Nurses’ common experiences of old age and intensive care: A qualitative studyAbstract.Background: Increasingly more people in the 80+ age group are receiving treatment in the ICU-setting. The related critical care nurses’ ...
Abstract: The study presented here analyses the relationship of motor coordination and cognition in different age groups. Coordination is defined as the dynamic non-linear collaboration of physical subsystems and environment dependent on task specific ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA). Part XVII: Summary of Long-Term Training EffectsSummary: Started in 1991 SIMA longitudinal study should clarify to what extent extensive interventional programs could help to prevent ...
Abstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to loss of ...
Summary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to the loss ...
Summary: Psychological variables play a prominent role when it comes to the course and outcome of geriatric rehabilitation, but empirical research is rare in this regard. In the present work, N = 90 older adults (M = 78.8; 84 % women) were assessed before ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XX: Risk of DementiaSummary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of possible dementia between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XXI: Mortality RisksAbstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' mortality between 1991 and 1998. At baseline participants were community residents ...
Zusammenfassung: Die meist invasive onkologische Diagnostik und Therapie von Karzinomerkrankungen stellt hohe Anforderungen an das Compliance- und Copingpotenzial betagter Patienten. Zum Herausfiltern von Einflussfaktoren wurde mittels der Transplant ...
Diagnosis of Somatoform Complaints in ElderlyAbstract: Somatoform complaints and disorders at age receive a growing meaning with the development of a psychosomatic view on the aging body. Therefore the diagnostics of somatoform complaints and disorders ...
Zusammenfassung: Erfolgreiche sozialpädagogische Interventionen zur Aktivierung gerontopsychiatrischer Patienten mit der Diagnose Depression erfordern die Berücksichtigung multipler Faktoren. Neben den individuellen, patientenbezogenen Bedingungen sind ...Social Work Interventions With Older Depressives - Experiences From a Psychiatric Day Clinic in MannheimAbstract: Successful social work interventions aiming activation in psychogeriatric depressive patients need a close look to multiple factors. ...
Risks of Antipsychotics in Old Age, Particularly in Dementia: ReviewAntipsychotics are widely used in the treatment auf challenging behaviour in dementia with second generation antipsychotics today being prescribed more often than the older agents. Given ...
The Zurich Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging (ZULU) is an ongoing longitudinal study on the structure and development of cognition in old age. At the first assessment, the N = 364 participants had an average age of 73 years (age range: 65-80 years), ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Anxiety Disorders in Elderly PatientsThe need for psychotherapy for elder patients is constantly rising. Reasons are the changed population composition as well as the increased readiness of older patients to take up ...
CME: Harmful Alcohol Consumption in the ElderlyAbstract. Harmful alcohol consumption is an increasing clinical problem in many patients. Often excessive alcohol consumption is not addressed in clinical practice ...
CME/Answers: Harmful Alcohol Consumption in the ElderlyAbstract. Harmful alcohol consumption is an increasing clinical problem in many patients. Often excessive alcohol consumption is not addressed in clinical ...
Physical Activity and Mental Health in the ElderlyAbstract. The aging process is closely linked to physiological changes. These physiological changes may lead to an increased vulnerability for developing somatic and mental ...
Objective: To examine the association between physical activity and cognitive performance in a longitudinal study. Methods: We analyzed data from 17.333 noninstitutionalized persons aged 50 years or older in 11 European countries who participated in Wave ...