2023

Callhoff J, Albrecht K, Marschall U, Strangfeld A, Hoffmann F (2023): Identification of rheumatoid arthritis in German claims data using different algorithms: validation by cross-sectional patient-reported survey data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf; 32(5):517-525.

Czwikla J, Rothgang H, Schwendicke F, Hoffmann F (2023): Dental care utilisation among home care recipients, nursing home residents, and older adults not in need of long-term care: An observational study based on German insurance claims data. J Dent; 136:104627.

Czwikla J, Wandscher K, Helbach J, Fassmer AM, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2023): Prevalence of indwelling urinary catheters in nursing home residents: Systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2023 Jun 21;145:104555. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104555. Online ahead of print.

Dörks M, Bachmann CJ, Below M, Hoffmann F, Paschke LM, Scholle O (2023): Trends in antipsychotic use among children and adolescents in Germany: a study using 2011-2020 nationwide outpatient claims data. Front Psychiatry;14:1264047.

Dörks M, Schmiemann G (2023): Climate-conscious prescribing of inhaled medicines. Prescribing in practice 50(3):134-138.

Fassmer AM, Allers K, Helbach J, Zuidema S, Freitag M, Zieschang T, Hoffmann F (2023): Hospitalisation of German and Dutch Nursing Home Residents Depend on Different Long-Term Care Structures: A Systematic Review on Periods of Increased Vulnerability. J Am Med Dir Assoc; 24(5):609-618.e6

Fassmer AM, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2023): End of life care in nursing homes. Public Health Forum; 31(1):19-21.

Fassmer AM, Zuidema SU, Janus SIM, Hoffmann F (2023): Comparison of medical care needs and actual care in German and Dutch nursing home residents: A cross-sectional study conducted in neighbouring European countries. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 Sep 9;117:105178. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.10517

Hartmayer LT, Hoffmann F, Bachmann CJ, Jobski K (2023): Characteristics and outcomes of cases with methylphenidate abuse, dependence or withdrawal: an analysis of spontaneous reports in EudraVigilance. Int Clin Psychopharmacol; 38(3):169-178.

Helbach J, Hoffmann F, Pieper D, Allers K (2023): Reporting according to PRISMA-A depends on abstract length. J Clin Epidemiol; 154:167-177.

Helbach J, Wandscher K, Pieper D, Hoffmann F (2023): Cochrane review abstracts are getting longer, but this has no large impact on the reporting quality. J Evid Based Med; 16(3):294-302.

Hoffmann F, Habbinga K (2023): [Emergency department visits by nursing home residents: analysis of routine data from an urban hospital]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed; 118(7):549-555.

Hoffmann F, Schnakenberg R, Silies K, Berg A, Kirchner Ä, Jaschke J, Haastert B, Wiese B, Köberlein-Neu J, Meyer G, Köpke S (2023): Effects of advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons (STADPLAN): A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Palliat Med; 37(8):1193-1201.

Jacobs H, Seeber GH. Status quo of osteoarthritis treatment - overcoming barriers with targeted measures. Cover article in: pt - Evidenz spezial. Issue June 2023.

Jacobs H, Seeber GH, Lazovic D, Maus U, Hoffmann F (2023): Disease burden of and expectations from surgery in patients prior to total knee arthroplasty: Results of the prospective FInGK study. Knee; 41:257-265.

Jobski K, Bantel C, Hoffmann F (2023): Abuse, dependence and withdrawal associated with fentanyl and the role of its (designated) route of administration: an analysis of spontaneous reports from Europe. Eur J Clin Pharmacol; 79(2):257-267.

Jobski K, Bantel C, Hoffmann F (2023): Characteristics and completeness of spontaneous reports by reporter's role in Germany: An analysis of the EudraVigilance database using the example of opioid-associated abuse, dependence, or withdrawal. Pharmacol Res Perspect;11(2):e01077.

Klausen AD, Günther U, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F, Seeger I (2023): [Frequency and characteristics of interventions by community paramedics on people in need of care : Analysis of 2,410 deployment protocols for people aged 65+ years]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2023 Dec 6. doi: 10.1007/s00063-023-01085-w.

March S, Hoffmann F, Andrich S, Gothe H, Icks A, Meyer I, Nimptsch U, Scholten N, Schulz M, Semler SC, Stallmann C, Swart E, Ihle P (2023): [Research Data Centre on Health - Vision for Further Development from the Research Perspective]. Public Health; 85(S 02):S145-S153.

Sander M, Dano R, Bieber A, Dammermann A, Fleischer S, Dinand C, Müller M, Möhler R, Schultes K, Köpke S, Dichter MN; HEICO-study group (Seismann-Petersen S, Matthies D, Sommerlatte S, Meyer G, Steyer L, Isensee S, Balzer K, Halek M, Freytag S, Hrudey I, Hasenpusch C, Eich-Krohm A, Meyer S, Piotrowski A, Hoffmann F, Fassmer A) (2023): Challenges, strategies and consequences from the perspective of German nursing home managers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - a qualitative interview study. BMC Geriatr;23(1):164.

Schmitt J, Bierbaum T, Geraedts M, Gothe H, Härter M, Hoffmann F, Ihle P, Kramer U, Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Kuske S, March S, Reese JP, Schoffer O, Swart E, Vollmar HC, Walther F, Hoffmann W (2023): The Health Data Utilisation Act - potential for better research and health care. Gesundheitswesen; 85(4):215-222.

