A comparison of conventional and retrospective measures of change in symptoms after elective surgeryEva M Bitzer
ISEG Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Research in Health System, Lavesstr 80, D 30159 Hannover, Germany
Health Qual Life Outcomes 9:23. 2011
..In this study, the Gold-Standard 'conventional' method was compared with two variations of the retrospective approach: a perceived-change design (model A) and a design that featured observed follow-up minus baseline recall (model B)...
Assessing patient-reported outcomes of cholecystectomy in short-stay surgeryEva Maria Bitzer
ISEG Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health System Research, Lavesstr 80, 30159, Hannover, Germany
Surg Endosc 22:2712-9. 2008
..The project aimed at testing the feasibility of a quality improvement system based on patient-reported outcomes in short-stay surgery for cholecystectomy...
Patient-reported outcomes in hernia repairE M Bitzer
ISEG, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health System Research, Hannover, Germany
Hernia 12:407-14. 2008
..The project aimed at testing the feasibility of a quality improvement system based on patient-reported outcomes in short-stay surgery for groin hernia repair...
[Acceptance and practicability of a guideline for rehabilitation in coronary artery disease]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung ISEG, Hannover
Rehabilitation (Stuttg) 45:203-12. 2006
..In an accompanying survey information was requested concerning acceptability and applicability of the Guideline, of the presentation of KTL data, as well as reasons for non-adherence to Guideline requirements...
[Patient reported process and outcome indicators for clinical audit in short-stay surgery]Eva Maria Bitzer
ISEG Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Hannover
Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 100:189-95. 2006
..The study aimed to test the feasibility and validity of the system...
[Hip joint operations in routine patient management--determinants of quality of life]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung ISEG, Hannover
Soz Praventivmed 45:125-33. 2000
..In routine healthcare HRQL after hip surgery is determined by patient characteristics and postoperative rehabilitation. Inspite of substantial improvements patients did not (yet) reach the level of the reference population...
[Developing evidence based guidelines on cardiac rehabilitation - phase 1: a qualitative review]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung ISEG, Hannover, Germany
Rehabilitation (Stuttg) 41:226-36. 2002
..The information derived from these analyses will then be used to develop a more detailed evidence-based guideline...
[Effects of rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery on postoperative complaints regarding the disease and limitation of function]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung ISEG, Hannover
Rehabilitation (Stuttg) 40:43-9. 2001
..The study was conducted in co-operation with a German health insurance fund (Gmünder Ersatzkasse, GEK) to identify determinants of outcomes of hip surgery from the patient's perspective...
[Hip joint operation in routine management--complications and their effect on indications-specific symptoms]E M Bitzer
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 138:324-30. 2000
..The study was conducted in co-operation with a German sickness fund to identify determinants of disease-specific health outcomes after hip surgery in routine health care...
[The success of hernia surgery in routine care from the patient's perspective]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Hannover
Chirurg 71:829-34; discussion 835. 2000
..The study was conducted in cooperation with a German sickness fund (Gmünder Ersatzkasse GEK) to determine the success of surgery for inguinal hernia from the patient's perspective...
[Developing an evidence based clinical guideline on cardiac rehabilitation--Phase 2: comparative analysis of the present level of service provision in cardiac rehabilitation based on the KTL statistics]E M Bitzer
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Hannover
Rehabilitation (Stuttg) 42:83-93. 2003
..e. aspects that require high priority implementation. The project is part of a research programme funded by the BfA...
Nasal surgery: evidence of efficacy. The patient's view on outcomes of septal surgeryEva Maria Bitzer
ISEG - Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Systems Research, Hanover, Germany
Rhinology 42:250-2. 2004