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…
An advance directive preemptively regulates which medical measures should be taken or excluded in an emergency. It applies when the patient can no longer express their will or is incapacitated. However, the wishes expressed can be revoked later, either verbally or even through non-verbal behavior. This is one of the...
Online psychological counseling, video self-help groups, internet-based dementia guides, or knowledge resources like the digiDEM Bavaria Dementia Knowledge Test: So-called internet-based interventions can support caregivers and relatives in coping with the challenges and burdens of caring for people with dementia. How effective online services are and what influence they have on the health of caregivers...
Grief is painful, but it is an important processing experience when a loved one dies or, for example, is „taken from life while still alive“ by dementia, as the philosopher Volker Gerhardt puts it. Nevertheless, there is a danger that the coping process can become unhealthy and lead to „persistent..."
For caregivers of people with dementia, the grieving process begins long before death, specifically when the affected individuals emotionally distance themselves further and further from their family members and loved ones. These grief experiences can have a negative impact on the well-being of relatives. But what are the long-term effects of grief on…
What influence does emotional connectedness between spouses have on the grieving process when a spouse develops dementia? A research group from Israel investigated this. A significant protective factor was the feeling of a secure attachment within the marriage. Grief can have multiple causes. One of the most common reasons is death…
A dementia illness doesn't just turn the lives of those affected upside down. Dementia is also a significant disruption for relatives, not least in terms of their emotional situation. Researchers from Great Britain and Australia have investigated the role of grief in this context and the factors associated with it. A dementia illness is...
Caregivers and relatives of people with dementia often experience a sense of loss even before the death of the person in their care, for example, when their personality gradually fades. As the illness progresses, these losses intensify and are associated with both psychological and physical ailments. ...