Schwettmann L, Hamprecht A, Seeber GH, Pichler S, Voss A, Ansmann L, Hoffmann F (2023): Differences in healthcare structures, processes and outcomes of neighbouring European countries: the example of Germany and the Netherlands. Res Heal Serv Reg; 2(1):1-8.

Slagman A, Hoffmann F, Horenkamp-Sonntag D, Swart E, Vogt V, Herrmann WJ (2023): Analysis of routine data in health research: validity, generalisability and challenges. Z Allg Med; 99(2):86-92.

Stiel S, Brütt AL, Stahmeyer JT, Bockelmann AWE, Schleef T, Völkel A, Hoffmann F (2023): Implementation, barriers, and recommendations for further development of advance care planning for the last phase of life in nursing homes in Germany (Gut-Leben): protocol for a mixed-methods study. BMC Palliative Care;22(1):27.

Veit C, Bierbaum T, Wesselmann S, Stock S, Heidecke CD, Apfelbacher C, Benz S, Dreinhöfer KE, Hauptmann M, Hoffmann F, Hoffmann W, Kaiser T, Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Koller M, Kostuj T, Ortmann O, Schmitt J, Schünemann H, Geraedts M (2023): [Routine Practice Data for Health Care Analyses: Part 3 of the Manual]. Gesundheitswesen; 85(8-09):718-724.

2022

Baum G, Jacobs H, Lazovic D, Maus U, Hoffmann F, Seeber GH (2022): The influence of obesity on functional outcomes and patient satisfaction 8 weeks after total knee arthroplasty: results of the prospective FInGK study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord;23(1):949.

Callhoff J, Albrecht K, Marschall U, Strangfeld A, Hoffmann F (2022): Identification of rheumatoid arthritis in German claims data using different algorithms: validation by cross-sectional patient-reported survey data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.1002/pds.5562. Online ahead of print.

Czwikla J, Herzberg A, Kapp S, Kloep S, Rothgang H, Nitschke I, Haffner C, Hoffmann F (2022): Generalizability and reach of a randomized controlled trial to improve oral health among home care recipients: comparing participants and nonparticipants at baseline and during follow-up. Trials; 23(1):560.

Czwikla J, Schmidt A, Schulz M, Gerhardus A, Schmiemann G, Wolf-Ostermann K, Gand D, Friedrich AC, Hoffmann F, Rothgang H (2022): Contacts with general practitioners, dentists, and medical specialists among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in 44 German nursing homes. BMC Health Serv Res; 22(1):35.

Dörks M, Hoffmann F, Jobski K (2022): Antidepressant drug use and regional prescribing patterns in Germany: results from a large population-based study. Int Clin Psychopharmacol; 37(5):185-192.

Faulhaber L, Herget-Rosenthal S, Jacobs H, Hoffmann F (2022): Health-Related Quality of Life according to Renal Function: Results from a Nationwide Health Interview and Examination Survey. Kidney Blood Press Res; 47(1):13-22.

Helbach J, Hoffmann F, Pieper D, Allers K (2022): Reporting according to PRISMA-A depends on abstract length. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 27:S0895-4356(22)00343-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.12.019. Online ahead of print.

Helbach J, Pieper D, Mathes T, Rombey T, Zeeb H, Allers K, Hoffmann F (2022): Restrictions and their reporting in systematic reviews of effectiveness: an observational study. BMC Med Res Methodol; 22(1):230.

Höfer J, Hoffmann F, Dörks M, Kamp-Becker I, Küpper C, Poustka L, Roepke S, Roessner V, Stroth S, Wolff N, Bachmann CJ (2022): Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics. J Autism Dev Disord; 52(2):540-552.

Hoffmann F, Glaeske G (2022): Pharmaceutical care (Chapter 47.10). In: Schwartz FW, Walter U, Siegrist J, Kolip P, Leidl R (eds.): Public Health. Health and health care. Munich: Urban & Fischer in Elsevier, pp. 646-656.

Hoffmann F, Habbinga K (2022): [Emergency department visits by nursing home residents: analysis of routine data from an urban hospital]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2022 Sep 7. doi: 10.1007/s00063-022-00952-2.

Huckle T, Silies K, Kirchner Ä, Berg A, Meyer G, Schnakenberg R, Hoffmann F, Köberlein-Neu J, Köpke S (2022): [Nurses' perspectives on their potential role in advance care planning in home care: A qualitative study]. Nursing; 35(6):327-335.

Jacobs H, Hoffmann F, Lazovic D, Maus U, Seeber GH (2022): Use of Physiotherapy Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty-Results of the Prospective FInGK Study. Healthcare (Basel); 10(2):407.

Jaite C, Hoffmann F, Seidel A, Mattejat F, Bachmann (2022): [Outpatient Psychological Therapies in Children and Adolescents in Germany: Status Quo and Time Trends, 2009-2018]. Psychiatr Prax; 49(6):304-312.

Jaite C, Seidel A, Hoffmann F, Mattejat F, Bachmann CJ (2022): Guideline-Based Psychotherapy of Children and Adolescents in Germany: Frequency, Treatment Modalities, and Duration of Treatment. Dtsch Arztebl Int; 119(8):132-133.

Jobski K, Bantel C, Hoffmann F (2022): Abuse, dependence and withdrawal associated with fentanyl and the role of its (designated) route of administration: an analysis of spontaneous reports from Europe. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 16. doi: 10.1007/s00228-022-03431-x.

