[How effective are non-pharmacological interventions for family caregivers? A systematic review with meta-analyses].

Introduction: Informal caregiving is associated with mental disorders and reduced quality of life. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the results of methodologically high-quality intervention studies on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on patient-relevant outcomes for family caregivers in Germany.

Method: We searched three large scientific literature databases for intervention studies with a control group and a low or moderate risk of bias on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for family caregivers in Germany.

Effects of occupational health promotion interventions on health-related outcomes among employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals: A systematic review.

Background: Compared to workers of larger companies it is less clear what health promoting interventions might be beneficial for employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals.

Objective: Our aim was to critically appraise trials investigating health promotion programs among small business workers and self-employed individuals, by means of a systematic review.

Methods: We conducted a search of primary studies using MEDLINE, Web of Science, LIVIVO and the Cochrane library.

Comparing the occurrence of chronic physical disorders in self-employed individuals with that of employees: A systematic review.

Background: A stringent systematic review of population-based observational studies focusing on the physical health of self-employed individuals as a basis for the development of targeted prevention strategies is lacking.

Objective: We aimed to systematically evaluate all the studies of good quality that compared the occurrence of chronic physical disorders in self-employed individuals with that of employees.

Methods: We searched three major medical databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase) following the Cochrane guidelines.

Mortality, Morbidity and Health-Related Outcomes in Informal Caregivers Compared to Non-Caregivers: A Systematic Review.

A systematic overview of mental and physical disorders of informal caregivers based on population-based studies with good methodological quality is lacking. Therefore, our aim was to systematically summarize mortality, incidence, and prevalence estimates of chronic diseases in informal caregivers compared to non-caregivers. Following PRISMA recommendations, we searched major healthcare databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE and Web of Science) systematically for relevant studies published in the last 10 years (without language restrictions) (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020200314).

Occurrence of Mental Illness and Mental Health Risks among the Self-Employed: A Systematic Review.

We aimed to systematically identify and evaluate all studies of good quality that compared the occurrence of mental disorders in the self-employed versus employees. Adhering to the Cochrane guidelines, we conducted a systematic review and searched three major medical databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase), complemented by hand search. We included 26 (three longitudinal and 23 cross-sectional) population-based studies of good quality (using a validated quality assessment tool), with data from 3,128,877 participants in total.

Investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany resulting from a single travel-associated primary case: a case series.

Background: In December, 2019, the newly identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, causing COVID-19, a respiratory disease presenting with fever, cough, and often pneumonia. WHO has set the strategic objective to interrupt spread of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. An outbreak in Bavaria, Germany, starting at the end of January, 2020, provided the opportunity to study transmission events, incubation period, and secondary attack rates.

Re-evaluation of a 2014 multi-country European outbreak of Enteritidis phage type 14b using recent epidemiological and molecular data.

A European multi-country outbreak of Enteritidis phage type (PT) 14b occurred from March to November 2014 associated with the consumption of eggs. The outbreak involved more than 400 human cases from France, Luxembourg, Austria and the United Kingdom. In 2016-2017, it has been re-evaluated combining recent epidemiological results with latest molecular data.

[Compatibility of Work and Family Life of Employees in the Healthcare Sector: An Issue in Health Services Research].

Background: Healthcare professionals are confronted with specific work-related demands that influence work-family relations and might indirectly affect the quality of healthcare. This paper seeks to provide an overview of the current state of research on this topic of relevance to health services research. The overview may serve as a starting point for modifying structures in the healthcare system (especially in rural regions) with the aim of improving work-family compatibility.

Expanded newborn screening in Bavaria: tracking to achieve requested repeat testing.

Objectives: Expansion of newborn screening programs may increase the risk of missing cases through procedural failures. A coordinated process quality assurance procedure to track recalls was, therefore, introduced in parallel to expansion (including MS-MS and 17alpha-OHP) in Bavaria.

Methods: Using comprehensive computerized registration and automated monitoring a state-funded center coordinated all individual measures to achieve complete testing of all repeat requests-case-specific contacts to physicians, midwives, and parents.

Very high compliance in an expanded MS-MS-based newborn screening program despite written parental consent.

Objectives: In Bavaria, Germany, an expanded MS-MS-based newborn screening program was implemented in 1999. The coverage of new additional conditions and novelty of technology required introduction of written parental consent. Here we evaluated the influence of the consent procedure on compliance by systematic demographic tracking.