Daniel Lüdecke

Dr. Daniel Lüdecke is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Medical Sociology within the Faculty of Medicine at Universität Hamburg. His work focuses on public health, healthcare disparities, mental health of caregivers, and organizational health literacy. He holds a Dr. phil. in Philosophy, likely in the social sciences. His research spans diverse topics including the impact of stressors on parental mental health, health inequities in Germany, and the development of tools for assessing organizational health literacy. Dr. Lüdecke is also active in statistical methodology, contributing to R packages like modelbased and datawizard to improve reproducibility in research.

Education:

• Dr. phil. (Doctorate in Philosophy/Social Sciences)

Research Interests: His primary areas include public health policy, health disparities, caregiver mental health, organizational health systems, and statistical methods in healthcare research. He has led studies on resilience in families of chronically ill children and the effectiveness of interventions like the NEST program for improving family well-being.

Key Projects: The OHL-HAM study evaluates organizational health literacy in Hamburg, while the NEST trial assesses support systems for families of disabled children. He has also analyzed pandemic-related mental health trends in Europe and global child immunization data quality.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Institute of Medical Sociology and the Center for Psychosocial Medicine at UKE. Active in interdisciplinary projects addressing healthcare equity and innovation.