologic and molecular genetic independent tumor entity with new therapeutic perspectives]G Mechtersheimer
Pathologisches Institut, Universitat Heidelberg
Pathologe 24:182-91. 2003..First therapeutic applications of imatinib in patients with progressive GISTs have yielded promising results. This review focuses on the morphological and molecular findings in GISTs which have opened up a new therapeutic perspective...
Mapping of the breakpoints on the short arm of chromosome 17 in neoplasms with an i(17q)W G Scheurlen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Mannheim, Germany
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 25:230-40. 1999..These results indicate that the low copy number repeat gene clusters which are present in the CMT and SMS regions may be one of the factors for the increased instability that may trigger the formation of an i(17q)...
Neuroendocrinological effects of acupuncture treatment in patients with irritable bowel syndromeA Schneider
University Medical Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Vossstrasse 2, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Complement Ther Med 15:255-63. 2007..The aim was to explore if acupuncture has some specific influence on the neuroendocrinic and autonomic nervous system (ANS)...
[Aspirations of medical students: "planning for a secure career" - results of an online-survey among students at five medical schools in Germany]K Gotz
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 136:253-7. 2011..The aim of this study was to analyze expectations of medical students at the five medical schools in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) concerning their career choice and factors influencing it...
[Opportunities and chances for tissue chip microarrays in head and neck surgery. A novel technique for the rapid evaluation of potentially novel biomarkers]C Hofele
Klinik und Poliklinik fur Mund, Kiefer und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitat Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 6:394-401. 2002....
[What factors aid in the recruitment of general practice as a career? An enquiry by interview of general practitioners]Iris Natanzon
Kompetenzzentrum Allgemeinmedizin Baden Württemberg, Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 135:1011-5. 2010..The aim of this study was to explore, from the perspective of GPs, factors influencing the choice of general practice as a career. Also analysed is the extent to which those factors influence medical students in their carrier choice...
[The management of osteoarthritis by general practitioners in Germany: comparison of self-reported behaviour with international guidelines]T Rosemann
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Vossstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Deutschland
Orthopade 37:69-74. 2008..The care provider of most patients is the general practitioner (GP). The aim of the study was to investigate the approaches in diagnosing and treating OA of German GPs and to assess adherence to international guidelines...
[Health screening and vaccination status--results from a patient survey in German general practices]T Freund
Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Gesundheitswesen 72:804-7. 2010..Due to the results of our study it has to be discussed whether the health screening "Check up 35" should be regularly accompanied with vaccination counselling...
Recurrent chromosomal imbalances detected in biopsy material from oral premalignant and malignant lesions by combined tissue microdissection, universal DNA amplification, and comparative genomic hybridizationR G Weber
Abteilung Organisation komplexer Genome, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
Am J Pathol 153:295-303. 1998..Such data may identify prognostic indicators that could eventually assist in designing therapeutic strategies...
Efficacy of current molecular cytogenetic protocols for the diagnosis of chromosome aberrations in tumor specimensP Lichter
Abteilung Organisation komplexer Genome, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
Cytokines Mol Ther 2:163-9. 1996....
Immunomodulatory effects of acupuncture in the treatment of allergic asthma: a randomized controlled studyS Joos
Department of Anaesthetics, University of Heidelberg, Germany
J Altern Complement Med 6:519-25. 2000..In a randomized, controlled study we investigated immunologic effects of Chinese acupuncture on patients with allergic asthma...
Assignment of the human serine/threonine protein phosphatase 4 gene (PPP4C) to chromosome 16p11-p12 by fluorescence in situ hybridizationH Bastians
Division of Molecular Biology of Mitosis, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Genomics 42:181-2. 1997
Expression analysis of imbalanced genes in prostate carcinoma using tissue microarraysI Prowatke
Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Br J Cancer 96:82-8. 2007..023). In conclusion, our study revealed novel molecular markers of potential diagnostic and therapeutic relevance for prostate carcinoma...
Highly conserved 3' UTR and expression pattern of FXR1 points to a divergent gene regulation of FXR1 and FMR1J F Coy
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
Hum Mol Genet 4:2209-18. 1995..While FMR1 is highly expressed in proliferating spermatogonia, FXR1 is highly expressed in postmeiotic spermatids...
Localization of the novel serine/threonine protein phosphatase 6 gene (PPP6C) to human chromosome Xq22.3H Bastians
Division for Molecular Biology of Mitosis, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Genomics 41:296-7. 1997
Integration of complementary and alternative medicine into German medical school curricula -- contradictions between the opinions of decision makers and the status quoBenno Brinkhaus
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charite Universitatsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 12:139-43. 2005..The aim of this study was to survey key decision makers at German medical schools with regard to their views on CAM and to examine the extent to which CAM has already been integrated in the German medical school system...
