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Karin-Wolf-Ostermann
Prof. Karin Wolf-Ostermann
  • Department: Faculty 11 - Human and Health Sciences
  • Subject area: Nursing Science Research
  • Office: Grazer Straße 4 (Room 2040)

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
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

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

Care

DOI:
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

DOI:
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
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.
DOI:
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.
DOI:
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

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 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

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

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

DOI:
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
2013 // journal-article

Effectiveness of a nursing consultation intervention for older people with functional mobility impairments: A prospective, longitudinal study

Journal of Nursing Research

Strupeit, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Buß, A.; Dassen, T.
DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000001
2013 // journal-article

Supported living accommodations for people with severe disabilities: First results of a new housing project of the Fürst Donnersmarck Foundation in Berlin, Germany | From permanent inpatient living to living with intensive outpatient care - first results of a pilot project of the fürst donnersmarck-stiftung zu berlin for people with severe disabilities

Neurology and rehabilitation

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Naber, S.; Gräske, J.; Bamborschke, S.; Bald, K.; Wegscheider, K.
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2013 // book-chapter

Background

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

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2013 // book

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

Kohlhammer, Stuttgart

DOI:
2013 // book-chapter

Development and evaluation of quality indicators

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

DOI:
2013 // journal-article

Shared-housing arrangements for care-dependent persons - Legal frameworks and numbers in Germany | Outpatient assisted living communities for people with care needs - Care services and legal frameworks in Germany

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Worch, A.; Meyer, S.; Gräske, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-013-0524-6
2013 // book-chapter

Recommendations

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

DOI:
2013 // book-chapter

Conclusion

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

DOI:
2013 // journal-article

Shared-housing arrangements for care-dependent people in Germany: A literature overview of structures, outcomes and quality management | Shared-housing arrangements for care-dependent people in Germany: A literature overview of structures, outcomes and quality management

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Health research - Health protection

Gräske, J.; Worch, A.; Meyer, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-013-1825-z
2013 // journal-article

Quality indicators for outpatient assisted living communities

Outpatient assisted living communities - practical guide to quality development

DOI:
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 // conference-paper

LOCAL DEMENTIA CARE NETWORKS IN GERMANY-TYPES AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

GERONTOLOGIST

DOI:
2013 // conference-paper

WHY DO PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA RATE THEIR OWN QUALITY OF LIFE DIFFERENTLY THAN THEIR RELATIVES DO?

GERONTOLOGIST

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