Kirchner Ä, Langner H, Meyer G, Schnakenberg R, Silies K, Hoffmann F, Köpke S, Köberlein-Neu J, Berg A (2022): [Advance care planning conversations in home care: Intervention development with the Behaviour Change Wheel]. Nursing; 35(6):345-354.

Langhoop K, Habbinga K, Greiner F, Hoffmann F; AKTIN emergency admission register (2022): [Characteristics of older versus younger emergency patients : Analysis of over 356,000 visits from the AKTIN German emergency department data registry]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2022 Nov 4. doi: 10.1007/s00063-022-00968-8. Online ahead of print.

Maslahati T, Bachmann CJ, Höfer J, Küpper C, Stroth S, Wolff N, Poustka L, Roessner V, Kamp-Becker I, Hoffmann F, Roepke S (2022): How Do Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Participate in the Labour Market? A German Multi-centre Survey. J Autism Dev Disord; 52(3):1066-1076.

Melzel M, Hoffmann F, Freitag MH, Spreckelsen O (2022): Frequency and management of emergencies in primary care offices: A cross-sectional study in northwestern Germany. Eur J Gen Pract; 28(1):209-216.

Pieper D, Hoffmann F (2022): Retrieving Cochrane reviews is sometimes challenging and their reporting is not always optimal. Res Synth Methods; 13(5):554-557.

Schmid T, Hoffmann F, Dörks M, Jobski K (2022): Only few outpatient care services allow blistering. German Pharmacist Journal, 162(16): 16.

Schmid T, Hoffmann F, Dörks M, Jobski K (2022): Nurse-Filled versus Pharmacy-Filled Medication Organisation Devices-Survey on Current Practices and Views of Home Care Nursing Services. Healthcare (Basel); 10(4):620.

Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F, Hamprecht A, Jobski K (2022): Patterns and trends of antibacterial treatment in patients with urinary tract infections, 2015-2019: an analysis of health insurance data. BMC Prim Care; 23(1):204.

Schnakenberg R, Fassmer AM, Allers K, Hoffmann F (2022): Characteristics and place of death in home care recipients in Germany - an analysis of nationwide health insurance claims data. BMC Palliative Care; 21(1):172.

Seeger I, Günther U, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2022): [Care of elderly patients by community emergency paramedics: Comparison of community-dwellers and nursing home residents]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed; 117(7):542-548.

Silies K, Huckle T, Schnakenberg R, Kirchner Ä, Berg A, Köberlein-Neu J, Meyer G, Hoffmann F, Köpke S (2022): Contextual factors influencing advance care planning in home care: process evaluation of the cluster-randomised controlled trial STADPLAN. BMC Geriatr; 22(1):345.

Veit C, Bierbaum T, Wesselmann S, Stock S, Heidecke CD, Apfelbacher C, Benz S, Dreinhöfer KE, Hauptmann M, Hoffmann F, Hoffmann W, Kaiser T, Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Koller M, Kostuj T, Ortmann O, Schmitt J, Schünemann H, Geraedts M. [Routine Practice Data for Health Care Analyses: Part 3 of the Manual]. Health Services. 2022 Dec 19. doi: 10.1055/a-1966-0104.

Vollmar HC, Lemmen C, Kramer U, Richter JG, Fiebig M, Hoffmann F, Redaèlli M (2022): [Digital Transformation of Healthcare: A Delphi Study of the Working Groups Digital Health and Validation and Linkage of Secondary Data of the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF)]. Gesundheitswesen; 84(7):581-596.

2021

Allers K, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Fors S, Morin L (2021): Socioeconomic position and risk of unplanned hospitalisation among nursing home residents: a nationwide cohort study. Eur J Public Health; 31(3):467-473.

Althaus AE, Arendt U, Hoffmann F, Lüske J, Freitag MH, Jobski K, Dörks M (2021): [Epistaxis and anticoagulation therapy: an analysis based on health insurance data from Lower Saxony]. HNO; 69(3):206-212.

Althaus AE, Lüske J, Arendt U, Dörks M, Freitag MH, Hoffmann F, Jobski K (2021): Treating epistaxis - who cares for a bleeding nose? A secondary data analysis of primary and secondary care. BMC Fam Pract; 22(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01411-1.

Bachmann CJ, Czwikla J, Jacobs H, Fegert JM, Hoffmann F (2021): [Prevalence and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Germany: An Analysis of Nationwide Health Insurance Data, 2008 vs 2017]. Psychiatr Prax; 48(6):316-323.

Baunacke M, Schmidt ML, Groeben C, Borkowetz A, Thomas C, Koch R, Hoffmann F, Chun FKH, Weissbach L, Huber J (2021): Treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction: there is insufficient utilisation of care in German cancer survivors. World J Urol; 39(8):2929-2936.

Bürki L, Höfer J, Kamp-Becker I, Poustka L, Roessner V, Stroth S, Wolff N, Hoffmann F, Bachmann C (2021): Special educational support in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a parent survey. Res Dev Disabil. 2021 Mar 6;112:103931. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103931.

Claessen H, Narres M, Kvitkina T, Wilk A, Friedel H, Günster C, Hoffmann F, Koch M, Jandeleit-Dahm K, Icks A (2021): Renal Replacement Therapy in People With and Without Diabetes in Germany, 2010-2016: An Analysis of More Than 25 Million Inhabitants. Diabetes Care; 44(6):1291-1299.

Czwikla J, Herzberg A, Kapp S, Kloep S, Rothgang H, Nitschke I, Haffner C, Hoffmann F (2021): Effectiveness of a Dental Intervention to Improve Oral Health among Home Care Recipients: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 18(17):9339.

