159 Result(s)

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The development of suicide risk in people with severe mental disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a claims-based cohort study

In this study, we assess how the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the suicide risk of patients with severe mental disorders in Germany.

Alexander Engels, Janine Stein… in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2024)

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Adherence to a lifestyle intervention – just a question of self-efficacy? Analysis of the AgeWell.de-intervention against cognitive decline

Aim of this study was to detect predictors of better adherence to the AgeWell.de-intervention, a two-year randomized multi-domain lifestyle intervention against cognitive decline.

Felix G. Wittmann, Alexander Pabst, Andrea Zülke… in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy (2024)

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Social isolation in the oldest-old: determinants and the differential role of family and friends

To examine the association of sociodemographic and health-related determinants with social isolation in relation to family and friends in the oldest-old.

Katharina Isabelle Moormann, Alexander Pabst… in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2024)

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Validation of MyFORTA: An Automated Tool to Improve Medications in Older People Based on the FORTA List

Listing tools have been developed to improve medications in older patients, including the Fit fOR The Aged (FORTA) list, a clinically validated, positive-negative list of medication appropriateness. Here, we a...

Martin Wehling, Johannes Weindrich, Christel Weiss, Kathrin Heser… in Drugs & Aging (2024)

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Temporal and spatial changes in the provision of mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a claims-based cohort study on patients with severe mental disorders

Major lockdowns were imposed in Germany from March until May 2020 and from December 2020 until May 2021. We studied the influence of these lockdowns, the strain on intensive care units and the strictness of CO...

Alexander Engels, Janine Stein… in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2024)

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Behind the times? Associations of working-time autonomy with health-related and occupational outcomes in health care personnel– a latent profile analysis

In the light of personnel shortage, the health care sector is facing the challenge to combine increasing employees‘ as well as patients’ needs. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ...

Franziska U. Jung, Alexander Pabst, Margrit Löbner, Melanie Luppa… in BMC Public Health (2024)

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The effect of depressive symptoms on quality of life and its different facets in the oldest age population: evidence from the AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study

The present study aims to investigate the prospective effect of depressive symptoms on overall QoL in the oldest age group, taking into account its different facets.

Paula Liegert, Alexander Pabst, Ines Conrad… in Quality of Life Research (2024)

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Older adults’ awareness of modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia and interest in eHealth interventions for brain health: a comparison between the Netherlands and Germany

Evidence on modifiable risk factors for dementia is accumulating rapidly, including e.g. smoking, hypertension, and diabetes. Comparing knowledge of risk factors for dementia and factors associated with knowle...

Andrea E. Zülke, Melanie Luppa, Martin van Boxtel, Kay Deckers… in BMC Public Health (2023)

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Mental resources, mental health and sociodemography: a cluster analysis based on a representative population survey in a large German city

Mental resources such as optimism and social support are important to face different stressors. The aim of this study is to identify groups in the population that are similar in terms of their mental resources.

Kristine Khachatryan, Daniëlle Otten, Manfred E. Beutel… in BMC Public Health (2023)

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Perceived stress of mental demands at work, objective stress and resilience – an analysis of the LIFE-Adult-study

So far, previous research suggests positive effects of mental demands at the workplace. However, it may depend on how stressfull these demands are perceived on an individual level.

Franziska U. Jung, Alexander Pabst… in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxic… (2023)

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An Investigation into the Relationship of Circulating Gut Microbiome Molecules and Inflammatory Markers with the Risk of Incident Dementia in Later Life

The gut microbiome may be involved in the occurrence of dementia primarily through the molecular mechanisms of producing bioactive molecules and promoting inflammation. Epidemiological evidence linking gut mic...

Kolade Oluwagbemigun, Andrea Anesi, Urska Vrhovsek… in Molecular Neurobiology (2023)

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E-mental health in Germany — what is the current use and what are experiences of different types of health care providers for patients with mental illnesses?

As a new and effective support option, e-mental health interventions can be useful in complementing treatment in mental health care. To date, little is known about how health care providers use these programs ...

Elena Caroline Weitzel, Maria Schwenke, Georg Schomerus… in Archives of Public Health (2023)

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Correction to: Creativity across the lifespan: changes with age and with dementia

Sabrina D. Ross, Thomas Lachmann, Saskia Jaarsveld… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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Soziodemografische und soziale Korrelate selbstberichteter Resilienz im Alter – Ergebnisse der populationsbasierten LIFE-Adult-Studie

Resilienz bezeichnet eine gute Anpassung an Widrigkeiten und ist ein bedeutsamer Faktor für das Wohlbefinden im Alter. Erste Studien weisen auf eine hohe Relevanz sozialer Ressourcen hin. Bisher haben nur weni...

Elena Caroline Weitzel M.Sc. Psych.… in Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforsch… (2023)

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Creativity across the lifespan: changes with age and with dementia

It is well known that older age is associated with losses in cognitive functioning. Less is known about the extent to which creativity is changing with age or dementia. Aim of the current study was to gain mor...

Sabrina D. Ross, Thomas Lachmann, Saskia Jaarsveld… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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Die Entwicklung der psychischen Gesundheit bei hochaltrigen Individuen während der COVID-19-Pandemie und die Rolle sozialer Unterstützung

Die Bevölkerungsgruppe der Hochaltrigen gehört zu den Hochrisikogruppen in Bezug auf einen schweren Erkrankungsverlauf und erhöhte Mortalität bei Ansteckung mit dem Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (engl.: Severe Acute ...

Sina K. Gerhards M. Sc., Alexander Pabst… in Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforsch… (2023)