For the presentation of the scientific poster „Non-pharmacological MAKS® Intervention in People with Severe Dementia: Predictors of Psychosocial Benefit,“ Kristina Diehl, research associate at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Director: Prof. Dr. Johannes Kornhuber) at University Hospital Erlangen, received the Poster Award 2022 from the German Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics e.V. and the...
The digiDEM Bavaria team, under the leadership of digiDEM Bavaria project manager Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas, was a guest at the 7th Bavarian Dementia Conference on November 8, 2022, in Landshut. The Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care had invited participants to the day-long event. In the fully occupied Stadtsälen Bernlochner, numerous attendees listened...
After a long break, the international Alzheimer Europe 2022 conference took place in October under the motto „Building Bridges,“ marking its 32nd edition. We from digiDEM Bavaria presented our own scientific findings to the international audience and received much applause from the professional public. However, we also gained the latest insights from other...
Portable, environmentally friendly, and useful for many purposes: A study from Norway describes how digital tools for people with MCI and dementia have evolved. How important it is to verify knowledge and create new knowledge is shown by a current study from Norway. Researchers there were interested in how...
„More at Home with Dementia“ is a Dutch, multi-part training program for co-residing informal caregivers of people with dementia. Researchers at the University of Groningen have evaluated the cost-effectiveness of the program. The total costs for dementia care in the Netherlands in 2017 amounted to 9.5 percent of total healthcare costs. To assess cost-effectiveness...
The social integration of older adults should be given higher priority. This is the wish of the authors of a Swedish study. In it, they investigated the connection between loneliness and social isolation with mortality. The Corona pandemic and the associated restrictions have made many people realize the consequences of loneliness and social isolation…
Chinese researchers worldwide investigated the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the general population at a specific point in time. In their review, they analyzed data from 66 studies with more than 242,000 participants. According to their findings, the prevalence, meaning the frequency of MCI, was...
There is no cure for dementia diseases yet. Only the symptoms of dementia can be favorably influenced by non-pharmacological and pharmacological means. Therefore, the question arises whether those who may be affected should seek information about their own dementia diagnosis or not. There are scientific reasons that speak in favor of a timely diagnosis. This way, those affected can...
The digiDEM Bavaria symposium at the 11th Congress of the German Alzheimer's Association in Mülheim an der Ruhr attracted keen visitor interest. Scientists Jana Rühl, Anne Keefer, Nikolas Dietzel, and Michael Zeiler presented the latest research findings from health and care research in the field of dementia. After a long pandemic break, it was that time again: ...
