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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
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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