A5102886599- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Physical Activity and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Family Support in Illness
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
University of Vechta
2018-2025
Statistisches Bundesamt
2022
University of Rostock
2022
Springer Nature (Germany)
2022
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2022
Robert Koch Institute
2017-2022
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2012-2019
Casa di Cura Villa Garda
2010
Informal caregivers are people providing some type of unpaid, ongoing assistance to a person with chronic illness or disability. Long-term care measures and policies cannot take place without taking into account the quantitatively crucial role played by informal caregivers. We use European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), Quality Life (EQLS), Study on Ageing in Europe (SHARE) measure prevalence population, analyze associated socio-demographic factors. This rate ranges between about 13 percent...
Background: Rising life expectancy in Western societies is accompanied by a rising incidence of care dependency (CD) among older people. Objective: The aim the study was to examine which health-related and social determinants were associated with CD. Method: We used cross-sectional data from first follow-up ( N = 1,699) prospective, population-based cohort participants (≥70 years). CD assessed if required substantial assistance at least two activities daily living for 90+ minutes daily....
Demographic factors, such as population aging and shrinkage, non-demographic hospitalization rate length of hospital stay, generate challenges for inpatient care. This paper used decomposition analysis to assess how changes in these factors affected the number treatment days from 2000 2015 Germany. was linked increases women (+10.0%) men (+19.2%) rates +6.0% +5.4%. However, were offset by decreases (women: 16.5%; men: 7.3%) stay -27.4%; -26.3%). For projection up 2040, 12 scenarios developed...
To identify characteristics of people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) among adults in Germany.The study population comprised participants aged 40-79 years the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults 2008-2011. Glycemic status was categorized as T2D (glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥48 mmol/mol (6.5%), n=135), diagnosed (n=518) normoglycemia (HbA1c<48 n=4451). Multinomial logistic regression models including glycemic outcome variable sociodemographic characteristics,...
Population ageing and the higher prevalence of multimorbidity in later life are increasing demand for Long-Term Care (LTC) worldwide; this has been exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. As Europe beyond, bulk care frail older people is carried out informal caregivers. This study aimed at understanding factors affecting overall worsening health caregivers with LTC needs living Germany Italy during outbreak. To purpose, 319 (149 173 Italy) were surveyed online 2020-2021. A logistic regression...
Abstract To promote long-term care policies for older adults, accurate mapping of the often invisible and insufficiently recognized role their informal caregivers is needed. This paper measures prevalence in European population, illustrates current difficulties gathering unequivocal information on this topic deals with scientific policy implications problem. Using Health Interview Survey (EHIS), Quality Life (EQLS) Study Ageing Europe (SHARE), are illustrated. In most countries, share...
Very little research has been undertaken into what people in Germany know about diabetes, the information they may require condition, where look for such and how rate currently available. In 2017, Robert Koch Institute (RKI) carried out a nationwide telephone survey aimed at answering these questions. The study entitled 'Disease knowledge needs - Diabetes mellitus (2017)' focused on aged least 18 years. A total of 2,327 without diabetes 1,479 with diagnosed were interviewed study. First...
Abstract During the COVID-19 outbreak, care services interruption/delay resulted in increased amount of for informal caregivers older people with long-term needs. This study aimed at understanding how Pandemic affected physical health, mental well-being and quality life people’ different ages to what extent starting caregiving such realms among new caregivers. An online survey was carried out Winter 2020–2021 targeted living 16 European countries. A sub-sample 848 adult (aged 18–64) compared...
Mainly because of the large number people affected and associated significant health policy implications, Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is developing a public surveillance system using diabetes as an example. In first step to ensure long-term comparable data collection establish efficient structures, RKI has defined set relevant indicators for surveillance. An extensive review available literature followed by structured process consensus provided basis harmonised 30 core 10 supplementary...
Abstract Purpose: Inertial-based trackers have become a common tool in data capture for ambulatory studies that aim at characterizing physical activity. Many systems perform remote recording of accelerometer use commercial and black-box aggregation algorithms, often resulting are locked into proprietary formats metrics make later replication or comparison difficult. Methods: The primary purpose this manuscript is to validate an open-source assessment system consists hardware devices,...
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that associated with serious health problems and high costs. According to estimates gained from nationally representative surveys conducted by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 4.6 million adults aged 18 79 suffer diabetes in Germany. In addition, around 1.3 have undetected diabetes. A surveillance system currently being established at RKI order gather data sources available on Germany provide reliable comparable findings time trends covering frequency,...
Background: The factorial survey (FS) method is increasingly used in the social sciences. It particularly suitable for studying decision situations that are difficult to assess empirically. This article evaluates whether FS decisions gerontological research. Methods: present draws on data from Housing Opportunities & Mobility Elderly study. A total of 103 respondents (between 55 and 90 years) were asked make hypothetical relocation decisions. consistency these responses was assessed as a...
The COVID-19 pandemic requires extensive health protection interventions in order to prevent infections the long-term care setting. These impact residents' lives, including an increase depressive symptoms and other negative concomitants.The study aimed explore experiences perspectives of nursing home residents with during pandemic.In this nine guideline-based interviews were conducted residents. analyzed using content-structured content analysis according Kuckartz.Three main themes...
One relevant strategy to prevent the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) focuses on increasing physical activity. The use activity trackers by patients could enable objective measurement their regular in daily life promote through a tracker-based intervention. This trial aims answer three research questions: (1) Is suitable for longitudinal assessment everyday life? (2) Does intervention lead sustainable improvements healthy individuals people with T2DM? (3) accompanying...