[Diabetes care and incidence of severe hypoglycemia in nursing home facilities and nursing services: The Heidelberg Diabetes Study].

abstract：:For a period of 3 consecutive years, all fall events were prospectively recorded in geriatric hospital in-patients by using a standardized protocol. The incidence was 9.1 fall events/1000 hospital days in 5946 patients, and 41.0/1000 hospital days in 1015 patients (17.0%) who actually had falls. The fall rate varied b...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： von Renteln-Kruse W,Krause T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of pain must always be clarified, as long as it can be justified. In dementia the placebo effect can be lacking. A treatment on demand is difficult to implement. Correctly applied nonmedicinal treatment has few unwanted effects but mostly needs constant support by personnel. Medications with anticholinergic...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schuler M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the course of demographic developments, an increase of vascular surgical procedures including major amputations in very elderly, multimorbid geriatric patients is expected. Due to the high vulnerability of these patients, geriatric rehabilitation directly following the acute inpatient treatment is likely ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Grund S,Mettlach M,Kieser M,Rath K,Schäfer HG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the results of the structural reform policy regulating the health care sector, the paper presents the possible path of increasing intrasectoral risk selection and intersectoral risk externalization (especially between the law of health care insurance, the law of statutory nursing insurance, and the German poverty l...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schulz-Nieswandt F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strengthening cognitive resources of residents in nursing homes is an important goal of preventive activities. The aim of this systematic review was to answer the question which intervention is most effective for nursing home residents to strengthen their cognitive resources. METHOD:A systematic literature ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wöhl C,Siebert H,Blättner B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinically relevant posttraumatic stress disorders are almost always associated with physical symptoms, which are, on the one hand, classified as somatoform and, on the other hand, may also present as somatic comorbidities. The psychological, neurobiological, endocrinological and immunological correlations a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Noll-Hussong M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is aimed at reviewing 20 years of gerontological intervention research within the social and behavioral domain in German speaking countries. Only controlled studies based on adequate measurement instruments are considered. Literature analyses reveal that the issue of cognitive intervention research is well-c...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wahl HW,Tesch-Römer C

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents previous experiences regarding the study course Social Gerontology (bWSG) at the University of Dortmund. After a short historical outline the focus will be on a critical examination of the success of the study course. Finally, new developments at the University of Dortmund will be presented, amon...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Weidekamp-Maicher M,Naegele G

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Heating of food induces the formation of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) caused by the reaction of reducing sugars with proteins or amino acids. Analogous reactions occur in the human body, eventually forming "Advanced Glycation Endproducts" (AGEs). AGEs accumulate in aging tissues accelerating degenerative-inflamma...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Webster J,Wilke M,Stahl P,Kientsch-Engel R,Münch G

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:This paper reports a qualitative study in which the aim was to examine older peoples' beliefs and risk perceptions regarding the use of innovative health technologies in end-of-life care and to relate these beliefs to their ideas about 'natural death'. Pictures, story boards and media extracts were used during intervi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Seymour J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From its origin to its death the human organism is submitted to functional, material and morphological changes that are perceptible. These changes permit classifying an individual as young, adult, old, active or infirm. But this estimation is not always correct. Some appear younger, some older than expected from their...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Martin H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In all, 39 % of people living in Swiss nursing homes suffer from dementia. Detailed data about type and course of symptoms displayed by these patients in their terminal phase are lacking. METHODS:This descriptive, retrospective study analysed 65 nursing documents from deceased people with dementia in four n...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Koppitz A,Bosshard G,Schuster DH,Hediger H,Imhof L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dry mouth is a frequently occurrence in elderly people and causes numerous clinical and social problems. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the quality of life in geriatric patients living in nursing homes depending on the subjective sensation of dry mouth and associated oral parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Herrmann G,Müller K,Behr M,Hahnel S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany, there clearly appears to be a gap between care carried out at home and in in-patient settings (residential nursing care). Numerous innovative projects of alternatively structured care, like for instance shared flats or group care units for people with dementia are placed in between the traditional, either ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Klie T,Pfundstein T,Eitenbichler L,Szymczak M,Strauch M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Academy for Medicine of Ageing was founded in 1995 by a nucleus group of European professors: Duursma (Utrecht, NL), Evans (Oxford, GB), Michel (Geneve, CH) and Stähelin (Basel, CH). The aim was to get an adequate postgraduate training under the auspices of an international faculty. A whole curriculum con...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Nikolaus T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging immune system, so-called immunosenescence, is well documented as the cause of increased infection rates and severe, often complicated course of infections in the elderly with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Furthermore, it can lead to decreased efficacy of vaccination. The administration of more imm...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kwetkat A,Pletz MW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The main objective of the study was to examine the prevalence of problems and resources of an unselected cohort of nursing home residents. The sample includes residents (n=769) of an urban area in Southern Germany. The assessment definitions were used according to the Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessm...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Becker C,Eichner B,Lindemann B,Sturm E,Rissmann U,Kron M,Nikolaus T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research regarding effective collaboration and communication between professional caregivers and dermatologists and the need for further education and training for caregivers in the field of geriatric dermatology still remains relatively scarce. OBJECTIVE:To document the state of knowledge of professional c...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Meyer-Kühling I,Eckardt R,Makrantonaki E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of multiple chronically ill older people is increasing and multimorbidity is associated with high utilization of health services. Integrated care management is increasingly used to address this problem; however, there is a substantial lack of reliable data on its effectiveness in this target group...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Göhner A,Bitzer EM,Dreher E,Farin-Glattacker E,Heimbach B,Kohler K,Maun A,Metzner G,Voigt-Radloff S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National and international data networks for data transfer and communication are playing an increasingly important role in science and medicine. These networks already exist on a regional, national and international scale. The biggest international network, the Internet, offers more than 300 sites referring to "aging"...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Hager K

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:This contribution deals with the question of how existing health care systems can be sufficiently and adequately adapted to ageing patients in general, and to patients with special needs for nursing care and assistance. Simultaneously, it advocates explicit consideration of the dimensions of social inequality and heal...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Naegele G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this project was to obtain information about drug therapy in geriatric units. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Members of the geriatrics in Bavaria database (GiB-DAT) collected data on discharge medication and transferred them to the database. A total of 88,840 data sets of geriatric rehabilitation clinics a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gaßmann KG,Tümena T,Schlee S,GiB-DAT-Studiengruppe.,Garner C,Kieslich B,Kraft J,Schwab M,Sieber C,Stobbe A,Trögner J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:Analysis of differences between oncologic and non-oncologic patients in the first German hospital-based special care unit for palliative geriatrics. METHODS:Systematic analysis of patients' records according to a standardized protocol. RESULTS:A total of 217 patients from a hospital-based special car...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Genz H,Jenetzky E,Hauer K,Oster P,Pfisterer MH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected activities of daily living are used to describe the micro-area (dwelling), mezzo-area (quarter) and exo-area (outside the quarter). In a survey of 115 elderly people, the five-year-changes from 1985/86 to 1990/91 in their areas of mobility in a working class district are documented. Special interest is given ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Karl F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Psychiatric symptoms in dementia and delirium are associated with a substantially reduced quality of life of patients and their families and often challenging for professionals. Pharmacoepidemiological surveys have shown that, in particular, patients living in nursing homes receive prescriptio...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Hewer W,Thomas C

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Chronic or repeated stress can induce a damage of neurons, especially in hippocampus, by which the degree of damage differs in various species. Sapolski has reported that there is a correlation between hippocampal degeneration, disturbed feedback reaction, and hypersecretion of glucocorticoids. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Martin R,al-Scheibani AH,Martin H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00