Christian G.G. Sorg

Christian G.G. Sorg
European Fernhochschule Hamburg | EUROFH · Psychology

Professor
Nursing and nursing management

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May 2013 - present
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Position
  • Research Associate
April 2012 - April 2016
Witten/Herdecke University
Position
  • Research Associate

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Publications (38)
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Objective: Academic careers still play a significant role in medicine. Although the doctorate remains interesting for many students, there are no data available from medical students, for example, with regard to the interest of a habilitation. In parallel, a good work-life/family balance is a key career element for young medical professionals. The...
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Ziel der Studie Für die Ärztinnen und Ärzte des klinisch-akademischen Mittelbaus spielen Arbeitsbedingungen sowie die Einstellung zu Beruf und Karriere eine entscheidende Rolle. Seit Jahren ist in der Medizin ein ansteigender Frauenanteil zu verzeichnen. Trotz dieser Zunahme zeigt sich gerade in der akademischen Medizin immer noch eine signifikante...
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Background: Increased lifespan and the improvement of medical treatment have given rise to research in reconstructive procedures in elderly patients. Higher postoperative complication rates, longer rehabilitation, and surgical difficulties remain a problem in the elderly. We asked whether a free flap in elderly patients is an indication or a contr...
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Wound healing of the skin is a very complex biological activity. For a better understanding, an attempt is made to describe and subdivide the different players (cell types and signaling molecules), patterns (different regeneration or repair mechanisms) and processes (division of the overall process into categories, phases and steps). However, this...
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The German healthcare system is facing a major transformation towards digitalized medicine. The aim was to find out the attitude and the degree of preparation of upcoming medical professionals for digital medicine. By means of an online survey, medical students from 38 German faculties were asked about different topics concerning digitalization. Mo...
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Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie Familienleben und die Berufsausübung sind für junge Ärztinnen und Ärzte hohe Güter. Entsprechend ist eine gute Vereinbarkeit beider Lebensbereiche wichtig. Trotz seit Jahren gegebener politischer Rahmenbedingungen und gesetzlicher Ansprüche, scheint die Umsetzung gerade in der Medizin nicht einfach zu sein und mit gr...
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User Guide for the Qualidem. The QUALIDEM is a dementia-specific Qol instrument that allows a proxy-based Qol rating in all stages of dementia. The instrument structure and content are based on the adaption-coping model and the following Qol definition: ‘Dementia-specific Qol is the multidimensional evaluation of the person-environment system of th...
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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Aufgrund der seit 2010 weiter gesunkenen Anzahl an Habilitationen in der Medizin könnten die generellen Anforderungen an die Habilitation im gleichen Zeitraum gestiegen sein. Ziel der Arbeit Die Anforderungen für eine medizinische Habilitation an deutschen Hochschulen im Vergleich von 23 Jahren werden reevaluiert. Mat...
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A large number of models are now available for the investigation of skin wound healing. These can be used to study the processes that take place in a phase-specific manner under both physiological and pathological conditions. Most models focus on wound closure, which is a crucial parameter for wound healing. However, vascular supply plays an equall...
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Background: Facelift is now the fourth most common aesthetic procedure in men. Facial ageing is very different in men and women. Therefore, individual techniques are used since a uniform concept for the surgical facelift in men does not exist. This study aims to evaluate a gender-specific facelift concept especially developed for men. Material an...
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Introduction Proximal femoral fractures (PFF) are among the most frequent fractures in older people. However, the situation of people with a PFF after hospital discharge is poorly understood. Our aim is to (1) analyse healthcare provision, (2) examine clinical and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), (3) describe clinical and sociodemographic predicto...
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Background: The phenomena of severe agitation is not well understood and often not adequately treated. Objective: This article determines the prevalence and associated factors of severe agitation in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods: Secondary data analysis within an observational study in German nursing homes with n = 1,967 partic...
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Background Accurate assessment of health-related quality of life as an endpoint in intervention studies is a major challenge in dementia research. The DEMQOL (29 items) and the proxy version (32 items), which is partly based on the DEMQOL, are internationally used instruments. To date, there is no information on the structural validity, item distri...
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Background: The Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease scale (QoL-AD) is a widely used Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) instrument. However, studies investigating the instrument's inter-rater reliability (IRR) are missing. This study aimed to determine the item distribution and IRR of the German proxy version of the QoL-AD (13 Items) and a n...