Czwikla J, Herzberg A, Kapp S, Kloep S, Schmidt A, Rothgang H, Schwendicke F, Hoffmann F (2021): Home care recipients have poorer oral health than nursing home residents: results from two German studies. J Dent. 2021 Feb 16:103607. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2021.103607. Online ahead of print.

Dollenberg A, Moeller S, Lücke C, Wang R, Lam AP, Philipsen A, Gschossmann JM, Hoffmann F, Müller HHO (2021): Prevalence and influencing factors of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke - an exploratory, descriptive study. BMC Psychiatry; 21(1):295.

Dörks M, Jobski K, Herget-Rosenthal S, Hoffmann F, Douros A (2021): Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting vascular endothelial growth factor and the risk of aortic dissection-A pharmacovigilance analysis. Pharmacol Res Perspect; 9(1):e00707.

Dörks M, Jobski K, Hoffmann F, Douros A (2021): Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Reporting Behaviour - An Analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS). Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf; 30(6):707-715.

Engel B, Hoffmann F, Freitag MH, Jacobs H (2021): Should we be more aware of gender aspects in hyperuricemia? Analysis of the population-based German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1). Maturitas; 153:33-40.

Fassmer AM, Hoffmann F (2021): Hospital transport in the last phase of life. CAREkonkret; 24(1): 7.

Heinold S, Fassmer AM, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2021): Characteristics of outpatient emergency department visits of nursing home residents: an analysis of discharge letters. Aging Clin Exp Res; 33(12):3343-3351.

Höfer J, Hoffmann F, Dörks M, Kamp-Becker I, Küpper C, Poustka L, Roepke S, Roessner V, Stroth S, Wolff N, Bachmann CJ (2021): Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-04955-4. Online ahead of print.

Hoffmann F, Allers K (2021): [Hospitalisation of nursing home residents in the last phase of life: an analysis of health insurance data]. Z Gerontol Geriatr; 54(3):247-254.

Hoffmann F, Allers K, Rombey T, Helbach J, Hoffmann A, Mathes T, Pieper D (2021): Nearly 80 systematic reviews were published each day: Observational study on trends in epidemiology and reporting over the years 2000-2019. J Clin Epidemiol; 138:1-11.

Hoffmann F, Kaiser T, Apfelbacher C, Benz S, Bierbaum T, Dreinhofer K, Hauptmann M, Heidecke CD, Koller M, Kostuj T, Ortmann O, Schmitt J, Schünemann H, Veit C, Hoffmann W, Klinkhammer-Schalke M (2021): [Routine Practice Data for Evaluating Intervention Effects: Part 2 of the Manual]. Gesundheitswesen; 83(6):470-480.

Jacobs H, Callhoff J, Albrecht K, Postler A, Saam J, Lange T, Goronzy J, Günther KP, Hoffmann F (2021): Use of physiotherapy in patients with osteoarthritis in Germany- an analysis of a linkage of claims and survey data (from the PROCLAIR project). Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken); 73(7):1013-1022.

Jacobs H, Seeber GH, Allers K, Hoffmann F (2021): Utilisation of outpatient physiotherapy in patients following total knee arthroplasty - a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Aug 18;22(1):711.

Jaite C, Hoffmann F, Seidel A, Mattejat F, Bachmann (2021): [Outpatient Psychological Therapies in Children and Adolescents in Germany: Status Quo and Time Trends, 2009-2018]. Psychiatr Prax. 2021 Aug 5. doi: 10.1055/a-1540-4958. Online ahead of print.

Koeberlein-Neu J, Hoffmann F, Schweda M (2021): 'Value' of advance care plans: health economics revisited. BMJ Support Palliative Care. 2021 Sep 1:bmjspcare-2021-003192. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003192. online ahead of print.

Maslahati T, Bachmann CJ, Höfer J, Küpper C, Stroth S, Wolff N, Poustka L, Roessner V, Kamp-Becker I, Hoffmann F, Roepke S (2021): How Do Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Participate in the Labour Market? A German Multi-centre Survey. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05008-6. Online ahead of print.

Seeger I, Günther U, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2021): [Care of elderly patients by community emergency paramedics: Comparison of community-dwellers and nursing home residents]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2021 Sep 16. doi: 10.1007/s00063-021-00863-8. Online ahead of print.

Silies KT, Köpke S, Schnakenberg R (2021): Informal caregivers and advance care planning: systematic review with qualitative meta-synthesis. BMJ Support Palliative Care. 2021 May 5:bmjspcare-2021-003095. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003095.

Sussmann KE, Jacobs H, Hoffmann F (2021): Physical Therapy Use and Associated Factors in Adults with and without Osteoarthritis-An Analysis of the Population-Based German Health Update Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 12;9(11):1544.

Swart E, Gothe H, Hoffmann F, Ihle P, Semler SC, March S (2021): [Now is the Time to Establish an Efficient Health Research Data Centre]. Public Health; 83(S 02):S139-S141.

Zayed M, Allers K, Hoffmann F, Bantel C (2021): Transversus abdominis plane block in urological procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Anaesthesiol; 38(7):758-767.

2020

Allers K, Fassmer AM, Spreckelsen O, Hoffmann F (2020): End-of-life care of nursing home residents: A survey among general practitioners in northwestern Germany. Geriatr Gerontol Int; 20(1):25-30.

