digiDEM Bavaria, the largest digital dementia registry in Germany, continues to grow and reaches a new high with more than 2,000 participants from all seven Bavarian administrative districts. This unique research project is one of the largest projects for the collection of long-term data in dementia research within the European Union (EU). The …
digiDEM Bavaria, the largest digital dementia registry in Germany, continues to grow and reaches a new high with more than 2,000 participants from all seven Bavarian administrative districts. This unique research project is one of the largest projects for the collection of long-term data in dementia research within the European Union (EU). The …
Concurrently with our first screening day in Kaufbeuren on March 14, 2024, citizens in Mindelheim also accepted the invitation to have their memory performance checked free of charge. 17 people took advantage of the offer. We were actively supported by the team of our cooperation partner Wolfgang Vater, social gerontologist and facility manager of the Blaue Blume action and meeting center...
59 Bürgerinnen und Bürger kamen am 14. März 2024 zu unserem 1. Demenz-Screeningtag in Kaufbeuren und haben ihre Gedächtnisleistung testen lassen. Das große Interesse an den kostenlosen Gedächtnistests zeigt, wie wichtig es den Menschen ist, frühzeitig Gewissheit zu erlangen: Auch in Kaufbeuren waren alle Screeningtermine frühzeitig ausgebucht. Unser herzlicher Dank …
The digiDEM Bavaria team traveled to Swabia on March 13, 2024 – for the first dementia screening day in Pfronten in the Allgäu region. In Pfronten too, all our testing appointments were completely booked. 52 citizens had themselves tested at three locations – at the Haus des Gastes, at the parish hall St. Nikolaus, and at the…
Together with our cooperation partners, the Cham District Office and the Gesundheitsregionplus Cham District, we cordially invited you to the 1st Dementia Screening Day in Cham in the Upper Palatinate. We thank the Cham District Office, Eva Liedtke, Head of the Gesundheitsregionplus Cham District office, and our digiDEM Bavaria research partners Gisela Simeth and Melina Obendorfer for their great support. Long before...
At the 1st dementia screening day in Viechtach on March 7, 2024, 84 people had their memory performance checked free of charge. We thank everyone who came to the screening day for their great response. We also extend our sincere thanks to our cooperation partner, the BRK Senior Residential and Care Center Viechtach, which provided the premises. The BRK team…
Demenz oder nur vergesslich? Wer Gewissheit haben möchte, nutzt die kurzen Wege und lässt kostenfrei seine Gedächtnisleistung überprüfen – wie etwa beim 1. Demenz-Screeningtag von digDEM Bayern in Schwandorf in der Oberpfalz am 05. März 2024. 66 Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Schwandorf haben sich im „Begegnungsraum“ des Caritasverbandes für den …
Kids4Dementia is a program that aims to educate children about dementia. But how effective was early education if the goal is to improve students' attitudes toward people with dementia? How well could the program be implemented in schools? Australian researchers investigated this. More than 75 percent of people...
Menschen mit Demenz dabei zu helfen, mit anderen zu interagieren oder sich an therapeutischen Maßnahmen beteiligen: Ehrenamtliche sind in der Versorgung von Menschen mit Demenz nicht wegzudenken. Eine Studie untersuchte nun unter anderem die Bedeutung geschulter Freiwilliger in der Akutversorgung in Krankenhäusern, in der täglichen Pflege zuhause und in ambulanten …
