Research projects of the research network

Project background:

The online survey "Health and family life in the run-up to an inpatient mother/father/child preventive or rehabilitation measure (GesFam)" has been running since September 2025. This study is aimed at parents who are a few weeks away from starting their parent-child treatment. Parents are invited to participate by over 40 participating mother/father-child Facilities or Institutions in Germany.

Objective:

The survey focuses on parental burnout, which is playing an increasingly important role internationally in the field of family health research. In addition, further knowledge is to be gained on the stresses and resources of parents. Stresses include, for example, physical complaints but also psychological pressure that can build up in the (family) environment. Resources include a supportive environment and the ability to cope with stress.

The results can be used by mother/father/child facilities to review their knowledge of the current needs of parents in the context of a parent-child measure and, if necessary, to adjust their therapeutic services accordingly.

Duration:

September 2025 to March 2026

Project background:

Since September 2022, the Family Health Research Network has been a member of the international research consortium "International Investigation of Parental Burnout" (IIPB), which is led by Professors Moïra Mikolajczak and Isabelle Roskam from the University of Louvain in Belgium. In addition to Germany, 68 other countries are now represented in the research consortium.

The IIPB investigates the conceptual validity, prevalence and cross-cultural variation of parental burnout around the world. Consortium members use a common protocol that includes socio-demographic factors, parental burnout, gender roles, independent-interdependent self, parental ideal, involvement in parental roles and responsibilities, and parental goals and values.

More information about the consortium can be found here.

Objective:

The study consists in deepening the knowledge of the different mediators and their role in the relationship between cultural values and other factors at the country level, on the one hand, and parental burnout at the individual level and its consequences, on the other. Indeed, knowledge of these mechanisms is necessary to determine how macro-level values and factors translate into individual beliefs and behaviors that increase the risk of parental burnout with serious consequences.

Duration:

2023 - 2025

Publication:

Noeres, D., Hauser, D., Förster, M., Kirsch, C., Habermann, J. (2025): Prevalence and risk factors of parental burnout in Germany. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Mensch trifft Maschine - digitale Chancen in Prävention und Rehabilitation nutzen, 34th Rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Kolloquium. 18-20.03. Nuremberg (DRV-Schriften, 131), pp. 492-493. available online. Poster available online.

Project background:

In our work with the Clinical Departments, we often get a heterogeneous picture of the medical staff situation in the Facilities or Institutions. According to the German Medical Association, around one in five physicians is about to retire, which means that demographic change is also affecting the medical profession. In addition, physicians are increasingly working part-time, doing less overtime and the mental stress in this professional group is increasing. As a result, there could be an acute shortage of physicians in the near future, which could also threaten inpatient mother/father/child care and rehabilitation facilities.

Objective:

With the study "Medical activity in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers with their children"we would like to map the medical staff situation in inpatient mother/father/child prevention and rehabilitation facilities. On the other hand, we would like to ask clinic managers and the physicians working for the Facilities or Institutions about their personal assessment of medical work in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers with their children.

Duration:

2023 - 2024

Publications:

Hauser, D.; Kirsch, K.; Habermann, J.; Noeres, D. (2025): Medical activity in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers with their children - Report on the study. Hanover. DOI: 10.26068/mhhrpm/20250414-000. Online at: https: //mhh-publikationsserver.gbv.de/receive/mhh_mods_00003123.

Habermann, J., Hauser, D., Noeres, D., Kirsch , C.(2024): Medical staffing situation in inpatient mother/father/child prevention and rehabilitation facilities. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Sustainability and participation: ecological - economic - social, 33rd Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. 18-20.03. Bremen, available online.

Habermann, J., Noeres, D., Kirsch, C. (2024): Telemedicine yes, please or no, thank you: Use and evaluation of telemedicine in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers and their children. In: German Pension Insurance North (ed.): Rehabilitation - Change, Crisis, Opportunity, 12th Rehabilitation Symposium. 13.11.2023. Lübeck. available online .