Bachmann CJ, Höfer J, Kamp-Becker I, Poustka L, Roessner V, Stroth S, Wolff N, Hoffmann F (2020): Affiliate stigma in caregivers of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Germany. Psychiatry Res; 284:112483.

Callhoff J, Jacobs H, Albrecht K, Saam J, Zink A, Hoffmann F (2020): Factors Associated with Survey Non-Response in a Cross-Sectional Survey of Persons with an Axial Spondyloarthritis or Osteoarthritis Claims Diagnosis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 9;17(24):E9186.

Fassmer AM, Hoffmann F (2020): Acute health care services use among nursing home residents in Germany: a comparative analysis of out-of-hours medical care, emergency department visits and acute hospital admissions. Aging Clin Exp Res; 32(7):1359-1368.

Fassmer AM, Pulst A, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2020): Sex-Specific Differences in Hospital Transfers of Nursing Home Residents: Results from the HOspitalisations and eMERgency Department Visits of Nursing Home Residents (HOMERN) Project. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 17(11):E3915.

Fassmer AM, Pulst A, Schmiemann G, Hoffmann F (2020): Why go straight to hospital? Health & Society; 23(9): 33-37.

Fassmer AM, Pulst A, Spreckelsen O, Hoffmann F (2020): Perspectives of general practitioners and nursing staff on acute hospital transfers of nursing home residents in Germany: results of two cross-sectional studies. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Feb 11;21(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01108-x.

Guenther U, Hoffmann F, Dewald O, Malek R, Brimmers K, Theuerkauf N, Putensen C, Popp J (2020): Preoperative Cognitive Impairment and Postoperative Delirium Predict Decline in Activities of Daily Living after Cardiac Surgery-A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study. Geriatrics (Basel). 2020 Oct 3;5(4):E69.

Hoffmann F, Allers K (2020): Ten-year trends in end-of-life hospitalisations of nursing home residents in Germany, 2006-2015. Maturitas; 134:47-53.

Hoffmann F, Bantel C, Jobski K (2020): Agranulocytosis attributed to metamizole: an analysis of spontaneous reports in EudraVigilance 1985-2017. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol; 126(2):116-125.

Hoffmann F, Bantel C, von Rosen FT, Jobski K (2020): Regional Differences in Prescribing Patterns of Metamizole in Germany Based on Data from 70 Million Persons. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 30;17(11):E3892.

Hoffmann F, Eggers D, Pieper D, Zeeb H, Allers K (2020): An observational study found large methodological heterogeneity in systematic reviews addressing prevalence and cumulative incidence. J Clin Epidemiol; 119:92-99.

Jobski K, Dörks M, Bantel C, Hoffmann F (2020): Regional Differences in Opioid Prescribing in Germany - Results of an Analysis of Health Insurance Data of 57 Million Adult People. J Pain Res. 2020 Oct 7;13:2483-2492.

Jobski K, Hoffmann F, Herget-Rosenthal S, Dörks M (2020): Drug interactions with oral anticoagulants in German nursing home residents: comparison between vitamin K antagonists and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants based on two nested case-control studies. Clin Res Cardiol; 109(4):465-475.

Kapp S, Herzberg A, Czwikla J, Schmelzer C, Hoffmann F, Nitschke I, Rothgang H (2020): Improving oral health in people in need of home care: what further steps are needed? G+S, 74(3): 33-38.

Klinkhammer-Schalke M, Kaiser T, Apfelbacher C, Benz S, Dreinhöfer KE, Geraedts M, Hauptmann M, Hoffmann F, Hoffmann W, Koller M, Kostuj T, Kowalski C, Mugele K, Ortmann O, Schmitt J, Schünemann H, Veit C, Wesselmann S, Bierbaum T (2020): [Manual for Methods and Use of Routine Practice Data for Knowledge Generation]. Public Health. 2020 Sep;82(8-09):716-722. doi: 10.1055/a-1237-4011. Epub 2020 Sep 22.

March S, Andrich S, Drepper J, Horenkamp-Sonntag D, Icks A, Ihle P, Kieschke J, Kollhorst B, Maier B, Meyer I, Müller G, Ohlmeier C, Peschke D, Richter A, Rosenbusch ML, Scholten N, Schulz M, Stallmann C, Swart E, Wobbe-Ribinski S, Wolter A, Zeidler J, Hoffmann F (2020): Good Practice Data Linkage (GPD): A Translation of the German Version. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 27;17(21):E7852.

Martini L, Maus U, Bökel A, Geng V, Kalke YB, Liebscher T, Weidner N, Hoffmann F (2020): Utilisation of outpatient physical and occupational therapy in people with spinal cord injury in Germany: Results of the German Spinal Cord Injury (GerSCI) Survey. Am J Phys Med Rehabil; 99(6):532-539.

Pulst A, Fassmer AM, Hoffmann F, Schmiemann G (2020): Paramedics' Perspectives on the Hospital Transfers of Nursing Home Residents-A Qualitative Focus Group Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 17(11):E3778.

Pulst A, Fassmer AM, Hoffmann F, Schmiemann G (2020): From nursing home to hospital - experiences and potential measures to reduce transport from the perspective of rescue workers. Emergency + Rescue Medicine; 23 (8):575-577.

Pulst A, Fassmer AM, Schmiemann G (2020): Unplanned hospital transfers from nursing homes: who is involved in the transfer decision? Results from the HOMERN study. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Nov 30. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01751-5. Online ahead of print.

Rausch C, Hoffmann F (2020): Prescribing medications of questionable benefit prior to death: a retrospective study on older nursing home residents with and without dementia in Germany. Eur J Clin Pharmacol; 76(6):877-885.

