Marc N Jarczok
Biographic Data
| ID | 940799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc N Jarczok |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc N |
| FAMILY NAME | Jarczok |
| SIGNATURE | JARCZOK M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Ulm |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6055-385X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
HRV-based workplace consultation for managers
Introduction Effective tools are needed to communicate the biopsychosocial model of health in the workplace, emphasizing the interaction between mind, body, and environment. A 24-h heart rate variability (HRV) spectrogram, combined with a diary, was used to provide individualized feedback on these interactions. Methods One hundred managers from a manufacturing and engineering company in southern Germany were randomized into either an intervention…
Stress management training for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU-GO)
Before including the first participant, the KMU-GO trial is registered at the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS): DRKS00023457 (registered on 5 November 2020)
High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Is Prospectively Associated With Sleep Complaints in a Healthy Working Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Vagus nerve functioning, as indexed by high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), has been implicated in a wide range of mental and physical health conditions, including sleep complaints. This study aimed to test associations between HF-HRV measured during sleep (sleep HF-HRV) and subjective sleep complaints 4 years later. METHODS: One hundred forty-three healthy employees (91% male; MAge = 47.8 years [time 2], SD = 8.3 years) of …
Typical disease courses of patients with unipolar depressive disorder after in-patient treatments–results of a cluster analysis of the INDDEP project
The disease courses of many patients diagnosed with a unipolar depression do not match with the historically developed categories such as relapse, remission, and recovery. Given this context, the introduction of disease course trajectories seems helpful. These findings may promote the implementation of new therapy options, adapted to the disease courses
Stress Management Intervention for Leaders Increases Nighttime SDANN
Stress management interventions aim to reduce the disease risk that is heightened by work stress. Possible pathways of risk reduction include improvements in the autonomous nervous system, which is indexed by the measurement of heart rate variability (HRV). A randomized controlled trial on improving stress management skills at work was conducted to investigate the effects of intervention on HRV. A total of 174 lower management employees were rand…
Heightened Stress Reactivity in Response to an Attachment Related Stressor in Patients With Medically Treated Primary Hypertension
Background: A heightened stress reactivity to mental stress tasks has been shown in hypertensive patients and might contribute to a higher disease risk. We investigated this hyperreactivity with regard to an attachment related stressor that focuses on emotions instead of performance and we examined whether this effect can also be found in patients on antihypertensive drugs. Materials and Methods: Fifty patients with primary hypertension, treated …
Effort-Reward-Imbalance, Burnout, and Depression Among Psychiatrists 2006 and 2016-Changes After a Legislative Intervention
Background: Physicians, especially psychiatrists, have a high risk of job-related stress, and mental impairment. In our study we examined changes in private and occupational stress factors and mental health within a decade. The legislative reduction of physicians' working hours in Germany during this period made it possible to investigate the impact of working hours in particular. Methods: Questionnaires were administered at two psychiatrist meet…
Psychosocial Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers and Initial Areas of Action for Intervention and Prevention—The egePan/Voice Study
Retrospectively, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in stress among healthcare workers. Problem areas have different focuses with regard to different living situations, environmental conditions and professions. In order to lay the best basis for healthy and efficient work, it seems necessary to take measures especially tailored to the needs of different groups of healthcare workers
Study protocol of the Mused study
Christine Gaebelab* , Sabine Rittnera, Martin Stoffelab , Marc N. Jarczokc , Corina Aguilar-Raabab , Beate Ditzenab & Marco Warthab a Institute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyb Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyc Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, GermanyChristine Gaebel (CG, Master of Arts) is music …
Changes in Working Conditions and Mental Health Among Intensive Care Physicians Across a Decade
Background: International studies have shown that among physicians working in intensive care, a relatively high level of work load, an elevated risk of developing burnout and reduced mental health are frequent. The implementation of a legislative intervention in Germany with the goal to reduce the working hours of physicians, offered an opportunity to investigate the potential influence of occupational conditions on stress and mental health. The …
Instructed Partnership Appreciation in Depression
Instructed engagement in positive couple interaction may require high effort and increased psychobiological arousal, but may finally result in emotional and social benefits in depressed women. While these findings encourage speculations about the therapeutic application of instructed partnership appreciation, more research is needed on the effectiveness of such interventions and on the moderating role of relationship duration in depression and co…
Association of the Salivary Microbiome With Animal Contact During Early Life and Stress-Induced Immune Activation in Healthy Participants
The prevalence of stress-associated somatic and psychiatric disorders is increased in environments offering a narrow relative to a wide range of microbial exposure. Moreover, different animal and human studies suggest that an overreactive immune system not only accompanies stress-associated disorders, but might even be causally involved in their pathogenesis. In support of this hypothesis, we recently showed that urban upbringing in the absence o…
Cluster-randomised trial evaluating a complex intervention to improve mental health and well-being of employees working in hospital – a protocol for the Seegen trial
