The importance of care courses is shown by a current study from Taiwan. Researchers found in an observational study: If caregivers are trained, this can reduce the number of visits by dementia patients to the emergency room and the frequency of hospital stays. Dementia is a complex illness that challenges caregivers on the one hand. On the other hand, it leads to cost increases...
Successful case management, also referred to as care management in German, with need-oriented care can delay the move of people with dementia into a nursing home. This is the conclusion reached by three of our colleagues at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health (IZPH) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. The study was published...
Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas on Early Dementia Detection. In: MedScape.de, German Edition, June 7, 2023
Even before dementia occurs, biological changes in the brain can be detected early on. These include, for example, protein deposits known as beta-amyloid proteins. These can be detected using cerebrospinal fluid examinations or specialized imaging techniques. Can these findings lead to reliable conclusions about the development of a…
Can definitive conclusions be drawn about the development of later dementia from early diagnostic findings? If so, are there any medications that actually work for this? In the digiDEM Bayern Science Watch LIVE webinar on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, physician and health services researcher Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel will report on the controversially debated topic of early Alzheimer's diagnosis. He is the…
Even before dementia occurs, biological changes in the brain can be detected early on. These include, for example, protein deposits known as beta-amyloid proteins. These can be detected using cerebrospinal fluid examinations or specialized imaging techniques. Can these findings lead to reliable conclusions about the development of a…
Hearing aids and cochlear implants prevent cognitive decline. Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the National University Hospital demonstrated this connection between hearing aid use and cognitive decline in a recent study. According to the study, the risk of long-term cognitive decline decreases by 19 percent when hearing aids are worn…
Soccer is fun, soccer is the most popular sport in the world. But what many don't know is that professional soccer players have a 1.62 times higher risk of developing dementia than the general population. However, only outfield players are exposed to this increased risk, not goalkeepers. The current study from Sweden included 6007 male individuals, in...
For what reasons are people with dementia admitted to the hospital? Researchers at the University of Bremen and the Psychiatric and Psychotherapy Clinic at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have compiled the current state of research literature. However, they also know that hospital stays could be avoided if timely outpatient care for people with dementia were strengthened. ...
Poorer sleep quality and disrupted sleep-wake rhythms – do shift workers actually have a higher dementia risk? Chinese scientists have now assessed the dementia risk in shift workers. Nothing beats a restful sleep. However, more and more jobs operate around the clock, which often means shift work. Some studies suggest that...
