Doris Behrens

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Doris Behrens

Professor for Healthcare Management | Department for Economy and Health - Department for Economy and Health

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Projects (Extract Research Database)

Running projects

Health.Region.Waldviertel

Duration: 01/09/2024–30/08/2025
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Doris Behrens
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)

Nachhaltige Gesundheitsversorgung im Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Evidenzbasierung

Duration: 13/04/2023–30/11/2025
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Brigitte Piso
Funding: Sonstige

Completed projects

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cost-benefit studies regarding tobacco and nicotine cessation programmes

Duration: 15/06/2024–30/11/2024
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Eva Krczal
Funding: sonstige öffentlich-rechtliche Einrichtungen (Körperschaften, Stiftungen, Fonds)

Centre for Evidence-based Health Economics: Community Health Nursing in Lower Austria

Duration: 01/01/2021–31/12/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Doris Behrens
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)

Interdisciplinary research group "Critical Health literacy for empowerment in the era of digital transformation"

Duration: 01/04/2021–31/12/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Ursula Griebler

Meta-competences for unpredictable situations in complex environments

Duration: 01/05/2021–30/04/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Lukas Zenk

The Austrian school health system: a status quo assessment

Duration: 01/07/2021–31/12/2022
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Ursula Griebler
Funding: Bund (Ministerien)

Gwent Test, Trace & Protect Service Evaluation

Duration: 01/10/2021–30/10/2022
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Doris Behrens

Publications (Extract Research Database)

Braun, A.; Behrens, D.A.; Krczal, E. (2025). How Austrian primary care physicians evaluated their available resources and quality of care during the first year of COVID-19. A repeated cross-sectional survey study. BMC Primary Care, 26: 115

Braun, A.; Behrens, D.A.; Krczal, E. (2025). How Austrian primary care physicians evaluated their available resources and quality of care during the first year of COVID-19: a repeated cross-sectional survey study. BMC Primary Care, Vol. 26 Issue 1: 115

Cooper, A.J.; Behrens, D.A.; Jones, S.; Neal, A.; Jones, A.; Hyll, W. (2025). Understanding the impact of employee investigations on those who lead them: A case study from NHS Wales. Administrative Sciences, 15 (6): 211

Davies, T.; England, T.; Behrens, D. A.; Gartner, D. (2025). Metaheuristic optimisation for hospital sterilisation and decontamination services. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 329: 881-885

Kovacevic, R. M.; Behrens, D. A.; Hyll, W. (2025). Working time distribution and administrative burden in Austrian Community Health Nursing: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Vol. 9: 100375

Behrens, D.A.; Simmonds, S. (2025). A last resort: how pursuing informal resolution can lead to a reduction in employee investigations, fewer sick days and costs. In: Cooper, A.; Neal, A., Under Investigation: Transforming Disciplinary Practices in the Workplace: in press, Bristol University Press, Bristol, UK

England, T.; Behrens, D.A.; Davies, T.; Gartner, D. (2025). Modelling and optimizing the decontamination process of surgical instruments. In: Wickramasinghe, N., Impact of Digital Solutions for Improved Healthcare Delivery: 147-166, IGI Global, Hershey, PA

Krczal, E.; Braun, A.; Hyll, W.; Nowak, C.; Behrens, D.A. (2025). Kosten und Nutzen von Tabak- und Nikotinentwöhnungsprogrammen. Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, Krems

Cooper, A.; Teoh, K.R.; Madine, R.; Neal, A.; Jones, A; Hussain, A; Behrens, D.A. (2024). The last resort: Reducing avoidable employee harm by improving the application of the disciplinary policy and process. Frontiers in Psychology, 15: 1350351

Kovacevic R.M.; Behrens, D.A., Hyll, W. (2024). Nursing interventions in a newly established Cmmunity Health Nursing system: A cross sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 7(3): 100258

Krczal, E.; Behrens, D.A. (2024). Trust-building in temporary public health partnerships: a qualitative study of the partnership formation process of a Covid-19 test, trace and protect service. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1): 467

