Doris Schaeffer
Doris Schaeffer (born February 26, 1953 ) is a German nursing and health scientist . Since 1997 she has been Professor of Health Sciences at Bielefeld University . In addition, she has been head of the affiliated Institute for Nursing Sciences since 1997.
Career
Doris Schaeffer studied sociology and educational sciences at the Ruhr University Bochum and at the Free University of Berlin and obtained her diploma in 1976. After several years of academic activity, she received her doctorate in 1989 at the Free University of Berlin.
After ten years of research at the Institute for Social Medicine at the Free University of Berlin, Doris Schaeffer moved to the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) in 1990 , where she worked as a research assistant in the “Public Health” working group. Since 1997 she has held a professorship for health sciences at the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University, where she heads working group 6 “Health Services Research / Nursing Science”. Schaeffer was the spokesperson for the NRW care research association "Patient-oriented care concepts to optimize coping with chronic illness", which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research . In addition, from 2010 to 2014 she was a member of the Advisory Council for the Assessment of Developments in Health Care at the Federal Ministry of Health .
Focus of work
Her work and research focuses include
- the user-oriented supply design and use,
- coping with chronic illness in the course of life,
- Health maintenance in old age,
- Nursing theory and research development,
- Professionalization challenges in healthcare and
- Health literacy
Research projects (selection)
| 1985-1989 | "Care of the elderly: needs and barriers": This project was part of the European comparative study "Age Care Research Europe" and was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project was carried out at the Free University of Berlin. |
| 1993-1996 | "Care courses for AIDS patients. Process-related and dynamic aspects of utility use ”, funded by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMFT). |
| 2004-2011 | NRW care research association "Patient-oriented care concepts to optimize coping with chronic illness", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). |
| 2004-2011 | "Promotion of self-management and adherence of chronically ill patients under complex drug regimes", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). |
| 2013-2015 | "User-oriented care for chronic illness and need of care (NuV)", funded by the Ministry for Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2013-2015 | "Health Literacy - determining the health literacy of older people and other vulnerable populations (HLS NRW)", sponsored by the National Center for Health North Rhine-Westphalia (LZG.NRW) |
| 2013–2016 (expected) | "Health literacy as a starting point for user-oriented advice: collection of representative data and development of a material and method case for advice (HLS-GER)", funded by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) |
Memberships in scientific committees and expert commissions (selection)
| since 2004 | Member of the Board of Trustees of German Aid for Elderly , Wilhelmine-Lübke-Stiftung eV |
| since 2007 | Member of Scientific Supervision and Support Group of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Promotion Research |
| 2010-2014 | Member of the Expert Council for the Assessment of Developments in the Health System of the Federal Ministry of Health |
| since 2012 | Member of the Expert Council “Concept of Long-Term Care”, Federal Ministry of Health |
| since 2013 | Member of the advisory board "Model courses for the further development of nursing and health professions", Ministry for Health, Emancipation, Nursing and Age of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MGEPA) |
Membership in advisory boards at magazines / publishers
| since 1999 | Member of the scientific advisory board of the publishing house Hans Huber, series "Nursing Science" and "Health Science" |
| since 2005 | Member of the editorial group of the “Health Research” series of Juventa Verlag |
Publications (selection)
Books
- Schaeffer, D./Kerstin Hämel / Michael Ewers, (2015): Supply models for rural and structurally weak regions: Suggestions from Finland and Canada . Weinheim; Basel: Beltz Juventa, ISBN 978-3-7799-1990-2
- Schaeffer, D./Schmidt-Kaehler, S. (Hrsg.) (2012): Textbook on patient advice (2nd, completely revised and expanded edition). Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D. / Behrens, J. / Görres, S. / Bartholomeyczik, S. / Stemmer, R .: Agenda Nursing Research for Germany , funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Agenda Nursing Research Halle / Saale 2012
- Schaeffer, D./Wingenfeld, K. (Ed.) (2011): Handbuch Pflegewwissenschaft . New edition. Weinheim / Munich: Juventa Verlag
- Schaeffer, D. (Ed.) (2009): Coping with chronic illness in the life course. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D./Moers, M. / Steppe, H ./Meleis, A. (Ed.) (2008): Pflegetheorien. Examples from the USA (2nd supplemented edition). Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D. (2004): The patient as a user. Coping with illness and use of care in the course of chronic illness . Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D./Müller-Mundt, G. (Ed.) (2002): Qualitative health and care research . Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
Book contributions
- Schaeffer, D./Schmidt-Kaehler, S. (Hrsg.) (2012): Textbook on patient advice (2nd, completely revised and expanded edition). Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D./Wingenfeld, K. (Ed.) (2011): Handbuch Pflegewwissenschaft . New edition. Weinheim / Munich: Juventa Verlag
- Schaeffer, D. (Ed.) (2009): Coping with chronic illness in the life course. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D./Moers, M./Steppe, H./Meleis, A. (Ed.) (2008): Pflegetheorien. Examples from the USA (2nd supplemented edition). Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
- Schaeffer, D. (2004): The patient as a user. Coping with illness and use of care in the course of chronic illness. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber ISBN 3-456-84116-7
- Schaeffer, D./Müller-Mundt, G. (Ed.) (2002): Qualitative health and care research. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber
Lecture on the occasion of the symposium 30 years of the DGP
On the occasion of the symposium "30 Years of the German Society for Nursing Science (= DGP)" in May 2019 in Berlin, Doris Schaeffer gave a lecture. She spoke on the subject of “Nursing Research in Germany: Review and Outlook” (Visions for Nursing and Nursing Science in Germany).
Individual evidence
- ^ Agenda Nursing Research for Germany , accessed on June 2, 2019.
- ↑ Lecture by Doris Schaeffer at the symposium 30 Years DGP in Berlin: Visions for Nursing / Science , accessed on June 2, 2019.
Web links
- Works by and about Doris Schaeffer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Link to the AG homepage with the option to download the CV and the list of publications
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaeffer, Doris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nursing and health scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germany |