To summarize:

The RessQu study examined the stresses and resources of mothers and fathers with parenting responsibilities who took part in an inpatient mother/father-child program. Eleven mother/father-child facilities across Germany took part in the study. The data was collected at four points in time from May 2018 to August 2019. Approximately 6 weeks before the intervention (T0), the mothers' resources and quality of life were recorded using a standardized questionnaire. At the beginning of the intervention (T1), socio-demographic data, complaints, risk factors and contextual factors as well as the children's health were recorded. General and psychological complaints were recorded using standardized test instruments. The therapeutic team determined the main areas of treatment and their current severity at the beginning and end of the intervention (T2). Patient satisfaction and the success of the treatment were also surveyed at the end. 6 months after the treatment (T3), the patients were surveyed in writing. The questionnaires on general and psychological complaints, risk factors, context factors and parenting skills were used again to record the long-term effects. The total sample comprised 974 mothers, 54 fathers and 1,244 children.

A detailed unpublished overall report on the results of the studies can be found here.

Project background:

The effectiveness and sustainability of inpatient prevention and rehabilitation measures for mothers, fathers and their children (§§ 24 and 41 SGB V) has already been investigated several times by surveying mothers and fathers and analyzing SHI data. This study builds on these findings and focuses on the content and scope of treatment as well as the health-related quality of life of mothers, fathers and their children as an outcome variable.

Objective:

The change in the patient profile will be a focus of the planned study. The socio-demographic characteristics and the health and psychosocial burdens of mothers, fathers and their children who took advantage of an inpatient preventive or rehabilitation measure according to §§ 24 or 41 SGB V in 2018 will be analyzed.

In addition, the study aims to determine which treatment priorities are agreed with the patients and which therapeutic measures are used by the mothers/fathers and children and for how long. The short and medium-term health changes for mothers/fathers and their children as a result of taking advantage of the measure and which resources can be promoted to improve and maintain health-related quality of life will be investigated.

Furthermore, it will be examined whether the participating children can benefit from a mother/father-child measure in terms of an increase in their health-related quality of life.

Duration:

2017-2020

Publications:

Hauser, D., Sperlich, S. Kirsch, C. (2025): Mental health of single parents and mothers living in a partnership at the beginning and after an inpatient mother-child preventive measure. In: German Network for Health Services Research (ed.): Future competence for a resilient health system, 24th German Congress for Health Services Research. 22-24.09. Hamburg. Available online.

Kirsch, C., Förster, M., Noeres, D. (2023). Children in need of treatment in inpatient mother/father-child interventions: Analysis of therapeutic measures using data from the Classification of Therapeutic Services. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Promoting a culture of change - strengthening participation - shaping the future, 32nd Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. 20-22.02. Hanover (DRV-Schriften, 128), pp. 241-243. Available online.

Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Otto, F., Förster, M. (2022). Therapeutic measures of inpatient mother-child preventive measures - analysis based on the classification of therapeutic services. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Otto F., Förster, M. (2022): Analysis of therapeutic measures of inpatient mother-child preventive measures using data from the Classification of Therapeutic Services (KTL). In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Neue Wege, neue Chancen, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 267-270. Available online.

Leddin, D., Epping, J., Kirsch, C. (2022). Mental health of mothers during the corona pandemic - correlations with an altered mother-child relationship. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Förster, M., Otto F. (2022): Can children's health be promoted in inpatient mother/father/child prevention or rehabilitation programs? In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): New paths, new opportunities, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 176-178. available online.

Otto, F., Leddin, D., Förster, M., Kirsch, C. ( 2022). Increase in health-related quality of life after inpatient mother-child interventions - results of the RessQu study. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

Kirsch, C., Leddin, D. (2021): Effects of the first corona-related partial lockdown on the long-term effects of a mother-child measure. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Participation and the world of work in special times, vol. 123. 30th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Digital, 22-25.03. Berlin (DRV-Schriften, 123), pp. 227-228. available online.

