Prof. Dr. Katharina Diehl

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://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02122-6
• 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://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-023-01924-3
• 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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116876
• Gefeller, O., & Diehl, K. (2022). Children and Ultraviolet Radiation. Children, 9(4). https://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.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://dx.doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3422