By using quantitative and qualitative studies, we analyze general and mental health as well as health-related risk behavior in different populations and settings. Especially when transferring our findings into prevention strategies, we focus more and more on the use of virtual and augmented reality.
Recent publications
2024
Bammert, P., Schüttig, W., Novelli, A., Iashchenko, I., Spallek, J., Blume, M.,... Sundmacher, L. (2024). The role of mesolevel characteristics of the health care system and socioeconomic factors on health care use – results of a scoping review . International Journal For Equity in Health , 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02122-6
Brokmeier, L., Görig, T., Spähn, B.A., Breitbart, E.W., Heppt, M., & Diehl, K. (2024). What does the general population know about nonmelanoma skin cancer? Representative cross-sectional data from Germany . Journal of Public Health . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02280-5
Diehl, K., Breitbart, E.W., de Buhr, Y., & Görig, T. (2024). The National Cancer Aid monitoring (NCAM-online) of ultraviolet radiation risk and protection behavior: a population-based observational trend study with four annual online survey waves . BMC Public Health , 24 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19938-0
Diehl, K., Deyerl, V., & Herr, R. (2024). Universitäre Gerechtigkeit und Gesundheitsoutcomes . Public Health Forum , 32 (2), 98-100. https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2024-0010
Diehl, K., Dursun, E., & Görig, T. (2024). Berufskrankheit UV-induzierter Hautkrebs: Was wissen Außenbeschäftigte in Deutschland über nichtmelanozytären Hautkrebs? Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40664-024-00544-1
Görig, T., Schuster, A.K., Breitbart, E.W., & Diehl, K. (2024). Die Nutzung von Sonnenbrillen im Alltag, im Beruf und bei Sport im Freien: aktuelle Ergebnisse bundesweiter Befragungen . Die Ophthalmologie , 121 (1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-023-01924-3
Herr, R., Deyerl, V., Rathmann, K., & Diehl, K. (2024). Perceived Unfairness in University Settings: Findings from a Qualitative Study among Students in Germany . Education Sciences , 14 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14080827
Reuter, M., Diehl, K., Richter, M., Sundmacher, L., Hövener, C., Spallek, J., & Dragano, N. (2024). A longitudinal analysis of health inequalities from adolescence to young adulthood and their underlying causes . Advances in Life Course Research , 59 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2024.100593
2023
Brokmeier, L., Diehl, K., Spaehn, B.A., Jansen, C., Konkel, T., Uter, W., & Görig, T. (2023). “Well, to Be Honest, I Don’t Have an Idea of What It Might Be”—A Qualitative Study on Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer . Current Oncology , 30 (2), 2290-2299. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30020177
Deindl, C., Diehl, K., Spallek, J., Richter, M., Schuttig, W., Rattay, P.,... Pischke, C.R. (2023). Self-rated health of university students in Germany–The importance of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors and the parental socio-economic status . Frontiers in Public Health , 11 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1075142
Diehl, K., Battenberg, M.C., Jansen, C., & Görig, T. (2023). Sun Protection Counseling at the Pharmacy: A German Qualitative Study on Status Quo, Potential Deficits, and Sources of Information . Healthcare , 11 (13). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131907
Diehl, K., Breitbart, E.W., de Buhr, Y., & Görig, T. (2023). Tanning bed use in Germany between 2015 and 2022: Representative data of 28,000 individuals on indoor tanning, risk awareness and reasons for use . Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology . https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19744
Diehl, K., Brokmeier, L., Konkel, T., Breitbart, E.W., Drexler, H., & Görig, T. (2023). Sun Protection in German Outdoor Workers: Differences by Sex and Job-Related Characteristics . Annals of Work Exposures and Health , 67 (5), 622-636. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxad014
Görig, T., Apfelbacher, C., Drewitz, K.P., Reimers, A.K., Breitbart, E.W., & Diehl, K. (2023). Sunburn and sun protection during recreational outdoor sport in summer: Findings from the German general population aged 16–65 years . Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine . https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12898
Görig, T., Breitbart, E.W., Drexler, H., & Diehl, K. (2023). Setting-based skin cancer prevention at the workplace: A survey among German outdoor workers . American Journal of Industrial Medicine . https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23480
Görig, T., & Diehl, K. (2023). Umsetzung von UV-Schutzmaßnahmen am Arbeitsplatz . Betriebliche Prävention , 10 . https://doi.org/10.37307/j.2365-7634.2023.10.08
Jaud, J., Görig, T., Konkel, T., & Diehl, K. (2023). Loneliness in University Students during Two Transitions: A Mixed Methods Approach Including Biographical Mapping . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 20 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043334
