How are families in Germany doing in 2022? Study protocol of a nationally representative, cross-sectional study of parents with children aged 0-3 years.

BACKGROUND: In order for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) to be effective, data-based information on families' resources, burden and current use of support services for families with young children, as well as on children's health and development is needed. The study Kinder in Deutschland [Children in Germany]-KiD 0-3 2022 aims at providing these data to help us understand families' situation and needs in Germany now, including families' experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: The study will recruit up to 300 pediatricians who will invite parents of children aged up to 48 months to participate in the study during a well-child visit. Parents (goal N = 8,000) will complete an online-questionnaire with their own web-enabled device. Pediatricians will complete a short questionnaire about each participating family. The questionnaires cover family psychosocial burden and resources, child health and development, use of family support services, as well as the families' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data will be analyzed to assess patterns of families´ psychosocial burdens and resources, use of support services for families with young children, and children´s health and development. Concordance between parent and pediatrician report will be assessed and comparisons with the predecessor study of 2015 will be drawn. DISSEMINATION: Findings will be disseminated through scientific conferences, open access peer-reviewed journals, and dissemination channels of the National Centre for Early Prevention. DISCUSSION: The present study will provide parent and pediatrician reports on how families with young children are doing in Germany. These data will be used to inform Germany's early childhood intervention (ECI) program ("Frühe Hilfen") on current needs of families with young children.

[Online information about early detection of colorectal cancer to support informed decision-making : Evaluation and reception analysis of an information module at the women's health portal and the men's health portal of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA)]. / Onlineinformationen zur Förderung einer informierten Entscheidung über die Teilnahme an einer Darmkrebsfrüherkennung : Evaluation und Rezeptionsanalyse eines Themenmoduls auf dem Frauen- und Männergesundheitsportal der Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA).

Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in Germany. The provided governmental program for early detection of colorectal cancer intends to increase the chances of recovery by identifying colorectal cancer at an early, more treatable stage.An information module with quality-assured, balanced, and target-group specific information about colorectal cancer and early detection was designed for the women's health portal and the men's health portal of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) to promote informed decision-making. A multilevel and multimethodological procedure was chosen to examine if the information module achieved this intended goal and to evaluate how users and experts experienced the information module. User experience was evaluated using an eye-tracking, retrospective think aloud (RTA) technique combined with a quantitative questionnaire, and experts' evaluations using a half-standardized questionnaire. Additionally, factors like age, education level, sex, previous experience, and health literacy were analyzed.Altogether, users and experts rated the information module very positive, comprehensible, and informative. Reception of the information module increased the knowledge about colorectal cancer and early detection of colorectal cancer significantly. Therefore, the designed information module provides the crucial basis for an informed decision-making process.