Taking care of a family member while still working full-time is very demanding. This double burden is even more challenging when the person needing care has dementia. This is shown by a recent study from Canada. The study by Joel Sadavoy and his colleagues included...
Contact restrictions, loss of support, changes to daily routines: The Corona pandemic is a profound turning point, especially for people with dementia and their caregivers. A research team from Charité Berlin and the Center for Quality in Care (ZQP) has investigated how it has affected the burden on family caregivers. Previous research findings…
When family members develop dementia, it is always stressful. However, the effects on children, adolescents, and young adults are particularly severe. They have to cope with their father or mother changing significantly and declining mentally – just as they are starting out in life. An Italian research team has…
Smartphones und Tablets sind aus dem Alltag kaum noch wegzudenken. Die Zahl der mobilen Apps steigt rasant, auch im Gesundheitsbereich. Spanische Forscher*innen haben Apps untersucht, die speziell für pflegende Angehörige entwickelt wurden. Sie wollten überprüfen, ob die Anwendungen wirklich auf die Bedürfnisse dieser Zielgruppe zugeschnitten sind. Diese Bedürfnisse, so Marina …
How is it supposed to go on? How am I supposed to manage all of this? Caring for a family member in need of care is often a great physical and emotional burden for relatives. It's no wonder that it's often accompanied by anxiety. A current study by Spanish and British researchers also deals with this connection. Previous studies have...
Many people with dementia and their loved ones are affected by this, but it's rarely spoken about due to shame: going to the toilet becomes a problem over the course of the illness, and those affected often become incontinent. A British study names possible causes, describes the effects on everyday life, and proposes solutions. The authors...
How do those affected and their relatives live after a dementia diagnosis? How does the disease progress and what help is available? The program „Dementia? Help for Relatives,“ broadcast on ARD alpha on April 7, 2021, addressed these and other questions. Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel, head of the Center for...
Wenn das Gehör schlechter wird, wirkt sich das auf viele Lebensbereiche der Betroffenen aus. Im mittleren Alter ist Schwerhörigkeit einem aktuellen Bericht der medizinischen Fachzeitschrift „The Lancet“ zufolge sogar der bedeutsamste veränderbare Risikofaktor für die Entstehung einer Demenz. Acht Prozent aller Demenzerkrankungen sind demnach auf Schwerhörigkeit zurückführen. Da eine rechtzeitige Behandlung wie …
Three-quarters of people in Germany requiring care are looked after at home by relatives, by “Germany's largest nursing service.” These relatives are often exposed to high levels of stress and think too little or too late about their own health. To make them aware of their own situation, digiDEM Bayern has developed a new, free online service: ...
Fast alle Menschen mit Demenz zeigen im Laufe ihrer Erkrankung Verhaltensauffälligkeiten, etwa Unruhe, Gleichgültigkeit oder Halluzinationen. Zum Teil kommt es bei den Betroffenen auch zu “sexueller Enthemmung”. Dies ist für pflegende Angehörige laut einer Studie besonders belastend und verstärkt den Wunsch nach einem Übertritt in ein Pflegeheim. Bisherige Untersuchungen gehen …
