Kathryn Hoffmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Hoffmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoffmann |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFMANN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8760-4250 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implications of federalism
Background Austria’s nine federal states are responsible for healthcare provision, particularly hospital services. However, differences in political arrangements between states have resulted in spatial disparities in healthcare. This study evaluated whether the utilisation of primary and secondary healthcare services showed regional differences over time. Methods This analysis was based on data from the most recent Austrian Health Interview Surve…
Theoretically Universal, Practically Unequal
BACKGROUND: Long Covid-19 (LC) patients have substantial treatment and care needs, yet research has shown that the majority of them experience healthcare access barriers. While qualitative studies indicate socio-economic and demographic access inequalities among LC patients, quantitative evidence remains limited. This study aims to assess socio-economic inequalities in healthcare access among LC patients in Austria, focusing on self-perceived bar…
Migrant Live‐In Care Workers in the Global Care Chain
High‐income countries are using migrant care workers to address deficiencies in domestic care, thereby creating new care gaps in their countries of origin. Apart from this, care workers often face challenging working conditions in many countries. This article examines the job profile, needs, and training preferences of migrant live‐in care workers in Austria to inform improvements to their working and living conditions. As part of a transdiscipli…
Insights into general practitioners’ self-care across 38 countries during the pandemic
GPs have navigated the pandemic uniquely, and despite applying self-care practices they faced some level of impact, hence self-care interventions for healthcare professionals should be regarded as essential rather than optional. A long-term investment in strategies focused on improving GPs' self-care is necessary to increase resilience among GPs and ensure their optimal well-being levels are achieved
Barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for long Covid-19 patients in a universal healthcare system
The findings of this study indicate a call for action to improve the long COVID-19 situation in Austria by empowering both providers and patients via increased information offerings, strengthened interdisciplinary treatment structures and telemedicine offerings as well as research funding. Our insights on potentially relevant socioeconomic and demographic drivers in access barriers lay the necessary foundation for future quantitative inequality r…
A bit of a cough, tired, not very resilient – is that already Long-Covid?” perceptions and experiences of GPs with Long-Covid in year three of the pandemic. a qualitative interview study in Austria
Long-COVID will continue to preoccupy our health care systems for a long time to come, as new variants of COVID-19 will continue to produce new patients without adequate prevention strategies. Therefore, it is not a question of if but when good support for GPs and adequate care pathways for people with Long-COVID will be implemented. Specific contact points that are familiar with therapy-refractory postacute infection syndromes like the postacute…
Differences between Rural and Urban Practices in the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper explores the differences between rural and urban practices in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing aspects such as management of patient flow, infection prevention and control, information processing, communication and collaboration. Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected through the online PRICOV-19 questionnaire sent to general practices in 38 countries. Rural practices in our sample were smaller than urban…
Responding to Covid-19
COVID-19 proved that primary care (PC) providers have an important role in managing health emergencies, such as epidemics. Little is known about the preparedness of primary care practice infrastructure to continue providing high quality care during this crisis. The aim of this paper is to describe the perceived limitations to the infrastructure of PC practices during COVID-19 and to determine the factors associated with a higher likelihood of inf…
Beyond the “information deficit model” - understanding vaccine-hesitant attitudes of midwives in Austria
Research shows that, for parents, vaccine decision-making builds on trust and dialogue with healthcare professionals and is more than a technical issue. In order to foster these interactions, understanding healthcare professionals' means of engaging with information is key to understanding how they engage with their constituents. Healthcare workers are more than neutral resources; their daily praxis influenced by their professional standing in th…
Gender differences in self-care for common colds by primary care patients
Although generally harmless, the common cold disturbs the lives of billions yearly. It is frequently treated by self-care, yet little is known about the effect gender may have on self-care. Our study set out to discover whether self-care for common colds differs by gender. We also wanted to test the ‘Man cold’ belief: that men ‘break down’ when they have a cold and suffer more than women when they are sick. We distributed questionnaires asking fo…
Assessing refugee healthcare needs in Europe and implementing educational interventions in primary care
The current political crisis, conflicts and riots in many Middle Eastern and African countries have led to massive migration waves towards Europe. European countries, receiving these migratory waves as first port of entry (POE) over the past few years, were confronted with several challenges as a result of the sheer volume of newly arriving refugees. This humanitarian refugee crisis represents the biggest displacement crisis of a generation. Alth…
Diaspora engagement of African migrant health workers – examples from five destination countries
BACKGROUND: Migrant health workers fill care gaps in their destination countries, but they also actively engage in improving living conditions for people of their countries of origin through expatriate professional networks. This paper aims to explore the professional links that migrant health workers from sub-Saharan African countries living in five African and European destinations (Botswana, South Africa, Belgium, Austria, and the United Kingd…
Associations between the prevalence of influenza vaccination and patient’s knowledge about antibiotics
The results of this study demonstrate that vaccination prevalence is associated with patient's knowledge about antibiotics. It can be concluded that one strategy to improve the overall low vaccination rates for seasonal influenza in Austria would be, particularly for male GPs, to have a specific discussion with patients about these circumstances by focusing on younger patients. Further, public health efforts could supplement in-office strategies …
Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria
Attendance rates for health check-ups in the general Austrian population are comparatively high but not equally distributed among subgroups. Health check-ups must increase among people at a young age, with a lower socio-economic status, migration background and in good health
Access points to the different level of health care in a country without a gatekeeping system; numbers and reasons
