Digital health applications (DiGA) are used to detect, monitor, treat, or alleviate the symptoms of diseases. However, in Germany, only those DiGAs that have been approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) are reimbursed by statutory health insurance funds. Safety and data protection requirements are among the first aspects to be examined. Afterward…
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. …
Researchers from China found that 62 percent of surveyed older high-risk individuals were willing to participate in dementia screening. However, only 12 percent actually underwent the test. The researchers cited psychological factors as the explanation for this discrepancy. Almost 40 percent of dementia cases can be prevented or...
Dementia prevention at the municipal level – how can it succeed? A study from the USA investigated how older people deal with their test results and the information they received after the test. More than half of the study participants shared their screening results with their families, and a good third informed...
Dementia screening by primary care physicians: What are the risks and benefits? Researchers in the USA have investigated in a study whether targeted dementia testing for older people has advantages or disadvantages. It was previously unclear whether primary care screening for dementia offers more benefits to older people...
Those who take a dementia self-test don't know exactly what lies ahead. For some, a dementia screening can also be associated with mental strain. Researchers from Sweden have investigated the significance of anxiety in dementia self-tests in a study. Dementia self-tests are considered a good way to promote early dementia diagnosis and…
Despite the benefits of early dementia detection, many people worldwide hesitate to undergo dementia screening. Researchers from Singapore have identified eight main factors in a recent study that influence the willingness to have one's memory tested. In their study, published in July 2025, the researchers found...
Smartphone applications are increasingly supplementing traditional healthcare: they can support patients in the prevention, treatment, or healing of diseases and also help people with dementia. For many manufacturers of so-called digital health applications (DiGA), the year 2019 represented a turning point: Germany was the first country in the world to...
To provide care for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), scientifically validated recommendations for MCI diagnosis and treatment are needed. Researchers from China have compiled and compared a systematic overview of 13 guidelines – including four practice guides and nine so-called consensus statements from expert professionals. The researchers...
Nicht immer sind Medikamente die Lösung, wenn es darum geht, die geistige Leistungsfähigkeit bei Menschen mit leichten kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen (MCI) zu verbessern und vielleicht sogar einer Demenz vorzubeugen. Forschende aus Hong Kong haben in einer aktuellen Übersichtsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2025 zusammengestellt, welche miteinander kombinierten, nicht-medikamentösen Therapien förderlich sein können. …
