[Distribution of Health Science Experts and Public Health Professionals in Public Health Departments in Germany].

Background: There is limited data on the number and distribution of academically qualified professionals in the field of Public Health at the lower level of health authorities. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of Public Health Professionals in Public Health Authorities in Germany.

Method: An online survey was conducted with the directors of the 376 German Public Health Authorities regarding the presence of Public Health Professionals and their views on personnel needs.

Bus Riding as Amplification Mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Germany, 2021.

To examine the risk associated with bus riding and identify transmission chains, we investigated a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany in 2021 that involved index case-patients among bus-riding students. We used routine surveillance data, performed laboratory analyses, interviewed case-patients, and conducted a cohort study. We identified 191 case-patients, 65 (34%) of whom were elementary schoolchildren.

Healthcare experiences of patients with chronic heart failure in Germany: a scoping review.

Objectives: To review systematically the past 10 years of research activity into the healthcare experiences (HCX) of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in Germany, in order to identify research foci and gaps and make recommendations for future research.

Design: In this scoping review, six databases and grey literature sources were systematically searched for articles reporting HCX of patients with CHF in Germany that were published between 2008 and 2018. Extracted results were summarised using quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis.

Written patient information materials used in general practices fail to meet acceptable quality standards.

Background: Patient information materials and decision aids are essential tools for helping patients make informed decisions and share in decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of the written patient information materials available at general practices in Styria, Austria.

Methods: We asked general practitioners to send in all patient information materials available in their practices and to answer a short questionnaire.

Chronic heart failure patients' experiences of German healthcare services: a protocol for a scoping review.

Introduction: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a heterogeneous condition requiring complex treatment from diverse healthcare services. An increasingly holistic understanding of healthcare has resulted in contextual factors such as perceived quality of care, as well as patients' acceptance, preferences and subjective expectations of health services, all gaining in importance. How patients with CHF experience the use of healthcare services has not been studied within the scope of a systematic review in a German healthcare context.

Colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis in migrants and non-migrants: a cross-sectional analysis of the KoMigra Study in Germany.

Background:  Colorectal cancer is one leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Its prognosis depends largely on tumour stage at diagnosis. Migration status was associated with late stage at diagnosis in some studies, yet results are inconsistent.

Screening interval recommendations following a normal colonoscopy in individuals with a familial risk of colorectal cancer.

Background: In view of the increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) in individuals with affected first-degree relatives (FDRs), the German evidence-based S3 guideline recommends having the first screening colonoscopy early and then, following a normal examination, repeating it at least every 10 years. The aim of this analysis was to explore colonoscopy interval recommendations in clinical practice among individuals aged < 55 years with a familial risk of CRC.

Methods: We analyzed data from the FRIDA.

Utilization of colonoscopy and colonoscopic findings among individuals aged 40-54 years with a positive family history of colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study in general practice.

Guidelines recommend early colonoscopy for individuals with a positive family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), but little is known about the utilization of colonoscopy and the frequency of colorectal neoplasms among younger affected individuals in Germany. The aim of this study was to determine the utilization of colonoscopy and the frequency of colorectal neoplasms in this risk group. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a general practice setting.

[Who Should Provide Persons with Familial Risk of Colorectal Cancer with Information on Early Detection? - The View of those Affected].

Background: Colonoscopy is recommended for persons with a familial risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) before they reach 55 years of age. The aim of this analysis was to ask affected persons aged 40-54 years whether they had found out about early detection of CRC and from which institutions and media they would like to obtain such information.

Methods: Analysis of data from a cross-sectional study: In a general practice setting, those with a positive family history of CRC were asked to provide written information.

Frequency of a positive family history of colorectal cancer in general practice: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Evidence on the frequency of a positive family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) among individuals aged <55 years is lacking. General practice setting might be well suited for the identification of individuals in this above-average risk group.

Objective: To determine the frequency of a reported positive family history of CRC among patients aged 40 to 54 years in a general practice setting.

Positive family history of colorectal cancer in a general practice setting [FRIDA.Frankfurt]: study protocol of a of a cross-sectional study.

Background: Although the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is 2-4 times higher in case of a positive family history, risk-adapted screening programs for family members related to CRC- patients do not exist in the German health care system. CRC screening recommendations for persons under 55 years of age that have a family predisposition have been published in several guidelines. The primary aim of this study is to determine the frequency of positive family history of CRC (1st degree relatives with CRC) among 40-54 year old persons in a general practitioner (GP) setting in Germany.

[General practitioner relevant recommendations in German cancer guidelines: a systematic review].

Background: As part of the "Cancer Care in the Family Practice" project sponsored by the German Cancer Aid association, this overview for the first time assesses to what extent general practitioners (GPs) are considered in the formulation of German cancer guidelines.

Methods: Guidelines relating to cancer care for adult patients were sought in eight national guideline and specialist association portals. Identified guidelines were initially examined to discover whether they referred to health care programmes, which were specifically developed for general practice, whether GPs were involved in their development, and whether GPs were regarded, either directly or at least indirectly, as a target group.