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Authors
Schaal, Tom K.
Marchwacka, Maria A.
Tolks, Daniel
Kugler, Joachim
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
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Article History
Received: 20 May 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 8 December 2025
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: All subjects gave their informed consent for inclusion before they participated in the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The online survey was conducted among members of the Teaching Section of the German Society for Public Health (DGPH), the Digitization Committee of the Society for Medical Education (GMA), the Education and Counseling Section of the German Nursing Association (DGP), and the Teaching Working Group of the German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS). The invitation to participate and initial information about the survey were included in the regular newsletters of the aforementioned societies. All participants in this study were informed about the purpose, form, and scope of the collection and processing. Prior to participation, participants had to clearly agree to the data protection information on the landing page of the online survey (informed consent). Otherwise, participant was redirected to the end of the questionnaire and excluded from the survey. Participation was voluntary, opting out was possible at any time, and the survey was anonymous. An ethics vote is not required according to §13 of the German Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) in conjunction with the “Guidelines for Online Surveys” of the Association of German Market and Social Research Institutes. Participants were asked to evaluate the teaching and learning conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted in line with the Bertelsmann Foundation’s “Monitor Digital Education” from 2017. The monitor covers the various forms of digital learning in schools, vocational training, higher education and continuing education. The survey does not include patient or disease data or information on the health status of respondents. Studies of the human body were not conducted. As a result of the study, conclusions are drawn as to how teaching at universities can be better designed in the future.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
