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.

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...

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 …

digiDEM Bavaria at Leading Trade Fair Altenpflege 2023 in Nuremberg

digiDEM Bayern war zu Gast auf der Altenpflege 2023, der internationalen Leitmesse der Pflegewirtschaft in Nürnberg. Ihren Vortrag vor dem gut besuchtem Auditorium stellte Anne Keefer, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin bei digiDEM Bayern, unter das Motto „Demenz und Digitalisierung – Neue Wege gehen“. Rund 560 Ausstellende präsentierten auf der internationalen Leitmesse der Pflegewirtschaft …

digiDEM Bavaria Study: Quality of Most Dementia Apps is Insufficient

A research team from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern) has, for the first time, evaluated German-language apps for people with dementia and for caregivers based on scientific evidence and user quality, arriving at two sobering results. For most dementia apps available on the so-called "self-payer market," there is no scientific evidence of their...

digiDEM Bavaria visits the Bavarian State Parliament

Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel and Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas traveled to the Bavarian state capital of Munich for a presentation and information session in a very special setting. In the Maximilianeum, the seat of the Bavarian Parliament, the two digiDEM Bavaria project managers spoke on the current topic of „Care for People with Dementia in Bavaria.“ The digiDEM Bavaria project managers were happy to accept the invitation of State Parliament member Bernhard …

Home care also has its positive aspects

Fatigue, stress, little free time, or the feeling of lacking recognition: Relatives who care for people with dementia in their home environment, for example, often find their work overwhelming or psychologically burdensome. For the first time in Germany, a research team from the University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has explored the positive aspects in a recent study…

Of Classic Cars and „Moths in the Head“

Wie die Solo-Künstlerin Leah Weigand ihre beruflichen und privaten Erfahrungen mit Demenz verarbeitet, sehen und hören Sie in den beiden Videos „Oldtimer“ und „Vergessenslücken“. Leah Weigand steht seit 2017 auf den Poetry Slam-Bühnen des deutschsprachigen Raums. Unter anderem erreichte sie 2022 das Finale der deutschsprachigen Poetry Slam-Meisterschaften in Wien. In …