Scientific advisor to the clinic management

Andrea Bökel obtained her state examination in physiotherapy in 2005 at the Annastift in Hanover and studied at the HAWK Hildesheim, where she completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree in physiotherapy. In 2021, Ms Bökel completed her doctorate at the Clinical Department for Rehabilitation Medicine.

After working as a physiotherapist at the Therapy and Rehabilitation Center in Laatzen from 2006-2010, Ms. Bökel became a research assistant at the Rehabilitation Research Coordination Office. From 2011 to 2016, she worked as a physiotherapist on the internal medicine wards and was deputy overall therapy manager. At the same time, she accredited, coordinated and taught in the Ergo- and Physiotherapy Master's program at the MHH. Ms Bökel has been a research assistant since 2016 and has held the position of Scientific Advisor to the Clinic Management since 2018. She supports the clinic management in the planning, organization, coordination, analysis and publication of studies.

In the area of research, Ms Bökel works on various projects, including on the living and care situation of people with spinal cord injuries and on the testing, validation and implementation of an instrument to assess the rehabilitation needs of people in the Clinical Department for Rehabilitation Medicine, the outpatient clinic for rare diseases and patients with Long-COVID19.

In 2021, Ms. Bökel received the Zarnekow Award for her outstanding achievements in the field of rehabilitation science.

Since 2021, Ms. Bökel has been participating in the Ina Pichlmayr Mentoring Program and is preparing her habilitation thesis.

Furthermore, she is currently working in the projects:

• International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R): Development of a minimum rehabilitation service reporting set for scientific studies
• Recording impairments of patients in the outpatient clinic for rare diseases (EBA)
• Context factors of the ICF in the socio-medical assessment in the context of reduced earning capacity pensions for musculoskeletal diseases (Kombi-EMR)
• Evaluation of the "Entry Premium" (ESP) pilot project. Promotion of motivation to take up employment subject to compulsory insurance through premium payments
• Pilot study: Manual medical method evaluation on the modulability of the leading symptom tinnitus A prospective, randomized study
• Development and evaluation of the Rehabilitation Goal Setting (ReGoS) screening tool

