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Michael Unrath
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Arbeitssituation und Gesundheit von Hausärzten in Rheinland-Pfalz: Erste Ergebnisse einer landesweiten Befragung,
2011
Die vorliegende Studie sollte das Ausmas von arbeitsbedingter Belastung und Stress sowie die gesundheitliche Situation deutscher Hausarzte mittels standardisierter und validierter Instrumente erfassen. Daruber hinaus sollten Moglichkeiten der systematischen Stresspravention in der Zielpopulation eruiert werden. Das Institut fur Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin der Universitatsmedizin Mainz fuhrte in den Monaten Juni und Juli 2009 eine landesweite anonyme Befragung aller in Rheinland-Pfalz niedergelassenen Facharzte fur Allgemeinmedizin, praktischen Arzte und Arzte ohne Facharztausbildung auf postalischem Weg durch (Querschnittsdesign, N=2 092). 808 Arzte nahmen teil (Rucklaufquote 38,6%)…
Factors influencing place of death in Germany.
2011
Abstract Context Knowledge about factors influencing the place of death may be very useful for the planning of public health strategies to improve the situation of terminally ill patients. Objectives The aim of our study was to determine where people died in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 2008. We further wanted to detect which factors had an influence on the place of death. Methods Our cross-sectional survey was based on a random sample of 5000 inhabitants of Rhineland-Palatinate who had died between May 25, 2008 and August 24, 2008. Relatives of these randomly drawn deceased persons were interviewed by means of a written survey. Results After removing duplicates, 4967…
Identification of possible risk factors for alcohol use disorders among general practitioners in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2012
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY Research on alcohol use disorders among physicians has been scarce in Germany. The aim of our study was to identify possible risk factors for alcohol use disorders among general practitioners (GPs) working in the outpatient sector in the federal German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). METHODS An anonymous survey was carried out between June and July 2009. 2,092 practice-based GPs in the federal German state of RP were asked to take part in the cross-sectional study via postal mail. The CAGE screening tool was used in its German version (CAGE-G) to screen for alcohol use disorders (AUD). Moreover, possible risk factors such as work stress (effort-reward imbalance), s…
The Mental Health of Primary Care Physicians in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2012
Physicians are subject to intense occupational stress (e1– e3), and long-term stress harms their well-being. Health impairments such as high blood pressure (e4), burnout syndrome (e5, e6), depression (1– 3), and substance dependencies (e2, e7) have been linked to occupational stress. One established approach to the assessment of occupational stress is the so-called occupational gratification crisis model (4, 5), according to which stress arises when persistent hard work (effort) does not yield a corresponding gratification (reward). Another important component of this model is a personality-based tendency to devote excessive effort to work, to the individual’s own detriment (“overcommitment…