Redeker I, Callhoff J, Hoffmann F, Marschall U, Haibel H, Sieper J, Zink A, Poddubnyy D (2020): The prevalence and impact of comorbidities on patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from a nationwide population-based study. Arthritis Res Ther; 22(1):210.

Redeker I, Callhoff J, Hoffmann F, Saam J, Haibel H, Sieper J, Zink A, Poddubnyy D (2020): [Cost of illness in axial spondylarthritis for patients with and without tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treatment: results of a routine data analysis]. Z Rheumatol; 79(1):85-94.

Redeker I, Siegmund B, Ghoreschi K, Pleyer U, Callhoff J, Hoffmann F, Marschall U, Haibel H, Sieper J, Zink A, Poddubnyy D (2020): The impact of extra-musculoskeletal manifestations on disease activity, functional status, and treatment patterns in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from a nationwide population-based study. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2020 Nov 21;12:1759720X20972610.

Rombey T, Doni K, Hoffmann F, Pieper D, Allers K (2020): More systematic reviews were registered in PROSPERO each year, but few records' status was up-to-date. J Clin Epidemiol; 117:60-67.

Rombey T, Puljak L, Allers K, Ruano J, Pieper D (2020): Inconsistent views among ystematic review authors towards publishing protocols as peer-reviewed articles: an international survey. J Clin Epidemiol; 123:9-17.

Schnakenberg R, Silies K, Berg A, Kirchner Ä, Langner H, Chuvayaran Y, Köberlein-Neu J, Haastert B, Wiese B, Meyer G, Köpke S, Hoffmann F (2020): Study on advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons in Germany (STADPLAN): protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2020 Apr 17;20(1):142.

Schröder AK, Fassmer AM, Allers K, Hoffmann F (2020): Needs and availability of medical specialists' and allied health professionals' visits in German nursing homes: a cross-sectional study of nursing home staff. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 21;20(1):332.

Silies K, Schnakenberg R, Berg A, Kirchner Ä, Langner H, Köberlein-Neu J, Meyer G, Hoffmann F, Köpke S (2020): Process evaluation of a complex intervention to promote advance care planning in community-dwelling older persons (the STADPLAN study)-study protocol. Trials; 21(1):653.

Spreckelsen O, Schmiemann G, Fassmer AM, Engel B, Hoffmann F, Freitag MH (2020): How Do German General Practitioners Assess Medical Specialist Care Needs of Nursing Home Residents? Results of a Postal Survey in North-Western Germany. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 17(19):E7126. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197126.

Spreckelsen O, Schmiemann G, Freitag MH, Fassmer AM, Engel B, Hoffmann F (2020): Are there changes in medical specialist contacts after transition to a nursing home? an analysis of German claims data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Aug 4;20(1):716.

Strautmann A, Allers K, Fassmer AM, Hoffmann F (2020): Nursing home staff's perspective on end-of-life care of German nursing home residents: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Palliative Care; 19(1):2.

Swart E, Gothe H, Hoffmann F, Ihle P, Schubert I, Stallmann C, March S (2020): [Preparation and validation of various secondary data sources]. Healthcare; 82(S 01):S1-S3.

Swart E, Gothe H, Ihle P, March S, Schubert I, Stallmann C, Hoffmann F (2020): Special issue Methodological aspects of secondary data analysis. Healthcare; 82(S 02):S91-S93.

 

Book contributions, editorials, reviews, letters to the editor and other works

Hoffmann F (2015): Health services research with drug data from health insurance funds today and tomorrow. In: Trittin C (ed.): Health services research. Between routine data, quality assurance and patient orientation. Siegburg: Asgard, 99-108.

Hoffmann F, Wolf-Ostermann K (2015): Health services research: Bringing light into the darkness - But not only with individual lighthouses. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes, 109(8):549-51.

Bachmann CJ, Hoffmann F (2015): Autism spectrum disorders in Germany: diagnosis prevalence, care and trends over time. In: Klauber J, Günster C, Gerste B, Robra BP, Schmacke N (Eds.): Care Report 2015/2016: Focus: Children and adolescents. Stuttgart: Schattauer, 167-184.

Dörks M (2015): Renal insufficiency - standardising information in Fachinfo. Pharm. Ztg. 160 Jg. 43/2015:3280-81.

Hoffmann F, Abbas S. Well linked is half the battle: It could all be so easy, but it's not. Healthcare 2015; 77(2):72-73. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25714192.

Hoffmann F, Ohlmeier C. Routine Data in Healthcare Handbook Secondary Data Analysis: Basics, Methods and Perspectives. Review. Healthcare 2015; 77(3):130.

Bachmann CJ, Hoffmann F. Determination of psychotropic use in children and adolescents from a prescription database: methodological issues. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231(18): 3809-11. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25120103.

Hoffmann F, Schink T. Methodological shortcomings. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014; 111(40): 680-1. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25346359.

Hoffmann F, Schmiemann G. Proton pump inhibitors - generally too much or sometimes too little? In: Glaeske G, Schicktanz C (eds.): BARMER GEK Arzneimittelreport 2014. Siegburg: Asgard; 2014: 128-147. presse.barmer-gek.de/barmer/web/Portale/Presseportal/Subportal/Infothek/Studien-und-Reports/Arzneimittelreport/Einstieg-Arzneimittelreport.html.

