[Duodenal ulcers, gastric ulcers and Helicobacter pylori].

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been questioned by researchers in robotics as well in the general public to what extent companion-type robots can support the elderly with the fulfillment of their psychological and social needs. Although these robots have already been used in care settings in Germany, research has referred little to ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Baisch S,Kolling T,Rühl S,Klein B,Pantel J,Oswald F,Knopf M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

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：: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：:The HILDE project proceeds from a theoretical conception of quality of life which considers both the significance of objective living conditions claimed in the Swedish level of living approach and the significance of processes of subjective perceptions and judgements accentuated in the American quality of life approac...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Becker S,Kaspar R,Kruse A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to describe the pattern of service use (hospitals, homes, ambulatory services) in the year before death. The results are based on administrative data for the elderly inhabitants of the city of Mannheim, who died during one year (n = 2507), as well as on a survey of the next of kin of a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Bickel H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activities of daily living (ADL), such as walking, often involve the added complexity of walking while doing other activities (i.e. dual task walking). A complex walking task may require a greater motor and mental capacity, resulting in decrements in gait performance not seen for simple walking tasks. AIM:T...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schott N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of age-related modifications of the heart, lung, and circulation, several cardiopulmonary parameters present altered normal and reference values with increasing age. Other parameters, for example, arterial blood pressure, change only insignificantly with age. In older age groups it is more difficult to establi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gassmann KG,Lang E

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social inequality in Germany is discussed primarily with regard to educational or social welfare issues. There is a political consensus that more action should be taken to ensure equality of chances and fulfillment of basic needs for everyone. In long-term care these considerations have not yet taken place and there a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Möller A,Osterfeld A,Büscher A

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Increasing evidence in managing polypharmacy in the growing elderly population with a higher prevalence of multiple chronic disease is the basis for this paper. Poor adherence, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and inappropriate medication challenge the prescriptions of health care providers in this g...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Dovjak P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global shift in demographics towards aging populations is leading to a commensurate increase in age-related disease and frailty. It is essential to optimise health services to meet current needs and prepare for anticipated future demands. This paper explores issues impacting on people living with cognitive impairm...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gill N,Hammond S,Cross J,Smith T,Lambert N,Fox C

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:A structured geriatric assessment (GA) improves the quality of health care; however, the quality of GA guidelines has hardly been investigated. Eight guidelines were identified by systematically searching guideline databases, web sites of guideline developers, and PubMed. The methodological quality was assessed by two...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Frese T,Franke M,Keyser M,Rurik I,Sandholzer H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of active ageing comprises the maintenance of societal participation throughout the life span into old age. "Good" ageing in line with this activity paradigm develops into a starting point of social inequality rather than being its result. Based on the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) we investigated access to ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Simonson J,Hagen C,Vogel C,Motel-Klingebiel A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cooperation between psychosomatic and geriatric medicine is still sporadic and rarely institutionally integrated. At the same time, however, nearly half of geriatric inpatients suffer from psychopathological symptoms of clinical relevance. The patterns of interactions between patients and professionals of th...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Lindner R,Foerster R,von Renteln-Kruse W

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the following article, two of the increasingly important public health scientific disciplines of care for the elderly are compared under systematic aspects - gerontopsychiatry and nursing science - with the aim of determining the similarities and differences of both disciplines. There follows a discussion of social...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schaeffer D

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cholinesterase inhibitor tacrine exerts a marked therapeutic effect only at a dose which is not tolerated by many patients because of the gastrointestinal side effects and hepatotoxicity of the drug. In patients who tolerate a high dose of tacrine the mean increase in cognitive abilities is roughly equivalent to t...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kurz A,Marquard R,Mösch D

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Nursing and Living Quality Act (PfleWoqG) regulates the implementation of legally regulated quality inspections and publication of statutory quality inspection reports for residential nursing homes in Bavaria. In the currently valid version, the quality records have to be published but a decision of the ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： König A,Erling R,Reuschenbach B

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although internet usage among older adults is steadily increasing, there is still a digital divide between generations. Younger internet users seem to be more open towards new media. Recent studies showed the negative influence of computer anxiety on internet usage. It is not known how older adults deal with...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Haesner M,Steinert A,O'Sullivan JL,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation aimed to assess the health-related QoL (HRQoL) of elderly people living in two settings: (i) rural community and (ii) homes for the elderly in a district of South India. The data are drawn from elderly (>60 years of age) sampled from both settings. The short form 36-item health survey (SF-36)...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Varma GR,Kusuma YS,Babu BV

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:The study of housing and living spaces has always played a central role in sociogerontological research. For example, living environments are seen as essential influencing factors on the quality of life and personal well-being (or the lack of it) of older people. The study of the relationship between space a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Höppner G,Richter AS

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：: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：:The treatment and care of individuals with dementia, who are admitted to general hospitals due to somatic diseases, often leads to crisis situations which not only compromise the therapeutic benefit, but also can be followed by avoidable institutionalization in nursing homes or psychiatric hospitals. With the model pr...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kirchen-Peters S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composition of staff and therapeutic offers of day-hospitals principally are identical with those of geriatric hospitals. But there are peculiarities in their working: They offer a well balanced combination of somato-, physio-, psycho- and sociotherapy which individually must be planned, perpetually controlled and if ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Schütz RM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Which deficits in cognitive performance indicate the onset of a pathological deterioration process in older persons? AIM AND OBJECTIVES:Based on an established dementia screening test in elderly adults, a differentiation can be made between healthy cognitive performance and the onset of pathological deficit...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Pauli L,Daseking M,Petermann F,Stemmler M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper reviews the present state of gerontological research in South Africa and provides examples of relevant studies. So far, most of the research has focused on socioeconomic conditions, e.g, financial status, living arrangements, and intergeneration family relations. During recent years another topic has gained ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Sagner A

更新日期：1998-02-01 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