People with dementia in rural areas prefer to visit a general practitioner's office. In contrast, people with dementia living in urban areas more frequently consult medical specialists in the fields of neurology or neuropsychiatry. This was the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Bremen who analyzed the healthcare utilization of 1.7 million individuals with statutory health insurance. In our...
The premiere in Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia and its three districts Siegritz, Teuchatz, and Hohenpölz was a success: The dementia screening day organized by digiDEM Bayern on Thursday, April 20, 2023, was very well attended. Many citizens had their memory performance checked free of charge with the help of a short scientific test. The hosts were digiDEM Bayern, the Digital Dementia Register Bavaria in Erlangen, and the market town of Heiligenstadt. „I am...
Caregivers and relatives often find their work in the home environment overwhelming or psychologically stressful. For example, they feel tired, overextended, and not sufficiently recognized for their actions. However, home care also has its positive aspects. This is the conclusion of a current study led by…
Germany has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to digitizing its healthcare system. At the same time, health apps are becoming increasingly popular. They can be easily downloaded from app stores and used independently of location and time. According to a study, almost 80 percent of people aged 60 to 69 are „online.“ But what about the quality of the apps, especially…
Germany has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to digitizing its healthcare system. At the same time, health apps are becoming increasingly popular. They can be easily downloaded from app stores and used regardless of location or time. According to one study, almost 80 percent of people aged 60 to 69 are „online.“ But what about the quality of the apps, especially…
Memory training, brain fitness exercises, early dementia detection tests, or organizational aids for daily care: The range of apps for people with dementia (PwD) and their caregivers is diverse. A research team from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register (digiDEM Bayern) has for the first time examined German-language apps for PwD and for caregivers for scientific evidence and …
In the report, Michael Zeiler, a research associate at digiDEM Bavaria, explains the inadequate quality of dementia apps. In: Sonntagsblatt.de, 03/23/2023
A research team from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern) has, for the first time, evaluated German-language apps for people with dementia and for caregivers based on scientific evidence and user quality, arriving at two sobering results. For most dementia apps available on the so-called "self-payer market," there is no scientific evidence of their...
Although the number of people with dementia worldwide is steadily increasing, dementia remains a major taboo in society. Affected individuals are hesitant to talk openly about their illness, which has a negative impact on their health, as well as their willingness to seek help and support. A team of Australian and...
„Deep Learning“ is a special type of machine processing of information. When digital, individual voice recordings are analyzed in this way, for example, conclusions can be drawn and predictions made from the existing data. A study from 2021 comes to interesting results regarding early dementia detection. Increasingly in the early detection of diseases...
