Publications by authors named "S M Himmler"

Background: Vaccination is essential, especially in older adults whose immune system function declines with age. The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns temporarily disrupted routine vaccination services. We aimed to assess vaccination coverage for Influenza, Pneumococcus, and Herpes zoster among older adults in Bavaria over time and investigate potential pandemic effects on these rates.

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Aims/hypothesis: The aim of the study is to describe the time trend of type 2 diabetes incidence in the largest state of Germany, Bavaria, from 2012 to 2021, and to compare the incidence rates during the pandemic period (2020-2021) to the pre-pandemic period (2012-2019).

Methods: This secondary data analysis uses health claims data provided by the Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVB), covering approximately 11 million insurees, accounting for 85% of the total population of Bavaria, Germany. Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes cases in adults (≥20 years) coded as E11 (Diabetes mellitus, Type 2) or E14 (Unspecified diabetes mellitus) under ICD-10, German modification (ICD-10-GM) for the study period 2012 to 2021 were included.

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  • - The study aimed to create a Dutch value set for the Mental Health Quality of Life questionnaire (MHQoL) to improve the evaluation of mental health care benefits in health economics.
  • - A discrete choice experiment (DCE) involving 1,308 participants was conducted to gather data, focusing on key dimensions such as "physical health," "mood," and "relationships" that are valued by people with mental health issues.
  • - The resulting value set enables the generation of index values for various MHQoL states, facilitating cost-utility analyses for mental healthcare interventions in the Netherlands.
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Background: Patient-reported outcome measures - PROMs - have been developed to provide an assessment of patients' physical function, symptoms, and health-related quality of life. With patient-centered care becoming increasingly important, several national strategies have been initiated for PROM measurement. However, Germany is only at the beginning of this process.

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