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| Monika BullingerSummaryAffiliation: University of Hamburg Country: Germany Publications
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The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. first results from the multicare cohort studyIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr, 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 12:89. 2012..abstract:..
The disease management program for type 2 diabetes in Germany enhances process quality of diabetes care - a follow-up survey of patient's experiencesIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 10:55. 2010....
Selection effects may account for better outcomes of the German Disease Management Program for type 2 diabetesIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr, 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 10:351. 2010....
Multimorbidity patterns in the elderly: a new approach of disease clustering identifies complex interrelations between chronic conditionsIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
PLoS ONE 5:e15941. 2010..The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge of specific processes of multimorbidity in an unselected elderly population by identifying patterns of statistically significantly associated comorbidity...
The German MultiCare-study: Patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care - protocol of a prospective cohort studyIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 9:145. 2009..As a consequence, there is little help for GPs in adjusting care for these patients, even though studies suggest that adhering to present clinical practice guidelines in the care of patients with multimorbidity may have adverse effects...
Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents in Germany: results of the BELLA studyUlrike Ravens-Sieberer
Center for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:148-56. 2008..Identifying children and adolescents with particularly low health-related quality of life allows for an early detection of hidden morbidity and health care needs...
Risk and protective factors for children's and adolescents' mental health: results of the BELLA studyNora Wille
Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, Center for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Building W 29 Erikahaus, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:133-47. 2008..Since prevalence rates of mental health problems in children and adolescents are high and of considerable relevance to public health, determinants of mental health, such as risk and protective factors, are of special interest...
The German version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children: psychometric evaluation in a population-based survey of 7 to 17 years old children and adolescents--results of the BELLA studyClaus Barkmann
Centre for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:116-24. 2008....
Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents in Germany: results of the BELLA study within the National Health Interview and Examination SurveyUlrike Ravens-Sieberer
Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf Centre for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Martinistrasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:22-33. 2008..However, so far no detailed epidemiological data has been available for a representative national sample in Germany...
Psychometric properties of two ADHD questionnaires: comparing the Conners' scale and the FBB-HKS in the general population of German children and adolescents--results of the BELLA studyMichael Erhart
Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, Centre for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:106-15. 2008..The German ADHD Rating scale (FBB-HKS/ADHS) consists of 20 items that assess the severity and perceived burden of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness as defined by the ICD-10 and DSM-IV...
Psychometric properties of the KINDL-R questionnaire: results of the BELLA studyMonika Bullinger
Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Institute and Polyclinic for Medical Psychology, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, S35, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:125-32. 2008..One frequently used generic measure for children and adolescents is the KINDL-R questionnaire developed by Ravens-Sieberer and Bullinger (Qual Life Res 7:399-407, 1998)...
How impaired are children and adolescents by mental health problems? Results of the BELLA studyNora Wille
Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, Centre for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:42-51. 2008..Furthermore, differences between childrens' and parents' perceptions of present impairment and impairing symptoms are of interest with respect to treatment-seeking behaviour...
Linking quality-of-life measures using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth Version in chronic health conditions: the example oMarta Krasuska
Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 91:S74-83. 2012....
Health-related quality of life in overweight and obese youths: results of a multicenter studyNora Wille
Research Section Child Public Health, Dept, of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr, 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:36. 2010..We examined treatment-seeking overweight and obese youths to better understand the gender, age, and treatment modality differences in generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL)...
Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature - part 2: available results and future directionsMonika Bullinger
Institute for Medical Psychology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Horm Res 72:74-81. 2009..Additionally, this mini review identifies a need for further research and indicates potential directions...
The patient with dementia, the caregiver and the doctor: cognition, depression and quality of life from three perspectivesSönke Arlt
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:604-10. 2008..In addition to the assessment of cognitive impairment, the importance of evaluating not only depressive symptoms but also health related quality of life (HRQOL) in clinical research and practice in dementia has increased...
Challenges of patient-reported outcome assessment in hemophilia care—a state of the art reviewMonika Bullinger
Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Value Health 12:808-20. 2009..From an evaluation perspective, recommendations for the choice of PRO measures and an appraisal of the potential benefits of PRO data collection within specific health conditions are needed...
The mental health module (BELLA study) within the German Health Interview and Examination Survey of Children and Adolescents (KiGGS): study design and methodsUlrike Ravens-Sieberer
Department of Psychosomatics in Children and Adolescents, Center for Obstetrics and Paediatrics, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W29, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:10-21. 2008..No such difference was observed for the children's self-reported mental health. A weighting procedure was applied to correct for deviations from the sociodemographic and socioeconomic structure of the target population...
Short forms of subjective quality of life assessments from cross-cultural studies for use in surveys with different populationsHolger Mühlan
University Clinic of Hamburg Eppendorf, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Department for Medical Psychology, Hamburg, Germany
Clin Psychol Psychother 15:142-53. 2008..Some basic principles and procedures of short-form development in general are outlined, and selected prominent examples of short-form development as applied to QOL assessment are described...
[Quality of life of young patients with haemophilia in Europe]Monika Bullinger
Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf Hamburg, BRD
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 51:637-45. 2008..The difference in quality of life across countries is a future major health-political challenge...
Quality of life assessment in haemophiliaMonika Bullinger
Institute and Policlinics for Medical Psychology, University of Hamburg, Germany
Haemophilia 10:9-16. 2004..QoL research is a relevant area for haemophilia research which should be pursued further...