Kaiser, I., Pfahlberg, A.B., Mathes, S., Uter, W., Diehl, K., Steeb, T.,... Gefeller, O. (2023). Inter-Rater Agreement in Assessing Risk of Bias in Melanoma Prediction Studies Using the Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool (PROBAST): Results from a Controlled Experiment on the Effect of Specific Rater Training . Journal of Clinical Medicine , 12 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12051976
Mayer, A., Herr, R.M., Klein, T., Wiedemann, E., Diehl, K., Hoffmann, S.,... Schneider, S. (2023). Socio-economic inequalities in body mass index among preschool children: do sports programs in early childhood education and care centers make a difference? Frontiers in Public Health , 11 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1079871
Reuter, M., Pischke, C.R., Rigo, M., Diehl, K., Spallek, J., Richter, M.,... Dragano, N. (2023). Health inequalities among young workers: the mediating role of working conditions and company characteristics . International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health , 96 (10), 1313-1324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-023-02010-6
Spähn, B.A., Görig, T., & Diehl, K. (2023). Public Health-Herausforderung Hautkrebs und Sonnenschutzstrategien . Public Health Forum , 31 (4), 328-331. https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2023-0103
2022
Brokmeier, L., Diehl, K., Diringer, B.A., Jansen, C., & Görig, T. (2022). I would say there will be white patches on the skin" - A qualitative study of perception and knowledge of white skin cancer . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 816-816). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Diehl, K., Battenberg, M.C., Jansen, C., Pfahlberg, A.B., Gefeller, O., & Görig, T. (2022). "That's right, I just don't remember what that was exactly" - A qualitative Study on the UV Index among Pharmacy Staff . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 805-805). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Diehl, K., Breitbart, E.W., Greinert, R., Hillhouse, J., Stapleton, J.L., & Görig, T. (2022). Nationwide Analysis on Intentional Indoor and Outdoor Tanning: Prevalence and Correlates . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (19). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912309
Diehl, K., Jansen, C., Görig, T., & Spannhake, M. (2022). "I was Devastated": A qualitative Study of Mothers about Dealing with Breastfeeding Problems . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 750-751). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Diehl, K., Lindwedel, K., Mathes, S., Gefeller, O., & Görig, T. (2022). Tanning Bed Legislation for Minors: A Comprehensive International Comparison . Children , 9 (6). https://doi.org/10.3390/children9060768
Diehl, K., Thoonen, K., Breitbart, E.W., Pfahlberg, A.B., & Görig, T. (2022). Sun Protection and Tanning Behaviors in Caregivers: Prevalence, Determinants, and Associations with Children's Behaviors . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116876
Gefeller, O., & Diehl, K. (2022). Children and Ultraviolet Radiation . Children , 9 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/children9040537
Görig, T., Pfahlberg, A., Gefeller, O., Breitbart, E., & Diehl, K. (2022). Results of a nationwide Survey on the Relationship between Children's Sun Protection and Sun Exposure Behavior and the corresponding Behavior of their Parents . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 802-802). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Görig, T., Reimers, A.K., Breitbart, E., & Diehl, K. (2022). Sun Protection and Sunburn during Outdoor sports Activities: Results of a nationwide Survey . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 752-753). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Herr, R., Deyerl, V., Hilger-Kolb, J., & Diehl, K. (2022). University Fairness Questionnaire (UFair): Development and Validation of a German Questionnaire to Assess University Justice—A Study Protocol of a Mixed Methods Study . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (23). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316340
Herr, R.M., De Bock, F., Diehl, K., Wiedemann, E., Sterdt, E., Blume, M.,... Schneider, S. (2022). Associations of individual factors and early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres characteristics with preschoolers’ BMI in Germany . BMC Public Health , 22 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13814-5
Herr, R.M., Mayer, A., Wiedemann, E., Diehl, K., De Bock, F., Blume, M.,... Schneider, S. (2022). The Role of socio-economic Position and institutional Care Setting on Health of Kindergarten Children . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 827-827). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Kaiser, I., Diehl, K., Heppt, M., Mathes, S., Pfahlberg, A.B., Steeb, T.,... Gefeller, O. (2022). Reporting Quality of Studies Developing and Validating Melanoma Prediction Models: An Assessment Based on the TRIPOD Statement . Healthcare , 10 (2). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020238
Kaiser, I., Mathes, S., Pfahlberg, A.B., Uter, W., Berking, C., Heppt, M.,... Gefeller, O. (2022). Using the Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool (PROBAST) to Evaluate Melanoma Prediction Studies . Cancers , 14 (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14123033
