S Breitner-Busch, H G Mücke, A Schneider, E Hertig
{"title":"Corrigendum: Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases due to increased ambient air pollution.","authors":"S Breitner-Busch, H G Mücke, A Schneider, E Hertig","doi":"10.25646/11831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25646/11831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article on p. 103-121 in vol. 8, PMID: 37799533.].</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 4","pages":"121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10905298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadja Gebhardt, Katharina van Bronswijk, Maxie Bunz, Tobias Müller, Pia Niessen, Christoph Nikendei
{"title":"Scoping review of climate change and mental health in Germany - Direct and indirect impacts, vulnerable groups, resilience factors.","authors":"Nadja Gebhardt, Katharina van Bronswijk, Maxie Bunz, Tobias Müller, Pia Niessen, Christoph Nikendei","doi":"10.25646/11656","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Climate change is a major threat to human health and has direct and indirect impacts on the human psyche.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To assess the state of knowledge on the impact of climate change on mental health in Germany, a scoping review was conducted for the focus topics extreme weather events, temperature increase, intra-psychological processing, sociological aspects, and resilience factors. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria of the searches in the databases Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, PubPsych, PubMed, and PsychInfo. The majority of the studies looked at correlative relationships in a cross-sectional design.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There are indications of an accumulation of psychiatric disorders after extreme weather events; in addition, the risk of suicide increases with higher temperatures and it appears there is an increase in aggressive behaviour. The majority of people surveyed in Germany report concerns about the consequences of climate change, although these currently rarely lead to clinically significant impairments in mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, the evidence for Germany must be classified as insufficient. In addition to the absolute priority of climate protection (mitigation) by reducing emissions, there is a particular need for additional research with a focus on vulnerable groups and possibilities for prevention and adaptation.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 4","pages":"122-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41167207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susanne Breitner-Busch, Hans-Guido Mücke, Alexandra Schneider, Elke Hertig
{"title":"Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases due to increased ambient air pollution.","authors":"Susanne Breitner-Busch, Hans-Guido Mücke, Alexandra Schneider, Elke Hertig","doi":"10.25646/11655","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The impacts of air pollutants on health range from short-term health impairments to hospital admissions and deaths. Climate change is leading to an increase in air pollution.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This article addresses, based on selected literature, the relationship between climate change and air pollutants, the health effects of air pollutants and their modification by air temperature, with a focus on Germany.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Poor air quality increases the risk of many diseases. Climate change is causing, among other things, more periods of extreme heat with simultaneously increased concentrations of air pollutants. The interactions between air temperature and air pollutants, as well as their combined effects on human health, have not yet been sufficiently studied. Limit, target, and guideline values are of particular importance for health protection.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Measures to reduce air pollutants and greenhouse gases must be more strictly implemented. An essential step towards improving air quality is setting stricter air quality limit values in Europe. Prevention and adaptation measures should be accelerated in Germany, as they contribute to climate-resilient and sustainable healthcare systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 4","pages":"103-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548484/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41180679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carsten Butsch, Liza-Marie Beckers, Enno Nilson, Marieke Frassl, Nicole Brennholt, René Kwiatkowski, Mareike Söder
{"title":"Health impacts of extreme weather events - Cascading risks in a changing climate.","authors":"Carsten Butsch, Liza-Marie Beckers, Enno Nilson, Marieke Frassl, Nicole Brennholt, René Kwiatkowski, Mareike Söder","doi":"10.25646/11652","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Extreme weather events represent one of the most tangible impacts of anthropogenic climate change. They have increased in number and severity and a further increase is expected. This is accompanied by direct and indirect negative consequences for human health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Flooding events, storms and droughts are analysed here for Germany from a systemic perspective on the basis of a comprehensive literature review. Cascading risks beyond the initial event are also taken into account in order to depict downstream consequences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In addition to the immediate health burdens caused by extreme weather events such as injuries, long-term consequences such as stress-related mental disorders occur. These stresses particularly affect certain vulnerable groups, e.g. older persons, children, pregnant women or first responders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A look at the cascading risks described in the international literature allows us to develop precautionary measures for adaptation to the consequences of climate change. Many adaptation measures protect against different risks at the same time. In addition to planning measures, these include, above all, increasing the population's ability to protect itself through knowledge and strengthening of social networks.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 4","pages":"33-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41175527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karl-Christian Bergmann, Randolf Brehler, Christina Endler, Conny Höflich, Sabine Kespohl, Maria Plaza, Monika Raulf, Marie Standl, Roma Thamm, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Barbora Werchan
