Area of research
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation · Psychiatry and Mental health
Research interest
Research focused on Rehabilitation and Health care, with related work in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Chronic pain, Mood. Notable publications include 'Rehabilitation: The health strategy of the 21st century', 'The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: functioning properties of chronic pain', and 'The Work Ability Index as a screening tool to identify the need for rehabilitation: Longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees'.
Four-year follow-up on fatigue and sleep quality of a three-armed partly randomized controlled study in breast cancer survivors with cancer-related fatigue
The impact of Post-COVID-Syndrome on functioning – results from a community survey in patients after mild and moderate SARS-CoV-2-infections in Germany
Nursing – a core element of rehabilitation
Assessment of rehabilitation needs in patients after COVID-19: Development of the COVID-19-rehabilitation needs survey
The influence of the CRS-R score on functional outcome in patients with severe brain injury receiving early rehabilitation
Health inequalities and income for people with spinal cord injury. A comparison between and within countries
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: Situation and challenges of rehabilitation medicine in Indonesia.
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Why Rehabilitation must have priority during and after the COVID-19-pandemic: A position statement of the Global Rehabilitation Alliance
Decision-Making in Evidence-Based Practice in Rehabilitation Medicine
A Prospective Clinical Trial of Prolonged Fasting in Healthy Young Males and Females—Effect on Fatigue, Sleepiness, Mood and Body Composition
Frühe Rehabilitation bei COVID-19 – Best Practice Empfehlungen für die frühe Rehabilitation von Patient/innen mit COVID-19
International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation: An updated set of categories (ICSO-R 2.0)
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: functioning properties of chronic pain
Worldwide assessment of healthcare personnel dealing with lymphoedema
Rehabilitation: The health strategy of the 21st century
Impact of a combined multimodal-aerobic and multimodal intervention compared to standard aerobic treatment in breast cancer survivors with chronic cancer-related fatigue - results of a three-armed pragmatic trial in a comprehensive cohort design
Strengthening health-related rehabilitation services at national levels
Effect of Ramadan fasting on fatigue, mood, sleepiness, and health-related quality of life of healthy young men in summer time in Germany: A prospective controlled study
ISPRM discussion paper: Proposing dimensions for an International Classification System for Service Organization in Health-related Rehabilitation
Positionspapier zur Fachübergreifenden Frührehabilitation
ISPRM discussion paper: Proposing a conceptual description of health-related rehabilitation services
The World Report on Disability
Serum level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia syndrome correlates with depression but not anxiety
The Work Ability Index as a screening tool to identify the need for rehabilitation: Longitudinal findings from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees
Assessment of proximal outcomes of self-management programs: translation and psychometric evaluation of a German version of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ™)