[The German version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International Version (FES-I)].

abstract：:Results of a longitudinal study about the transition to retirement are presented. 329 persons were interviewed three times (quantitative study) and 20 persons conducted a semi-structured diary (qualitative study), covering in both groups a two-year period (from half a year before retirement to one and a half years aft...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Mayring P

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More and more older people interested in continuing education recognise the many possibilities for information, communication and co-operation which Internet offers to them. Institutes of continuing education and other institutions serving older people are required to provide training for this target group in order to...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Stadelhofer C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Graves' or Plummer's disease have usually definitively been treated by surgery or radioiodine. If, however, the patient does not accept either form of treatment or the risk of surgery or the inconveniences of the radioiodine treatment by far out-weight the expected benefit for the patient, alternative th...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Herrmann J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of Objective Health Burden (OHB) is an expert assessment of the impairment caused by somatic illnesses. It allows an overall clinical rating of the severity of a patient's somatic condition, considering all available information, not only the content or number of diagnoses. The rating on a five point scale ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schneider G,Nehen HG,Heuft G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, fundamental changes in population development have occurred during the past 50 years. The demographic transition in China required only a few years, while in most European countries this process took several decades. The fertility and mortality rates have declined very quickly, like in Japan and South Korea....

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Liu T,Flöthmann EJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is ongoing controversy whether patients show better functional outcomes when care is provided in acute geriatric (AG) or internal medicine (IM) departments. OBJECTIVE:This study compared the recovery of acutely ill patients concerning activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of dai...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Friedli M,Schuetz P,Conca A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low vitamin D blood levels are highly prevalent in elderly people, particularly in nursing home residents (NHR). A relation between vitamin D levels and physical function (PF) is described in several studies in older adults; however, data on NHR are scarce and there is presently no information on the time cou...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Diekmann R,Winning K,Bauer JM,Uter W,Stehle P,Lesser S,Bertsch T,Sieber CC,Volkert D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disorders are common among nursing home residents. However, the possible involvement of psychological factors has been given little attention up until now. We investigated nursing home residents' perspective on psychological factors and sleep disorders within the nursing home environment. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Herrmann WJ,Flick U

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the following contribution the under-proportional participation rate of older workers in vocational training is analyzed. Regarding the changes concerning the organization of vocational training to more job-integrated, self-directed and computer-based learning the consequences for training opportunities, motivation...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schiersmann C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate possible age-related changes in mesenteric artery and portal venous blood flow dynamics in relation to systemic haemodynamics in order to delineate putative haemodynamic changes relevant for postprandial hypotension in the elderly. Studies were performed over a wide age-...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wicklein S,Mühlberg W,Richter B,Sieber CC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric medicine in Germany is faced with an increasing demand for continuous documentation and evaluation of its effectiveness and efficiency. Hence, the Federal Association (FA) of Clinical Geriatric Departments (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Klinisch-Geriatrischen Einrichtungen e.V.) has funded a workin...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Borchelt M,Vogel W,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decades, the number of hip fractures has been increasing steadily. Perioperative thromboprophylaxis has become a routine aspect in the care of geriatric hip fracture patients. In addition, a large proportion of these patients are already anticoagulated because of internistic comorbidities before they s...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wendl-Soeldner MA,Moll CW,Kammerlander C,Gosch M,Roth T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in later life unfavorably impacts on the prognosis of comorbid somatic medical conditions. There are mutually reciprocal risk relationships with several frequently occurring medical conditions, such as diabetes, ischemic heart disease, stroke and Parkinson's disease. A wide range of psychological and psycho...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wolter DK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older people often report a decline in their cognitive functions - memory problems and difficulty finding words are frequently mentioned. In this context it is essential to differentiate between age-related cognitive decline and pathological processes as they occur in the context of dementia. Neuropsychological diagno...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Jekel K,Wagner P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly patients often suffer from postoperative cognitive deficits (POCD) after serious surgical operations. The reasons for this are not well understood. We investigated the influence of the invasiveness of the operation and the duration of the operation as well as the patient's preoperative physical status on measu...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Müller SV,Krause N,Schmidt M,Münte TF,Münte S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the role of the family and its contribution to quality of life in old age under a comparative perspective, looking at different European welfare states (Norway, Germany, Spain and Israel). The literature demonstrates a consistent association between well-being and social networks in old age. Interg...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Tesch-Römer C,Motel-Klingebiel A,von Kondratowitz HJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During recent years, a discussion on work activity of retirees has commenced also in Germany. First, this contribution presents a survey of the North American phenomenon of bridge employment and, second, complements leadoff empirical results on individual motives and favored basic conditions in Germany. Individual and...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Deller J,Maxin LM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation (AGR) is a prevention program for multimorbid patients with the contractual agreement to prevent the need for care and hospital admissions and to promote self-sufficiency. It provides an opportunity to reduce the prevalence of polypharmacy and to discontinue potentially in...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kiel S,Zimak C,Schmidt CO,Chenot JF

