„...and where is the restroom here?“ - we've all asked ourselves this question, especially when it comes to navigating large and complex buildings. Spatial orientation and safety are particularly important for the elderly and people with cognitive impairments to...
An online care course for relatives of people with dementia, a podcast with detailed information about the disease, and an app that helps relatives master care at home – these are the winners of the digiDEM Bayern Open Innovation Competition. The three awarded offerings will soon be presented on the...
Support, participation, exchange – these were the watchwords of the digiDEM Bavaria Open Innovation Competition. You can now find the three winners of the competition on the digiDEM Bavaria website. The winning entries were an online care course for relatives of people with dementia, a podcast with detailed information about the disease, and an app providing relatives with...
Wenn das Gehör schlechter wird, wirkt sich das auf viele Lebensbereiche der Betroffenen aus. Im mittleren Alter ist Schwerhörigkeit einem aktuellen Bericht der medizinischen Fachzeitschrift „The Lancet“ zufolge sogar der bedeutsamste veränderbare Risikofaktor für die Entstehung einer Demenz. Acht Prozent aller Demenzerkrankungen sind demnach auf Schwerhörigkeit zurückführen. Da eine rechtzeitige Behandlung wie …
The connection between hearing loss and an increased risk of dementia has been confirmed in multiple studies. One of the most comprehensive investigations comes from Australia and combined two approaches: a cohort study with nearly 38,000 older men and a meta-analysis of 14 existing studies on the topic. The authors found in both...
Angelika Bleicher has already interviewed several people with dementia and their caregivers for digiDEM Bayern. The employee of the Caritas Association for the City and District of Fürth works at the Senior Citizens' Office in Veitsbronn and has contact with many older people through this. In the interview, she reports on her experiences during the interviews and...
Living healthier, taking better care of oneself – many people resolve to do this at the start of the year. However, for one particular group, this is especially difficult: family caregivers often don't think enough about themselves. Yet, they themselves are often exposed to high burdens. To make them aware of their own situation, the…
Three-quarters of people in Germany requiring care are looked after at home by relatives, by “Germany's largest nursing service.” These relatives are often exposed to high levels of stress and think too little or too late about their own health. To make them aware of their own situation, digiDEM Bayern has developed a new, free online service: ...
There are already a number of digital offerings related to dementia, including self-tests. However, a scientific basis is lacking for most of them. In contrast, the digiDEM Bayern Angehörigenampel is based on a standardized questionnaire whose effectiveness has been proven in two extensive studies. The basis of the Angehörigenampel is the short form of the...
Mit zunehmendem Alter verändern sich Körper und Geist. So kann sich beispielsweise durch eine Demenz die Wahrnehmung wandeln: Menschen mit Demenz finden sich im Verlauf der Erkrankung immer schlechter zurecht und ihr Blick auf die Welt wird ein anderer. Frau Dr. Birgit Dietz hat in ihrem zweiten Beitrag erläutert, wie …