Kirsch, C. (2020): Resource activation and increase in health-related quality of life through inpatient mother-child interventions? - RessQu study. VII Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle, October 01-02, 2020.

Kirsch, C. (2020): Children's health in inpatient mother/father-child measures - RessQu study. VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle, October 01-02, 2020.

Otto, F., de Wall, S., Kirsch, C., Barre, F. (2019): Application of the Delphi method for the development of indication-specific treatment concepts according to KTL. In Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), DRV-Schriften Volume 117 - 28th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Berlin.

Unpublished:

Leddin, D., Otto, F. (2020): Resource activation and increase in health-related quality of life through inpatient mother/father-child measures (RessQu study). Results of the study on T1 and T2. Unpublished general report. Hanover.

Kirsch, K., Förster, M., Leddin, D., Otto, F. (2021): Resource activation and improvement of health-related quality of life through inpatient mother/father-child interventions (RessQu study). Long-term results from 11 Clinical Departments. Unpublished report. Hanover.

Project background:

Around 769,100 people in need of care live in North Rhine-Westphalia, 77.9% of whom are cared for at home by their relatives alone or with the support of a care service [source: www.it.nrw/205-prozent-mehr-pflegebeduerftige-nrw-93673]. In order to maintain their health and ability to provide care, family carers have been entitled to inpatient preventive care and rehabilitation measures in accordance with Sections 23 and 40 SGB V since 2012. To date, however, only a small number of Nursing staff have taken advantage of target group-specific measures. The measure "Time and relaxation for family caregivers in North Rhine-Westphalia - spa counseling for family caregivers", which is 100% funded by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia (MAGS) as part of the state funding plan for ageing and Nursing, is establishing a nationwide, high-quality counseling service. This supports family caregivers in taking advantage of a target group-specific preventive or rehabilitation measure. Employees of the health resort advice centers of the independent welfare services in NRW are prepared for this task through a 6-day modular training course. A team from the Medical Sociology Department of the MHH has been commissioned with the scientific monitoring and evaluation.

Objective:

The scientific monitoring and evaluation of the measure Timeand Relaxationfor Nursing Relatives(ZEPA) focuses on three topics:

1. scope and content of counseling, application process and utilization of the inpatient measures.

2. satisfaction of the caregivers with the counseling services, with the inpatient measure itself and with the care of the person in need of care during the measure.

3. satisfaction of the counselors with the modular structured training.

The results of the study will be used to further develop the counseling service (if necessary during the three-year project phase), to determine the needs of family caregivers of different age groups, to ensure the quality of the measure and to develop recommendations for the modification of system-related instruments.

Project participants:

The project is being carried out jointly by the Diözesan Caritasverband Paderborn e.V. and the AWO Bezirksverband Westliches Westfalen e.V., with the Diözesan Caritasverband Paderborn responsible for project management. The member associations of the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege NRW are directly involved, most of which have a health resort counseling center for mothers, fathers and children under the umbrella of the Müttergenesungswerk or already have a health resort counseling center for family caregivers.

Duration:

2019-2022

Publications:

Otto F., Leddin, D. (2022): Advice on prevention and rehabilitation for family caregivers - evaluation results from a state project in NRW. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): New paths, new opportunities, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 230-233. available online.

Leddin, D. (2020): Health and psychosocial stress of family caregivers - results of the ZEPA study. VII Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle, October 1-2, 2020.

Project background:

The effectiveness and sustainability of inpatient prevention and rehabilitation measures for mothers, fathers and their children (§§ 24 and 41 SGB V) has already been investigated several times by means of surveys of mothers and fathers and by analyzing SHI data.