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in old age is common and also dangerous due to somatic comorbidity and suicide; however, it is often not recognized and not adequately treated. Psychotherapy is almost never offered to the elderly. However, clinical experience, single-case studies and some controlled trials show effectiveness--at least to t...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wächtler C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence of falls and the related risk factors in the general population of community-living older people in Germany. OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence and related predictors of different types of falls in a sample of community-dwelling 65 years and older people in Germany livi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gassmann KG,Rupprecht R,Freiberger E,IZG Study Group.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of palliative care is to help people with a progressive, probably fatal disease to achieve the highest possible quality of life. Any treatment is radically oriented towards the needs of the affected persons and their relatives. Although nursing institutions for seniors are the second most frequent pl...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Frewer-Graumann S,Teichmüller AK

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of patients with a cognitive disorder will increase significantly in the coming years due to demographic changes. The number of patients from this group requiring stationary treatment will inevitably increase in all medical specialties. The aim of our survey was to examine how hospitals are prepar...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schütz D,Füsgen I

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advance directives and durable powers of attorney are two increasingly used tools for patients' precedent autonomy; however, their combined use, as recommended by major institutions in Germany, might in reality result in various discrepancies between the wording and interpretation of the directive and the surrogate's ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schöne-Seifert B,Gutmann T,Klother K,Kolb G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRD social security system contains numerous regulations concerning the smoothness of regulating social security benefits between unemployment benefit to pension benefit. Raising the retirement age for unemployed will lead to long-term unemployment or to a decreasing pension payment in the case of early retirement...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Behrend C

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study 104 patients >or=65 years with distal radius fractures (DRF; n=52) and proximal forearm fractures (PHF; n=52) were followed up for a period of 4 months after injury. As an inception- cohort study, influence on treatment pattern was not part of the examination. A total of 53% of the DRF and 74% o...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Einsiedel T,Becker C,Stengel D,Schmelz A,Kramer M,Däxle M,Lechner F,Kinzl L,Gebhard F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia and hypoalbuminemia (HA) are acknowledged independent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in geriatric patients and are associated with nutritional status and frailty. Data exist regarding the association between albumin and frailty, anemia and frailty as well as frailty and nutritional status; h...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Röhrig G,Becker I,Polidori MC,Schulz RJ,Noreik M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large number of older acutely ill patients with cognitive impairment are treated in geriatric care units. Since 1990 some geriatric departments in Germany have established special care units (SCU) for this patient population. In 2010 the first inventory of SCUs in Germany was carried out, which was not bas...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Zieschang T,Bauer J,Kopf D,Rösler A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects can serve as excellent models to show that the genetically determined life span of organisms as well as that of other traits is characterized by high phenotypic plasticity. Depending on different environmental conditions the life cycle strategy can therefore be highly variable. Thus developmental and aging pro...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Collatz KG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A relevant number of older persons with intellectual disability (ID) moves from residential settings in the disability sector to nursing homes. The study analyzes from the perspective of self-determination, which factors lead to moves to nursing homes and to what extent older persons with ID an...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Dieckmann F,Rodekohr B,Mätze C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the determination of hematologic values from 262 men and 242 women, participants of an aging study and half of each group 44.4 +/- 0.9 and 63.0 +/- 0.9 (men) and 44.4 +/- 0.9 and 62.8 +/- 0.8 years old (women), respectively, are compared. In men, one analyte (hemoglobin decreasing) and four indices show...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Martin H,Langenhan K,Huth M,Sauer I,Weisbrich C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00