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| Matthias LenzSummaryAffiliation: University of Hamburg Country: Germany Publications
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Decision aids for patientsMatthias Lenz
Hamburg University, School of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Hamburg, Germany
Dtsch Arztebl Int 109:401-8. 2012..Patients want to be more involved in medical decision-making. To this end, some decision aids are now available...- The morbidity and mortality associated with overweight and obesity in adulthood: a systematic reviewMatthias Lenz
Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften, Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitat Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dtsch Arztebl Int 106:641-8. 2009..Overweight and obesity are generally thought to elevate morbidity and mortality. New data call this supposed association into question... 
Disaster response to the release of biohazardous agent: instrument development and evaluation of a firefighter's exerciseMatthias Lenz
University of Hamburg, Unit of Health Sciences and Education, Hamburg, Germany
Prehosp Disaster Med 24:197-203. 2009..Structured evaluations are important methods used to identify areas of ineffectiveness and to assure the quality of responses to releases of biohazards...- Meta-analysis does not allow appraisal of complex interventions in diabetes and hypertension self-management: a methodological reviewM Lenz
Unit of Health Sciences and Education, University of Hamburg, Martin Luther King Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
Diabetologia 50:1375-83. 2007..Since these are complex and heterogeneous interventions, consideration of aggregated evidence is necessary... - Searching for diabetes decision aids and related background informationM Lenz
Unit of Health Sciences and Education, University of Hamburg, Germany
Diabet Med 23:912-6. 2006..We explored the feasibility of identifying such information with conventional database search strategies. Our study was conducted only in the field of diabetes care... - Evidence-based medicine for diabetes educators: a pilot studyG Meyer
University of Hamburg, Unit of Health Sciences and Education, Hamburg, Germany
Diabet Med 24:901-5. 2007..We performed a pilot study to test whether the inclusion of a short EBM module into the standard graduate programme is feasible and leads to a meaningful increase in knowledge and skills... 
[Development, appraisal and synthesis of complex interventions - a methodological challenge]Ingrid Mühlhauser
Universitat Hamburg, MIN Fakultät, Gesundheitswissenschaften, Hamburg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 105:751-61. 2011..Detailed methodological procedures for the development, appraisal and synthesis of complex interventions are increasingly discussed internationally...- Development of a patient decision aid for prevention of myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetes - rationale, design and pilot testingMatthias Lenz
University Hamburg, Unit of Health Sciences and Education, Hamburg, Germany
Psychosoc Med 6:Doc05. 2009..The decision aid is planned to be part of a shared decision making programme, comprising a strategy for patient counselling and educational modules addressed to providers. Quantitative evaluation is required to assess its effectiveness... - [A satisfied patient--a good doc? To what extent is patient satisfaction an indicator of quality in general practice? A systematic review]Bettina Berger
Universitat Hamburg, MIN Fakultät, Gesundheitswissenschaften, Martin Luther King Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, German
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 102:299-306. 2008.... - [Does patient knowledge improve treatment outcome?]Ingrid Mühlhauser
Universitat Hamburg, MIN Fakultät, Gesundheitswissenschaften, Hamburg
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 102:223-30. 2008..Critical health literacy which combines the concept of evidence-based medicine and health literacy should be integrated into existing school curricula...