digiDEM Bayern schreibt eine Erfolgsgeschichte fort: Mit mehr als 3.000 Teilnehmenden hat das größte Demenzregister Deutschlands einen neuen Höchststand erreicht. Das vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention (StMGP) geförderte Leuchtturmprojekt zählt damit zugleich zu den größten europäischen Vorhaben zur Erfassung von Langzeitdaten im Bereich der Versorgungsforschung zu Demenzen. …
Anlässlich des 24. Deutschen Kongresses für Versorgungsforschung (DKVF) in Hamburg hat digiDEM Bayern zu seinem wissenschaftlichen Symposium eingeladen. Auf dem Campus des Universitätsklinikums Eppendorf (UKE), wo der DKVF vom 22. bis 24. September 2024 stattfand, präsentierten die digiDEM Bayern-Forschenden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse. An der Veranstaltung des Deutschen Netzwerks Versorgungsforschung (DNVF) nahmen mehr als 1.100 Versorgungsforschende, …
Hot flashes, sleep disturbances, mood swings – the menopausal phase can cause various physical and mental changes in women. Memory performance and other cognitive abilities, such as concentration and attention, can also be influenced by hormonal changes during this life stage. To alleviate the various symptoms of menopause, menopausal hormone replacement therapy can be used in...
On the occasion of the 6th Bavarian Dementia Week from September 19 to 28, 2025, the research project digiDEM Bavaria is setting a unique milestone for the early detection of dementia: citizens can have their cognitive performance tested at 56 locations in all Bavarian administrative districts – close to home and free of charge. With this, the most extensive wave of dementia screening days to date...
Pioneer in dementia care and family caregiver research: For his outstanding achievements in dementia research and volunteer work, Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel was today honored with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The award was presented to Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel by Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder at a...
Bavarian State Minister for Health, Care, and Prevention, Judith Gerlach, opened the first digiDEM Bayern (Bavaria Dementia) screening day in Hösbach, Lower Franconia. The public's interest in having their memory performance checked was enormous: the test day was fully booked. In her welcoming remarks at the Hösbach Library Center, where the test day took place, the Health Minister emphasized...
Globally, 75 percent of all people with dementia live with the condition without it ever being diagnosed. This means dementia is frequently underdiagnosed – primarily due to a lack of knowledge about the disease and its symptoms. This raises the question of where exactly people with mild cognitive impairments and people...
Acquiring knowledge, early detection of dementia, improving quality of life: With the new offering, the digiDEM Bayern Demenzbibliothek® (Dementia Library®), a comprehensive and freely accessible knowledge portal is now available. It provides well-founded, scientifically validated, and generally understandable information on the topic of dementia to a broad audience. The goal of the new offering from digiDEM Bayern...
Hausärztliche Versorgung, hauswirtschaftliche Hilfen oder die Inanspruchnahme einer Tagespflege: Lässt das Gedächtnis nach oder fällt zuhause die Orientierung immer schwerer, steigt der Bedarf an Unterstützung, um die Aufgaben des täglichen Lebens wie etwa Einkaufen oder Körperpflege zu meistern. Menschen mit leichten kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen nutzen dabei ambulante Unterstützungsangebote seltener als Menschen, …
Whether for smartphones, tablets, or as a web-based application on a PC: For over four years, doctors have been able to prescribe so-called digital health applications (DiGA). However, since their introduction, DiGAs, which are intended to improve healthcare, have often been the cause of conflicts between the stakeholders involved, such as...