Matos Fialho, P.M., Dragano, N., Reuter, M., Deindl, C., Schleberger, S., Metzendorf, M.,... Pischke, C.R. (2022). School-to-work and school-to-university transition and health inequalities among young adults: a scoping review . BMJ Open , 12 (7), e058273-. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058273
Mayer, A., Herr, R.M., Wiedemann, E., Diehl, K., Blume, M., Hoffmann, S.,... Schneider, S. (2022). A sport focus of ECEC centres appears especially health-promoting for boys from lower socio-economic background . In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH . OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
Micek, A., Diehl, K., Teuscher, M., Schaarschmidt, M.-L., Sasama, B., Ohletz, J.,... Peitsch, W.K. (2022). Melanoma care during one year pandemic in Berlin: decreasing appointment cancellations despite increasing COVID-19 concern . Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft . https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.14799
Micek, A., Diehl, K., Teuscher, M., Schaarschmidt, M.L., Sasama, B., Ohletz, J.,... Peitsch, W.K. (2022). Melanomversorgung während eines Jahres Pandemie in Berlin: abnehmende Terminstornierungen trotz zunehmender Besorgnis über COVID-19 . Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft , 20 (7), 962-979. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.14799_g
Mladenov, A., Diehl, K., Mueller, O., Von Heymann, C., Kopp, S., & Peitsch, W.K. (2022). Outcome of necrotizing fasciitis and Fournier's gangrene with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a retrospective analysis over 10 years . World Journal of Emergency Surgery , 17 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00448-6
Reuter, M., Herke, M., Richter, M., Diehl, K., Hoffmann, S., Pischke, C.R., & Dragano, N. (2022). The Influence of the Transition from School to Work on the Health and Well-Being of young People in Germany . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 827-827). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Reuter, M., Herke, M., Richter, M., Diehl, K., Hoffmann, S., Pischke, C.R., & Dragano, N. (2022). Young people's health and well-being during the school-to-work transition: a prospective cohort study comparing post-secondary pathways . BMC Public Health , 22 (1), 1823-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14227-0
Spannhake, M., Jansen, C., Görig, T., & Diehl, K. (2022). Well-Informed and Willing, but Breastfeeding Does Not Work: A Qualitative Study on Perceived Support from Health Professionals among German Mothers with Breastfeeding Problems . Healthcare , 10 (6). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061009
2021
Diehl, K., Brassat, A., & Hilger-Kolb, J. (2021). Comparative physical activity as a global question to assess physical activity among university students . BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation , 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00247-7
Diehl, K., Breitbart, E.W., De Buhr, Y., Schneider, S., & Goerig, T. (2021). Shift in place of tanning bed use from tanning salons to spa, fitness, and beauty facilities: A trend perspective . Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine . https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12711
Diehl, K., Görig, T., Jansen, C., Hruby, M.C., Pfahlberg, A.B., & Gefeller, O. (2021). “I’ve heard of it, yes, but i can’t remember what exactly it was”—a qualitative study on awareness, knowledge and use of the UV index . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 18 (4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041615
Diehl, K., Hilger-Kolb, J., & Herr, R.M. (2021). Sozialbedingte Ungleichheiten von Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten bei Studierenden . Gesundheitswesen , 83 (11), 928-935. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1205-0861
Diehl, K., & Lindenthal, J. (2021). Trajectories of health status during the transition from school to university: Piloting the method of biographical mapping in German medical students . Children , 8 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080622
Diehl, K., Schneider, S., Seuffert, S., Greinert, R., & Goerig, T. (2021). Who Are the Nonusers of Sunscreen, and What Are Their Reasons? Development of a New Item Set . Journal of Cancer Education , 36 (5), 1045-1053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01732-2
Goerig, T., Schneider, S., Breitbart, E.W., & Diehl, K. (2021). Is the quality of skin cancer screening in Germany related to the specialization of the physician who performs it?: Results of a nationwide survey among participants of skin cancer screening . Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine , 37 (5), 454-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12681
Görig, T., Södel, C., Pfahlberg, A., Gefeller, O., Breitbart, E., & Diehl, K. (2021). Sun protection and sunburn in children aged 1-10 years in germany: Prevalence and determinants . Children , 8 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080668
Herr, R.M., Diehl, K., Schneider, S., Osenbruegge, N., Memmer, N., Sachse, S.,... Hilger-Kolb, J. (2021). Which meso-level characteristics of early childhood education and care centers are associated with health, health behavior, and well-being of young children? Findings of a scoping review . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 18 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094973