{"title":"Impact of climate change on allergic diseases in Germany.","authors":"Karl-Christian Bergmann, Randolf Brehler, Christina Endler, Conny Höflich, Sabine Kespohl, Maria Plaza, Monika Raulf, Marie Standl, Roma Thamm, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Barbora Werchan","doi":"10.25646/11654","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Allergic diseases, especially inhalation allergies, have reached epidemic levels and environmental factors play an important role in their development. Climate change influences the occurrence, frequency, and severity of allergic diseases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The contents of this article were selected by the authors and developed section by section according to their expertise and the current state of knowledge. The sections were then discussed and agreed upon amongst all authors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The article highlights direct and indirect effects of climate change on allergies. It goes into detail about the connections between climate change and (new) pollen allergens as well as (new) occupational inhalation allergens, explains the effects of climate change on the clinical picture of atopic dermatitis, discusses the connections between air pollutants and allergies, and provides information about the phenomenon of thunderstorm asthma.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a need for action in the field of pollen and fungal spore monitoring, allergy and sensitisation monitoring, urban planning from an allergological perspective, and changes in the working environment, among others.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 4","pages":"76-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548488/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41169327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Buchmann, O Tuncer, M Auzanneau, A J Eckert, J Rosenbauer
{"title":"Corrigendum: Incidence, prevalence and care of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in Germany: Time trends and regional socioeconomic situation.","authors":"M Buchmann, O Tuncer, M Auzanneau, A J Eckert, J Rosenbauer","doi":"10.25646/11672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25646/11672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article on p. 57-78 in vol. 8.].</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 2","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10614074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julika Loss, Miriam Blume, Laura Neuperdt, Nadine Flerlage, Tim Weihrauch, Kristin Manz, Roma Thamm, Christina Poethko-Müller, Elvira Mauz, Petra Rattay, Jennifer Allen, Mira Tschorn
{"title":"What is the health status of girls and boys in the COVID-19 pandemic? Selected results of the KIDA study.","authors":"Julika Loss, Miriam Blume, Laura Neuperdt, Nadine Flerlage, Tim Weihrauch, Kristin Manz, Roma Thamm, Christina Poethko-Müller, Elvira Mauz, Petra Rattay, Jennifer Allen, Mira Tschorn","doi":"10.25646/11436","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11436","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is well known that there are gender differences in the health behaviour and physical and mental health of children. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the health and lifestyles of children and adolescents by changing their living conditions. The present work investigates whether gender differences in selected health indicators are evident more than two years after the onset of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the study Kindergesundheit in Deutschland aktuell (KIDA) (German Children's Health Update), cross-sectional telephone surveys were conducted with parents of 3- to 15-year-olds (n=3,478). Parental information on the general and mental health of the child, on increased need for health care and mental health services, as well as on physical activity and utilisation of sports activities were queried in standardised manner. Gender differences were assessed using Chi<sup>2</sup> tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 91% of the girls and 92% of the boys had their general health assessed as being (very) good by their parents (difference not significant, n.s.). An increased need for care and support was indicated for 10.6% of the 3- to 15-year-olds (girls: 9%, boys: 12%, n.s.). Boys met the physical activity recommendations of the WHO significantly more often (60%) than girls (54%). Good to excellent mental health was reported for 93% of both boys and girls. When changes during the pandemic were reported, no differences were found in the responses for girls compared to boys.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Gender differences were found for individual parameters and age groups. These differences must be assessed in the context of other social determinants of health, and need to be considered when planning preventive measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 2","pages":"39-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318563/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9794410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maike Buchmann, Oktay Tuncer, Marie Auzanneau, Alexander J Eckert, Joachim Rosenbauer, Lukas Reitzle, Christin Heidemann, Reinhard W Holl, Roma Thamm