The SEEGEN study is registered at the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS) under the DRKS-ID DRKS00017249. Registered 08 October 2019, URL. https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00017249
Do Working Conditions of Patients in Psychotherapeutic Consultation in the Workplace Differ from Those in Outpatient Care? Results from an Observational Study
In previous studies, it was found that patients treated at a psychosomatic outpatient clinic (PSOC) for common mental disorders showed more severe symptoms than those who used a psychotherapeutic consultation service at the workplace (PSIW). This study examines whether the higher symptom severity of the PSOC patients in comparison to their PSIW counterparts is also related to higher levels of occupational stress as measured by the demand-control-…
Prevention of Common Mental Disorders in Employees. Perspectives on Collaboration from Three Health Care Professions
Collaboration among occupational health physicians, primary care physicians and psychotherapists in the prevention and treatment of common mental disorders in employees has been scarcely researched. To identify potential for improvement, these professions were surveyed in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Four hundred and fifty occupational health physicians, 1000 primary care physicians and 700 resident medical and psychological psychotherapists rece…
The Quick Inventory of Pain Symptoms (Qips)
The article presents the Quick Inventory of Pain Symptoms (QIPS) to assess the frequency and intensity of pain experienced within the last week in non-clinical samples. The first evaluation of the inventory administered to 100 undergraduate and graduate students revealed a concurrent validity of the QIPS with the four pain-related items of the symptom checklist (SCL-90r). Furthermore, this preliminary analysis showed that the QIPS is capable of r…
Music listening has no positive or negative effects on sleep quality of normal sleepers
This paper investigates the effects of a music listening intervention on sleep quality in young participants with normal sleep. Recent studies show that relaxing classical music is an effective intervention to reduce sleep problems. The question arises, if such an intervention might have side effects on people who are not faced with sleep difficulties at first instance. We hypothesized that listening to relaxing classical music has an effect (eit…
Validation and extension of a simple questionnaire to assess physical activity in pre-school children
Objective To (i) validate a recently proposed questionnaire tool for the simple assessment of physical activity (PA) in pre-school children by comparison with accelerometry and heart-rate recordings; and (ii) extend the tool by adding more questions to improve validity and to refine the classification from two to three categories (PA low, medium, high). Setting Baseline data of an intervention evaluation study. Subjects Pre-school children. Desig…
Study protocol of the Mused study
Christine Gaebelab* , Sabine Rittnera, Martin Stoffelab , Marc N. Jarczokc , Corina Aguilar-Raabab , Beate Ditzenab & Marco Warthab a Institute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyb Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyc Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, GermanyChristine Gaebel (CG, Master of Arts) is music …
Music listening has no positive or negative effects on sleep quality of normal sleepers
This paper investigates the effects of a music listening intervention on sleep quality in young participants with normal sleep. Recent studies show that relaxing classical music is an effective intervention to reduce sleep problems. The question arises, if such an intervention might have side effects on people who are not faced with sleep difficulties at first instance. We hypothesized that listening to relaxing classical music has an effect (eit…
Validation and extension of a simple questionnaire to assess physical activity in pre-school children
Objective To (i) validate a recently proposed questionnaire tool for the simple assessment of physical activity (PA) in pre-school children by comparison with accelerometry and heart-rate recordings; and (ii) extend the tool by adding more questions to improve validity and to refine the classification from two to three categories (PA low, medium, high). Setting Baseline data of an intervention evaluation study. Subjects Pre-school children. Desig…
Music listening has no positive or negative effects on sleep quality of normal sleepers
This paper investigates the effects of a music listening intervention on sleep quality in young participants with normal sleep. Recent studies show that relaxing classical music is an effective intervention to reduce sleep problems. The question arises, if such an intervention might have side effects on people who are not faced with sleep difficulties at first instance. We hypothesized that listening to relaxing classical music has an effect (eit…
The Quick Inventory of Pain Symptoms (Qips)
The article presents the Quick Inventory of Pain Symptoms (QIPS) to assess the frequency and intensity of pain experienced within the last week in non-clinical samples. The first evaluation of the inventory administered to 100 undergraduate and graduate students revealed a concurrent validity of the QIPS with the four pain-related items of the symptom checklist (SCL-90r). Furthermore, this preliminary analysis showed that the QIPS is capable of r…
Do Working Conditions of Patients in Psychotherapeutic Consultation in the Workplace Differ from Those in Outpatient Care? Results from an Observational Study
In previous studies, it was found that patients treated at a psychosomatic outpatient clinic (PSOC) for common mental disorders showed more severe symptoms than those who used a psychotherapeutic consultation service at the workplace (PSIW). This study examines whether the higher symptom severity of the PSOC patients in comparison to their PSIW counterparts is also related to higher levels of occupational stress as measured by the demand-control-…
Prevention of Common Mental Disorders in Employees. Perspectives on Collaboration from Three Health Care Professions
Collaboration among occupational health physicians, primary care physicians and psychotherapists in the prevention and treatment of common mental disorders in employees has been scarcely researched. To identify potential for improvement, these professions were surveyed in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Four hundred and fifty occupational health physicians, 1000 primary care physicians and 700 resident medical and psychological psychotherapists rece…
