How do medical students deal with the topic of racism? A qualitative analysis of group discussions in Germany.

Background: Anti-racism is part of the medical professional ethos. Nevertheless, racism pervades medicine on individual, institutional, and structural levels. The concept of habitus helps to understand deficiencies in enacting anti-racism in practice.

Depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the oldest-old population and the role of psychosocial factors: a multivariate and multi-wave analysis.

Background: Since the oldest-old population was identified as a high-risk group for a severe course of the coronavirus disease and higher mortality, it was assumed that they might be particularly psychologically burdened. The aim of the study is to analyze the development of anxiety and depressive symptoms over the course of the pandemic from 2020 to 2022, as well as psychosocial factors associated with these outcomes.

Method: We analyzed data of  = 135 participants aged 78 to 97 years old (2020:  = 86.

Medical students' perspectives on racism in medicine and healthcare in Germany: Identified problems and learning needs for medical education.

Objective: Against the backdrop of considerable lack of research, this study provides the first exploration of medical students' perspectives on racism in medicine and healthcare in Germany. The aim is to identify problems and learning needs for medical education. We address the following research questions: - How do medical students perceive racism in medicine and healthcare in Germany? - How do they address, understand, and discuss different aspects of racism in this context? - What are their expectations regarding the role of medical education?

Methods: Semi-structured online focus group discussions were conducted with 32 medical students from 13 different medical schools in Germany.

"Discrimination is always intersectional" - understanding structural racism and teaching intersectionality in medical education in Germany.

Background: Racism in medicine represents a global problem. It takes place on the individual, institutional and structural level. Especially structural racism can have serious effects on the health of individual people.

The impact of BMI on psychological health in oldest old individuals-Are there differences between women and men?

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association of mental health issues associated with BMI and gender in the oldest old population (secondary data analyses).

Method: The data were taken from the second follow-up of a long-term study investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health in oldest old individuals (range: 77-96 years). The response rate was 80.