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 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：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：:Since 2018, following a revision of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V), it has been possible for psychiatric hospitals to provide inpatient outreach treatment in the domestic environment of psychiatric patients. Special structural features and documentation requirements must be observed. In addition to a member of ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Spannhorst S,Weller S,Thomas C

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Malignant wounds arise either primary or secondary in the context of a malignant transformation of already existing wounds. A plethora of skin tumors, such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma as well as cutaneous metastases of other malignancies can ulcerate and be the cause of maligna...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kirchberger MC,Erfurt-Berge C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a pilot study in 2010 in segregated wards for patients with dementia in nursing homes (DWB) and in community-based living communities for older people with dementia (DWG), major differences in the proportion of mentally stressed employees were found (DWB: 57%, DWG: 26%) as well as in the proportion of employees ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Werner B,Leopold D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sheltered living groups are enjoying great popularity in Germany. They represent an alternative to home care on the one hand and to nursing homes on the other hand. Under German law they face a conflict situation and must fulfil many legal requirements, which confront the foundation and operation with legal barriers. ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Klie T

更新日期：2020-10-01 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: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：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：BACKGROUND:Even though the effects of cultural activities on active and positive ageing have been extensively examined, spatial aspects have hardly been considered by research in this field. OBJECTIVES:Instead of understanding active ageing as a result of cultural education, this article focuses on practices of (activ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gallistl V,Parisot V

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:The use of technological innovations can play a significant role in healthy aging and social participation in old age; however, it is not well understood how social contexts can influence or support older adults' use of technology. This study explored the associations between technology use, perceived techno...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kamin ST,Beyer A,Lang FR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with dementia (PD) are a special challenge for the healthcare system. They are responsible for 5% of the expenditure in the German healthcare service. The disease-related deficits and the associated need for care leads to the fact that patients are not able to live in their own residence and rely on...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Lenz F,Schübel J,Neumann R,Bergmann A,Voigt K

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the excellent efficacy of antiretroviral treatment increasingly more people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections survive to old age. The national and international definition of older people with HIV infections comprises those aged 50 years and older. Practitioners caring for these patients have t...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Bogner JR

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scabies is a frequent ectoparasitosis the prevalence of which also seems to increase in older patients. Correct and timely diagnosis of scabies in older age is hampered by atypical clinical manifestations, the potential lack of pruritus and a variety of differential diagnoses. Scabies crustosa, a highly contagious sub...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Hamm H,Stoevesandt J,Sunderkötter C

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Demographic changes result in a higher prevalence of patients suffering from dementia in hospital. In Germany, epidemiological data of this target group are scarce and prevalence rates from university hospitals (UH) are not available. The prevalence rates and distribution were analyzed on the basis of ICD-10...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Vogt B,Mai T,Feuchtinger J,Maucher H,Strohbücker B,Flechinger C,Alpers B,Roes M

更新日期：2019-10-01 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: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：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：BACKGROUND:Over the course of the demographic transition with an aging and shrinking work force, work participation of older employees becomes more and more important. Earlier investigations found social groups to be different in work-related and individual aspects, which were shown to be associated with motivation for...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： du Prel JB,Schrettenbrunner C,Hasselhorn HM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The N‑terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has an important prognostic value in chronic renal insufficiency; however, most studies have been conducted in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this study we evaluated the prognostic significance of NT-proBNP in very old patients with s...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Gao P,Zhu Q,Bian S,Liu H,Xie H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on nonformal education often focuses on participation within employment. Participation of workers decreases with age; however, recent studies show an increase in participation in nonformal education of older workers. It remains, however, unclear if this trend spills over to retirement. OBJECTIVE:In...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wiest M,Hoffmann M,Widany S,Kaufmann K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impairment of central auditory processing is a well-known symptom of neurodegenerative dementia; however, whilst numerous studies have examined verbal processing impairment, to date few have attempted to describe impairments of non-verbal, environmental sound recognition in patients with dementia. As these i...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Dietz B,Kohl S,Mayer J,Metzger C,Förstl H,Diehl-Schmid J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interdisciplinary symposium of the working group "anemia in the aged" on the occasion of the annual conference of the German Society of Geriatrics focused this year on vitamin B12 deficiency in aged patients. Experts from hematopathology, clinical geriatrics and geriatric hematology presented the case of a 78-year...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Röhrig G,Gütgemann I,Kolb G,Leischker A

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:A correlation between asymmetry in electroencephalographs (EEG) and depression has been demonstrated in many studies. To the best of our knowledge there are no studies including oldest old geriatric patients. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate whether frontal and parietal alpha asymmetry ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kaiser AK,Doppelmayr M,Iglseder B

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:Over the last 10 years the German pension system has undergone several reforms including the abandonment of early retirement policies and an increase in the statutory retirement age. Consequently, the average retirement age has increased and future retiree cohorts have adjusted the retirement expectations an...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Hess M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Mobile geriatric rehabilitation can be provided in the setting of nursing homes, short-term care (STC) facilities and exclusively in private homes. OBJECTIVE:This study analyzed the common features and differences of mobile rehabilitation interventions in various settings. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Stratified b...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Pippel K,Meinck M,Lübke N

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:The mortality in elderly patients over the age of 80 years with peptic ulcers in the case of complications, such as bleeding and perforation is higher than in the general population. Duodenal ulcers are associated with Helicobacter pylori infections in 90% of cases and in 70% of gastric ulcers. The treatment of elderl...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Dovjak P

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：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：:Although viewed critically in geriatrics, benzodiazepine use is still common among old people. Before reducing the dosage the following questions must be considered: 1. Are there indications for benzodiazepine treatment and will discontinuation cause relevant rebound symptoms of the initial disorder treated? 2. To wha...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Wolter DK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older patients clearly benefit from a kidney transplantation despite multiple comorbidities and complications, particularly with respect to life expectancy. Older patients remaining on dialysis on average die earlier compared to patients who underwent a kidney transplantation. In addition, patients experience a signif...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

authors： Kurschat C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00