Zenk L.; Pausits A.; Brenner B.; Campell D.F.; Behrens D.A. Stöckler E.M.; Oppl St.; Steiner G. (2024). Meta-competences in complex environments: An interdisciplinary perspective. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 53: 101515

Behrens, D.A.; Morgan, J.S.; Krczal, E.; Harper, P.R.; Gartner, D. (2023). Still looking in the wrong place: Literature-based evidence of why patients really attend an emergency department. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 90: 101707

Tuson, M.; Harper, P.R.; Gartner, D.; Behrens, D.A. (2023). Understanding the impact of social networks on the spread of obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(15): 6451

Sommersguter-Reichmann, M.; Rauner, M.S.; Behrens, D.A. (2023). Complexity, interface management and unintended consequences of planned interventions illustrated by the DRG financing of Austrian hospitals. Journal of Social Economy and Common Welfare, 46(4): 441-471, Nomos

Krczal, E.; Braun, A.; Rieger-Körbisch, U.; Puttinger, C.; Behrens, D.A. (2023). Die Versorgungssituation während der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie aus Sicht niedergelassener Allgemeinmediziner*innen. Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, Forschungsbericht, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, Krems and der Donau

Behrens, D.A.; Rauner, M.S.; Sommersguter-Reichmann, M. (2022). Why resilience in health care systems is more than coping with disasters: Implications for health care policy. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, 74: 465–495

Brice, S.N.; Harper, P.R.; Gartner, D.; Behrens, D.A.; (2022). Modeling disease progression and treatment pathways for depression jointly using Agent Based Modeling and System Dynamics. Frontiers in Public Health, 10: 1011104

Gartner, D.; Spernaes, I.; England, T.; Behrens, D.A.; Buchanan, J.; Harper, P.R. (2022). Evaluation of participants’ reaction and learning in a taught Analytics and Modelling Academy Program in UK’s National Health Service. In: 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI): 591-596, IEEE, Rochester, MN, USA

Hyll, W.; Behrens, D.A. (2022). Arbeitspaket 3 – Ökonomische Bewertung des derzeitigen Schulgesundheitssystems. In: Griebler, U.; Kien, C; Moick, S.; Harlfinger, J.; Behrens, D.A.; Hyll, W.; Ratka, T.; Michler, V.; Sommer, I., Das österreichische Schulgesundheitssystem: eine Ist-Stand-Erhebung: 65-114, University for Continuing Education, Krems an der Donau

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Lectures (Extract Research Database)

Exploring investigator experience in NHS disciplinary processes: A case study approach

Health Promotion Research Seminar, Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, 06/08/2025

Versorgung verstehen, bevor man sie verändert: Systemische Einsichten aus der Begleitforschung zu Gesundheit.Region.Waldviertel

Abschlussveranstaltung zu den Workshops der UWK zum Projekt Gesundheit.Region.Waldviertel, 09/05/2025

Podiumsdiskussion „Was kann die Gesundheitsökonomie für die Gesellschaft leisten, und welche Datenzugänge braucht sie dafür?“

8th ATHEA Conference „Status Quo and New Directions for Austrian Health Economics“, 06/03/2025

Algorithmen und KI im Gesundheitswesen

Alumni-Tag 2024, 18/09/2024

Podiumsdiskussion „Gute Besserung!“ Neue Wege im Healthcare Management

Blue Hour des Alumni-Clubs der UWK, 24/04/2024

P&L Sharing for Primary Healthcare Centres: A Bargaining Game Approach

49th Annual Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services (ORAHS 2023), 21/07/2023

Psychological Safety for Healthcare Leaders

Leadership Development Programme Meetings - Day 4, 05/07/2023

Digital Health, Telemedizin und Teletherapie – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, ausgewählte Beispiele aus Österreich und internationaler Vergleich

Forum Spital, 19/09/2022

Zu Akzeptanz und Ablehnung von Teletherapie und Telemedizin

Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen: Regionale Chancen und Herausforderungen, 07/09/2022

Round-Table-Talk I - Health Data & Individualized Medicine

Europa-Forum Wachau 2022, 23/06/2022

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