Dr. phil. Andrea Dehn-Hindenberg

research associate

Research focus on prevention and rehabilitation

 

Telephone: +49 (0)511-532-4452

E-mail: Dehn-Hindenberg.Andrea@mh-hannover.de

 

Fields of activity

Psychosocial stress of patients and relatives
Women's health
Health communication, motivation and decision-making
Prevention and health promotion

 

Career

 

Education and training

Degree and diploma in social education, HAWK Hildesheim, Holzminden, Göttingen
NLP Master Practitioner
Doctoral studies/PhD University of Hildesheim, Education and Social Sciences
Topic: Patient needs

 

Professional activities

 

Field of social work (1987 - 2001)

Social therapeutic group work
Head of youth center
Personnel and team development
Women's and family education
Coaching and counseling

 

Field of activity University (since 2001)

Head of Professional Internships Social Work, HAWK Hildesheim
Center for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies: Management
Professorship - EUFH med - Rostock, Applied Health Sciences
Specialization: Diversity: Lifeworlds and Health

 

University teaching as a lecturer

Danube University Krems
HAWK Hildesheim - Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy
Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
DIU Dresden - Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation/Health Sciences
Kiel University of Applied Sciences

 

MH Hannover (since 2022)

Institute of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Public Health Research

Strengthening demand and needs orientation in the prevention
Burdens of women with endometriosis

 

Hannover Medical School (2014 - 2021)

Pediatric Clinical Department of Nephrology

NTX 360° innovation project for the further development of care after kidney transplantation - psychosomatic-psychosocial risk assessments and telemedical adherence coaching

Teaching and Research Unit Medical Psychology

Psychosocial stress in families with chronically ill children (type 1 diabetes)
Health literacy of women with gestational diabetes
Eating disorders in young people with type 1 diabetes
Children with rare diseases, siblings and parents
Teaching in medical studies: basics of psychology, communications, counseling

Institute of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Public Health Research

Quality in Prevention and Health Promotion
Teaching in the Public Health (MSc.) study programmes

 

Projects

Reha Pro - Strengthening needs and requirements evaluation in prevention (BeBePrä)
Improving women's health with a digitally supported care model for girls and young women with menstrual pain (MeMäF)
Innovation project NTx360° Further development of care after kidney transplantation in adolescents and children
AMBA- Everyday burdens of mothers of children with type 1 diabetes - effects on employment and need for support services
Care Fam Net - Children with rare diseases, Geschwister und Eltern - Children affected by rare disease and their families - network - CARE-FAM-NET
Take Care - Awareness of the risk of type 2 diabetes among adults in the first half of life - materials, measures, information behavior, needs and development of best practice models for the preparation and communication of information ("Take Care") Sub-project Women with gestational diabetes

 

Sponsorship award

DDG (German Diabetes Association) - Sponsorship Award 2017 for the project "AMBA-Alltagsbelastungen der Mütter von Kindern mit Typ 1 Diabetes - Auswirkungen auf Berufstätigkeit und Bedarf an Unterstützungsleistungen"

 

Memberships

German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS)
Working Group: Gender and Health

International Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology
Member of the Editorial Board

 

Scientific Advisory Board

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board: International Journal of Voice Sciences (IJVS)

 

Teaching directory

 

Hannover Medical School

Psychological and sociological foundations
Medical conversation
Health sciences: models of health and illness

Danube University Krems

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (MSc.)
Psychology - Patient-oriented communication skills

HAWK - Hildesheim - Faculty of Social Work and Health

Erotherapy Speech Therapy Physiotherapy ELP (BSc./MSc.)
Communications and Counseling
Project Management, Quality Development
Project Management, Prevention
Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's Theses

European University of Applied Sciences (EUFH) Rostock Medical School

ELP (BSc.), Speech Therapy (MSc.)
Health Communication and Counseling
Politics, Culture and Health
Models of Health and Illness
Migration and Immigration
Cultural History
Project Management
Development Cooperation
Health Economics

Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences

ELP (BSc.)
Prevention and Health Promotion
Patient Orientation and Interaction

DIU Dresden

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science (BSc.)
Human Resources and Management
Leadership and Management Styles, Leadership Skills
Communications and Counseling
Conflict Management
Supervision of Module and Bachelor Theses

Kiel University of Applied Sciences

Physiotherapy (BSc.)
Patient needs

 

Publications

 

Monographs

Health communication in the therapy process 2010. Idstein, Schulz-Kirchner.

Patient needs in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy 2008. Idstein, Schulz-Kirchner.

 

Journal articles

Dehn-Hindenberg A, Brandes I (2025). Health promotion in nursing professions. Nursing Education 2/2025, pp. 19-23.

Dehn-Hindenberg A, Brandes I (2025). Prevention before rehabilitation - counteracting stress at an early stage. World of healthcare 1/2025, p. 36-40.