List of publications, teaching and lectures

Peer-reviewed publications

• Røe C, Bautz-Holter E, Andelic N, Søberg H, Nugraha B, Gutenbrunner C, BoekelA, Kirkevold M, Engen G, Lu J. Organization of rehabilitation services in randomized controlled trials - which factors influence functional outcome? A systematic review. Before submission
• Lemhöfer C, Bahmer T, Baumbach P, Besteher B, Bökel A, Finke K, Katzer K, Lehmann-Pohl K, Lewejohann JC, Loudovici-Krug D, Nowka M, Puta C, Quickert S, Reuken PA, Walter M, Stallmach A. Variations and Predictors of Post-COVID Syndrome Severity in Patients Attending a Post-COVID Outpatient Clinic. J Clin Med 2023; 12(12): 4013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12124013
• Fobbe A, Bökel A, Lesinski-Schiedat A, Gutenbrunner C, Sturm C. The influence of manual therapy on cervicogenic somatosensory tinnitus A randomized controlled trial. Submitted
• Gutenbrunner C, Bökel A1, Egen C, Korallus C. Rehabilitation Goal Setting (ReGoS) - an ICF-based screening tool for rehabilitative needs and participative treatment goal setting. In progress
• Lemhöfer C, Gutenbrunner C, Schiller J, Loudovici-Krug D, Best N, Bökel A, Sturm C. Assessment of rehabilitation needs in patients after COVID-19: Development of the COVID-19-rehabilitation needs survey. J Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr 27;53(4):jrm00183. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2818. PMID: 33764478.
• Lemhöfer C, Best N, Bökel A, Brugger S, Gutenbrunner C, Loudovici-Krug D, Sturm C. Satisfaction of COVID-19 sufferers with healthcare system actors and rehabilitative therapy care using the COVID-19 Rehabilitation Needs Questionnaire (C19-RehabNeQ) in Bavaria. Phys Med Rehab Curor. 2021. DOI: 10.1055/a-1528-1667. Online ahead of print
• Sturm C, Gutenbrunner CM, Egen C, Geng V, Lemhöfer C, Kalke YB, Korallus C, Thietje R, Liebscher T, Abel R, Bökel A. Which factors have an association to the Quality of Life (QoL) of people with acquired Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)? A cross-sectional explorative observational study. Spinal Cord. 2021 Jul 8. doi: 10.1038/s41393-021-00663-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34239041.
• Lemhöfer C, Gutenbrunner C, Schiller J, Loudovici-Krug D, Best N, Bökel A, Sturm C. Assessment of rehabilitation needs in patients after COVID-19: Development of the COVID-19-rehabilitation needs survey. J Rehabil Med. 2021 Apr 27;53(4):jrm00183. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2818. PMID: 33764478.
• Sturm C, Bökel A, Korallus C, Geng V, Kalke YK, Abel R, Kurze I, Gutenbrunner C. Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury. J Occup Med Toxicol. 2020; 15(37). DOI: doi.org/10.1186/s12995-020-00288-7
• Bökel A, Nowik D, Briest J. Feelings and thoughts of people with reduced earning capacity on returning to work. Phys Med Rehab Curor. 2020. DOI: 10.1055/a-1315-0558. Online ahead of print
• Bökel A, Dierks M-L, Gutenbrunner C, Weidner N, Geng V, Kalke Y-B, Liebscher T, Abel F-R, Sturm C. Perceived Environmental Barriers for People with Spinal Cord Injury in Germany and their Influence on Quality of Life. J Rehab Med. 2020; 52(8): jrm00090. DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2717. Online ahead of print
• Reinhardt JD, Middleton J, Bökel A, Kovindha A, Kyriakides A, Hajjioui A, Kouda K, InSCI-group, Kujawa J. Environmental barriers experienced by people with spinal cord injury across 22 countries. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020;101:2144-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.04.027.
• Martini L, Maus U, Bökel A, Geng V, Kalke Y-B, Liebscher T, Weidner N, Hoffmann F. Utilization of outpatient physical and occupational therapy in people with spinal cord injury in Germany: Results of the German Spinal Cord Injury (GerSCI) Survey. 2019. American Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 99(6):532-539. DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001366.
• Bökel A, Egen C, Gutenbrunner C, Weidner N, Moosburger J, Abel FR, Rupp R, Kalke YB, Liebscher T, Kurze I, Saur M, Geng V, Sturm C. Review article: Paraplegia in Germany - a survey on the living and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany. Rehabilitation 2020; 59(4): 205-213. DOI doi.org/10.1055/a-1071-5935
• Sturm C, Egen C, Briest J, Bökel A, Blumenthal M, Schiller J, Korallus C, Gutenbrunner C. Factors influencing access to follow-up rehabilitation (AR/AHB). Rehabilitation; 2020; 59(03): 141-148. DOI: doi.org/10.1055/a-1011-2629
• Borgetto B., Wagner A. & Probst A.. Shared decision making in physiotherapy? Pt - Journal for Physiotherapists 2008; 60: 674-677