{"title":"Incidence, prevalence and care of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents in Germany: Time trends and regional socioeconomic situation.","authors":"Maike Buchmann, Oktay Tuncer, Marie Auzanneau, Alexander J Eckert, Joachim Rosenbauer, Lukas Reitzle, Christin Heidemann, Reinhard W Holl, Roma Thamm","doi":"10.25646/11439","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Trends over time and possible socio-spatial inequalities in the incidence and care of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) in children and adolescents are important parameters for the planning of target-specific treatment structures.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycaemia as well as the HbA1c value are presented for under 18-year-olds based on data from the nationwide Diabetes Prospective Follow-up Registry (DPV) and the diabetes registry of North Rhine-Westphalia. Indicators were mapped by sex over time between 2014 and 2020, and stratified by sex, age and regional socioeconomic deprivation for 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2020, the incidence was 29.2 per 100,000 person-years and the prevalence was 235.5 per 100,000 persons, with the figures being higher in boys than in girls in either case. The median HbA1c value was 7.5%. Ketoacidosis manifested in 3.4% of treated children and adolescents, significantly more often in regions with very high (4.5%) deprivation than in regions with very low deprivation (2.4%). The proportion of severe hypoglycaemia cases was 3.0%. Between 2014 and 2020, the incidence, prevalence and HbA1c levels changed little, while the proportions of ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycaemia decreased.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The decrease in acute complications indicates that type 1 diabetes care has improved. Similar to previous studies, the results suggest an inequality in care by regional socioeconomic situation.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 2","pages":"57-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318564/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9803413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annika Meinen, Sara Tomczyk, Flora Noelle Wiegand, Muna Abu Sin, Tim Eckmanns, Sebastian Haller
{"title":"Antimicrobial resistance in Germany and Europe - A systematic review on the increasing threat accelerated by climate change.","authors":"Annika Meinen, Sara Tomczyk, Flora Noelle Wiegand, Muna Abu Sin, Tim Eckmanns, Sebastian Haller","doi":"10.25646/11404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25646/11404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity, alongside climate change. Here, we aim to summarise the effects of climate change (i.e. raise of temperature, change in humidity or precipitation) on spread of antibiotic resistance and on infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Germany.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a literature search with articles published between January 2012 and July 2022. Two authors screened titles, abstracts and full texts and extracted the data systematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From originally 2,389 titles, we identified six studies, which met our inclusion criteria. These studies show that an increase in temperature may lead to higher antibiotic resistance rates and an increased risk of colonisation as well as spread of pathogens. Furthermore, the number of healthcare-associated infections increases with increased temperature. Data indicate that higher antibiotic use is present in areas with warmer mean temperature.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>European data are scarce, but all studies identified point towards an increasing AMR burden due to climate change. However, further studies are needed to draw attention to the links between climatic factors and AMR and develop targeted preventive measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 3","pages":"93-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9713056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elke Hertig, Iris Hunger, Irena Kaspar-Ott, Andreas Matzarakis, Hildegard Niemann, Lea Schulte-Droesch, Maike Voss
{"title":"Climate change and public health in Germany - An introduction to the German status report on climate change and health 2023.","authors":"Elke Hertig, Iris Hunger, Irena Kaspar-Ott, Andreas Matzarakis, Hildegard Niemann, Lea Schulte-Droesch, Maike Voss","doi":"10.25646/11400","DOIUrl":"10.25646/11400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global warming of 1.5°C and even 2°C is likely to be exceeded during the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Climate change poses a worldwide threat and has direct and indirect effects on infectious diseases, on non-communicable diseases and on mental health. Not all people are equally able to protect themselves against the impacts of climate change; particularly populations that are vulnerable due to individual factors (children, older persons, those immunocompromised or with pre-existing conditions), social factors (the socially disadvantaged), or living and working conditions (e. g. people who work outdoors) are subject to an increased risk. Concepts such as One Health or Planetary Health provide a framework to frame both climate change itself and adaptation strategies or sets of actions for environmental human and animal health. Knowledge of climate change impacts has grown in recent years, and mitigation and adaptation strategies have been developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":73767,"journal":{"name":"Journal of health monitoring","volume":"8 Suppl 3","pages":"6-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9707687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}