Dr. Ibrahim Demirer, M. Sc. Empirical Social Research & Sociology

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Dr. phil. Ibrahim Demirer focuses on methodological challenges in causal inference. His research examines processes of health inequality, particularly in the context of multimorbidity, climate change, poverty, and societal crises.

Since 2024, he has been affiliated with the Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research (CHSR) at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn.

At the Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), he serves as a methodological advisor within the Innovation Fund–funded project “Online Access to Clinical Treatment Notes for Outpatients (OpenNOTES)” in the inVersorgung research group.

  • Methods of causal inference in health services research.
  • Development and maintenance of mental health
  • Allostatic load and processes of stress somatization

  • Demirer, I., Kühhirt, M., Karbach, U. & Pfaff, H. (2022). Does positive affect mediate the association of multimorbidity on depressive symptoms? Aging & mental health, 26(1), 65–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1870209
  • Demirer, I., Bethge, M., Spyra, K., Karbach, U. & Pfaff, H. (2021). Does social support mediate the effect of multimorbidity on mental wellbeing in the German working population? A longitudinal mediation analysis using structural equation modelling. SSM – population health, 13, 100744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100744
  • Pfaff, H., Demirer, I. & Nellessen-Martens, G. (2021). Berücksichtigung des Kontextes bei der Evaluation und Interpretation der Wirkung von neuen Versorgungsformen: Plädoyer für eine kontextbezogene Versorgungsforschung. Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik(3), 26–33. https://doi.org/10.5771/1611-5821-2021-3-26
  • Richter, S., Demirer, I., Nocon, M., Pfaff, H. & Karbach, U. (2021). When do physicians perceive the success of a new care model differently? BMC health services research, 21(1), 1058. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07061-4
  • Stöcker, A., Demirer, I., Gunkel, S., Hoffmann, J., Mause, L., Ohnhäuser, T. & Scholten, N. (2021). Stockpiled personal protective equipment and knowledge of pandemic plans as predictors of perceived pandemic preparedness among German general practitioners. PloS one, 16(8), e0255986. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255986
  • Zirves, M., Demirer, I. & Pfaff, H. (2021). Everyday Life and Social Contacts of Dementia and Non-Dementia Residents over 80 Years in Long-Term Inpatient Care: A Multi-Level Analysis on the Effect of Staffing. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(21), 11300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111300
  • Demirer, I., Scholten, N. & Stöcker, A. (2020). Sektorenübergreifende Arzneimitteltherapie aus Patientensicht. In D. Grandt, V. Lappe & I. Schubert (Hrsg.), Schriftenreihe zur Gesundheitsanalyse: Bd. 23. BARMER Arzneimittelreport 2020: Sektorenübergreifende Arzneimitteltherapie (S. 86–105). Barmer.
  • Richter, S., Demirer, I., Choi, K.‑E., Hartrampf, J., Pfaff, H. & Karbach, U. (2020). People with multimorbidity in outpatient care: patient-focused and needs-oriented healthcare management (MamBo) – protocol for a multiperspective evaluation study. BMC health services research, 20(1), 296. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05178-6
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