This study does not focus on the individual measure of a mother-child or father-child cure, but rather on the apparently newly emerged need for a family cure. For the first time, qualitative interviews will be used to examine families' wishes and expectations of this form of cure in order to enable the participating Facilities or Institutions to further develop their treatment concepts.

Objective:

With this study, we would like to investigate the individual and shared goals of mothers and fathers in the family cure and which therapeutic measures they would like to see in order to achieve their cure goals. In addition, we would like to determine the stressors of mothers and fathers in their everyday life at home as well as their health complaints and their family situation.

The main question of this study is: "What expectations and wishes do parents have of a family cure?".

Duration:

2018-2020

Publications:

Förster, M., Otto, F., Jax, J., Löffler, L., Kirsch, C. (2022). Family measures in the setting of mother/father/child preventive care facilities - stresses on mothers and fathers and their reasons for utilization. Psychosocial and medical rehabilitation,35 (3 (119)).

Kirsch, C., Jax, J., Otto, F. (2020). Can't be done, doesn't exist! - Family measures as a new concept in the setting of mother-child/father-child preventive care facilities. In Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), DRV-Schriften Volume 120 - 29th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Berlin.

Kirsch, C., Barre, F., Otto, F. (2019). Parents' expectations and wishes for a family cure - a qualitative study. 18th German Congress for Health Services Research. Berlin.

Project background:

With the change in family structures, the assumption of active fatherhood is gaining in importance and with it the question of whether fathers in comparable life situations have similar health problems to mothers. In the Fathers' Study of the Family Health Research Network, the stress and health disorders of fathers who took part in a father-child measure were examined for the first time.

Objective:

A written survey was used to investigate the health risk factors and stress factors in everyday life of fathers taking part in a father-child measure (survey points at the beginning and end of the inpatient preventive or rehabilitation measure and 9 months afterwards). The study also investigated which illnesses and restrictions on activities and participation are present in these fathers, which short and long-term cure effects can be demonstrated and how the fathers assess their parenting skills.

Duration:

2014-2015

Publications:

Barre, F., Otto, F. 2015 How do the general and psychological complaints of fathers change over the course of an inpatient father-child program? 24th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. German Federal Pension Insurance (ed.), DRV-Schriften vol. 107: 151-152.

Barre, F., Jaunzeme, J., Geyer, S. 2016. Outpatient diagnoses and medication consumption before and after a father-child measure. 25th Rehabilitation Science Symposium. German Federal Pension Insurance (ed.), DRV publications vol. 109: 96-99.

Barre, F. 2017. How do mothers and fathers in mother/father-child measures differ in terms of psychosocial contextual factors and health risks? 26th Rehabilitation Science Symposium. German Pension Insurance (ed.), DRV Publications Vol. 111: 134-137.

Barre, F., Otto, F. 2017. Contextual factors of mothers and fathers in mother/father-child measures. Joint congress of the DGMS, DGSMP and DGEpi 2017 in Lübeck.

Barre, F., Epping, J. 2018. Change in the utilization of health insurance benefits before and after a father-child measure. Healthcare. Health Care; 80(12): 1048-1054. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-104214.

 

Project background:

In this study, the effectiveness and sustainability of inpatient mother-child and father-child measures in accordance with Sections 24 and 41 SGB V were examined for the first time on the basis of billing data from a statutory health insurance fund. The study was based on routine data from the AOK Lower Saxony from 2004 to 2010.

Objective:

The study investigated how mothers with and without spa approval differ in their utilization of psychotherapy and psychotropic drugs, whether utilization changes before and after a measure and whether there are differences in the utilization of spa participants compared to female insured persons with the same social structure measures. For employed participants, the number and duration of reports of incapacity for work before and after a mother-child measure were examined.

For AOK-insured fathers, the study investigated how utilization before and after a father-child measure changes in relation to outpatient diagnoses and prescription medication.

