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Overview

Hermann Faller is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research primarily focuses on several subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Oncology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

In terms of topics, the scientist's work covers areas such as:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Acta Oncologica
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • JACC Heart Failure

Hermann Faller has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, such as:

  • Peter U. Heuschmann
  • Karin Meng
  • Stefan Störk
  • Joachim Weis
  • Georg Ertl

Notable recent papers include:

  • Cancer patients' preferred and perceived level of involvement in treatment decision-making: an epidemiological study, 2020, Acta Oncologica
  • Prevalence and determinants of the precursor stages of heart failure: results from the population-based STAAB cohort study, 2020, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • In-Patient Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Improve Asthma Control, 2021, Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Longer-Term Effects of Remote Patient Management Following Hospital Discharge After Acute Systolic Heart Failure, 2023, JACC Heart Failure
  • Risk and associated factors of depression and anxiety in men with prostate cancer: Results from a German multicenter study, 2020, Psycho-Oncology

Best Publications

  • Effects of Psycho-Oncologic Interventions on Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Hermann Faller;Michael Schuler;Matthias Richard;Ulrike Heckl

  • Four-Week Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Patients With Cancer Across Major Tumor Entities

    Anja Mehnert;Elmar Brähler;Hermann Faller;Martin Härter

  • One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: Prevalence and indicators of distress.

    A. Mehnert;T.J. Hartung;M. Friedrich;S. Vehling

  • Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Receiving Interferon Alfa-2b Therapy

    Michael R. Kraus;Arne Schäfer;Hermann Faller;Herbert Csef

  • The risk of being depressed is significantly higher in cancer patients than in the general population: Prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms across major cancer types

    T.J. Hartung;E. Brähler;H. Faller;M. Härter

  • Mode of Action and Effects of Standardized Collaborative Disease Management on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure The Interdisciplinary Network for Heart Failure (INH) Study

    Christiane E. Angermann;Stefan Störk;Götz Gelbrich;Hermann Faller

  • Effect of Escitalopram on All-Cause Mortality and Hospitalization in Patients With Heart Failure and Depression: The MOOD-HF Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Christiane E. Angermann;Götz Gelbrich;Stefan Störk;Hilka Gunold

  • Coping, distress, and survival among patients with lung cancer.

    Hermann Faller;Heinrich Bülzebruck;Peter Drings;Hermann Lang

  • Satisfaction with information and unmet information needs in men and women with cancer

    Hermann Faller;Uwe Koch;Elmar Brähler;Martin Härter

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  • Paroxetine for the treatment of interferon‐α‐induced depression in chronic hepatitis C

    M. R. Kraus;A. Schäfer;H. Faller;H. Csef

  • The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) and the anxiety module of the Hospital and Depression Scale (HADS-A) as screening tools for generalized anxiety disorder among cancer patients.

    Peter Esser;Tim J Hartung;Michael Friedrich;Christoffer Johansen;Christoffer Johansen

  • Twelve-Month and Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Cancer Patients.

    Susanne Kuhnt;Elmar Brähler;Hermann Faller;Martin Härter

  • Emotional state, coping styles, and somatic variables in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

    Michael R. Kraus;Arne Schäfer;Herbert Csef;Michael Scheurlen

  • Perceived need for psychosocial support depending on emotional distress and mental comorbidity in men and women with cancer.

    Hermann Faller;Joachim Weis;Uwe Koch;Elmar Brähler

  • Age and gender differences in anxiety and depression in cancer patients compared with the general population.

    Andreas Hinz;Philipp Yorck Herzberg;Florian Lordick;Joachim Weis

  • Depression and Disease Severity as Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure—A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

    Hermann Faller;Stefan Störk;Michael Schuler;Marion Schowalter

  • Rationale and design of a randomised, controlled, multicenter trial investigating the effects of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibition on morbidity, mortality and mood in depressed heart failure patients (MOOD-HF).

    Christiane E. Angermann;Götz Gelbrich;Stefan Störk;Andreas Fallgatter

  • Utilization of professional psychological care in a large German sample of cancer patients.

    Hermann Faller;Joachim Weis;Uwe Koch;Elmar Brähler;Elmar Brähler

  • Causal attribution and adaptation among lung cancer patients

    Hermann Faller;Stefan Schilling;Hermann Lang

  • Depression and survival in chronic heart failure: does gender play a role?

    Hermann Faller;Stefan Störk;Marion Schowalter;Thomas Steinbüchel

  • Prevalence of mental disorders, psychosocial distress and need for psychosocial support in cancer patients – study protocol of an epidemiological multi-center study

    Anja Mehnert;Uwe Koch;Holger Schulz;Karl Wegscheider

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Härter
Martin Härter Universität Hamburg
Elmar Brähler
Elmar Brähler Leipzig University
Anja Mehnert
Anja Mehnert Leipzig University
Uwe Koch
Uwe Koch Universität Hamburg
Andreas Hinz
Andreas Hinz Leipzig University
Jürgen Deckert
Jürgen Deckert University of Würzburg
Julius Kuhl
Julius Kuhl Osnabrück University
Falk Leichsenring
Falk Leichsenring University of Giessen
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona

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