Peer-reviewed abstracts

• Røe C, Bautz-Holter E, Andelic N, Søberg HL, Nugraha B, Gutenbrunner C, Boekel A, Kirkevold M, Engen G, Lu J. Organization of rehabilitation services in randomized controlled trials - which factors influence functional outcome? A systematic review. Congress of European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation. Online September 23 - 25, 2021 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available Online: abstract_Book_F_20_09.pdf (efrr2021.si), p. 13.
• Bökel A. Perceived environmental barriers of people with spinal cord injury in Germany and their impact on quality of life. Congress of European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation. Online September 23 - 25, 2021 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available Online: abstract_Book_F_20_09.pdf (efrr2021.si), p. 100.
• Sturm C, Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C. Possible factors influencing participation in working life for persons with spinal cord injury. Congress of European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation. Online September 23 - 25, 2021 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available Online: abstract_Book_F_20_09.pdf (efrr2021.si), p. 120
• Fekete C, Bökel A, Postma K, Reinhardt JD, Leiulfsrud AS, Tederko P, Tough H. Social inequalities in mental health: Observational evidence from persons with spinal cord injury from 22 countries. 15th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress. Online: June 12-15th, 2021.
• Bökel A, Sturm C, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI team. Utilization of medical treatment of people with spinal cord injury and unmet needs in Germany. 15th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress. Online: June 12-15th, 2021.
• Bökel A, Geng V. Experience report from the GerSCI study - What has been achieved? What lies ahead? 34th Annual Conference of the German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegiology e. V. Online: 2021; 34: 35.
• Sturm C, Bökel A, Geng V, Egen C, Gutenbrunner C. Enabling factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury. 34th Annual Conference of the German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegiology e. V. Online: 2021; 34: 12.
• Kalke Y-B, Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI-Study-group. The German Spinal Cord Injury Survey leads to a policy brief to the Ministry of health in Berlin on the World SCI Day 2019. 14th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress. Orlando: March 8, 2020. am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Mar;99(3S Suppl 1): a362. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001387.
• Bökel A, Sturm C, Kalke Y-B, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI-Study-group. Labor market Participation of People with Spinal Cord Injury in Germany - Results of the German Spinal Cord Injury Survey. 14th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress. Orlando: March 6th, 2020. am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Mar;99(3S Suppl 1):a74. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001387.
• Bökel A, Sturm C, Gutenbrunner C. Perceived environmental barriers of people with spinal cord injury in Germany. DRV publications 2020; 120: 87-88
• Sturm C, Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C. Living and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany. 124th Annual Congress of the German Society for Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine. 2019; 24.
• Bökel A, GerSCI-Study-group, Gutenbrunner C. German Spinal Cord Injury Survey - Main results of lived experience of the German population with Spinal Cord Injury. 13th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress. Kobe: 2019; 13. www.isprm2019.com/abstract/data/pdf/ISPRM2019_Program-en.pdf; p.129
• Gutenbrunner C, Egen C, Bökel A. Paraplegia in Germany - A national survey (German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI)) A sub-project of the International Spinal Cord Community Survey (InSCI). 32nd Annual Conference of the German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegiology e. V.. Koblenz: 2019; 32: 38.
• Bökel A, Blumenthal M, Egen C, Geng V, Gutenbrunner C. Living and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany. Berlin: DRV publications 2019; 117: 321.
• Bökel A, Nowik D, Briest J. Qualitative analysis of attitudes towards returning to work among insured persons at the end of their disability pension. Munich: DRV-Schriften Volume; 2018; 113, pp. 188-191.
• Bökel A. Physiotherapeutic treatment in acute hospitals at the weekend: existing evidence and recommendations - a systematic review. Federal Congress of Physiotherapy 2016, October 22; Dresden, Germany. Abstract at: www.bundeskongress-physiotherapie.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Poster_Abstract_Bökel-Andrea.pdf
• Bökel A. Master Course Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy at Medical School of Hanover. J Rehabil Med 2015; Suppl 54
• Bökel A. Gutenbrunner C. Studying for a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy at Hannover Medical School. DVE Congress Erfurt, 23.05.2014
• Wagner A. (2007). Shared decision making in physiotherapy? Opportunities and limitations of transferring the SDM concept to physiotherapy in Germany. German conference proceedings of the 5th conference of the funding priority process: 42

Book chapter

• Gutenbrunner C, Bökel A, Egen C, Kaluscha R. Classification systems in rehabilitation. In Meyer T, Bengel J, Wirtz M. (Eds.): Textbook of rehabilitation sciences. Hogrefe Verlag 2021, Göttingen (accepted)
• Winkelmann A, Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C. Rehabilitation in international comparison. In: Dhein Y, von Eiff W (eds.) Successful rehabilitation management. 2020 Kohlhammer: Stuttgart
• Bökel A. Cardiologic diseases. In: Kolster BC, Gesing V, Heller A, & Winkelmann C (Eds.). Handbook of Physiotherapy. 1st ed. Berlin: KVM - Medizinverlag; 2017. p. 1271-81

