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Perceptions of Stigma Among Patients With Hepatitis B in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey

Perceptions of Stigma Among Patients With Hepatitis B in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey

While Germany is categorized as a low-prevalence country for HBV, with a prevalence of 0.3% in the general population [4], a disproportionately high burden of HBV exists among immigrants from high-endemic countries who are estimated to contribute 49% of chronic HBV cases in Germany [5].

Bettina M Zimmermann, Theresa Willem, Michael Rost, Nina Matthes, Alena Buyx

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e66379

Preuse Acceptance of a Family-Centered, Need-Based, and Interprofessional Perinatal Care Mobile Health Intervention: Exploratory Study

Preuse Acceptance of a Family-Centered, Need-Based, and Interprofessional Perinatal Care Mobile Health Intervention: Exploratory Study

In 2015, a cross-sectional survey in Germany of over 7500 families with small children showed that around 40% of families have three and more stressors, consisting of biographic, perinatal, and psychosocial measures, cumulatively, whereby at least 25% of participants reported that the parenting role was associated with stress [10]. A vast amount of support services already exist in Germany. The ministry for families, seniors, women, and children even offers web-based services through a family portal [11].

Kristina Killinger, Verena Seyfried, Katharina Brusniak, Markus Wallwiener, Michael Abou-Dakn, Dorothea Scholle, Stephanie Wallwiener

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e66658

Understanding Dermatologists’ Acceptance of Digital Health Interventions: Cross-Sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis

Understanding Dermatologists’ Acceptance of Digital Health Interventions: Cross-Sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis

In Germany, approximately 27% of adults have at least one dermatological condition requiring specialized care each year, resulting in long waiting times for patients [3,4]. Additionally, limited capacity also impacts comprehensive patient consultations, and the demographic shift could exacerbate these challenges [5-7]. Digital health interventions (DHIs) are proposed as one mitigating solution to sustain health care by enhancing the quality of care, efficiency, and empowering patients [8,9].

Patrick Reinders, Matthias Augustin, Marina Otten

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e59757

Mobile Apps and Wearable Devices for Cardiovascular Health: Narrative Review

Mobile Apps and Wearable Devices for Cardiovascular Health: Narrative Review

While simply providing an app or wearable in German did not automatically qualify it as DACH-specific, those developed by creators from Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, with a focus on their respective health care systems, were deemed as such. Secondly, the app or wearable was considered DACH-specific if the company behind it was based in one of the DACH countries.

Gauri Kumari Chauhan, Patrick Vavken, Christine Jacob

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2025;13:e65782

Assessing the Cultural Fit of a Digital Sleep Intervention for Refugees in Germany: Qualitative Study

Assessing the Cultural Fit of a Digital Sleep Intervention for Refugees in Germany: Qualitative Study

However, there are major gaps in mental health care for refugees in the receiving countries such as Germany [5,6], resulting from a lack of (culturally sensitive) services, language barriers, differences in help-seeking behavior and residence status, as well as stigmatization, among other barriers [7-9].

Maja Blomenkamp, Andrea Kiesel, Harald Baumeister, Dirk Lehr, Josef Unterrainer, Lasse B Sander, Kerstin Spanhel

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e65412

Insights Into How mHealth Applications Could Be Introduced Into Standard Hypertension Care in Germany: Qualitative Study With German Cardiologists and General Practitioners

Insights Into How mHealth Applications Could Be Introduced Into Standard Hypertension Care in Germany: Qualitative Study With German Cardiologists and General Practitioners

In Germany, it is one of the most prevalent health conditions, affecting a considerable portion of the population. In Germany, 19 million people with statutory health insurance (26.3%) were diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2018 [5]. Prevention and successful management of hypertension are imperative in averting potentially severe complications, including ischemic heart disease, stroke, and renal disorders.

Susann May, Frances Seifert, Dunja Bruch, Martin Heinze, Sebastian Spethmann, Felix Muehlensiepen

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2025;13:e56666

The Role of the Installed Base in Information Exchange Among General Practitioners in Germany: Mixed Methods Study

The Role of the Installed Base in Information Exchange Among General Practitioners in Germany: Mixed Methods Study

This, in turn, has resulted in somewhat incomplete explanations for the below-average digital development in Germany compared to other European countries [23,25]. For this reason, this paper identifies practices of information exchange between general practitioners (GPs) and other stakeholders in the German health care system, using the state of Brandenburg as an example.

Tim Holetzek, Andreas Häusler, Kathrin Gödde, Michael Rapp, Jacob Spallek, Christine Holmberg

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e65241

Use of Video Consultation Between 2017 and 2020 in Outpatient Medical Care in Germany and Characteristics of Their User Groups: Analysis of Claims Data

Use of Video Consultation Between 2017 and 2020 in Outpatient Medical Care in Germany and Characteristics of Their User Groups: Analysis of Claims Data

The implementation of video consultations in the German Social Health Insurance (SHI) system in April 2017 was intended to establish a basis for providing outpatient medical services regardless of location and thus also in structurally disadvantaged regions in Germany. Older people and those with limited mobility were to be given easier access to medical services. Video consultations can be used in a variety of ways and therefore offer potential benefits for different patient groups.

Theresa Hüer, Anke Walendzik, Lara Kleinschmidt, Klemens Höfer, Beatrice Nauendorf, Juliane Malsch, Matthias Brittner, Paul Brandenburg, André Aeustergerling, Udo Schneider, Anja Wadeck, Sebastian Liersch, Stephanie Sehlen, Katharina Schwarze, Jürgen Wasem

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e60170

Benefits and Barriers to mHealth in Hypertension Care: Qualitative Study With German Health Care Professionals

Benefits and Barriers to mHealth in Hypertension Care: Qualitative Study With German Health Care Professionals

In Germany, too, hypertension is one of the most common diseases affecting a large proportion of the population. Prevention and effective treatment of hypertension are therefore crucial to prevent associated serious complications such as ischemic heart disease, strokes, and renal disease, and to improve the quality of life of those affected [2-4].

Susann May, Felix Muehlensiepen, Eileen Wengemuth, Frances Seifert, Martin Heinze, Dunja Bruch, Sebastian Spethmann

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e52544

Establishing Syndromic Surveillance of Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke: Registry Study Based on Routine Data From German Emergency Departments

Establishing Syndromic Surveillance of Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke: Registry Study Based on Routine Data From German Emergency Departments

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a federal agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention in Germany, has recognized the practical benefits of this approach. At the RKI, an ED syndromic surveillance system has been established in 2020, using daily routine data from the German Emergency Department Data Registry AKTIN [2]. Currently, 58 EDs in 12 German federal states voluntarily provide data for research and surveillance purposes.

Madlen Schranz, Mirjam Rupprecht, Annette Aigner, Leo Benning, Carmen Schlump, Nesrine Charfeddine, Michaela Diercke, Linus Grabenhenrich, Alexander Ullrich, Hannelore Neuhauser, Birga Maier, AKTIN Research Group, Felix Patricius Hans, Sabine Blaschke

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e66218