Karaterzi S, Prüfe J, Wolff JK, Kanzelmeyer NK, Ahlenstiel-Grunow T, Gertges R, Dehn-Hindenberg A, Nöhre M, De Zwaan M, Tegtbur U, Schiffer M and Pape L (2025). Medication adherence and outcomes after pediatric kidney transplantation: results from a telemedicine-based, multimodal aftercare approach. Front. Nephrol. 5:1569116. doi: 10.3389/fneph.2025.1569116

Saßmann H, Dorner SJK, Berndt V, Biester T, Dehn-Hindenberg A, Heidtmann B, Jorch N, Lilienthal E, Nellen-Hellmuth N, Neu A, Schaaf K, Ziegler R, Lange K (2022). Understanding Daily, Emotional, and Physical Burdens and Needs of Parents Caring for Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. Volume 2022, Article ID 9604115, 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9604115

Saßmann H, Dorner SJK, Berndt V, Biester T, Dehn-Hindenberg A, Heidtmann B, Jorch N, Lilienthal E, Nellen-Hellmuth N, Neu A, Schaaf K, Ziegler R, Lange K (2022). Who is stressed, when, why and how much? - Parental stress and needs in the care of children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetology and Metabolism 2022; 17(S 01): S40-S41. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1746319

Dehn-Hindenberg A et al (2021). Long-term Occupational Consequences for Families of Children With Type 1 Diabetes: The Mothers Take the Burden Diabetes Care 021;44(12):2656-2663

Saßmann H, Dehn-Hindenberg A et al (2021). "The first three entries ... Information behavior of women with gestational diabetes. Diabetology and Metabolism 2021; 16(S 01): S38-S39. DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1727391

Dehn-Hindenberg A et al (2020). "The first three entries ... Information behavior of women with gestational diabetes". Prev Gesundheitsf https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-020-00811-y.

Saßmann H, Dehn-Hindenberg A, et al. (2020). Disturbed eating behavior and psychosocial care situation of young people with type 1 diabetes. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2020; 70(11): 449-456; DOI: 10.1055/a-1142-6705

Dehn-Hindenberg A, Lange K. (2019). Parents of children with type 1 diabetes: consequences for employment, psychosocial stress and need for support services - results of the AMBA study. Diabetology and Metabolism 2019; 14(S1): S69.

Saßmann H, Dehn-Hindenberg A, Jördening M, Huhn F, Lange K. (2019). Disordered eating behavior in young adults with type 1 diabetes: prevalence, psychosocial stress and treatment situation. Diabetology and Metabolism 2019; 14(S 01): S69 - S70

Ernstmann N, Bauer U, Berens EM, Bitzer EM, Bollweg TM, Danner M, Dehn-Hindenberg A et al (2019). Memorandum Health Literacy Part I: Background, relevance, object and questions in health services research.

  1. Importance of health literacy in certain groups of people: Chronically ill people and people with disabilities(Dehn-Hindenberg, Farin-Glattacker)
  2. Importance of health literacy in health and medical care: Doctor-patient interaction (Farin-Glattacker, Dehn-Hindenberg)

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2016). Prevention policy in international comparison 2016. Implications for health promotion.

Altgeld T, Brandes S, Bregulla I, Castedello U, Dehn-Hindenberg A, Flor W, Funk S, Gaede-Illig C, Gebhardt B, Grossmann B, Hartung S, Kolip P, Kruckenberg B, Lehmann F, Löchel N, Merta J, Noweski M, Nöcker G, Plaumann M, Pospiech S, Reemann H, Rüden U von, Schaefer I, Schauermann L, Töppich J, Volkenand K, Walter U, Weber J, Weber L (2015). Overall Project Report Cooperation and Research Project Health Promotion in Living Environments: Development and assurance of quality. Federal Center for Health Education, Cologne. https://www.bzga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/studien/gesundheitsfoerderung_in_lebenswelten_gesamtbericht--82cdf99a3bc2ce68cff306a8abe3efc9.pdf

Dehn-Hindenberg A Brodersen A (2014). Counseling in occupational therapy: Helping clients find their own solutions. Ergopraxis 1/2014: 28 - 33

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2013). Health according to the norm or multifaceted health? Dealing with chronic illnesses. The healthcare system 2013, 75: 623 - 624

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2010). Quality assurance in therapy practices. Care Management 2010, 3: No. 1: 26 - 31

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2010). Quality of care from the user's perspective: The influence of age and gender on patients' needs... Das Gesundheitswesen 2010, 72: 399 - 403

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2010). Motivational concepts for patients. In: Physiotherapy med, 2010, 1: 5 - 10

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2007). Patient needs in speech therapy. Quality determines therapy evaluation. Forum Speech Therapy, 2007, 4/21: 26 - 33

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2007). The importance of Communications and empathy in the therapy process Ergotherapie und Rehabilitation 2007, 7: 5 - 10

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2006). Patient needs in focus. Health economics and quality management 2006, 11: 12 - 14

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2006). Empathy in demand. Forum Logopädie 2006, 19/6: 12 - 14.

Dehn-Hindenberg A (2005) What patients expect from their therapists: 9 -11. Krankengymnastik 2005, 57/11

 

published abstracts

Dehn-Hindenberg A, Brandes I, Michael T, Schulte Y, Dreyer H-U, Schlüter M, Behling F, Mazanke A (2025). Needs orientation in prevention - utilization of the new prevention offer BeBePrä - reaching the target group. DRV Publications Volume 131. 34th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. German Congress for Rehabilitation Research from March 18 to 20, 2025 in Nuremberg (Ed. Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund), pp. 468-470.