Schwerhörigkeit im Alter ist ein weit verbreitetes Symptom – etwa ein Drittel aller Betroffenen ist mindestens 65 Jahre alt. Allerdings nutzen nur wenige Schwerhörige eine Hörhilfe. Ein unbehandelter Hörverlust beeinträchtigt nicht nur den Alltag und kann damit die Lebensqualität einschränken, sondern steht auch in Verbindung mit anderen Gesundheitsproblemen wie zum Beispiel der …
Digital technologies open up new possibilities in therapeutic work with older people – especially in memory work. In the context of life story-oriented conversations, personal memories are to be evoked with the help of images, videos, and objects. This can promote mental activity and increase the well-being of people with memory impairments. Such…
Demenz ist ein komplexes Krankheitsbild mit vielfältigen Ursachen, von denen die Alzheimer-Erkrankung nur eine Erscheinungsform darstellt. Die frontotemporale Demenz ist die zweithäufigste Demenzform vor dem 65. Lebensjahr. Typische erste Symptome sind Verhaltensauffälligkeiten und/oder Sprachstörungen, die meist schon im mittleren Lebensalter auftreten. Dies stellt das familiäre Umfeld von Menschen mit frontotemporaler …
Gender Studies in medicine is a highly relevant societal topic. This is because gender plays an important role in both the development and treatment of diseases. Gender-specific differences are also evident in dementia patients. For example, women develop dementia more often than men and show a different...
Echte Hilfe für Betroffene oder medialer Hype – was können wir von den neuen Medikamenten zur Behandlung der Alzheimer-Erkrankung wirklich erwarten? Weltweit führen Fachexperten kontroverse Diskussionen über die sogenannten monoklonalen Antikörper, die für die Behandlung von leichten kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen und Alzheimer-Demenz vorgesehen sind. Mit den Fakten aus der Forschung werden …
Most people in need of care long for a home that allows them the greatest possible freedom and independence. Shared living arrangements with outpatient care are another option for people with dementia who can no longer live independently at home. This is especially true when moving to a residential care facility is not desired. In …
Palliative care is a specialized form of medical and nursing treatment for people with a severe and incurable illness. The focus is not on healing, but on alleviating distressing symptoms. The aim is to provide those affected and their relatives and loved ones with the best possible quality of life. Palliative care...
E-prescription, electronic patient record (ePA), or e-medication plans (eMP) – what are the challenges in implementing the numerous applications of the Telematics Infrastructure (TI)? And how are these applications accepted by the public and various healthcare providers? To find out, the ‚TI Model Region Franconia‘ is testing and piloting the various TI applications with...
Starting in July 2025, connection to the telematics infrastructure (TI) will be mandatory by law for outpatient and inpatient care. The goal is to reduce bureaucracy in daily professional life with the help of a network for secure and fast data transmission. In this way, the TI is intended to help caregivers gain more time resources. This can benefit...
People with dementia have the right to make decisions for themselves for as long as possible and thus lead a largely independent life. However, as the dementia progresses, their own judgment declines. At a certain point, those affected can no longer properly assess the consequences of their actions – and consequently, legally binding transactions...
