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Karin-Wolf-Ostermann
Prof. Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Further information:

Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research(IPP) , Health Sciences Bremen

Memberships:

  • German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics e.V.
  • German Society for Nursing Science e.V. (Board of Directors until 2018)
  • Deputy Chairwoman of the Ethics Commission of the German Society for Nursing Science e.V.
  • German Network for Health Services Research
  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Interdem (pan-European network of researchers collaborating in research on and dissemination of early, timely and quality psychosocial interventions in dementia)
  • International Biometric Society - German Region
  • Leibniz Science Campus "Digital Public Health"
  • Scientific focus on health sciences - Spokesperson

Awards:

  • Appointed Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (2016)

Roles:

  • Deputy Chairwoman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Quality in Nursing (ZQP) e.V.
  • Jury member of the "Wilfried Lorenz Care Research Prize"
  • Scientific advisory board for the model program for the further development of long-term care insurance in accordance with § 8 (3) SGB XI
  • Journal for Evidence, Training and Quality in Healthcare (Editorial Team & Section Editor)
  • Journal Frontiers in Psychiatry (Editorial Team & Review Editor)
Publications
May 2023 // journal-article

Exploring needs and challenges for AI in nursing care - results of an explorative sequential mixed methods study

BMC Digital Health

Kathrin Seibert; Dominik Domhoff; Daniel Fürstenau; Felix Biessmann; Matthias Schulte-Althoff; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Apr 2023 // other

Social connections and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality in 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing

OpenAlex

Gowsaly Mahalingam; Suraj Samtani; Ben Chun Pan Lam; Darren M. Lipnicki; Maria Fernanda de Lima da Costa; Sérgio Luís Blay; Érico Castro-Costa; Shifu Xiao; Maëlenn Guerchet; Pierre-Marie Preux; Antoine GBESSEMEHLAN; Ingmar Skoog; Jenna Najar; Therese Rydberg Sterner; Nikolaos Scarmeas; Mary Yannakoulia; Themis Dardiotis; ki woong Kim; Steffi G. Riedel-Heller; Susanne Röhr; Alexander Pabst; Dayang Balkis Ramli; Katya Numbers; Mary Ganguli; Tiffany Hughes; Beth Snitz; Michael Crowe; Timothy Ng; Xinyi Gwee; Darren Chua; Joanna Rymaszewska; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Anna-Karin Welmer; Jean Stafford; René Melis; myrra; Yun-Hee Jeon; Perminder S. Sachdev; Henry Brodaty
DOI: 10.60692/0pt46-r2553

Apr 2023 // other

Social connections and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality in 13 longitudinal cohort studies of ageing

OpenAlex

Gowsaly Mahalingam; Suraj Samtani; Ben Chun Pan Lam; Darren M. Lipnicki; Maria Fernanda de Lima da Costa; Sérgio Luís Blay; Érico Castro-Costa; Shifu Xiao; Maëlenn Guerchet; Pierre-Marie Preux; Antoine GBESSEMEHLAN; Ingmar Skoog; Jenna Najar; Therese Rydberg Sterner; Nikolaos Scarmeas; Mary Yannakoulia; Themis Dardiotis; ki woong Kim; Steffi G. Riedel-Heller; Susanne Röhr; Alexander Pabst; Dayang Balkis Ramli; Katya Numbers; Mary Ganguli; Tiffany Hughes; Beth Snitz; Michael Crowe; Timothy Ng; Xinyi Gwee; Darren Chua; Joanna Rymaszewska; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Anna-Karin Welmer; Jean Stafford; René Melis; myrra; Yun-Hee Jeon; Perminder S. Sachdev; Henry Brodaty
DOI: 10.60692/a9zg6-c6j95

Dec 2022 // journal-article

COVID-19 in German Nursing Homes: The Impact of Facilities' Structures on the Morbidity and Mortality of Residents-An Analysis of Two Cross-Sectional Surveys

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Benedikt Preuß; Lasse Fischer; Annika Schmidt; Kathrin Seibert; Viktoria Hoel; Dominik Domhoff; Franziska Heinze; Werner Brannath; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Heinz Rothgang

Sep 2022 // journal-article

What Do We Know about Social and Non-Social Factors Influencing the Pathway from Cognitive Health to Dementia? A Systematic Review of Reviews

Brain Sciences

Marta Lenart-Bugla; Mateusz Łuc; Marcin Pawłowski; Dorota Szcześniak; Imke Seifert; Henrik Wiegelmann; Ansgar Gerhardus; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Etiënne A. J. A. Rouwette; M. Arfan Ikram; Henry Brodaty; Yun-Hee Jeon; Jane Maddock; Anna Marseglia; René J. F. Melis; Suraj Samtani; Hui-Xin Wang; Anna-Karin Welmer; Myrra Vernooij-Dassen; Joanna Rymaszewska

Sep 2022 // journal-article

Sustaining Our Relationship: Dyadic Interactions Supported by Technology for People with Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Viktoria Hoel; Eliva Atieno Ambugo; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Jun 2022 // journal-article

