Client satisfaction, safety, and insights from a three-season survey on influenza vaccinations delivered at community pharmacies in Germany.

To address the challenges posed by influenza, its associated complications, and economic burden, the World Health Organization recommends a vaccination rate exceeding 75 % for populations at elevated risk of severe diseases. Presently, vaccination rates in Germany severely lag behind. To augment these rates, pilot projects have been initiated, allowing community pharmacists to administer vaccines.

Provision of hospice and palliative care and implementation of advance care planning for residents in German nursing homes - a cross-sectional study.

Background: Demographic changes are leading to a rise in the demand for care services, with nursing homes (NHs) playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life care. Evidence suggests that NH residents at the end of life significantly benefit from hospice and palliative care and the implementation of advance care planning (ACP). In 2018, Germany passed a law to promote the implementation of ACP in NHs and to enable the refinancing of ACP services by the statutory health insurance funds.

[Feasibility study and analyses of the service records for advance care planning (ACP according to sect. 132g SGB V) in nursing homes - Results of the 'Gut-Leben' project].

Background: With the entry into force of sect. 132g of the Social Code Book [SGB] V in 2018, nursing homes and homes for persons with disabilities providing integration support in Germany can get reimbursed by the statutory health insurance funds for advance care planning (ACP) services. The aim of this feasibility study was to evaluate the number of service records to be submitted, examine the containing information about the consultation process, and assess their potential for research.

Consensus-based recommendations for the development and expansion of palliative day care clinics in Germany: results of a Delphi study.

Background: Needs-based, patient-oriented palliative care includes palliative day care clinics as a specialized semi-inpatient care offer. However, the establishment and development of these facilities has been unsystematic. Research is needed to strengthen their transparency and ensure their accessibility, quality, and structural adequacy.

[Empirically derived recommendations for the development and expansion of day hospices in Germany - Results of a Delphi expert panel].

Introduction: A needs-based and patient-oriented hospice and palliative care also includes day hospices as a specialised semi-inpatient care offer. The establishment and development of these facilities in Germany has been rather unsystematic. In order to ensure quality and adequacy of these structures, research is needed.

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome : Analysis based on routine statutory health insurance data].

Background: The metabolic syndrome is a decisive risk factor for the manifestation of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Metabolic syndrome is the term used to describe the joint presence of specific diseases (obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, disorders of fat metabolism). A classification is made more difficult by inconsistent definition criteria and a missing International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) code.

[Frequency of diagnosed non-alcololic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the German population - An analysis based on health insurance data].

Background:  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases in Germany. In the long term, there is an increased risk of developing liver cirrhosis and subsequent diseases. Epidemiologic studies on NAFLD prevalence in Germany are scarce.