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My expertise includes innovation and research collaboration with interdisciplinary experts in the co design of educational resources to support three key areas in gerontological nursing: dementia; dignity and sensory impairments. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-6462
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Aging in place reforms, dementia care, informal caregiver support, health services, economic evaluations, multiple chronic conditions, longitudinal analyses
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Occupational therapist, currently working as a researcher in DISTINCT project (Technology for Dementia)
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Neurodegenerative disorders, interventions for people with dementia and their carers, genetic counselling for families of people with dementia, bioethics
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I am a nurse and nursing scientist. I work as a research associate in the Person-Centered Dementia Care research group at the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Witten. My doctoral thesis focuses on characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals. Using a qualitative design, I am investigating the perspectives of people with dementia, their relatives and professional dementia experts with the aim of identifying the characteristics of a dementia-friendly hospital.
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My project is devoted to developing and evaluating of an intervention aimed at improving the relationship quality between a caregiver and a person with dementia (PwD) within a spousal couple.
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Dementia prevention:
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Development of a dementia-friendly initiative to promote the social health of people with dementia in the community
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Psychosocial applications of technology for health and wellness coaching of older adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their carers in rural areas
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My PhD project focuses on the development and evaluation of an advance care planning website for people with dementia and their families, using a user-centered design
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Academic GP completing an SPCR funded PhD exploring inequalities in post-diagnosis primary care for people living with dementia.
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To improve post-diagnostic care and support in young-onset dementia as part of the YOD-INCLUDED consortium
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My PhD project is part of the SPREAD+ consortium in which insight will be obtained from a need-driven approach into determinants of psychosocial well-being of the care triad consisting of people with dementia, informal- and professional caregivers. Special attention is paid to the quality of the relationships between the three parties and the roles they play in promoting each other's psychosocial well-being, their quality of life and the prevention of care burden among informal- and professional caregivers
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