Academic Researcher

Michael Levelink

Address

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Mailing address

Faculty VI - Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Health Services Research
Junior research group Rehaforschung
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26129 Oldenburg

Visiting address

Campus Haarentor
Building V04
Ammerländer Heerstraße 140
26129 Oldenburg

Dr. Michael Levelink, M.Ed., M.A.

Education & Professional Development

2023 PhD (Dr. rer. medic.), Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Since 10/ 2017

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Academic Researcher at the Junior Research Group for Rehabilitation Sciences Department for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

2016 – 2017

 

University of Vechta

Academic Researcher and Lecturer at the Chair of Educational Psychology and the Centre of Trust Research

2013-2016

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Double degree studies

Master of Education in Special Education with focus on physical and cognitive development

Master of Arts in Educational Sciences with focus on Lifelong Learning and Educational Management
2010-2013

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and History

2007-2010

Marienhausschule Meppen

Certified curative education nurse - school and work-based vocational training

Research Activities

  • Psychological burden and coping in LVAD patients
  • Impact of health care aspects after LVAD implantation
  • Participatory health services research
  • Peer support after stroke
  • Research priorities of patients, caregivers and health care professionals

Membership

Since 2018 Association for participatory research [Aktionsbündnis Teilhabeforschung]

Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Levelink, M., Bierbaum, T., Köster-Steinebach, I., Messer, M. & Brütt, A. L. (2022). Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf die Versorgung von Nicht-Covid-Erkrankten in Deutschland: Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Patient:innen, Angehörigen und Behandler:innen. Monitor Versorgungsforschung, 15(1), II-III.

Levelink, M., Reinhold, A. K., Dewald, O. & Brütt, A. L. (2021). Psychological burden and coping in destination therapy patients with a left ventricular assist device: A qualitative content analysis. Artificial Organs. doi:10.1111/aor.14158

Levelink, M., & Brütt, A. L. (2021). Factors influencing health-related quality of life of patients with a left ventricular assist device: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(8), 803-815. doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvab056

Levelink, M., Eichstaedt, H. C., Meyer, S. & Brütt, A. L. (2020) Living with an LVAD – Psychological burden and coping: Protocol for a longitudinal and cross-sectional qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(10), e037017. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037017

Levelink, M., Voigt‐Barbarowicz, M. & Brütt, A. L. (2020). Priorities of patients, caregivers and health‐care professionals for health research–A systematic review. Health expectations: an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 23(5), 992. doi:10.1111/hex.13090

Conference contributions

Levelink M: Auswirkungen der Corona Pandemie auf die Versorgung von Nicht-COVID Erkrankten - Ergebnisse der Online-Befragung. Vortrag gehalten auf dem 20. Deutschen Kongress für Versorgungsforschung; Oktober 2021; Berlin.

Levelink M; Reinhold AK, Dewald O, Brütt AL: Psychische Belastungen und Coping nach Implantation eines Linksherzunterstützungssystems (LVAD). Vortrag gehalten auf dem DGMP/DGMS Kongress; September, 2021; Hamburg.

Levelink M; Voigt-Barbarowicz M; Ahlers C; Brütt AL: Identifizierung und Priorisierung von Forschungsthemen durch Menschen mit einer unfallbedingten Querschnittlähmung, ihre Angehörigen und Versorgende. Vortrag gehalten auf der 34. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Paraplegiologie; Juni, 2021; Bochum.

Voigt-Barbarowicz M*; Levelink, M*; Brütt AL. Research priorities of patients, relatives and carers - a systematic review [Forschungsprioritäten von Patientinnen, Angehörigen und Versorgenden - eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit]. Poster presented at 18th German Congress for Health Services Research; October, 2019; Berlin. doi: 10.3205/19dkvf356.

Levelink M; Brütt AL: Personal and situational factors related to quality of life after implantation of a left ventricular assist system - results of a qualitative synthesis [Personale und situationale Bedingungen des Belastungserlebens nach Implantation eines Linksherzunterstützungssystems – Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Synthese] . Poster presented at 18th German Congress for Health Services Research; October, 2019; Berlin. doi: 10.3205/19dkvf386.

Levelink M; Voigt-Barbarowicz M; Ahlers C; Brütt AL: Identification of research priorities with by people with spinal cord injury, their relatives and care providers [Identifizierung von Forschungsthemen durch Menschen mit einer unfallbedingten Querschnittlähmung, ihren Angehörigen und in der Versorgung Tätigen]. Poster presented at 1st Congress for Participatory Research; September, 2019; Berlin.

Levelink M: Oral Session 5 – Communication. Discussant at 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research; May, 2019; Oldenburg.

Levelink M: Oral Session 2 – Health. Discussant at 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research; May, 2019; Oldenburg.

Levelink, M; Brütt AL: Influence of contextual factors on health related quality of life following the implantation of an LVAD – a systematic review [Der Einfluss von Kontextfaktoren auf gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität infolge der Implantation eines Linksherzunterstützungssystems – Eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit]. Poster presented at 17th German Congress for Health Services Research; October, 2018; Berlin. doi: 10.3205/18dkvf371.

Voigt M; Levelink M; Spreckelsen O; Freitag M; Brütt AL: Practically relevant or grey theory? – Health literacy in the primary care setting [Alltagsrelevant oder doch nur graue Theorie? – Health Literacy im hausärztlichen Kontext].

Poster presented at 17th German Congress for Health Services Research; October, 2018; Berlin. doi: 10.3205/18dkvf220.

* joint first authorship

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