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Ideology and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
Roman et realite
Artisans of Glory
The Origins of Certainty
Artisans of Glory
The Origins of Certainty
Roman et realite
Ideology and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria
Attendance rates for health check-ups in the general Austrian population are comparatively high but not equally distributed among subgroups. Health check-ups must increase among people at a young age, with a lower socio-economic status, migration background and in good health
Access points to the different level of health care in a country without a gatekeeping system; numbers and reasons
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Diaspora engagement of African migrant health workers – examples from five destination countries
BACKGROUND: Migrant health workers fill care gaps in their destination countries, but they also actively engage in improving living conditions for people of their countries of origin through expatriate professional networks. This paper aims to explore the professional links that migrant health workers from sub-Saharan African countries living in five African and European destinations (Botswana, South Africa, Belgium, Austria, and the United Kingd…
Associations between the prevalence of influenza vaccination and patient’s knowledge about antibiotics
The results of this study demonstrate that vaccination prevalence is associated with patient's knowledge about antibiotics. It can be concluded that one strategy to improve the overall low vaccination rates for seasonal influenza in Austria would be, particularly for male GPs, to have a specific discussion with patients about these circumstances by focusing on younger patients. Further, public health efforts could supplement in-office strategies …
Assessing refugee healthcare needs in Europe and implementing educational interventions in primary care
The current political crisis, conflicts and riots in many Middle Eastern and African countries have led to massive migration waves towards Europe. European countries, receiving these migratory waves as first port of entry (POE) over the past few years, were confronted with several challenges as a result of the sheer volume of newly arriving refugees. This humanitarian refugee crisis represents the biggest displacement crisis of a generation. Alth…
Beyond the “information deficit model” - understanding vaccine-hesitant attitudes of midwives in Austria
Research shows that, for parents, vaccine decision-making builds on trust and dialogue with healthcare professionals and is more than a technical issue. In order to foster these interactions, understanding healthcare professionals' means of engaging with information is key to understanding how they engage with their constituents. Healthcare workers are more than neutral resources; their daily praxis influenced by their professional standing in th…
Gender differences in self-care for common colds by primary care patients
Although generally harmless, the common cold disturbs the lives of billions yearly. It is frequently treated by self-care, yet little is known about the effect gender may have on self-care. Our study set out to discover whether self-care for common colds differs by gender. We also wanted to test the ‘Man cold’ belief: that men ‘break down’ when they have a cold and suffer more than women when they are sick. We distributed questionnaires asking fo…
Responding to Covid-19
COVID-19 proved that primary care (PC) providers have an important role in managing health emergencies, such as epidemics. Little is known about the preparedness of primary care practice infrastructure to continue providing high quality care during this crisis. The aim of this paper is to describe the perceived limitations to the infrastructure of PC practices during COVID-19 and to determine the factors associated with a higher likelihood of inf…
Differences between Rural and Urban Practices in the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper explores the differences between rural and urban practices in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing aspects such as management of patient flow, infection prevention and control, information processing, communication and collaboration. Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected through the online PRICOV-19 questionnaire sent to general practices in 38 countries. Rural practices in our sample were smaller than urban…
Insights into general practitioners’ self-care across 38 countries during the pandemic
GPs have navigated the pandemic uniquely, and despite applying self-care practices they faced some level of impact, hence self-care interventions for healthcare professionals should be regarded as essential rather than optional. A long-term investment in strategies focused on improving GPs' self-care is necessary to increase resilience among GPs and ensure their optimal well-being levels are achieved
Barriers and facilitators of healthcare access for long Covid-19 patients in a universal healthcare system
The findings of this study indicate a call for action to improve the long COVID-19 situation in Austria by empowering both providers and patients via increased information offerings, strengthened interdisciplinary treatment structures and telemedicine offerings as well as research funding. Our insights on potentially relevant socioeconomic and demographic drivers in access barriers lay the necessary foundation for future quantitative inequality r…
A bit of a cough, tired, not very resilient – is that already Long-Covid?” perceptions and experiences of GPs with Long-Covid in year three of the pandemic. a qualitative interview study in Austria
Long-COVID will continue to preoccupy our health care systems for a long time to come, as new variants of COVID-19 will continue to produce new patients without adequate prevention strategies. Therefore, it is not a question of if but when good support for GPs and adequate care pathways for people with Long-COVID will be implemented. Specific contact points that are familiar with therapy-refractory postacute infection syndromes like the postacute…
Implications of federalism
Background Austria’s nine federal states are responsible for healthcare provision, particularly hospital services. However, differences in political arrangements between states have resulted in spatial disparities in healthcare. This study evaluated whether the utilisation of primary and secondary healthcare services showed regional differences over time. Methods This analysis was based on data from the most recent Austrian Health Interview Surve…
Theoretically Universal, Practically Unequal
BACKGROUND: Long Covid-19 (LC) patients have substantial treatment and care needs, yet research has shown that the majority of them experience healthcare access barriers. While qualitative studies indicate socio-economic and demographic access inequalities among LC patients, quantitative evidence remains limited. This study aims to assess socio-economic inequalities in healthcare access among LC patients in Austria, focusing on self-perceived bar…
Migrant Live‐In Care Workers in the Global Care Chain
High‐income countries are using migrant care workers to address deficiencies in domestic care, thereby creating new care gaps in their countries of origin. Apart from this, care workers often face challenging working conditions in many countries. This article examines the job profile, needs, and training preferences of migrant live‐in care workers in Austria to inform improvements to their working and living conditions. As part of a transdiscipli…
Health care (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works)