Kathrin Damm

Dr. Kathrin Damm is a researcher at the Institute of Risk and Insurance within the Faculty of Economics and Management at Leibniz University Hannover. Her work focuses on health economics, patient preferences measurement, and health-related quality of life. She has conducted extensive research on healthcare decision-making methodologies, including discrete choice experiments and mixed methods.

Her research interests span palliative care, chronic disease management, and healthcare policy. Notable contributions include studies on patient preferences for end-of-life care, lung cancer therapy preferences, and the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in coronary heart disease.

Dr. Damm has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Patient Preference and Adherence, European Journal of Health Economics, and Health Economics Review. Her work frequently addresses healthcare system challenges, including resource allocation, rare disease management, and the design of palliative care infrastructure.

She is actively involved in interdisciplinary projects assessing healthcare quality metrics, such as the CCI-6D index for nursing home evaluation. Her research also explores the impact of German healthcare reforms and the implementation of innovative care models like day hospices.