Investigation of facilitators and barriers to the implementation of systems medicine Subproject of the interdisciplinary consortium project: Systems medicine and health literacy – Theoretical, normative and empirical studies concerning mental disorders

Investigation of facilitators and barriers to the implementation of systems medicine Subproject of the interdisciplinary consortium project: Systems medicine and health literacy – Theoretical, normative and empirical studies concerning mental disorders - SysKomp

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00008955

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-17

Start date

2015-08-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

No specific disease- or health problem: systems medicine

Interventions

Group 1: 1.) Focus Group Interview: using a semi-structured discussion guide the researchers will explore attitudes, expectations, anxieties and potentially experiences related to implementing systems

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Focus Group interview: sufficient German language skills, informed consent form (paper-version) signed by participants -Semi-structured Expert interviews: based on knowledge and experiences related to the research topic -Policy-Delphi survey: relevant stakeholders Recruitment: -Through the early detection center for mental disorders (FETZ), at the University Hospital of Cologne (Patient for Focus Groups) -Public commonplaces and advertisement in a newspaper “Kölner Stadtanzeiger” (General population for Focus Groups) -Nationally (Stakeholder/experts in health care for Expert Interviews and Policy-Delphi survey)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Language or cognitive disabilities, which affect the ability to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health policy recommendations to implement systems medicine in the German health care system based on perceived actions areas, facilitators and barriers from the perspective of relevant stakeholders in health care. (Policy-Delphi survey)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Attitudes, expectations, anxieties and possibly experiences related to the topics “trend development due to the digitalization of mHealth applications or –technology in health care”, “future vision regarding systems medicine-based care” and “need for implementation of systems medicine”. (Focus Group Interview)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactClarissa Lemmen

Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Klinische Epidemiologie (IGKE), Klinikum der Universität zu Köln (AöR)

clarissa.lemmen at uk-koeln.de0221 4679137

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026