digiDEM Bavaria is Germany's largest dementia registry

With 1,500 study participants from all over Bavaria, the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register (digiDEM Bayern) has reached a record high. This makes digiDEM Bayern the largest dementia registry in Germany and one of the most extensive projects for collecting long-term data in dementia research within the European Union (EU). In the research project funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (StMGP)...

Volunteering strengthens one's own cognitive abilities

Volunteering in your free time feels good: it strengthens cohesion in a club, helps the environment, and supports older people, for example. What had hardly been scientifically investigated until now is the health benefit for the volunteers themselves. A research team from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register (digiDEM Bayern) has...

digiDEM Bavaria at the 2nd Bavarian E-Health Congress in Augsburg

At the 2nd Bavarian E-Health Congress in Augsburg, digiDEM Bayern was also present as an example of a digital project funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care. At the digiDEM Bayern booth, Klaus Holetschek, Bavarian State Minister of Health and Care, learned about the latest digital offering, the online questionnaire „digiDEM Bayern DEMAND®“. The second Bavarian E-Health Congress took place...

Our new video: the digiDEM Bavaria DEMAND® questionnaire

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Watch our new video for caregivers and family members.

Recognizing one's own needs and seeking help – as dementia progresses, the need for care also increases. Family caregivers and relatives often face a great challenge. How can the increasing need for care be met? Various support services can help.

But what services are even available? What assistance is needed in which situation? The digiDEM Bayern DEMAND® questionnaire helps caregivers and relatives to recognize their own support needs. The questionnaire refers to 16 selected support services. Individual needs are summarized on one page and can be printed out. This forms the basis for further consultation, for example, by specialized centers for caregivers. Take 15 minutes to assess your own support needs.

Dementia Screening Day in Regensburg: Early Detection Means Certainty

A dementia screening day will take place in Regensburg on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Citizens of Regensburg and interested individuals can have their memory performance checked free of charge in the middle of the city center with the help of a scientific short test. digiDEM Bayern, the Digital Dementia Registry of Bavaria in Erlangen, is organizing this, together with Jan Kreusel, digiDEM Bayern project assistant for...

1. Dementia screening day in Pfaffenhofen: Early detection is important

Special premiere on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Pfaffenhofen: For the first time, a dementia screening day will take place at the ZBF Center for Professional and Family Support. Citizens can have their memory performance checked free of charge with the help of a scientific short test. Christine Rist, ZBF managing director and research partner of digiDEM Bavaria, cordially invites you to do so. The goal of...

New dementia brochure informs about digital offerings

With a new compact brochure, the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register (digiDEM Bayern) provides information about its diverse digital services for people with cognitive impairments and dementia, family caregivers, volunteers, and interested parties. The brochure is available free of charge and can also be downloaded as a PDF document. Good advice is usually expensive when...

Webinar: Results of the HOMESIDE Study on Music Therapy for Dementia 

Nicht-medikamentöse Behandlungsformen rücken in der Demenzversorgung immer mehr in den Vordergrund. Eine Möglichkeit stellt dabei die Musiktherapie dar. Allerdings ist es für viele Menschen mit Demenz, die im häuslichen Umfeld leben, oftmals schwierig, an entsprechenden therapeutischen Angeboten teilzunehmen.  Die internationale Forschungsstudie HOMESIDE untersucht daher die Wirkung von Musik- und Lesetherapie …

How „DEMAND“ Precisely Strengthens Dementia Care

Das Digitale Demenzregister Bayern (digiDEM Bayern) stellt ein neues digitales Angebot vor. Menschen mit Demenz sowie ihren pflegenden An- und Zugehörigen hilft der neue Online-Fragebogen „digiDEM Bayern DEMAND®“, die eigenen Versorgungsbedarfe zu erkennen. Zugleich liefert der Fragebogen einen kompakten Überblick über vielfältige Unterstützungsangebote, die passgenau informieren. Die Wissenschaftler*innen der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) haben …

First time in Germany: Dementia screening in rural regions

Demenzdiagnosen werden häufig erst sehr spät gestellt, oft zu spät. Doch können Betroffene kostbare Zeit gewinnen – gerade dann, wenn sie fernab von medizinischen Einrichtungen leben, die auf Demenz spezialisiert sind. Denn das Digitale Demenzregister Bayern (digiDEM Bayern), das an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) angesiedelt ist, führt bundesweit erstmalig regionale …