Michael Levelink, M.Ed., M.A.
Education & Professional Development
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
- Factors influencing the health related quality of life of patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (Systematic Review)
- Psychological burden and coping of patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (Cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative study)
- Identification and prioritization of research themes together with LVAD patients, their caregivers and health care professionals (James Lind Alliance method)
- Identification and prioritization of research themes together with paraplegics, their caregivers and health care professionals (James Lind Alliance method)
- Priorities of patients, caregivers and health care professionals for health research (Systematic Review)
- Outcomes of assistive technology use by people with multiple sclerosis (Systematic Review)
Publications
Conference contributions
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