Brief report: Development and pilot testing of a coping questionnaire for children and adolescents with chronic health conditionsCorinna Petersen
Center of Psychosocial Medicine, Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
J Pediatr Psychol 29:635-40. 2004..The current paper describes the development, pilot testing, and item reduction process of a coping questionnaire for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions...
Development and pilot-testing of a health-related quality of life chronic generic module for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions: a European perspectiveCorinna Petersen
Institute of Medical Psychology, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
Qual Life Res 14:1065-77. 2005..Psychometric analyses resulted in a 56-item chronic generic HRQOL questionnaire with six domains ('Medication', 'Physical', 'Emotion', 'Independence', 'Social Inclusion', 'Social Exclusion') with acceptable internal consistency...
Assessing quality of life of children with chronic health conditions and disabilities: a European approachMonika Bullinger
Department of Medical Psychology, University Hamburg, Germany
Int J Rehabil Res 25:197-206. 2002..Assessment and monitoring will allow identification of unmet health care needs and, it is hoped, ultimately, the fostering of the development of effective intervention strategies...
[Quality of life becomes measurable. What are the consequences for general practice?]Monika Bullinger
Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie der Universität Hamburg
MMW Fortschr Med 147:34-5. 2005..Measuring instruments are now available, are increasingly being applied, and can make a contribution towards improving the care afforded the patient...
[Assessment of quality of life in dermatology]Matthias Augustin
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J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2:802-6. 2004
[The version 2.0 of the SF-36 Health Survey: results of a population-representative study]Matthias Morfeld
Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Deutschland
Soz Praventivmed 50:292-300. 2005..In its second version the SF-36 contains modifications to version 1.0 in several item formulations and response categories. The second version is translated in German but a psychometric analysis and standardisation are still lacking...
[Quality of life and chronic conditions: the perspective of children and adolescents in rehabilitation]Monika Bullinger
Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 55:23-35. 2006..The study shows that QoL assessment in children with chronic conditions is feasible and that children profit from rehabilitation programs. To further assess the QoL benefit in paediatric rehabilitation more studies are needed...
The DISABKIDS generic quality of life instrument showed cross-cultural validitySilke Schmidt
Center of Psychosocial Medicine, Eppendorf Institute and Clinic for Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Hamburg, Martinistr 52, Haus S35, D 20246 Hamburg, Germany
J Clin Epidemiol 59:587-98. 2006..The aim was to test the performance of a cross-culturally developed disease-generic quality of life (QoL) measure for children with chronic diseases in a multinational clinical study...
[Methodological challenges and potentials of health-related quality of life evaluation in children with chronic health conditions under medical health care]Monika Bullinger
Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg Eppendorf
Med Klin (Munich) 102:734-45. 2007....
Psycho-social determinants of quality of life in children and adolescents with haemophilia-a cross-cultural approachMonika Bullinger
Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf UKE
Clin Psychol Psychother 15:164-72. 2008..These findings suggest that intervention programmes should be geared towards enhancing psychosocial resources in children and adolescents with haemophilia...
The performance of the screener to identify children with special health care needs in a European sample of children with chronic conditionsSilke Schmidt
Institute and Clinic of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine S35, University Hospital of Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
Eur J Pediatr 163:517-23. 2004..Several clinical and theoretical explanations for the lack of identifying some children with chronic conditions and the considerable variation between the conditions are discussed...
Assessing health-related quality of life after severe brain damage: potentials and limitationsCorinna Petersen
Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, Institute and Policlinics of Medical Psychology - University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, S 35, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Prog Brain Res 150:545-53. 2005..It is concluded that in spite of recent promising approaches to HRQoL assessment in TBI, much has to be done to understand, measure and finally improve HRQoL in severely brain-damaged patients...
Healthcare needs and healthcare satisfaction from the perspective of parents of children with chronic conditions: the DISABKIDS approach towards instrument developmentS Schmidt
Department of Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Child Care Health Dev 34:355-66. 2008....
Quality of life in children and families with bleeding disordersMonika Bullinger
Institute and Polyclinic for Medical Psychology, University Clinics Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Martinistr 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:S64-7. 2003..The study showed that variations in QoL can be explained by clinical and psychosocial factors and suggested that QoL can be assessed and enhanced both by medical and non-medical (e.g., psychological) interventions...
Factorial validity and norm data comparison of the Short Form 12 in patients with inflammatory-rheumatic diseaseCarsten Maurischat
Institute and Policlinic of Medical Psychology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Rheumatol Int 26:614-21. 2006..However no effects of age can be detected. The SF-12 could be used with trust in the study of patients with inflammatory-rheumatic diseases. But physical and mental health can not be seen as independently...
Assessment of health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature - part 1: a critical evaluation of available toolsAnna Levke Brütt
Institute for Medical Psychology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Horm Res 72:65-73. 2009..Additionally, this mini review identifies a need for further research and indicates potential directions...
Measuring health related quality of life. An international perspectiveMonika Bullinger
Department of Medical Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Adv Exp Med Biol 528:113-22. 2003
Current issues in cross-cultural quality of life instrument developmentSilke Schmidt
Department for Medical Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:S29-34. 2003..It describes the steps of international QOL instrument development and highlights some of the challenges, referring in particular to an ongoing project devoted to children with disabilities and chronic conditions...
