SepsisWissen (SepWiss) Strengthening health literacy of patients at high risk for sepsis in order to improve early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis

Conditions

sepsis according to new definition ("sepsis-3") sepsis according to historic definitions ("sepsis-1") R57.2 R65.1 A02.1 A20.0 A20.7 A21.7 A22.7 A24.1 A26.7 A28.2 A32.7 A39.1 A39.2 A39.3 A39.4 A40 A41 A42.7 A48.3 A49.9 A54.8 B00.7 B37.6 B37.7 B49

Sebastian Born, Daniel Schwarzkopf, Norman Rose, Mathias W. Pletz, Konrad Reinhart et al. (6 authors)

Vaccines2024-09-212 citations

10.3390/vaccines12091080

Improving prevention and early detection of sepsis among patient groups at risk: Introducing a model for a multimodal information campaign—The SepWiss study protocol

Wiltrud Abels, Konrad Reinhart, E. Neugebauer, Elisa Wulkotte, Evjenia Toubekis et al. (13 authors)

PLoS ONE2024-07-173 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0305107

Most patients with an increased risk for sepsis-related morbidity or death do not recognize sepsis as a medical emergency: results of a survey study using case vignettes

Sebastian Born, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Wiltrud Abels, Silke Piedmont, E. Neugebauer et al. (9 authors)

Critical Care2023-11-176 citations

10.1186/s13054-023-04733-x

Interventions

Group 1: In Berlin and Brandenburg (intervention regions) evidence-based health information will be developed and distributed, starting July 1st, 2021 Group 2: In other states of Germany (control regi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People at risk for sepsis: age > 60 years, chronic illnesses, congenital or acquired immunosuppression (HIV infection, asplenia, cancer, immunosuppressive medication)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
vaccination rate/incidence for vaccination against meningococcus, pneumococcus, haemophilus influenza type B, influenza virus	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
health/risk literacy, knowledge about sepsis; self-reported intention and practice of vaccination, concepts of behavior theory predicting individual vaccination practice	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactWiltrud Abels

Sepsis-Stiftung

wiltrud.abels@sepsis-stiftung.de+49 30 450 5514 25

Outcome results

None listed