How do loneliness and social isolation affect the life satisfaction of people with dementia and their spouses? And to what extent does loneliness or social isolation influence each other's life satisfaction? A study from Great Britain reports on these experiences. How people with dementia and their caregivers...
Digital technologies have long been widespread and reach a wide variety of user groups. To what extent digital technologies can help prevent social isolation and loneliness in people with dementia is hardly or little researched. We present two studies that shed light on this. The appeal from scientists from Great Britain and…
How can the loneliness of seniors be combated – with scientific evidence? A review by researchers from the USA provides valuable insights for policymakers, among others, so that corresponding programs and support services can be provided flexibly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of „loneliness among seniors“ received a lot of attention...
In recent weeks, we have informed you in several parts of our special newsletter SCHLAGLICHT – Medications for Dementia about new dementia drugs and challenges in everyday care. You can reread all published issues at any time in our digiDEM Bavaria newsletter archive: https://digidem-bayern.de/newsletter-archiv/. In the seventh and final issue of our special newsletter SCHLAGLICHT – Medications for Dementia, Michael...
