2024

Timm Rosburg, David Y. von Allmen, Helena Langewitz, Heidemarie Weber, Edward B. Bunker, Wolf Langewitz.  Patient-centeredness in psychiatric work disability evaluations and the reproducibility of work capacity estimates  Patient Education and Counseling  2024, Volume 119, 108093  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.108093

2023

Special publicationVersicherungsmedizin in the Therapeutischen Umschau, March 2023

Donker-Cools BHPM, van Bennekom CAM, Kunz R. Erworbene Hirnschädigung und Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben [Acquired Brain Injury and Work Participation - A Dutch Interdisciplinary Guideline for Occupational and Insurance Physicians]. Ther Umsch. 2023;80(2):61-66. German. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001410.

Kunz R. Versicherungsmedizin in der medizinischen Ausbildung [Insurance Medicine in Medical Education]. Ther Umsch. 2023;80(2):89-91. German. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001416

Kunz R, Zeller A. Versicherungsmedizin – Gesundheit und Arbeit. Ther Umsch. 2023;80(2):46-47. German. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001407

Müller D, Keller C; Ferrante AN, Rimensberger C, Trippolini MA, Wertli MM. Therapie bei muskuloskelettalen Schmerzen. Primary and Hospital Care. 2023;23(1):24-7. https://doi.org/10.4414/phc-d.2023.10494

Müller D, Scholz SM, Thalmann NF, Trippolini MA, Wertli MM. Increased Use and Large Variation in Strong Opioids and Metamizole (Dipyrone) for Minor and Major Musculoskeletal Injuries Between 2008 and 2018: An Analysis of a Representative Sample of Swiss Workers. J Occup Rehabil. 2023 Apr 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-023-10115-5

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam M, Madan I, Verstappen SMM, Kunz R, Hulshof CTJ, Hoving JL; Delphi participants. Which outcomes should always be measured in intervention studies for improving work participation for people with a health problem? An international multistakeholder Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for Work participation (COS for Work). BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 15;13(2):e069174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069174

Rosburg T, Lohss R, Bachmann MS, Meyer BW, Boer W, Fischer K, Kunz R. Integration der Versichertenperspektive in die Qualitätsbewertung der Begutachtung [Integration of the Insured Person's Perspective in the Quality Assessment of Medical Evaluations]. Ther Umsch. 2023;80(2):78-84. German. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001414

Verbeek J, Raatz H, Kunz R, Hoving J. Hausärztliche Betreuung bei der Rückkehr zur Arbeit [How can general practitioners best help their depressed patients to resume work?]. Ther Umsch. 2023;80(2):49-54. German. https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001408.

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam M, Daams JG, Hulshof CTJ, Madan I, et al. Extensive variability of work participation outcomes measured in randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022;142:60-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.10.013

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam MW, Madan I, Verstappen SMM, Kunz R, et al. Preferred Methods of Measuring Work Participation: An International Survey Among Trialists and Cochrane Systematic Reviewers. J Occup Rehabil. 2022; 32(4):620-628. https://rdcu.be/c5ACC

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam MW, Madan I, Verstappen SMM, Kunz R, Hulshof CTJ, Hoving JL. A general framework for selecting work participation outcomes in intervention studies among persons with health problems: a concept paper. BMC Public Health. 2022 Nov 26;22(1):2189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14564-0

Rosburg T, Weigl M, Mager R. No evidence for auditory N1 dishabituation in healthy adults after presentation of rare novel distractors. Int J Psychophysiol. 2022;174:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.01.013

Rosburg T, Deuring G, Ebner G, Hauch V, Pflueger MO, Stieglitz RD, Calabrese P, Schaub B, Cotar T, Jabat M, Jokeit H, Bollag Y, Mager R. Digitally Assisted Standard Diagnostics in Insurance Medicine (DASDIM): psychometric data in psychiatric work disability evaluations. Disabil Rehabil. 2022; 15:1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2151655

Tikka C, Verbeek J, Hoving JL, Kunz R. Evidence-informed decision about (de-)implementing return-to-work coordination to reduce sick leave: a case study. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022;20(1):19. https://rdcu.be/c5ADG