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Background and objectives: Theoretical models propose the environment as a factor influencing the quality of life (QoL) of nursing home residents with dementia. This study investigates whether the observed QoL differs depending on the type of care unit. Research design and methods: DemenzMonitor is an exploratory, observational study involving a...
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Background The Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) method is an internationally recognized complex intervention in dementia research and care for implementing person-centered care. The Leben-QD II trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of DCM with regard to caregivers. Methods The nine participating nursing home units were allocated to three groups: (1...
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Offizielles Bewnutzerhandbuch zur deutschsprachigen QUALIDEM Version 2.0
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In Deutschland wird die Habilitation in der Humanmedizin und den Gesundheitswissenschaften von etwa 850 Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten jährlich erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Demgegenüber steht eine nur begrenzte Anzahl akademischer Positionen. Zudem haben sich die Bildungs- und Gesellschaftsstrukturen in den letzten Jahren erheblich verändert, was die B...
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Official User Guide of the QUALIDEM
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Background The medical dissertation represents an independently processed scientific project. In the field of medicine this has for many years displayed the basis for controversial discussions. The aim of the study presented here was to evaluate the prerequisites of all current promotion regulations in German medical faculties in order to develop a...
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Background: The QUALIDEM is a dementia-specific Quality of life (Qol) instrument that is recommended for longitudinal studies and advanced stages of dementia. Our study aimed to develop a user guide for the German version of the QUALIDEM and to determine the item distribution, internal consistency and inter-rater reliability (IRR) of the German QU...
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BACKGROUND The maintenance and promotion of Quality of Life (QoL) of people with dementia is a major outcome in intervention studies and health care. The Quality of Life Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) is an internationally recommended QoL measurement also available in German language. Until now, only a few results on the psychometric properties of th...
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Background There are various definitions and diagnostic criteria for dementia, leading to discrepancies in case ascertainment in both clinical practice and research. We reviewed the different definitions, approaches and measurements used to operationalize dementia in health care studies in German nursing homes with the aim of discussing the implica...
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Background: The postdoctoral lecturer thesis in medicine represents an essential success factor for the career of a physician; however, there is controversial discussion on whether this reflects academic competence or is more a career booster. In this context we conducted a survey among postdoctoral medical lecturers with the aim to evaluate the s...
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For people with dementia, the concept of quality of life (Qol) reflects the disease's impact on the whole person. Thus, Qol is an increasingly used outcome measure in dementia research. This systematic review was performed to identify available dementia-specific Qol measurements and to assess the quality of linguistic validations and reliability st...
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Person-centered care (PCC) is a widely recognized concept in dementia research and care. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method for implementing PCC. Prior studies have yielded heterogeneous results regarding the effectiveness of DCM for people with dementia (PwD). We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of DCM with regard to quality of life (Qo...
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Background: Quality of life (Qol) is an increasingly used outcome measure in dementia research. The QUALIDEM is a dementia-specific and proxy-rated Qol instrument. We aimed to determine the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability in residents with dementia in German nursing homes. Methods: The QUALIDEM consists of nine subscales that were applie...
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In Germany, the number of people with dementia living in nursing homes is rapidly increasing. Providing adequate care for their special needs is a challenge for institutions and their staff members. Because of the growing number of people with dementia, changes to the conceptual orientation of nursing homes have occurred. These changes include spec...
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Introduction From 2009, the quality of care in nursing homes in Germany is inspected, rated, and publicized. This study investigates the association between staff-perceived nursing quality, clinical quality indicators, and ratings of health insurance medical services based on the transparency of stationary care agreement (PTVS). Methods This was a...
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Mit der Durchführung von Forschungsprojekten in Einrichtungen der stationären Altenhilfe ist die Erhebung von großen Datenmengen verbunden. Neben der wissenschaftlichen Auswertung der Daten und Publikation der Ergebnisse für die Fachöffentlichkeit besteht eine Herausforderung in der praxisorientierten Aufbereitung der Daten für die teilnehmenden Ei...

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