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…
Great joy at the Bavarian Digital Dementia Registry (digiDEM Bayern): The Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (StMGP) is extending the research project's duration and has issued digiDEM Bayern a corresponding funding approval of 2.5 million Euros. Especially in Bavaria's rural regions, the need for scientifically sound findings on the care situation of...
The Bavarian Digital Dementia Register (digiDEM Bayern) now counts 1,000 study participants from all over Bavaria. In the research project funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (StMGP), long-term data on the care and treatment of people with dementia and their family caregivers is being collected throughout Bavaria. The goal of digiDEM Bayern is to use the...
The digiDEM Bavaria symposium at the 11th Congress of the German Alzheimer's Association in Mülheim an der Ruhr attracted keen visitor interest. Scientists Jana Rühl, Anne Keefer, Nikolas Dietzel, and Michael Zeiler presented the latest research findings from health and care research in the field of dementia. After a long pandemic break, it was that time again: ...
With its own trade fair stand, digiDEM Bavaria was represented at the First Bavarian E-Health Congress, which took place on June 29, 2022, in Augsburg. The digiDEM Bavaria team was particularly pleased with the visit of State Minister Klaus Holetschek. At the stand, he was informed extensively about the latest digital digiDEM Bavaria offering, the Dementia Knowledge Test…
The first regional dementia population screening in Germany met with great interest. On the screening day of digiDEM Bavaria, many citizens in Thüngersheim near Würzburg in Lower Franconia took advantage of the short distances and the opportunity to have their cognitive performance checked free of charge with the help of a short scientific test. digiDEM Bavaria, the Digital Dementia Registry, had invited people to participate...
“Wissenstest Demenz”: So heißt das neue digitale Informationsangebot, das die Forscher*innen von digiDEM Bayern, dem Digitalen Demenzregister Bayern, am Interdisziplinären Zentrum für Health Technology Assessment (HTA) und Public Health der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) entwickelt haben. Der kostenfreie Online-Test umfasst 30 Fragen, zum Beispiel aus den Bereichen Risikofaktoren, Pflege und Betreuung sowie …
With another digital offering, digiDEM Bavaria, the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register, takes the next step to improve the living conditions of people with dementia and their caregivers in Bavaria. Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed a scientifically validated online questionnaire. It enables...
As a dementia illness progresses, it means for those affected at a certain point: The car will remain in the garage from then on. But how can driving ability be reliably checked? Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have gained new insights into this. Driving a car…
On 12/08/2021, the 400th participant for the digiDEM Bavaria project was recruited and interviewed. The project phase of digiDEM Bavaria started on 01/01/2021. Within one year, 400 people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and people with dementia, as well as their caregivers, have so far been surveyed about their care situation. Despite difficult conditions…
