Janina Braatz
Short Biography
After qualifying as a state-certified child care worker, Janina Braatz studied Social Work (B.A.) at Fliedner University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf and Health Services Research (M.Sc.) at the University of Cologne. During her studies, she worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Health Services Research at the Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR) as part of the PRO-P project. In parallel, she worked as an educational professional in an intake and assessment group within residential child and youth care services. Her master’s thesis focused on factors influencing patient adherence to oral anticancer therapy.
Since November 2026, Janina Braatz has been working as a Research Associate at the IMVR on the BE-PRO project. The project evaluates the benefits of a hybrid care pathway incorporating electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) and ePROM-guided supportive interventions for patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, compared with standard care in certified centers.
- Health services research in oncology
- Adherence to oral anticancer therapy
- Person-centered communication
- BE-PRO – Benefit of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROM)-Optimized Treatment in Certified Centers for Patients with Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
- PRO-P – Influence of ePROMS in surgical therapy of prostate cancer on the postoperative course
- AMIKO – Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure medication literacy in patients receiving oral anticancer drugs
- PINTU – Patient involvement in multidisciplinary tumor conferences in breast cancer care – an exploratory study
- Moritz, A.K., Fehrmann, W., Braatz, J., Schuler, M.K., Köpke, S., Jaehde, U., Ernstmann, N. (2026): Patient perspectives on interprofessional information and counseling in oral anticancer therapy. Patient Education and Counseling. 149:109592. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109592