Branca-Dragan S, Koller MT, Danuser B, Kunz R, Steiger J, Hug BL. Evolution of disability pension after renal transplantation: methods and results of a database linkage study of the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study and Swiss Disability Insurance. Swiss Medical Weekly. 2021;151:w30027. https://doi.org/10.4414/SMW.2021.w30027

Kunz R, Verbel A, Weida-Cuignet R, Hoving JL, Weinbrenner S, Friberg E, et al. Evidence needs, training demands, and opportunities for knowledge translation in social security and insurance medicine: A European survey. J Rehabil Med. 2021;53(4):jrm00179. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2821

Kunz R, Widmer M. Entscheidungshilfe zur Kostenübernahme: Das Evidence-to-Decision Framework am Beispiel von TENS. Suva Medical 2021. (8). https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/unfall/fuer-leistungserbringer/suva-medical/publikationen/2021/september/evidence-to-decision-framework-bsp-tens

Rosburg T, Kunz R, Trezzini B, Schwegler U, Jeger J. The assessment of capacity limitations in psychiatric work disability evaluations by the social functioning scale Mini-ICF-APP. BMC Psychiatry. 2021;21(1):480. https://rdcu.be/c5AAt

Rosburg T, Lohss R, Bachmann MS, Walter Meyer B, de Boer W, Fischer K, et al. Basler Fairness Fragebogen (BFF): Erlebte Fairness der Begutachtung. Suva Medical 2021.  (3). https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/unfall/fuer-leistungserbringer/suva-medical/publikationen/2021/maerz/2021-suva-medical-artikel-03-basler-fairness-fragebogen

Rosburg T, Mager R. The reduced auditory evoked potential component N1 after repeated stimulation: Refractoriness hypothesis vs. habituation account. Hearing Research. 2021; 400:108140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2020.108140

Boschman J, Verbeek J, Ravinskaya M, Verbel A, Friberg E, Kunz R, et al. Priority setting for the topic work participation: collaboration project between Cochrane Work and Cochrane Insurance Medicine. Advances in Evidence Synthesis: special issue; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD202001

de Boer W, Brage S, Kunz R. Versicherungsmedizin aus klinisch-epidemiologischer Perspektive. Ein Konzeptpapier zur Diskussion. Suva Medical 2020. (9). https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/unfall/fuer-leistungserbringer/suva-medical/publikationen/2020/september/vm-klinisch-epidemiologische-perspektive

Heil G, Habegger P, Kunz R. Als Assistenzärztin bei der Versicherungsmedizin der Suva. Schweiz Ärzteztg. 2020 (101(42)):1364-8. https://doi.org/10.4414/saez.2020.19229

Lohss R, Rosburg T, Bachmann M, Meyer BW, de Boer W, Fischer K, et al. Perceived fairness of claimants undergoing a work disability evaluation: Development and validation of the Basel Fairness Questionnaire. PloS One. 2020 15(9):e0238930. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238930

Schünemann HJ, Mustafa RA, Brozek J, Steingart KR, Leeflang M, Murad MH, et al. GRADE guidelines: 21 part 1. Study design, risk of bias, and indirectness in rating the certainty across a body of evidence for test accuracy. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020; 122:129-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.12.020

Schünemann HJ, Mustafa RA, Brozek J, Steingart KR, Leeflang M, Murad MH, et al. GRADE guidelines: 21 part 2. Test accuracy: inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias, and other domains for rating the certainty of evidence and presenting it in evidence profiles and summary of findings tables. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020; 122:142-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.12.021

Verbel A, Bülow P, Kunz R. Cochrane Corner - Operative oder konservative Behandlung bei Impingement der Rotatorenmanschette. Suva Medical. 2020 (2). https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/unfall/fuer-leistungserbringer/suva-medical/publikationen/2020/maerz/cochrane-corner

Verbel A, Hoving J, Bülow P, R K. Surgical or conservative treatment for impingement of the rotator cuff? TBV – Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde. 2020; 28(9): 31-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12498-020-1278-x

Verbel A, Kunz R, Friberg E, Hoving J. Cochrane Insurance Medicine: looking back, looking forward. TBV – Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde. 2020;28(8):38-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12498-020-1265-2

von Allmen DY, Kedzia S, Dettwiler R, Vogel N, Kunz R, de Boer WEL. Functional interviewing was associated withiImproved agreement among expert psychiatrists in estimating claimant work capacity: A secondary data analysis of real-life work disability evaluations. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020;11(621). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00621

