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)

Ecosystem

Member of the research focus "Minds, Media, Machines"

Co-speaker of the scientific focus area "Health Sciences"

Co-speaker of the research cluster "Evaluation" of the Leibniz Science Campus "Digital Public Health"

Head of the "Health Care Research" department at the Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP)

Member of the Hearable Centered Assistance Research Training Group (HEARAZ)

Deputy Chairwoman of the Ethics Committee of the German Society for Nursing Science

Publications

2016 // journal-article

Knowledge management in dementia care networks: A qualitative analysis of successful information and support strategies for people with dementia living at home and their family caregivers

Public Health

Heinrich, S.; Laporte Uribe, F.; Roes, M.; Hoffmann, W.; Thyrian, J.R.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Holle, B.

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.10.021

2016 // journal-article

Caregiver burden assessed in dementia care networks in Germany: findings from the DemNet-D study baseline

Aging and Mental Health

Laporte Uribe, F.; Heinrich, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Schmidt, S.; Thyrian, J.R.; Schäfer-Walkmann, S.; Holle, B.

DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1181713

2016 // journal-article

Drug therapy safety in long-term inpatient care facilities - initial results of the MADRIC study

Nursing science

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2015 // journal-article

Family visits in shared-housing arrangements for residents with dementia - A cross-sectional study on the impact on residents' quality of life

BMC Geriatrics

Gräske, J.; Meyer, S.; Worch, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0012-5

2015 // journal-article

Healthcare research: shedding light on the darkness - but not just with individual lighthouses

Journal for Evidence, Training and Quality in Healthcare

Hoffmann, F.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2015.10.005

2015 // journal-article

Nonpharmacological therapies and provision of aids in outpatient dementia networks in Germany: Utilization rates and associated factors

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Wübbeler, M.; Thyrian, J.R.; Michalowsky, B.; Hertel, J.; Uribe, F.L.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Schäfer-Walkmann, S.; Hoffmann, W.

DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S80560

2015 // journal-article

Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of People with Dementia in Shared Housing Arrangements - A Cluster-Randomized Study on Long-Term Progression

J J Geronto

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2015 // journal-article

Nutritional status of care-dependent people with dementia in shared-housing arrangements - a one-year follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Meyer, S.; Gräske, J.; Worch, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1111/scs.12210

2015 // journal-article

Networked care for people with dementia - the DemNet-D study

Health Berlin-Brandenburg

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2014 // journal-article

Mobility and quality of life after discharge from a clinical geriatric setting focused on gender and age

Rehabilitation Nursing

Strupeit, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Buss, A.; Dassen, T.

DOI: 10.1002/rnj.117

2014 // journal-article

Housing project 'living independently with intensive support (WmI)': The scientific evaluation | Housing project 'living independently with intensive support (WmI): The scientific evaluation

Rehabilitation (Germany)

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Naber, S.; Gräske, J.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363203

2014 // journal-article

[Nursing science and nursing research in Germany profit from international contacts. Looking at the big picture]. | Nursing science and nursing research in Germany profit from international contacts. Thinking outside the box.

Care magazine

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Meyer, S.; Gräske, J.

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2014 // journal-article

Quality assurance in alternative living arrangements | Quality assurance in alternative living arrangements

Public Health Forum

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Meyer, S.; Worch, A.; Gräske, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.phf.2014.03.012

2014 // journal-article

Influence of living situation on vulnerable elderly: Focus on nutritional status

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Strupeit, S.; Meyer, S.; Buss, A.; Gräske, J.; Worch, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0550-0

2014 // journal-article

Quality of Care and Its Impact on Quality of Life for Care-Dependent Persons With Dementia in Shared-Housing Arrangements: Results of the Berlin WGQual-Study

Applied Nursing Research

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Worch, A.; Meyer, S.; Gräske, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2013.11.002

2014 // journal-article

Quality of life ratings in dementia care - a cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with proxy-ratings

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Gräske, J.; Meyer, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1186/s12955-014-0177-1

2014 // journal-article

Living independently with intensive support (wmi): long-term results of a new housing project for people with severe disabilities in Germany

European Journal of Neurology

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2014 // journal-article

[Comparison of the nutritional status of residents in shared-housing arrangements and nursing homes: a secondary data analysis]. | Comparison of the nutritional status of residents in shared-housing arrangements and nursing homes: a secondary data analysis].

Care magazine

Meyer, S.; Fleischer-Schlechtiger, N.; Gräske, J.; Worch, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

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2014 // journal-article

Health services research--a topic for nursing care?!

Care

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2014 // journal-article

INDIKAtion-specific, regionally coordinated post-inpatient long-term care for people with stroke and people with dementia after stroke in Berlin Pankow - this is what the acronym INDIKA stands for

Alice

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2014 // journal-article

How to measure quality of life in shared-housing arrangements? A comparison of dementia-specific instruments

Quality of Life Research

Gräske, J.; Verbeek, H.; Gellert, P.; Fischer, T.; Kuhlmey, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0504-8

2013 // book-chapter

Recommendations

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

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2013 // book-chapter

Background

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

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2013 // journal-article

People with dementia living in German shared-housing arrangements: Family engagement to promote quality of life

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association

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2013 // book-chapter

Development and evaluation of quality indicators

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

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Prof. Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Ecosystem

Publications

Knowledge management in dementia care networks: A qualitative analysis of successful information and support strategies for people with dementia living at home and their family caregivers

Caregiver burden assessed in dementia care networks in Germany: findings from the DemNet-D study baseline

Drug therapy safety in long-term inpatient care facilities - initial results of the MADRIC study

Family visits in shared-housing arrangements for residents with dementia - A cross-sectional study on the impact on residents' quality of life

Healthcare research: shedding light on the darkness - but not just with individual lighthouses

Nonpharmacological therapies and provision of aids in outpatient dementia networks in Germany: Utilization rates and associated factors

Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of People with Dementia in Shared Housing Arrangements - A Cluster-Randomized Study on Long-Term Progression

Nutritional status of care-dependent people with dementia in shared-housing arrangements - a one-year follow-up

Networked care for people with dementia - the DemNet-D study

Mobility and quality of life after discharge from a clinical geriatric setting focused on gender and age

Housing project 'living independently with intensive support (WmI)': The scientific evaluation | Housing project 'living independently with intensive support (WmI): The scientific evaluation

[Nursing science and nursing research in Germany profit from international contacts. Looking at the big picture]. | Nursing science and nursing research in Germany profit from international contacts. Thinking outside the box.

Quality assurance in alternative living arrangements | Quality assurance in alternative living arrangements

Influence of living situation on vulnerable elderly: Focus on nutritional status

Quality of Care and Its Impact on Quality of Life for Care-Dependent Persons With Dementia in Shared-Housing Arrangements: Results of the Berlin WGQual-Study

Quality of life ratings in dementia care - a cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with proxy-ratings

Living independently with intensive support (wmi): long-term results of a new housing project for people with severe disabilities in Germany

[Comparison of the nutritional status of residents in shared-housing arrangements and nursing homes: a secondary data analysis]. | Comparison of the nutritional status of residents in shared-housing arrangements and nursing homes: a secondary data analysis].

Health services research--a topic for nursing care?!

INDIKAtion-specific, regionally coordinated post-inpatient long-term care for people with stroke and people with dementia after stroke in Berlin Pankow - this is what the acronym INDIKA stands for

How to measure quality of life in shared-housing arrangements? A comparison of dementia-specific instruments

Recommendations

Background

People with dementia living in German shared-housing arrangements: Family engagement to promote quality of life

Development and evaluation of quality indicators

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