Current Projects

Pragmatic Controlled Trials

Our current discussion is examining the resilience of the hypothesis that there will be hardly any Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in about 5 years, as these will not adequately reflect the reality of care. Instead, alternative study designs are now available, of which Pragmatic Controlled Trials are a central option. The members of the ICE are invited to participate in the discussion of this hypothesis (External Link).  

Perceived Safety

Our current discussion deals with the connection between objective risks and their subjective perception, which we call "perceived safety". Understanding the relationship between objective risk and subjectively perceived security explains the demand behaviour decisively. In an efficient health care system, it should be understood that diagnosis or therapy should only be carried out if it can reduce either risks or their consequences (i.e. illness or premature death). As a rule,"perceived safety" should not be the only thing that leads to an indication. Since professional communication is the most important modulator of this construct, the professionalization of risk understanding and risk communication in the health professions is central. The topic of "perceived safety" has a broad social significance with regard to over-, under- and wrong supply (External Link). 

veroeffentlichungen_122022.pdf (108.39KB)

veroeffentlichungen_122022.pdf (108.39KB)