Kunz R, Von Allmen DY, Marelli R, Hoffmann-Richter U, Jeger J, Mager R, et al. RELY-Studien zur Begutachtung von Menschen mit psychischen Beeinträchtigungen. Suva Medical 2019. https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/unfall/fuer-leistungserbringer/suva-medical/publikationen/2019/september/rely

Kunz R, von Allmen DY, Marelli R, Hoffmann-Richter U, Jeger J, Mager R, et al. The reproducibility of psychiatric evaluations of work disability: two reliability and agreement studies. BMC Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 3;19(1):205. https://rdcu.be/c5AwK

Schünemann HJ, Cuello C, Akl EA, Mustafa RA, Meerpohl JJ, Thayer K, et al. GRADE guidelines: 18. How ROBINS-I and other tools to assess risk of bias in nonrandomized studies should be used to rate the certainty of a body of evidence. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019;111:105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.01.012

Boersema HJ, Cornelius B, de Boer WEL, van der Klink JJL, Brouwer S. The assessment of work endurance in disability evaluations across European countries. PloS one. 2018 13(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202012

Busse JW, Wang L, Kamaleldin M, Craigie S, Riva JJ, Montoya L, et al. Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA 2018;320(23):2448-60. https://doi.org/10.1001%2Fjama.2018.18472

de Boer W, Brage S, Kunz R. Insurance medicine in clinical epidemiological terms: A concept paper for discussion. TBV – Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde. 2018;26(2):97-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12498-018-0040-0

Lohss R, Bachmann MS, B WM, de Boer W, K F, Kunz R. What are the concerns of claimants who underwent a disability assessment? – A case study. TBV–Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs-en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde. 2018 26(7):358-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12498-018-0246-1

Mittag O, Kotkas T, Reese C, Kampling H, Groskreutz H, de Boer W, et al. Intervention policies and social security in case of reduced working capacity in the Netherlands, Finland and Germany: a comparative analysis. Int J Public Health. 2018;63(9):1081-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1133-3

Nath S, Koziarz A, Badhiwala JH, Alhazzani W, Jaeschke R, Sharma S, et al. Atraumatic versus conventional lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2018;391(10126):1197-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32451-0

Weida R, Martin B, Kunz R. Cochrane Corner 2018. Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people. Suva Medical. 2018 2869/89:134-41. PDF

Weida R, de Boer W, Roeschard S, Lohss R, Klipstein A, Kunz R. Wissensbedarf unter Gutachtern in der Schweiz. Eine Umfrage unter den Mitgliedern der Swiss Insurance Medicine. Suva Medical. 2018 2869/89:90-8. PDF

Are nursing home care workers' health and presenteeism associated with implicit rationing of care? A cross-sectional multi-site study.

Dhaini SR; Zúñiga F; Ausserhofer D; Simon M; Kunz R; De Geest S; Schwendimann R. Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). 2017.

Inter-rater agreement in evaluation of disability: systematic review of reproducibility studies.

Barth J; de Boer WE; Busse JW; Hoving JL; Kedzia S; Couban R; Fischer K; von Allmen DY; Spanjer J; Kunz R. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2017.

Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.

Vogel N; Schandelmaier S; Zumbrunn T; Ebrahim S; de Boer WE; Busse JW; Kunz R. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017.

Absenteeism and Presenteeism among Care Workers in Swiss Nursing Homes and Their Association with Psychosocial Work Environment: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study.

Dhaini S; Zúñiga F; Ausserhofer D; Simon M; Kunz R; De Geest S; Schwendimann R. Gerontology. 2016.

Are nursing home care workers' health and presenteeism associated with implicit rationing of care? A cross-sectional multi-site study.

Dhaini,Suzanne R; Zúñiga,Franziska; Ausserhofer,Dietmar; Simon,Michael; Kunz,Regina; De Geest,Sabina; Schwendimann,Rene. Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). 2016.

Care workers health in Swiss nursing homes and its association with psychosocial work environment: A cross-sectional study.

Dhaini SR; Zúñiga F; Ausserhofer D; Simon M; Kunz R; De Geest S; Schwendimann R. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2016.

