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...

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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.

Was kostet Demenz?

Mehr als die Hälfte der Kosten, die Demenz weltweit verursacht, fällt auf Leistungen zurück, die von pflegenden An- und Zugehörigen erbracht werden. Auch weitere beeindruckende Erkenntnisse haben Wissenschaftler*innen in einem „Kostenmodell für Demenz“ im Auftrag der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zusammengefasst. Für die Gesellschaft und die Gesundheitssysteme stellt Demenz eine große Herausforderung …

Experiencing the positive in caregiving as well

Wenn An- und Zugehörige Menschen mit Demenz pflegen, erleben die Betreuenden nicht nur Stress oder das Gefühl mangelnder Anerkennung. Vielmehr erfahren sie auch Positives. Dies hat ein Forschungsteam des Uniklinikums Erlangen und der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in einer aktuellen Studie wissenschaftlich belegt. Pflege muss nicht immer belastend sein. Sie kann auch ihre positiven …

Encouragement through proactive care and treatment planning

Eine spezielle Schulung kann die Pflegenden von Menschen mit Demenz, die in Pflegeheimen leben, ermutigen. Denn ein Team von internationalen Forschenden hat gezeigt, dass das „mySupport“-Programm sich positiv unter anderem auf Entscheidungsfindungen auswirkt. Wer Menschen mit Demenz pflegt, übernimmt eine große Verantwortung. So müssen zum Beispiel stellvertretend wichtige Entscheidungen getroffen …

Why Care Courses Are Helpful

The importance of care courses is shown by a current study from Taiwan. Researchers found in an observational study: If caregivers are trained, this can reduce the number of visits by dementia patients to the emergency room and the frequency of hospital stays. Dementia is a complex illness that challenges caregivers on the one hand. On the other hand, it leads to cost increases...

The move can wait.

Successful case management, also referred to as care management in German, with need-oriented care can delay the move of people with dementia into a nursing home. This is the conclusion reached by three of our colleagues at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health (IZPH) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. The study was published...

Reduce dementia risk with a hearing aid

Hearing aids and cochlear implants prevent cognitive decline. Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the National University Hospital demonstrated this connection between hearing aid use and cognitive decline in a recent study. According to the study, the risk of long-term cognitive decline decreases by 19 percent when hearing aids are worn…

The ball is round – and the risk of dementia increases

Soccer is fun, soccer is the most popular sport in the world. But what many don't know is that professional soccer players have a 1.62 times higher risk of developing dementia than the general population. However, only outfield players are exposed to this increased risk, not goalkeepers. The current study from Sweden included 6007 male individuals, in...

Many hospital stays are preventable

For what reasons are people with dementia admitted to the hospital? Researchers at the University of Bremen and the Psychiatric and Psychotherapy Clinic at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have compiled the current state of research literature. However, they also know that hospital stays could be avoided if timely outpatient care for people with dementia were strengthened. ...