Just forgetful or already demented?
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Digital Offering from digiDEM Bavaria: Assessment of Memory Performance
According to the latest World Alzheimer’s Report 2021, 75% people with dementia worldwide live without a confirmed diagnosis. A German study reports a similar proportion. According to the study, 60% people do not have a confirmed diagnosis. Digital tools are a key means of identifying more cases of dementia. That is why the digiDEM Bayern team is presenting a … in the webinar
Faster dementia diagnosis with an early detection tool
With another digital offering, digiDEM Bavaria, the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register, takes the next step to improve the living conditions of people with dementia and their caregivers in Bavaria. Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed a scientifically validated online questionnaire. It enables...
Higher Healthcare Costs: What Dementia Can Cost
To estimate the costs of dementia, Swedish scientists examined the additional costs the healthcare system has to bear: High care needs already arise ten years before a formal dementia diagnosis. The goal of the Swedish study was to investigate the healthcare costs associated with dementia over a period of 17 years...
Higher Healthcare Costs: What Dementia Can Cost
To estimate the costs of dementia, Swedish scientists examined the additional costs the healthcare system has to bear: High care needs already arise ten years before a formal dementia diagnosis. The goal of the Swedish study was to investigate the healthcare costs associated with dementia over a period of 17 years...
Analog dial or digital display?
To know what time it is, a glance at the clock is enough. But which type of clock makes it easier for people with dementia to read the time? The analog dial or the digital display? A new study from Japan on dementia-friendly watch design answers this question. People with dementia are daily and multiple...
Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia Risk: Vigilance is Key
Doctors should closely monitor the cognitive abilities of patients with type 2 diabetes, even in the years following their initial diagnosis. This is due to a later increase in dementia. This is presented by a new scientific study from Germany. Scientists from Germany have now proven what had previously been little researched. They investigated to what extent...
How therapy dogs help with dementia
Dogs are considered man's loyal companions. A research team from northern Germany investigated what these four-legged friends can do in the therapy of people with dementia. Whether in nursing homes or other care facilities, the use of dogs in therapy is a tried-and-tested practice and has its reasons. As the dementia illness progresses, caregivers and...
Medications for People with Dementia – Fact Check on Aducanumab
Many people worldwide hope to halt memory loss in dementia. Since June 2021, the drug Aducanumab has been approved in the USA for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease – but not in Europe. In our fact check, you can learn more about its effectiveness and why strict scientific criteria are important when evaluating a...
Webinar: Another digital offering from digiDEM Bavaria: Assessing Memory Function
According to the latest World Alzheimer Report 2021, 75% people with dementia worldwide live without a confirmed diagnosis. A German study reports a similar proportion. According to the study, 60% people do not have a confirmed diagnosis. Digital tools are a key means of identifying more cases of dementia. That is why the digiDEM Bayern team will present … in the upcoming webinar