Other scientific publications (non-peer reviews)

• Gutenbrunner C, Bökel A, Eckhardt I, Teixido L. Rehabilitation during and after SARS-CoV-2 infections. das Krankenhaus 2021; 2: 122-126
• Bökel A. Participation in working life - results from the German Spinal Cord Injury Study (GerSCI). PARAplegic 2/2020.
• Bökel A, Egen C, Geng V, Sturm C, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI team. German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI) - The living and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany. DMGP information sheet 2019
• Bökel A, Blumenthal M, Egen C, Geng V, Gutenbrunner C, participating treatment centers for people with spinal cord injury: Paraplegia in Germany. A national survey (German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI) subproject of the Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey (InSCI)). Project report. Hannover Medical School Library, Hannover. Library. Available online at https://mhh-publikationsserver.gbv.de/receive/mhh_mods_00000640.

Lectures

• Bökel A. Presentation "Goal setting and Functioning in Rehabilitation Inventory (GoFoRIt) - an ICF-based screening tool for rehabilitative needs and participative treatment goal setting". Journal Club MHH, 23.06.2021, Hanover
• Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C, Sturm C. InSCI Implementation activities - Experiences, challenges and lessons learned from the GerSCI implementation process. InSCI-virtual Main-Meeting, May 12th 2021.
• Bökel A, Gutenbrunner C. Country report from Germany. International InSCI Main-Meeting during ISPRM, Orlando, USA, March 5th, 2020
• Bökel A. Presentation "International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R) - Focus Groups". Journal Club MHH, December 10, 2020, Hanover
• Bökel A. Lecture "Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review". Journal Club MHH, 01.11.2020, Hanover
• Bökel A. Lecture "A basic methodological concept of evidence-based medicine briefly explained & standards for reporting qualitative studies". Journal Club MHH, 07.05.2020, Hanover
• Bökel A. GerSCI project. Study planning, implementation and first results, Manfred Sauer Foundation, 13.03.2019, Lobbach
• Bökel A, Egen C, Sturm C, Geng V, Gutenbrunner C. Living and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany - German Spinal Cord Injury Study - GerSCI. Hanover workshop discussion on rehabilitation, 22.10.2019.
• Bökel A. InSCI Implementation - Case report from Germany. InSCI Meeting, Nice, France, November 4th, 2019.
• Bökel A, Egen C, Sturm C, Geng V, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI-Team. Update of the
• German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI). InSCI Meeting, Kobe, Japan, June 9th, 2019.
• Bökel A. Implementation of InSCI results in Germany. InSCI-Meeting, Kobe, Japan, June 10th, 2019
• Bökel A, Egen C, Sturm C, Gutenbrunner C & GerSCI-Team. National Example of GerSCI Policy brief. Internal InSCI Workshop, Kobe, Japan, June 12th, 2019
• Bökel A. Lecture " Copyright - MHH-wide regulations". Journal Club MHH, November 7, 2018, Hanover
• Bökel A. Lecture "Life and care situation of people with spinal cord injury in Germany - A national survey GerSCI - German Spinal Cord Injury Study". Journal Club MHH, 11.08.2018, Hanover
• Bökel A. Presentation "Perceived impact of environmental barriers on participation among people living with spinal cord injury in Switzerland". Journal Club MHH, 04.07.2018, Hanover
• Egen C, Bökel A, Möller F, Blumenthal M, Geng V, Gutenbrunner C. International SCI-Survey. Update from German Study Group. InSCI meeting at ISCoS Conference, 23.10.2017, Dublin
• Bökel A. Presentation "Effectiveness of exercise on work disability in patients with non-acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". Journal Club MHH, 17.02.2011, Hanover
• Bökel A. Lecture "Reliability and validity of gait analysis scalesOverview of the quality of the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score and the Physician Rating Scale and their modifications". Journal Club MHH, 11.05.2011, Hanover
• Bökel A. Lecture "Gender-specific aspects of the conversation between physician and patient". Journal Club MHH, 17.11.2010, Hanover