Data linkage of German statutory health insurance claims data and care needs assessments preceding a population-based cohort study on nursing home admission

BMJ Open

Dominik Domhoff; Kathrin Seibert; Susanne Stiefler; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Dirk Peschke

Feb 2022 // journal-article

Social Health among German Nursing Home Residents with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Role of Technology to Promote Social Participation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Viktoria Hoel; Kathrin Seibert; Dominik Domhoff; Benedikt Preuß; Franziska Heinze; Heinz Rothgang; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Nov 2021 // journal-article

Application Scenarios for Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Care: Rapid Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Kathrin Seibert; Dominik Domhoff; Dominik Bruch; Matthias Schulte-Althoff; Daniel Fürstenau; Felix Biessmann; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Oct 2021 // book-chapter

The use of digital communication technologies in outpatient and inpatient care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dominik Domhoff; Kathrin Seibert; Heinz Rothgang; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Dec 2020 // preprint

Application Scenarios for Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Care: Rapid Review (Preprint)

Kathrin Seibert; Dominik Domhoff; Dominik Bruch; Matthias Schulte-Althoff; Daniel Fürstenau; Felix Biessmann; Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Dec 2020 // journal-article

Effectiveness of Digital Technologies to Support Nursing Care: Results of a Scoping Review

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Kai Huter; Tobias Krick; Dominik Domhoff; Kathrin Seibert; Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Heinz Rothgang

Oct 2020 // journal-article

Care in times of corona: results of a cross-sectional survey of outpatient care services and day-care facilities across Germany

Care

Karin Wolf-Ostermann; Annika Schmidt; Benedikt Preuß; Franziska Heinze; Kathrin Seibert; Anna-Carina Friedrich; Dominik Domhoff; Claudia Stolle; Heinz Rothgang

2017 // journal-article

Users of regional dementia care networks in Germany: First results of the evaluation study DemNet-D | Nutzer und Nutzerinnen regionaler Demenznetzwerke in Deutschland: Erste Ergebnisse der Evaluationsstudie DemNet-D

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Meyer, S.; Schmidt, A.; Schritz, A.; Holle, B.; Wübbeler, M.; Schäfer-Walkmann, S.; Gräske, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-015-1006-9

2017 // book-chapter

Outpatient assisted living communities--developments and prospects

Evolution through networking

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2017 // journal-article

Care Arrangements in Dementia Care Networks: Findings From the DemNet-D Study Baseline and 1-Year Follow-Up

Journal of Aging and Health

DOI:

2017 // book-chapter

Care research on networked outpatient care for people with dementia - strategies and recommendations based on practical experience

Evolution through networking

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2017 // journal-article

Social health and dementia: a European consensus on the operationalization of the concept and directions for research and practice

Aging and Mental Health

Dröes, R.M.; Chattat, R.; Diaz, A.; Gove, D.; Graff, M.; Murphy, K.; Verbeek, H.; Vernooij-Dassen, M.; Clare, L.; Johannessen, A.; Roes, M.; Verhey, F.; Charras, K.; van Audenhove, C.; Casey, D.; Evans, S.; Fabbo, A.; Franco, M.; Gerritsen, D.; Vittoria Gianelli, M. Gonςalves-Pereira, M.; Gzil, F.; van Hout, H.; Innes, A.; Hee Jeon, Y.; Koopmans, R.; Kristensen, F.; Losada Baltar, A.; McEvoy, P. McHugh, J.; Meiland, F.; Moniz-Cook, E.; Parkes, J.; Rymaszewska, J.; Spruytte, N.; Surr, C.; de Vugt, M.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Zuidema, S.
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1254596

Nov 2016 // journal-article

A Scoping Literature Review of Dementia-Friendly Hospital Design.

Parke B; Boltz M; Hunter KF; Chambers T; Wolf-Ostermann K; Adi MN; Feldman F; Gutman G
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2016 // journal-article

Dementia: further development of care services

G&S Health and social policy

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2016 // journal-article

Effectiveness of educational nursing home visits on quality of life, functional status and care dependency in older adults with mobility impairments: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Buss, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Dassen, T.; Lahmann, N.; Strupeit, S.
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12457

2016 // journal-article

Assessing Risk of Falling in Older Adults-A Comparison of Three Methods

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Strupeit, S.; Buss, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.
DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12174

2016 // journal-article

Care research in the ZEFQ: Where should we stand in 2020? | Care research in the ZEFQ: Where should we stand in 2020?

Journal for Evidence, Training and Quality in Healthcare

Hoffmann, F.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2015.12.014

2016 // book

Social space analyses: A workbook for social, health and educational services

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2016 // journal-article

Regional dementia care networks in germany-results from the demnet-d-study regarding the quality of life of their users | Regional dementia networks in germany: Results of the demnet-d-study on the quality of life of their users

Care

Gräske, J.; Meyer, S.; Schmidt, A.; Schmidt, S.; Uribe, F.L.; Thyrian, J.R.; Schäfer-Walkmann, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.
DOI: 10.1024/1012-5302/a000477