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ArticleUrologie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[Patient events in German urology: trend towards hybrid formats?]

Philipp Karschuck, Laura Müller, Christer Groeben, Cem Aksoy, Luka Flegar, Aristeidis Zacharis, Martin Baunacke, Christian Wülfing, Johannes Huber

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Article in Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Philipp KarschuckKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland. philipp.karschuck@uni-marburg.de.
Laura MüllerKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.
Christer GroebenKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.
Cem AksoyKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.
Luka FlegarKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.
Aristeidis ZacharisKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.
Martin BaunackeKlinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
Christian WülfingKlinik für Urologie, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Johannes HuberKlinik für Urologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatient events are an important tool to respond to the increasing need of the public for health information. Through the "patient forum", the German Society of Urology (DGU) is committed to patient information and public relations at its annual congresses. The goal of the study was to evaluate the events from 2017-2019 and to compare them with the first digital patient forum in 2020. MATERIALS AND

methodsUsing a two-page standardized questionnaire, we surveyed the visitors of the presence patient forums (presence group = P) of the three annual congresses of the DGU 2017-2019 as well as the users of the digital event 2020 (online group = O).

resultsWe obtained 71 records for 2017-2019 and 18 for 2020. The median age of visitors was 64 years (range 30-89). Males were 66% (P) vs. 83% (O) of participants (p = 0.005). The offer was rated overall as good to very good by both groups, i.e., 1.6 (P) vs. 1.6 (O; p = 0.7) on a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 being the highest rating. In line with the lower interaction in the digital format, the possibility to ask questions was rated worse with 1.5 (P) vs. 2.8 (O; p = 0.003). When asked about the desired future event format, two-thirds of the users of the digital patient forum were in favor of a hybrid event on-site and online.

conclusionPatient events are suitable means of communication for the public and are rated well by visitors. In particular, interaction with experts is highly valued. Face-to-face formats are associated with a high logistical effort and high costs, and their reach is limited. In the future, hybrid formats could be a reasonable alternative, as they combine the advantages of online and face-to-face formats.

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UrologyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCommunicationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPublic RelationsSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth services researchHybrid eventPatient forumPatient informationProfessional medical society

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PMCPMC10791946

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