A5002655518- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Health and Medical Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Family Support in Illness
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
University Hospital Cologne
2019-2025
University of Cologne
2019-2025
Gender Studies
2019-2024
Effective communication is a central aspect of organizational health literacy. Healthcare professionals are expected to ensure an effective and satisfactory flow information support their patients in accessing, understanding, appraising, applying information. This qualitative study aimed examine the literacy-related challenges, needs, applied solutions healthcare when engaging with persons migrant background. Based on integrated model literacy (Sørensen et al., BMC Public Health 12:80,...
Low health literacy (HL) is associated with numerous negative behaviors and outcomes, making it crucial to understand its underlying determinants. While associations between sociodemographic variables subjective HL have already been demonstrated, data on the association personality remain limited. This study aims extend current knowledge by exploring how traits influence HL, beyond effects of HL. A cross-sectional was performed a sample 238 healthy participants aged 50 92 years. Personality...
Integrated care is regarded as a key for delivery to persons with chronic long-term conditions such Parkinson's disease. For disease, obtaining self-management support top priority in the context of integrated care. Self-management crucial competence diseases since affected and their caregivers inevitably take up main responsibility when it comes day-to-day management. Formal education programs focus on behavioral skills relevant induction maintenance change have been implemented standard...
Mental illnesses in adolescence and young adulthood are steadily increasing. Thus, mental disorders represent an individual societal challenge enormous health economic burden, creating urgent need for research action. problems omnipresent the life of people internet is first resource, which helps them to understand their situation. Young with migration background often have more difficulties accessing care services. Digital technologies offer ideal opportunity a low-threshold platform that...
Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) significantly impacts the health-related quality of life affected individuals and their relatives. In order to support families in coping with PD, it is essential offer comprehensive information about experiences. A understanding lived experiences disease, healthcare system, applied self-management strategies needs considered crucial for developing a PD program. Therefore, we aimed explore relatives Germany. Methods This non-interventional,...
Health literacy can be described as a complex process shaped by individual resources and preferences the nature quality of health-related information people encounter. The main objective this study was to explore views health care professionals on how gender personal determinant affected their interactions with migrant patients. interrelated challenges, needs applied solutions were analyzed from perspective. Five focus group discussions working migrants (n = 31) conducted in Cologne,...
Abstract Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) causes significant impairment due to both motor and non-motor symptoms, which severely impact patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) increase caregiver burden. Given the rising prevalence PD in an aging population, particularly Germany, need for innovative resource-efficient healthcare approaches is paramount. The complexity symptoms necessity individualised, multidisciplinary digital health technology-based care are widely...
The validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in migrants is questionable, as sociodemographic factors and migration process may influence performance. Our aim was to evaluate possible predictors (age, education, sex, depression, migration) MoCA results Turkish Germans living Germany. Linear regression models were conducted with a German (n = 419), 133), an overall sample. All predictor analyses reached statistical significance. For sample, age, depression significant predictors,...
Background and Aim: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) dementia prevalence are expected to increase with aging. The DemTect is a very quick easy tool administer recognize the early stages of MCI. In this study we aimed evaluate reliability validity Turkish version define cut off values for different age educational levels. One our aims also compare sensitivity specifity other common screening tools. Patients Methods: Fifty-four patients MCI, 55 91 subjective memory complaints (SMC) were...
Based on the available evidence, cognitive stimulation is recommended as an intervention for people with dementia (PwD). Currently, regularly offered a group programme in care facilities. However, some residents, such those who are bedridden, cannot participate. Furthermore, programmes were not feasible during pandemic. A concept that accompanies everyday life and enables communication (ie, '24/7') has been missing. Therefore, this feasibility study aims to (1) assess of new continuous 24/7...
Research with siblings of children congenital heart disease (CHD) is scarce, although more than one-third them experience limitations on their quality life. This interview study aims to explore the diagnosis-associated German CHD, interest in a potential intervention, and key topics contextual conditions such an intervention. Interviews 10 aged 21 respective parent were conducted from August October 2021, resulting 20 interviews. Negative experiences associated CHD included concerns...
Group-based cognitive stimulation has shown short-term benefits for the outcomes of people with dementia living in nursing homes (NH). However, group participation can be a barrier advanced dementia, bedridden or isolated people. The CogStim24 project seeks to develop and implement new psychosocial intervention based on cognitively stimulating (CS) activities integrated into daily care. As part development process, this study aimed survey NH managers' attitudes describe currently used...
Neuropsychological dementia diagnosis of migrants are limited regarding the testing cognitive abilities as well recording everyday activities (Activities Daily Living, ADL) such linguistic, educational, lifestyle and cultural-religious factors have not been taken into account in psychometric instruments. We aimed to develop a culturally sensitive ADL scale, which is suitable for both German people Turkish that takes consideration gender, aspects. A further aim was determine quality criteria...
Zusammenfassung. Eine depressive Verstimmung reduziert die Lebensqualität eines Patienten und kann das kognitive Leistungsvermögen beeinträchtigen. Daher ist es wünschenswert, innerhalb einer kognitiven Untersuchung ebenfalls den depressiven Status als Kovariate zu erheben. Bisherige Depressionsscreenings erfassen Symptomausprägung i. d. R. durch satzbasierte Fragen Antworten. Die Bearbeitung dieser Screeningverfahren erfordert somit ein ausreichendes Sprachverständnis Reflexionsvermögen, um...
Einleitung Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease, affecting people of different ages. Patients experience multiple limitations in the progressive course and often lose their independence everyday life. Consequently, caring non-caring relatives play central role care sick relatives. A standardized education program that informs about treatment as well conveying coping strategies, missing Germany. In presented study WissensPARK perspectives PD patients are comprehensively explored.
Abstract Background Cognitive stimulation is known to be effective enhance global cognition and quality of life in PwD, so far there a clear undersupply with this intervention which typically provided guided small groups. Aim To assess the feasibility new continuous 24/7 cognitive program (CogStim24) based on process evaluation examine possible effects CogStim24 primary outcome people dementia (PwD) secondary outcomes including life, behavioral psychiatric symptoms PwD as well work‐related...
Objective: Several guidelines propose the use of cognitive stimulation (CS) in people with dementia. Multi-component CS interventions seem most effective improving function, quality life, and behavioral psychological symptoms For successful implementation, it is important to analyze detail order identify frequently used potentially components. The aim this systematic review identify, describe summarise multicomponent conducted nursing homes aiming improve mood, behavior dementia homes....
Abstract: Objectives: Depression is a frequent mental disorder. Easy and fast tools for screening depression are of high relevance. Common screenings require sufficient abilities to understand the information on questionnaires. For patients with migration background, these factors can be problematic. Method: The present cross-sectional study was conducted 329 participants (293 healthy 36 clinical participants). We analyzed internal consistency reliability using Cronbach’s α coefficient...