Haberstroh, Julia Tesky, Valentina A Pantel, Johannes
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People with dementia often require medical and nursing care and are regularly confronted with the need to make decisions in this respect; however, in practice uncertainty often exists as to whether a person with dementia is capable of providing consent, what procedures should be used to obtain informed consent, how to provide the necessary informat...
Hewer, Walter Kopf, Daniel
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Boekholt, Melanie Afrin, Dilshad Cardona, Maria Isabel Dornquast, Christina Grond, Martin Haberstroh, Julia Hoffmann, Wolfgang Michalowsky, Bernhard Schumacher-Schönert, Fanny Stentzel, Ulrike
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Due to the demographic change healthcare for older people is becoming more important. A key strategic document for the near future is the national dementia strategy (NDS), which defines four fields of action including promoting excellent research on dementia. The NDS will guide and influence the further development of dementia healthcare research i...
Sun, Tao Li, Jian Xing, Hai-Lin Tao, Zhou-Shan Yang, Min
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The aim of this study was to confirm the effect of the systemic administration of melatonin on hydroxyapatite-coated titanium (HA-Ti) implants in senile osteopenic rats. For this study 24-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The animals were randomly divided into two groups: a control group and a melatonin group and the bilateral femurs ...
Wöhl, C Siebert, H Blättner, B
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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. A systematic literature search was carried out in the Cochrane Library an...
Spannhorst, S Weller, S Thomas, C
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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 the medical and nursing profess...
Morkisch, Nadine Upegui-Arango, Luz Dary van den Heuvel, Dirk
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The inclusion of transitional care professionals to improve the sectoral interface management is politically supported. The nine components of the transitional care model (TCM) originating from the USA, are used in a randomized controlled trial within the TIGER project, which is funded by the Federal Joint Committee of Germany. Geriatric patients a...
Tao, Zhou-Shan Lu, Han-Li Ma, Neng-Feng Zhang, Rou-Tian Li, Yang Yang, Min Xu, Hong-Guang
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Previous studies have demonstrated the beneficial effect of melatonin (MEL) on bone tissue and bone metabolism. Rapamycin (RAP) promotes osteoblast proliferation and inhibits osteoclast proliferation, and positively affects bone regeneration; however, reports about effects of RAP on bone loss for aged female rats with MEL administration are limited...
Meyer, Sibylle Bollheimer, L. Cornelius Wahl, Hans-Werner
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Krause, Olaf Glaubitz, Stefanie Hager, Klaus Schleef, Tanja Wiese, Birgitt Junius-Walker, Ulrike
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Little is known to what extent general practitioners (GP) change hospital discharge medications in older patients. This prospective cohort study aimed to analyze medication changes at the interface between hospital and community in terms of quality, quantity and type of drugs. A total of 121 out of 248 consecutively enrolled patients admitted to an...
