As a dementia illness progresses, it means for those affected at a certain point: The car will remain in the garage from then on. But how can driving ability be reliably checked? Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have gained new insights into this. Driving a car…
On 12/08/2021, the 400th participant for the digiDEM Bavaria project was recruited and interviewed. The project phase of digiDEM Bavaria started on 01/01/2021. Within one year, 400 people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and people with dementia, as well as their caregivers, have so far been surveyed about their care situation. Despite difficult conditions…
Studies show that nursing home residents with cognitive impairments or dementia often suffer from pain. When individuals can no longer verbally indicate this, sounds, facial expressions, or body posture become important for assessing pain. A US research team investigated whether such behaviors differ depending on the extent of cognitive impairment. Studies show that...
Support, participation, exchange – these were the watchwords of the digiDEM Bavaria Open Innovation Competition. You can now find the three winners of the competition on the digiDEM Bavaria website. The winning entries were an online care course for relatives of people with dementia, a podcast with detailed information about the disease, and an app providing relatives with...