Willers J, Hoffmann F, Götz S, Schmiemann G. Communication between doctor and pharmacist. Pharm Ztg 2014; 159(35): 2726-2733. www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/index.php.

 

Conference papers and presentations

2019

Czwikla J, Herzberg A, Kapp S, Hoffmann F, Rothgang H. Oral health of people in need of care: Baseline results of the evaluation of a new form of care. 18th German Congress for Health Services Research. 09-11 October 2019 in Berlin (presentation).

Czwikla J, Urbschat I, Kieschke J, Schüssler F, Langner I, Hoffmann F. The potential of SHI routine data to describe and explain regional differences in participation in the German mammography screening programme. 18th German Congress for Health Services Research. 09-11 October 2019 in Berlin (presentation).

Czwikla J, Langner I, Schüssler F, Urbschat I, Kieschke J, Hoffmann F. Sociodemographic and health disparities in participation in the German mammography screening programme. Joint Annual Conference of the German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS) and the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP). 16-18 September 2019 in Düsseldorf (poster).

Kirchner Ä, Langner H, Meyer G, Schnakenberg R, Silies K, Chuvarayan Y, Hoffmann F, Köpke S, Köberlein-Neu J, Berg A. Development of the STADPLAN intervention on advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons in Germany. ACP-I congress, March 2019, Rotterdam (poster).

Schnakenberg R, Silies K, Langner H, Kirchner Ä, Berg A, Chuvarayan Y, Köberlein-Neu J, Meyer G, Köpke S, Hoffmann F. Study on advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons in Germany (STADPLAN): protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. ACP-I congress, March 2019, Rotterdam (poster).

Silies K, Schnakenberg R, Langner H, Köpke S. Experiences, knowledge and attitudes of informal caregivers regarding Advance Care Planning. A systematic review and meta synthesis of qualitative studies. ACP-I congress, March 2019, Rotterdam (presentation).

2018

Albrecht K, Luque Ramos A, Redeker I, Hoffmann F, Callhoff J, Zink A.: Depression has an impact on patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: linking health insurance and survey data. 13th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Epidemiology, Bremen, 26-28 September 2018 (poster).

Allers K, Hoffmann F, Schnakenberg R: Hospitalisation of nursing home residents in the last month of life: a systematic review. 17th German Congress for Health Services Research, 10-12 October 2018, Berlin (presentation).

Allers K, Schnakenberg R, Hoffmann F: Hospitalisation of nursing home residents at the end of life: Results of an own study and a systematic review. Annual conference of the DGEpi on 26-28 September 2018 in Bremen (poster).

Allers K, Rombey T, Mathes T, Hoffmann F, Pieper D: From registration to publication of systematic review protocols: changes over time. 25th Cochrane Colloquium on 16-18 September 2018 in Edinburgh (poster).

Allers K, Hoffmann F, Mathes T, Pieper D: How do characteristics, reporting and processing time differ between systematic reviews with and without a published protocol? 19th Annual Conference of the DNEbM on 08-10 March 2018 in Graz (presentation).

Callhoff J, Albrecht K, Hoffmann F, Luque Ramos A, Zink A. Low income is associated with poor functional capacity and higher disease burden in patients with rheumatoid arthritis <65 years. 13th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Epidemiology, Bremen, 26 Sept - 28 Sept 2018 (poster).

Czwikla J, Urbschat I, Kieschke J, Schüssler F, Hoffmann F: Description of regional differences in the participation rate in the mammography screening programme and in breast cancer incidence using SHI routine data. 17th German Congress for Health Services Research 10-12 October 2018 in Berlin (Poster).

Dörks M, Herget-Rosenthal S, Hoffmann F, Jobski K: Combination of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors: dual RAS blockade and acute renal failure in nursing home residents in Germany. 13th Annual Meeting of the DGEpi 27 September 2018 in Bremen (presentation).

Höfer J, Bachmann C , Kamp-Becker I, Roessner V, Poustka L, Hoffmann F: Utilisation of complementary and alternative medicine among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Germany. Poster. Scientific Conference Autism Spectrum (WTAS) on 15 and 16 March2018 in Frankfurt am Main.

Höfer J, Hoffmann F, Kamp-Becker I, Roessner V, Poustka L, Stroth S, Wolff N, Bachmann C: Diagnostic pathways in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Germany. Poster. 17th German Congress for Health Services Research 10-12 October 2018 in Berlin.

Hoffmann F: Evidence-based health services research - is one possible without the other? Courses in evidence-based medicine (EbM) and evidence-based nursing (EbN) on 5 September 2018 in Lübeck.

Hoffmann F: Introduction to evidence-based medicine (EBM). Lecture as part of the Competence Network General Medicine Lower Saxony (KANN) on 01 September 2019 in Bad Zwischenahn.

Hoffmann F: Routine data utilisation - opportunities and challenges with regard to dentistry. Annual meeting of the Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Services Research Working Group of the DGZMK on 16 May 2018 in Berlin.

Hoffmann F: Quality criteria and method description in the research proposal: Checklists for secondary data analysis. DFG Young Investigators Academy Health Services Research on 07 March 2018 in Düsseldorf.

Hoffmann F: Drug supply for nursing home residents. DPhG on 23 January 2018 in Münster.

Jobski K, Hoffmann F, Herget-Rosenthal S, Dörks M: Drug Interactions With Oral Anticoagulants in German Nursing Home Residents - a Comparison Between Vitamin K Antagonists (VKA) and Non-VKA Oral Anticoagulants. ^34th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management from 22-26 August 2018 in Prague (presentation).