Publications:

Otto F, Jaunzeme J (2013). Prescription of psychotherapy and psychotropic drugs before and after a mother-child measure - analysis of data from a statutory health insurance fund from 2004-2010. DRV-Schriften Vol. 101, 203-205.

Jaunzeme J, Otto F, Geyer S (2014). Healthier after the cure? Analysis of statutory health insurance data with before-and-after comparison for participants in a mother-child program and mothers without spa approval. Practice of Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93: 41-49.

Barre F, Epping J (2017). Change in the utilization of health insurance benefits before and after a father-child measure. Health Services. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-104214.

Project background:

The aim of the study is to investigate the health and psychosocial burdens experienced by mothers and fathers who make use of inpatient preventive care or rehabilitation measures and which resources can be developed and promoted in the long term to improve and maintain health in the family. The development of health, personal and psychosocial resources is particularly important in view of the constantly rising costs in the healthcare system.

Objective:

The focus of this multicenter prospective follow-up study with 3 survey points (at the beginning and end of the inpatient preventive or rehabilitation measure and 9 months afterwards) was on the health disorders and risk factors of mothers and fathers who took advantage of an inpatient preventive or rehabilitation measure. Furthermore, psychosocial contextual factors and indication-specific treatment effects were considered and it was examined which resources existed and which could be activated in order to contribute to the long-term maintenance and improvement of family health.

Duration:

2011-2013

Publications:

Noeres, D., Otto, F. 2014. mothers with chronic back pain: sustainability of treatment in mother-child Clinical Departments. Practice Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93: 65-79.

Otto, F. 2014. change in patient profile in mother-child clinics 2000-2011. practice Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93: 92-102.

Otto, F. 2016. Does burnout symptomatology differ between mothers and fathers? Testing of the parent-specific version MBI-F. 25th Rehabilitation Science Symposium. German Federal Pension Insurance (ed.), DRV-Schriften vol. 109: 68-69.

Otto, F. 2017. How does the realization of resources change in mothers after an inpatient mother-child measure? 26th Rehabilitation Science Symposium. German Pension Insurance (ed.), DRV Publications Vol. 111: 159-161.

Unpublished:

Otto, F. 2013. stresses and resources of mothers and fathers with parenting responsibilities - BelRes study 2011/2012. results from 16 mother-child clinics. Unpublished general report. Hanover.

 

Project background:

The focus was particularly on finding out which structural and motivational factors are conducive or obstructive to a sustainable change in diet and exercise habits in order to obtain information for the participating prevention and rehabilitation clinics, for the physicians in private practice treating the patients and for the patients themselves on how to optimize the treatment processes. Follow-up support for the families could be provided by the respective health insurance company of the insured persons, by the Richtig-Essen-Institut Berlin or other specific offers at the patient's place of residence as well as by the family physician. The obesity study of the research association was financially supported by the Deutsche BKK and the Taunus BKK.

Objective:

This multicenter study investigated at 4 data collection points (at the beginning and end as well as 6 and 12 months after the intervention) how successfully overweight and obese mothers and children can be treated in an inpatient mother-child intervention. The study included mothers with a BMI from 25.0 without age limit and children from the age of 8 with a weight from the 90th percentile. In addition to body weight, the target variables of the study were motivation, eating behavior, exercise behavior, health assessment, psychosocial stress and mother-child interaction.

Duration:

2008-2009

Publications:

Otto, F., Arnhold-Kerri, S. 2008. How can the health consequences of overweight and obesity in mothers be depicted using the ICF? Poster at the 2nd Nds. ICF User Conference. Hanover 2008.

Otto, F., Arnhold-Kerri, S. 2009. Priority treatment of overweight and obesity in mother-child Clinical Departments - Short-term treatment effects in mothers. Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), 18th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium, DRV-Schriften Vol. 83: 403-404.

Otto, F. 2012. Evaluation of obesity treatment in mother-child Clinical Departments with the interdisciplinary test system AD-EVA. German Pension Insurance (ed.), 21st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. DRV publications 98: 435-436.