Cluster-randomised trial evaluating a complex intervention to improve mental health and well-being of employees working in hospital – a protocol for the Seegen trial
The SEEGEN study is registered at the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS) under the DRKS-ID DRKS00017249. Registered 08 October 2019, URL. https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00017249
Changes in Working Conditions and Mental Health Among Intensive Care Physicians Across a Decade
Background: International studies have shown that among physicians working in intensive care, a relatively high level of work load, an elevated risk of developing burnout and reduced mental health are frequent. The implementation of a legislative intervention in Germany with the goal to reduce the working hours of physicians, offered an opportunity to investigate the potential influence of occupational conditions on stress and mental health. The …
Instructed Partnership Appreciation in Depression
Instructed engagement in positive couple interaction may require high effort and increased psychobiological arousal, but may finally result in emotional and social benefits in depressed women. While these findings encourage speculations about the therapeutic application of instructed partnership appreciation, more research is needed on the effectiveness of such interventions and on the moderating role of relationship duration in depression and co…
Association of the Salivary Microbiome With Animal Contact During Early Life and Stress-Induced Immune Activation in Healthy Participants
The prevalence of stress-associated somatic and psychiatric disorders is increased in environments offering a narrow relative to a wide range of microbial exposure. Moreover, different animal and human studies suggest that an overreactive immune system not only accompanies stress-associated disorders, but might even be causally involved in their pathogenesis. In support of this hypothesis, we recently showed that urban upbringing in the absence o…
Heightened Stress Reactivity in Response to an Attachment Related Stressor in Patients With Medically Treated Primary Hypertension
Background: A heightened stress reactivity to mental stress tasks has been shown in hypertensive patients and might contribute to a higher disease risk. We investigated this hyperreactivity with regard to an attachment related stressor that focuses on emotions instead of performance and we examined whether this effect can also be found in patients on antihypertensive drugs. Materials and Methods: Fifty patients with primary hypertension, treated …
Effort-Reward-Imbalance, Burnout, and Depression Among Psychiatrists 2006 and 2016-Changes After a Legislative Intervention
Background: Physicians, especially psychiatrists, have a high risk of job-related stress, and mental impairment. In our study we examined changes in private and occupational stress factors and mental health within a decade. The legislative reduction of physicians' working hours in Germany during this period made it possible to investigate the impact of working hours in particular. Methods: Questionnaires were administered at two psychiatrist meet…
Psychosocial Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers and Initial Areas of Action for Intervention and Prevention—The egePan/Voice Study
Retrospectively, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in stress among healthcare workers. Problem areas have different focuses with regard to different living situations, environmental conditions and professions. In order to lay the best basis for healthy and efficient work, it seems necessary to take measures especially tailored to the needs of different groups of healthcare workers
Study protocol of the Mused study
Christine Gaebelab* , Sabine Rittnera, Martin Stoffelab , Marc N. Jarczokc , Corina Aguilar-Raabab , Beate Ditzenab & Marco Warthab a Institute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyb Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germanyc Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, GermanyChristine Gaebel (CG, Master of Arts) is music …
Stress Management Intervention for Leaders Increases Nighttime SDANN
Stress management interventions aim to reduce the disease risk that is heightened by work stress. Possible pathways of risk reduction include improvements in the autonomous nervous system, which is indexed by the measurement of heart rate variability (HRV). A randomized controlled trial on improving stress management skills at work was conducted to investigate the effects of intervention on HRV. A total of 174 lower management employees were rand…
Typical disease courses of patients with unipolar depressive disorder after in-patient treatments–results of a cluster analysis of the INDDEP project
The disease courses of many patients diagnosed with a unipolar depression do not match with the historically developed categories such as relapse, remission, and recovery. Given this context, the introduction of disease course trajectories seems helpful. These findings may promote the implementation of new therapy options, adapted to the disease courses
High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Is Prospectively Associated With Sleep Complaints in a Healthy Working Cohort
OBJECTIVE: Vagus nerve functioning, as indexed by high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), has been implicated in a wide range of mental and physical health conditions, including sleep complaints. This study aimed to test associations between HF-HRV measured during sleep (sleep HF-HRV) and subjective sleep complaints 4 years later. METHODS: One hundred forty-three healthy employees (91% male; MAge = 47.8 years [time 2], SD = 8.3 years) of …
HRV-based workplace consultation for managers
Introduction Effective tools are needed to communicate the biopsychosocial model of health in the workplace, emphasizing the interaction between mind, body, and environment. A 24-h heart rate variability (HRV) spectrogram, combined with a diary, was used to provide individualized feedback on these interactions. Methods One hundred managers from a manufacturing and engineering company in southern Germany were randomized into either an intervention…
Stress management training for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU-GO)
Before including the first participant, the KMU-GO trial is registered at the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS): DRKS00023457 (registered on 5 November 2020)
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (6 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Randomized controlled trial (5 works)