Stress and anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by daily life, or a lack of social support – people who care for relatives with dementia often experience a high burden. External help is often scarce. However, technology-supported home-based measures are increasingly a way to promote health, offer emotional support, and help family caregivers...
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…
Hintergrund: Demenzerkrankungen sind progredient und gegenwärtig nicht kurativ, sodass Demenzen als lebenslimitierende Erkrankungen betrachtet werden können. Gleichwohl versterben die Betroffenen in den seltensten Fällen an der Demenzerkrankung selbst. Häufige Todesursachen sind Komplikationen des respiratorischen Systems, kardiovaskulären Komplikationen oder Schlaganfälle. Die mediane Überlebenszeit nach der Diagnosestellung lag in bisherigen Studien bei …
Hintergrund: Demenz gilt als eine der Hauptursachen für eine Pflegebedürftigkeit im Alter. Von den aktuell 1,8 Millionen Menschen mit Demenz in Deutschland werden etwa 70% von An- und Zugehörigen in der häuslichen Umgebung versorgt. Aufgrund der Progredienz und einer Zunahme der Pflegebelastung folgt auf die Phase der häuslichen Pflege häufig …
Hintergrund: Demenzerkrankungen zählen weltweit zu den häufigsten neurologischen Erkrankungen und stellen eine bedeutende Herausforderung für das Gesundheitswesen dar. Die Diagnose dieser Erkrankungen erfolgt jedoch oft erst in fortgeschrittenen Stadien. Ein gezieltes Screening per App könnte eine wirksame Strategie darstellen, um kognitive Beeinträchtigungen frühzeitig zu entdecken, so dass eine weiterführende Diagnostik …
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 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…
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...
The exact causes of Alzheimer's dementia are still unclear. While age is considered the most significant risk factor, genetics are increasingly coming into focus in research. This raises numerous questions: What role do genetic factors play in the development of dementia? What is the risk of developing dementia if...