Barre, F. 2013. Does the motivation to exercise influence the sustainable reduction success of women after a mother-child intervention? 29th Annual Conference of the German Obesity Society in Hanover.

Barre, F., Otto, F. 2014. Obesity treatment and exercise behavior after a mother-child intervention. Practice of Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93: 80-91.

Project background:

In a total of 63 counseling centers in the federal states of Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate, 995 mothers who visited a Caritas or Diakonie counseling center to apply for a mother-child measure were surveyed between October 2005 and February 2006. The counselors documented the amount of advice given, the application process and the outcome of the application.

The study was financed by the Research Association for Prevention and Rehabilitation for Mothers and Children, the evaluation of the quality of counseling was supported by the Elly-Heuss-Knapp Foundation German Mothers' Convalescent Home with funds from the BM FSFJ.

Objective:

The survey of mothers was carried out at the beginning of the counseling process and six months afterwards by means of a questionnaire and recorded comparatively the satisfaction with the counseling and the counseling content, the health, social and family situation of mothers with or without approval or participation in a mother-child cure measure as well as the effects of the mother-child measure.

Duration:

2005-2006

Publications:

Otto, F. 2010. How does the health situation of mothers in need of preventive care and rehabilitation in a waiting group change within six months? Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), 19th Rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Kolloquium, DRV-Schriften Vol. 88: 566-568.

• Förster, M.; Kirsch, C.; Habermann, J.; Noeres, D. (2025): Exploring the connection between maternal mental health and partnership, parental role, and satisfaction with various aspects of life using pairfam data: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Women's Health 25, 395. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03933-7

• Noeres, D., Hauser, D., Förster, M., Kirsch, C., Habermann, J. (2025): Prevalence and risk factors of parental burnout in Germany. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Mensch trifft Maschine - digitale Chancen in Prävention und Rehabilitation nutzen, 34th Rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Kolloquium. 18-20.03. Nuremberg (DRV-Schriften, 131), pp. 492-493. available online. Poster available online.

• Förster, M., Noeres, D., Hauser, D. (2025): Between parental role and health: areas of life of parents with vs. without disabled children in Germany. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Mensch trifft Maschine - digitale Chancen in Prävention und Rehabilitation nutzen, 34th Rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Kolloquium. 18-20.03. Nuremberg (DRV-Schriften, 131), pp. 513-515. available online. Poster available online.

• Hauser, D., Kirsch, K., Habermann, J., Noeres, D. 2025. Medical activity in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers with their children - Report on the study. Hanover. DOI: 10.26068/mhhrpm/20250414-000. Poster available online.

• Habermann, J., Hauser, D., Noeres, D., Kirsch, C. 2024. Medical staffing situation in inpatient mother/father-child prevention and rehabilitation facilities. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Sustainability and participation: ecological - economic - social, 33rd Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. 18-20.03. Bremen, available online .

• Habermann, J., Noeres, D., Kirsch, C. 2024. Telemedicine yes, please or no, thank you: Use and evaluation of telemedicine in the inpatient prevention and rehabilitation of mothers and fathers and their children. In: German Pension Insurance North (ed.): Rehabilitation - Change, Crisis, Opportunity, 12th Rehabilitation Symposium. 13.11.2023. Lübeck. available online .

• Förster, M., Kirsch, C., Noeres, D. 2023. Mentally stressed mothers in inpatient mother-child prevention and rehabilitation measures: Description of the target group based on pairfam data. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Promoting a culture of change - strengthening participation - shaping the future, 32nd Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. 20-22.02. Hannover (DRV-Schriften, 128), pp. 440-443. available online.

• Kirsch, C., Förster, M., Noeres, D. 2023. Children in need of treatment in inpatient mother/father-child interventions: Analysis of therapeutic interventions using data from the Classification of Therapeutic Services. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Promoting a culture of change - strengthening participation - shaping the future, 32nd Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. 20-22.02. Hanover (DRV-Schriften, 128), pp. 241-243. Available online.