Hoebel, J., Sonntag, D., Hilger, J., & Diehl, K. (2021). Subjective social status and its relationship to health and health behavior: Comparing two different scales in university students . International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health , 31 (4). https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2017-0079
Ninosu, N., Roehrich, F., Diehl, K., Peitsch, W.K., & Schaarschmidt, M.-L. (2021). Psoriasis care during the time of COVID-19: real-world data on changes in treatments and appointments from a German university hospital . European Journal of Dermatology , 31 (2), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2021.4016
Novelli, A., Schuettig, W., Spallek, J., Wachtler, B., Diehl, K., Moor, I.,... Sundmacher, L. (2021). Correlation of mesolevel characteristics of the healthcare system and socioeconomic inequality in healthcare use: A scoping review protocol . BMJ Open , 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044301
Spannhake, M., Jansen, C., Goerig, T., & Diehl, K. (2021). “It Is a Very Emotional Topic for Me”—Managing Breastfeeding Problems among German Mothers: A Qualitative Approach . Healthcare , 9 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101352
Teuscher, M., Diehl, K., Schaarschmidt, M.-L., Weilandt, J., Sasama, B., Ohletz, J.,... Peitsch, W.K. (2021). Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on care of melanoma patients in Berlin, Germany: the Mela-COVID survey . European Journal of Dermatology , 31 (4), 521-529. https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2021.4098
Weilandt, J., Diehl, K., Schaarschmidt, M.-L., Kiecker, F., Sasama, B., Pronk, M.,... Peitsch, W.K. (2021). Patient preferences for treatment of advanced melanoma: impact of comorbidities . Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft , 19 (1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.14293
Weilandt, J., Diehl, K., Schaarschmidt, M.L., Kiecker, F., Sasama, B., Pronk, M.,... Peitsch, W.K. (2021). Patientenpräferenzen für die Therapie fortgeschrittener Melanome: Einfluss von Komorbidität . Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft , 19 (1), 58-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.14293_g
2020
Fialho, P.M.M., Dragano, N., Reuter, M., Metzendorf, M.-I., Richter, B., Hoffmann, S.,... Pischke, C. (2020). Mapping the evidence regarding school-to-work/university transition and health inequalities among young adults: A scoping review protocol . BMJ Open , 10 (12). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039831
Goerig, T., Schneider, S., Schilling, L., & Diehl, K. (2020). Attractiveness as a motive for tanning: Results of representative nationwide survey in Germany . Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine , 36 (2), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12525
Hilger-Kolb, J., Loerbroks, A., & Diehl, K. (2020). ‘When I have time pressure, sport is the first thing that is cancelled’: A mixed-methods study on barriers to physical activity among university students in Germany . Journal of Sports Sciences , 2479-2488. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1792159
Hilger-Kolb, J., Schneider, S., Herr, R.M., Osenbruegge, N., Hoffmann, S., Herke, M.,... Diehl, K. (2020). Associations between contextual and compositional characteristics of early childcare facilities with health, health behaviours and well-being among young children aged 06 years: Protocol for a scoping review . BMJ Open , 10 (9). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037038
Schneider, S., Seuffert, S., Greinert, R., Diehl, K., & Goerig, T. (2020). Does sunscreen use comply with official recommendations? Results of a nationwide survey in Germany . Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology , 34 (5), 1112-1117. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16100
Schricker, J., Kotarski, C., Haja, J.-M., Dadaczynski, K., Diehl, K., & Rathmann, K. (2020). Health and health behavior among students: associations with health literacy Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten bei Studierenden: Assoziationen mit der Gesundheitskompetenz . Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung , 15 (4), 354-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-020-00764-2
Weilandt, J., Schaarschmidt, M.-L., Kiecker, F., Sasama, B., Pronk, M., Ohletz, J.,... Diehl, K. (2020). Patient preferences in adjuvant and palliative treatment of advanced melanoma: A discrete choice experiment . Acta Dermato-Venereologica , 100 (6), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3422
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By using quantitative and qualitative studies, we analyze general and mental health as well as health-related risk behavior in different populations and settings. Especially when transferring our findings into prevention strategies, we focus more and more on the use of virtual and augmented reality.
Wahrgenommene universitäre Gerechtigkeit: Wie unfair behandelt fühlen sich Studierende und wie hoch ist das damit verbundene Gesundheitsrisiko? Entwicklung und Validierung eines Fragebogens zur Erfassung der universitären Gerechtigkeit in Anlehnung an das Konzept der organisationalen Gerechtigkeit
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