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Patient care

Description

Research and recommendations on the provision of the full range of personal health services for diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation of patients. Description adapted from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68003191.

Research projects
23
Research types
8
Research networks
1
Working groups
10
People
55
Publications
20
Event items
4

Research projects

ACT-CFS Pilot Study - Pilot Study to Evaluate an Innovative Activity Scale for Children and Adolescents with ME/CFS
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Adult patients with severe and very severe ME/CFS in Austria. A multi-perspective study.
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Kathryn Hoffmann
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
2025-01
to 2026-03
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Assessing healthcare for patients with post-acute infection syndromes like ME/CFS (Care4PAIS&ME/CFS)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Golda Schlaff
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna, University of Vienna
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
COVID-19 Research Infrastructure Platform for Children and Adolescents (coverCHILD)
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Reinhard Berner, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
Organisations:
University Clinic Dresden, University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2022-09
to 2023-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Care Model for Patients with ME/CFS (CFS_CARE)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2021-12
to 2024-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General, Mental health
Care for ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Care situation and needs of young people with post-viral symptom complexes: Status quo analysis and development of a care concept (KidsCarePVS)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2024-10
to 2027-09
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Development and evaluation of interactive seminars for prospective doctors to destigmatise people with ME/CFS (SEE-ME)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Christine Blome, Rachel Sommer
Organisations:
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Diagnostic latency in ME/CFS and post-COVID: causes, consequences and potential for improvement – ​​a mixed methods study (DiaMECO)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Christine Blome
Organisations:
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Research period:
2024-10
to 2027-09
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Effectiveness of Acceptance Commitment Therapy or Micro Breaks in Patients With CFS/ME
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Switzerland
Principal investigator:
Sarah Schiebler
Organisations:
University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
Research period:
2023-08
to 2026-07
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
General, Mental health
Experiences of ME/CFS Patients in the German Healthcare System - A Qualitative Study on a Very Special Doctor-Patient Relationship
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Lotte Habermann-Horstmeier
Organisations:
Villingen Institute of Public Health (VIPH)
Research period:
2022-09
to not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General, Mental health
GaPaMUC-CFS
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2020-09
to 2022-06
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Improving the care situation for those affected by Long COVID (LCovB)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Johanna Schuster
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2024-03
to 2027-02
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Instrument to support diagnosis, severity assessment, management and follow-up of post-viral syndromes in general practice (POSH)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Attila Altiner
Organisations:
University Clinic Heidelberg
Research period:
2024-07
to 2027-06
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Integrated care of ME/CFS in children and adolescents using app-based telemonitoring
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Jeremy Schmidt, Zoe Oftring
Organisations:
University Clinic Giessen and Marburg, Clinic Bethel
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
ME/CFS Kids Bavaria
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2021-12
to 2023-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Molecular immunological characterisation & multimodal-multicenter intersectoral care for Long COVID in children and adolescents in Baden-Wuerttemberg (MOVE-COVID-BW)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Roland Elling
Organisations:
University Clinic Freiburg
Research period:
2023-10
to 2024-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Post Acute Infection Syndromes Interdisciplinary Care Berlin (PAIS Care Berlin)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2024-11
to 2028-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Post-COVID-Kids Bavaria 1.0
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends, Michael Kabesch
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Barmherzige Brüder Clinic St. Hedwig Regensburg
Research period:
2021-09
to 2023-06
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Post-COVID-Kids Bavaria 2.0
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2023-09
to 2024-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General
Study on Long COVID and ME/CFS Symptoms in Patients with Mental Disabilities and the Experiences of Patients, Relatives and Carers in the German Healthcare System
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Lotte Habermann-Horstmeier
Organisations:
Villingen Institute of Public Health (VIPH)
Research period:
2022-09
to not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General, Mental health
Swiss ME/CFS Study
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Switzerland
Principal investigator:
Rea Tschopp
Organisations:
Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute, University of Basel
Research period:
2021-06
to not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General, Mental health
TeleNeurological outpatient care in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (TENEAM)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Christiana Franke
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
General