• Förster, M., Otto, F., Jax, J., Löffler, L., Kirsch, C. 2022. Family measures in the setting of mother/father/child preventive care facilities - stresses on mothers and fathers and their reasons for utilization. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

• Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Förster, M., Otto, F. 2022. Can the health of children be promoted in inpatient mother/father/child prevention and rehabilitation measures? In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Neue Wege, neue Chancen, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 176-178. available online.

• Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Otto, F., Förster, M. 2022. Therapeutic measures of inpatient mother-child preventive measures - analysis based on the classification of therapeutic services. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

• Kirsch, C., Leddin, D., Otto, F., Förster, M. 2022. Analysis of therapeutic measures of inpatient mother-child preventive measures using data from the Classification of Therapeutic Services (KTL). In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): Neue Wege, neue Chancen, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 267-270. Available online.

• Kirsch, C., Otto, F., Leddin, D., Sperlich, S., Geyer, S. 2022. Mother-child measures: Changing demands, future developments. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

• Leddin, D., Epping, J., Kirsch, C. 2022. Mental health of mothers during the corona pandemic - correlations with a changed mother-child relationship. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

• Otto, F., Leddin, D., Förster, M., Kirsch, C. 2022 . Increase in health-related quality of life after inpatient mother-child measures - results of the RessQu study. Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation, 35 (3 (119)).

• Otto, F., Leddin, D. 2022. Counseling on prevention and rehabilitation for family caregivers - Evaluation results from a state project in NRW. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.): New paths, new opportunities, vol. 126. 31st Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Hybrid, 07.-09.03. Münster (DRV-Schriften, 126), pp. 230-233. Available online.
• Kirsch, C., Leddin, D. 2021. Effects of the first corona-related partial lockdown on the long-term effects of a mother-child measure. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), Teilhabe und Arbeitswelt in besonderen Zeiten, vol. 123. 30th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Digital, March 22-25, Berlin (DRV-Schriften, 123), pp. 227-228. available online.
• Otto, F. 2020. Inpatient measures for mothers, fathers and families in the course of time. VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle.
• Geyer, S. 2020. Demographic development of the family: Which patients will come to mother/father-child clinics in the future? VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle.
• Leddin, D. 2020. Health and psychosocial stress of family caregivers - results of the ZEPA study. VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle.
• Kirsch, C. 2020. Resource activation and increase in health-related quality of life through inpatient mother-child measures? - RessQu study. VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle.
• Kirsch, C. 2020. Children's health in inpatient mother/father-child interventions - RessQu study. VIIth Scientific Symposium of the Family Health Research Network in Celle.
• Kirsch, C., Jax, J., Otto, F. 2020. Can't be done, doesn't exist! - Family measures as a new concept in the setting of mother-child/father-child preventive care facilities. In Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), DRV-Schriften Volume 120 - 29th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Berlin.

• Kirsch, C., Barre, F., Otto, F. 2019. Parents' expectations and wishes for a family cure - a qualitative study. 18th German Congress for Health Services Research. Berlin.
• Otto, F., de Wall, S. 2019. Inpatient care for caregivers of relatives with dementia. Journal of General Practice. DOI 10.3238/zfa.2019.0462–0467.
• Otto, F., de Wall, S., Kirsch, C., Barre, F. 2019. Application of the Delphi method for the development of indication-specific treatment concepts according to KTL. In Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (ed.), DRV-Schriften Volume 117 - 28th Rehabilitation Science Colloquium. Berlin.
• Barre, F., Epping, J. 2018. Change in the utilization of health insurance benefits before and after a father-child measure. Health Care. Health Services; 80(12): 1048-1054. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-104214.
• Otto, F. 2018. maternal health: constantly in charge. German midwifery journal, 70 (5): 68-72.
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