Expectation of sickness absence duration: a review on statements and methods used in guidelines in Europe and North America.

de Boer WE; Mousavi SM; Delclos GL; Benavides FG; Lorente M; Kunz R. European Journal of Public Health. 2016.

Use of a structured functional evaluation process for independent medical evaluations of claimants presenting with disabling mental illness: rationale and design for a multi-center reliability study.

Bachmann M; de Boer W; Schandelmaier S; Leibold A; Marelli R; Jeger J; Hoffmann-Richter U; Mager R; Schaad H; Zumbrunn T; Vogel N; Bänziger O; Busse JW; Fischer K; Kunz R. BMC Psychiatry. 2016.

 

Attitudes towards evaluation of psychiatric disability claims: a survey of Swiss stakeholders.

Schandelmaier S; Leibold A; Fischer K; Mager R; Hoffmann-Richter U; Bachmann MS; Kedzia S; Busse JW; Guyatt GH; Jeger J; Marelli R; De Boer WE; Kunz R. Swiss medical weekly. 2015.

Reporting of IMMPACT-recommended core outcome domains among trials assessing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

Mulla SM; Maqbool A; Sivananthan L; Lopes LC; Schandelmaier S; Kamaleldin M; Hsu S; Riva JJ; Vandvik PO; Tsoi L; Lam T; Ebrahim S; Johnston BC; Olivieri L; Montoya L; Kunz R; Scheidecker A; Buckley DN; Sessler DI; Guyatt GH; Busse JW. Pain. 2015.

Return to work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave

Vogel N.; Schandelmaier S.; Zumbrunn T.; Ebrahim S.; de Boer W.E.L.; Mousavi S.M.; Guyatt G.H.; Busse J.W.; Kunz R.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015.

Sickness certification in primary care: a survey on views and practices among Swiss physicians.

Kedzia S; Kunz R; Zeller A; Rosemann T; Frey P; Sommer J; Herzig L; Alexanderson K; de Boer WE. Swiss medical weekly. 2015

A 45-year-old woman referred for an independent medical evaluation by her insurer.

Busse JW; Bruun-Meyer SE; Ebrahim S; Kunz R. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne. 2014.

Ethics and legalities associated with independent medical evaluations.

Ebrahim S; Sava H; Kunz R; Busse JW. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne. 2014.

Independent Medical Evaluations - Important, neglected, in need of reform: a systematic review.

Busse,Jason; Ebrahim,Shanil; Riva,John; Bance,Sheena; Guyatt,Gordon; Bagby,Michael; Kunz,Regina. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2014.

Instruments to assess patient satisfaction after teleconsultation and triage: a systematic review.

Allemann Iseli M; Kunz R; Blozik E. Patient preference and adherence. 2014.

Perceived disagreement (mostly) not confirmed by evidence... A reply to Watine et al.: Clinical practice guidelines: myths and misconceptions.

Kunz R; Schunemann HJ; Guyatt GH. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2014.

Reporting about disability evaluation in European countries.

Anner J; Kunz R; Boer Wd. Disability and rehabilitation. 2014.

A response to There's madness in their methods

Guyatt, G.; Eikelboom, J.; Crowther, M.; Akl, E.; Francis, C.; Garcia, D.; Gould, M.; Hylek, E.; Kahn, S.; Kunz, R.; Quinlan, D.; Vandvik, P.; Hirsh, J.. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2013.

Evaluation of work capacity in Switzerland: a survey among psychiatrists about practice and problems.

Schandelmaier S; Fischer K; Mager R; Hoffmann-Richter U; Leibold A; Bachmann MS; Kedzia S; Jeger J; Marelli R; Kunz R; De Boer WE. Swiss medical weekly. 2013.

GRADE guidelines: 11. Making an overall rating of confidence in effect estimates for a single outcome and for all outcomes.

Guyatt G; Oxman AD; Sultan S; Brozek J; Glasziou P; Alonso-Coello P; Atkins D; Kunz R; Montori V; Jaeschke R; Rind D; Dahm P; Akl EA; Meerpohl J; Vist G; Berliner E; Norris S; Falck-Ytter Y; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013.

GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomes.

Guyatt GH; Oxman AD; Santesso N; Helfand M; Vist G; Kunz R; Brozek J; Norris S; Meerpohl J; Djulbegovic B; Alonso-Coello P; Post PN; Busse JW; Glasziou P; Christensen R; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013.

GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing summary of findings tables and evidence profiles-continuous outcomes.

Guyatt GH; Thorlund K; Oxman AD; Walter SD; Patrick D; Furukawa TA; Johnston BC; Karanicolas P; Akl EA; Vist G; Kunz R; Brozek J; Kupper LL; Martin SL; Meerpohl JJ; Alonso-Coello P; Christensen R; Schunemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013.

GRADE guidelines: 14. Going from evidence to recommendations: the significance and presentation of recommendations.

Andrews J; Guyatt G; Oxman AD; Alderson P; Dahm P; Falck-Ytter Y; Nasser M; Meerpohl J; Post PN; Kunz R; Brozek J; Vist G; Rind D; Akl EA; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013.

Initiation and continuation of randomized trials after the publication of a trial stopped early for benefit asking the same study question: STOPIT-3 study design.

Prutsky GJ; Domecq JP; Erwin PJ; Briel M; Montori VM; Akl EA; Meerpohl JJ; Bassler D; Schandelmaier S; Walter SD; Zhou Q; Coello PA; Moja L; Walter M; Thorlund K; Glasziou P; Kunz R; Ferreira-Gonzalez I; Busse J; Sun X; Kristiansen A; Kasenda B; Qasim-Agha O; Pagano G; Pardo-Hernandez H; Urrutia G; Murad MH; Guyatt G. Trials. 2013.

Opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a protocol for a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Busse JW; Schandelmaier S; Kamaleldin M; Hsu S; Riva JJ; Vandvik PO; Tsoi L; Lam T; Ebrahim S; Johnston B; Oliveri L; Montoya L; Kunz R; Malandrino A; Bhatnagar N; Mulla SM; Lopes LC; Soobiah C; Wong A; Buckley N; Sessler D; Guyatt GH. Systematic Reviews. 2013.

Response.

Kunz R; Spyropoulos AC; Spencer FA; Mayr M; Jaffer AK; Eckman MH; Dunn AS; Douketis JD. . 2013.

Response to "Interruption of Warfarin Anticoagulation for Dental Surgery"

Kunz,Regina; Spyropoulos,Alex C; Spencer,Frederick A; Mayr,Michael; Jaffer,Amir K; Eckman,Mark H; Dunn,Andrew S; Douketis,James D. Chest. 2013.

Deciding what type of evidence and outcomes to include in guidelines: article 5 in Integrating and coordinating efforts in COPD guideline development. An official ATS/ERS workshop report.

Wilt TJ; Guyatt G; Kunz R; Macnee W; Puhan MA; Viegi G; Woodhead M; Akl EA; Schünemann HJ; ATS/ERS Ad Hoc Committee on Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2012.

Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes: meta-analysis of randomised evidence.

Thangaratinam S; Rogozinska E; Jolly K; Glinkowski S; Roseboom T; Tomlinson JW; Kunz R; Mol BW; Coomarasamy A; Khan KS. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2012.

Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomesMeta-analysis of randomised evidence

Thangaratinam S.; Rogozinska E.; Jolly K.; Glinkowski S.; Roseboom T.; Tomlinson J.W.; Kunz R.; Mol B.W.; Coomarasamy A.; Khan K.S.. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 2012.

Evaluation of work disability and the international classification of functioning, disability and health: what to expect and what not.

Anner J; Schwegler U; Kunz R; Trezzini B; de Boer W. BMC Public Health. 2012.

Evidence-Based Assessment of PET in Germany

Kleijnen, Jos; Westwood, Marie; Wolff, Robert; Whiting, Penny; Raatz, Heike; Kunz, Regina. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2012.

Guideline group composition and group processes: article 3 in Integrating and coordinating efforts in COPD guideline development. An official ATS/ERS workshop report.

Kunz R; Fretheim A; Cluzeau F; Wilt TJ; Qaseem A; Lelgemann M; Kelson M; Guyatt G; Schünemann HJ; ATS/ERS Ad Hoc Committee on Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2012.

Interventions to reduce or prevent obesity in pregnant women: a systematic review.

Thangaratinam S; Rogozińska E; Jolly K; Glinkowski S; Duda W; Borowiack E; Roseboom T; Tomlinson J; Walczak J; Kunz R; Mol BW; Coomarasamy A; Khan KS. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 2012.

Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Douketis JD; Spyropoulos AC; Spencer FA; Mayr M; Jaffer AK; Eckman MH; Dunn AS; Kunz R. Chest. 2012.

Return to work coordination programmes for work disability: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Schandelmaier S; Ebrahim S; Burkhardt SC; de Boer WE; Zumbrunn T; Guyatt GH; Busse JW; Kunz R. PLoS ONE. 2012.

Stakeholder involvement: how to do it right: article 9 in Integrating and coordinating efforts in COPD guideline development. An official ATS/ERS workshop report.

Cluzeau F; Wedzicha JA; Kelson M; Corn J; Kunz R; Walsh J; Schünemann HJ; ATS/ERS Ad Hoc Committee on Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2012.

GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction-GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables.

Guyatt G; Oxman AD; Akl EA; Kunz R; Vist G; Brozek J; Norris S; Falck-Ytter Y; Glasziou P; DeBeer H; Jaeschke R; Rind D; Meerpohl J; Dahm P; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines: 2. Framing the question and deciding on important outcomes.

Guyatt GH; Oxman AD; Kunz R; Atkins D; Brozek J; Vist G; Alderson P; Glasziou P; Falck-Ytter Y; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence.

Balshem H; Helfand M; Schünemann HJ; Oxman AD; Kunz R; Brozek J; Vist GE; Falck-Ytter Y; Meerpohl J; Norris S; Guyatt GH. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines: 4. Rating the quality of evidence--study limitations (risk of bias).

Guyatt GH; Oxman AD; Vist G; Kunz R; Brozek J; Alonso-Coello P; Montori V; Akl EA; Djulbegovic B; Falck-Ytter Y; Norris SL; Williams JW Jr; Atkins D; Meerpohl J; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines: 5. Rating the quality of evidence--publication bias.

Guyatt GH; Oxman AD; Montori V; Vist G; Kunz R; Brozek J; Alonso-Coello P; Djulbegovic B; Atkins D; Falck-Ytter Y; Williams JW Jr; Meerpohl J; Norris SL; Akl EA; Schünemann HJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines: 7. Rating the quality of evidence-inconsistency

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GRADE guidelines: 8. Rating the quality of evidence-indirectness

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GRADE guidelines: 9. Rating up the quality of evidence.

Guyatt GH; Oxman AD; Sultan S; Glasziou P; Akl EA; Alonso-Coello P; Atkins D; Kunz R; Brozek J; Montori V; Jaeschke R; Rind D; Dahm P; Meerpohl J; Vist G; Berliner E; Norris S; Falck-Ytter Y; Murad MH; Schünemann HJ; GRADE Working Group. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence-imprecision

Guyatt, Gordon H.; Oxman, Andrew D.; Kunz, Regina; Brozek, Jan; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Ring, David; Devereaux, P. J.; Montori, Victor M.; Freyschuss, Bo; Vist, Gunn; Jaeschke, Roman; Williams, John W., Jr.; Murad, Mohammad Hassan; Sinclair, David; Falck-Ytter, Yngve; Meerpohl, Joerg; Whittington, Craig; Thorlund, Kristian; Andrews, Jeff; Schuenemann, Holger J.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011.

How can we teach EBM in clinical practice? An analysis of barriers to implementation of on-the-job EBM teaching and learning.

Oude Rengerink K; Thangaratinam S; Barnfield G; Suter K; Horvath AR; Walczak J; Wełmińska A; Weinbrenner S; Meyerrose B; Arvanitis TN; Onody R; Zanrei G; Kunz R; Arditi C; Burnand B; Gee H; Khan KS; Mol BW. Medical teacher. 2011.

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Systematic Reviews: To Support Evidencebased Medicine How to Review and Apply Findings of Healthcare Research

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[Benefit assessment of PET in malignant lymphomas. The IQWiG point of view].

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Determinants of knowledge gain in evidence-based medicine short courses: An international assessment

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Effectiveness of an e-learning course in evidence-based medicine for foundation (internship) training.

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How are "teaching the teachers" courses in evidence based medicine evaluated? A systematic review.

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Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: Systematic review and meta-regression analysis

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