Jobski K, Bantel C, Hoffmann F: Utilization of transdermal fentanyl in German nursing home residents from 2010 to 2014. Annual conference of the DGEpi from 26-28 September in Bremen (presentation).

Ritschel M, Andrich S, Meyer G, Stephan A, Baltes M, Blessin J, Hoffmann F, Jobski K, Fassmer AM, Rupprecht C, Fuhrmann P, Sorg CGG, Haastert B, Gontscharuk V, Arend W, Colley D, Theunissen L, Hinze R, Thelen S, Windolf J, Icks A. Patient-reported outcomes and health care after proximal femoral fracture in the context of the innovation fund project ProFem. German Congress of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, 23-26 October 2018, Berlin (presentation)

Schnakenberg R and Apel U: "Workshop 4: Advance Care Planning in the home care of elderly and seriously ill people"; 3rd PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE SYMPOSIUM 19 September 2018 in Magdeburg (workshop/lecture).

Schnakenberg R: "Advance Care Planning - more than just a health care proxy"; 2nd symposium "Care, provision & participation in old age" 2 March 2018 in Lübeck (lecture).

2017

 

 

Albrecht K, Luque Ramos A, Zink A, Hoffmann F. Inadequate care for patients with RA and diabetes mellitus - results of a linkage of survey and billing data. 45th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Rheumatology, Stuttgart, 6-10 September 2017 (Poster).

Allers K, Hoffmann F: Mortality and hospitalisation in the last phase of life of incident nursing home residents with and without dementia - An analysis based on SHI routine data. 16th German Congress for Health Services Research on 04-06 October 2017 in Berlin (presentation).

Allers K, Hoffmann F, Mathes T, Pieper D: Comparison of systematic reviews with published protocols to those without published protocols. Global Evidence Summit on 13-16 September 2017 in Cape Town (presentation).

Dörks M, Schmiemann G, Herget-Rosenthal S, Hoffmann F: Renal insufficiency and lack of dose adjustment in non-hospitalised patients: A systematic review. 51st Congress of General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM) 23 September 2017 in Düsseldorf (presentation).

Dörks M, Herget-Rosenthal S, Hoffmann F, Jobski K: Combined use of medicines affecting the renin-angiotensin system: dual RAS blockade in German nursing home residents. 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Drug Utilisation Research and Drug Epidemiology, 30 November - 1 December 2017, Erfurt (presentation).

Jobski K, Hoffmann F, Herget-Rosenthal S, Dörks M: Oral anticoagulation in German nursing home residents. Joint annual conference of the DGEpi, the DGMS and the DGSMP from 05-08 September 2017 in Lübeck (lecture).

Hoffmann F : "Vom Heim ins Krankenhaus" zwischen Versorgungsforschung und Praxisalltag. 19th Bremen General Practitioners' Day on 22 November 2017 in Bremen.

Hoffmann F: Health services research in Germany: Is it science or can it go away? Public Health graduation ceremony on 17 November 2017 in Bremen.

Hoffmann F: Health services research: What is it and why do we need it? 2nd Day of the Quality Initiative on 30 August 2017 in Hanover.

Hoffmann F: Once there, all in? Medical care for nursing home residents. "Uni am Markt" at the Exerzierhalle am Pferdemarkt in Oldenburg on 20 May 2017.

Hoffmann F: We need data! But which ones? Workshop on the topic "Can data generated by citizens be made usable for health services research?" of the GMDS project group "Consumer Health Informatics" on 24 April 2017 in Berlin.

Hoffmann F: Methods in health services research - analysing secondary data. Brandenburg Talks on Health Services Research on 21 April 2017 in Potsdam.

Hoffmann F: Care of nursing home residents. 20th meeting of the medical-scientific advisory board of the DAK on 16 March 20017 in Hamburg.

Hoffmann F: The evaluation report: Long text, short summary. AGENS method workshops 2017 on 13 and 14 March 2017 in Oldenburg.

Hoffmann F: Care of nursing home residents: Coexistence of underuse, overuse and misuse. Colloquium of Health Sciences and Health Services Research on 25 January 2017 at Leipzig University Hospital.

Hoffmann F: Health services research: What is it and why is it needed? Lecture on the occasion of the New Year's reception of the Medical Association of Lower Saxony and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Wilhelmshaven on 15 January 2017 in Wilhelmshaven.

Luque Ramos A, Albrecht K, Zink A, Hoffmann F.: What distinguishes non-responders from responders in a survey of insured persons of a health insurance company with rheumatoid arthritis. AGENS methods workshop, Oldenburg, 13-14 March 2017 (presentation).

Luque Ramos A, Albrecht K, Zink A, Hoffmann F. Rheumatological care of nursing home residents with rheumatoid arthritis - A comparison of the year before and after admission to a nursing home. 45th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Rheumatology, Stuttgart, 6-10 September 2017 (Poster).

Luque Ramos A, Hoffmann F, Callhoff J, Zink A, Albrecht K. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to age- and sex-matched controls: A secondary data analysis. Presentation on the occasion of the award ceremony of the Science Prize for Regionalised Health Services Research of the Central Institute for Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Germany, Berlin, 28.1.2017 (lecture).

Schnakenberg R, Nguyen A, Joist T, Voltz R; Weckbecker K, Just JM, Radbruch L: Needs of relatives of dying persons regarding communication with professional care providers - results of a systematic review. 16th German Congress for Health Services Research 04-06 October 2017 in Berlin (presentation).