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

2012 // book

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with dementia: development, structure and care outcomes

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2012 // journal-article

Quality of life in dementia care-differences in quality of life measurements performed by residents with dementia and by nursing staff

Aging and Mental Health

Grske, J.; Fischer, T.; Kuhlmey, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.667782

2012 // book-chapter

Residential groups / forms of living in old age - a preventive approach

Gerontological nursing research

DOI:

2012 // journal-article

Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements-A Literature Study

Geriatric Nursing

Gräske, J.; Fischer, T.; Kuhlmey, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.01.001

2012 // journal-article

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with dementia--a form of care for the future

Monit supply research

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2012 // journal-article

Health outcomes and quality of life of residents of shared-housing arrangements compared to residents of special care units - results of the Berlin DeWeGE-study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Wolf-Ostermann, K.; Worch, A.; Fischer, T.; Wulff, I.; Gräske, J.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04305.x

2012 // journal-article

Expert opinion on the evaluation of the care setting of outpatient assisted living communities with special consideration of people with limited everyday competence

Berlin: GKV-Spitzenverband

DOI:

2012 // book

Invisible and unseen - homeless women with underage children in Berlin

Schibri, Berlin

DOI:

2012 // conference-paper

Outpatient rather than inpatient: results of a new housing project for people with severe neurological disabilities in Germany

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY

DOI:

2012 // book-chapter

Hospital discharge management for older people in need of care - requirements and implementation

Gerontological nursing research

DOI:

2012 // journal-article

Health outcomes and quality of life of residents of shared-housing arrangements compared to residents of special care units--results of the Berlin DeWeGE-study

Journal of clinical nursing

DOI:

2012 // conference-paper

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life of people with dementia in shared-housing arrangements

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Knowledge-based quality indicators to improve health-related outcomes for people with dementia in assisted living communities

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

DOI:

2011 // conference-paper

Older Adults with Dementia Living in Shared-Housing Arrangements (SHA): Health Outcomes and Effects of Informal Caregiving

GERONTOLOGIST

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2011 // journal-article

Quality of Life in Dementia Care - Two Perspectives and their Influencing Factors

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Quality of life, need-driven behavior and service structures of persons with dementia living in shared-housing arrangements in Berlin

Journal of Neurology

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Quality of life of people with dementia in outpatient assisted living communities - initial results of the WGQual study

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

[Shared-housing arrangements for care dependent older persons. Support from family members and volunteers]. | Shared-housing arrangements for care dependent older persons. Support from family members and volunteers.

Care magazine

Gräske, J.; Wulff, I.; Fischer, T.; Meye, S.; Worch, A.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Supported living accommodations for people in need of intensive assistance: first results of a new housing project in Germany

Journal of Neurology

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Care structures for older people in need of care with and without dementia in comparison between outpatient assisted living communities and special residential areas of fully inpatient facilities

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

STUDY TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE SETTING OF OUTPATIENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES IN BERLIN.

German Journal for Young Researchers/Journal for Young Researchers

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Mental disorders and behavioral abnormalities in residents of dementia residential communities

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

An International Perspective of Health Care Needs, Informal Caregiving and Health Outcomes in Older Care-Dependent Adults

The Gerontologist

DOI:

2011 // journal-article

Outpatient assisted living communities for the elderly, dependent people-characteristics, development and influencing factors | Outpatient assisted living communities for the elderly, dependent people-characteristics, development and influencing factors

Care

Fischer, T.; Worch, A.; Nordheim, J.; Wulff, I.; Gräske, J.; Meye, S.; Wolf-Ostermann, K.

DOI: 10.1024/1012-5302/a000105

// working-paper

Effective for Whom? A Review of Psychological and Social Intervention Recommendations in European Dementia Care Guidelines, Through the Lenses of Social Health and Intersectionality

https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202502.2323.v1

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Prof. Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Ecosystem

Publications

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with dementia: development, structure and care outcomes

Quality of life in dementia care-differences in quality of life measurements performed by residents with dementia and by nursing staff

Residential groups / forms of living in old age - a preventive approach

Dementia-Specific Quality of Life Instruments and Their Appropriateness in Shared-Housing Arrangements-A Literature Study

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with dementia--a form of care for the future

Health outcomes and quality of life of residents of shared-housing arrangements compared to residents of special care units - results of the Berlin DeWeGE-study

Expert opinion on the evaluation of the care setting of outpatient assisted living communities with special consideration of people with limited everyday competence

Invisible and unseen - homeless women with underage children in Berlin

Outpatient rather than inpatient: results of a new housing project for people with severe neurological disabilities in Germany

Hospital discharge management for older people in need of care - requirements and implementation

Health outcomes and quality of life of residents of shared-housing arrangements compared to residents of special care units--results of the Berlin DeWeGE-study

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life of people with dementia in shared-housing arrangements

Knowledge-based quality indicators to improve health-related outcomes for people with dementia in assisted living communities

Older Adults with Dementia Living in Shared-Housing Arrangements (SHA): Health Outcomes and Effects of Informal Caregiving

Quality of Life in Dementia Care - Two Perspectives and their Influencing Factors

Quality of life, need-driven behavior and service structures of persons with dementia living in shared-housing arrangements in Berlin

Quality of life of people with dementia in outpatient assisted living communities - initial results of the WGQual study

[Shared-housing arrangements for care dependent older persons. Support from family members and volunteers]. | Shared-housing arrangements for care dependent older persons. Support from family members and volunteers.

Supported living accommodations for people in need of intensive assistance: first results of a new housing project in Germany

Care structures for older people in need of care with and without dementia in comparison between outpatient assisted living communities and special residential areas of fully inpatient facilities

STUDY TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE SETTING OF OUTPATIENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES IN BERLIN.

Mental disorders and behavioral abnormalities in residents of dementia residential communities

An International Perspective of Health Care Needs, Informal Caregiving and Health Outcomes in Older Care-Dependent Adults

Outpatient assisted living communities for the elderly, dependent people-characteristics, development and influencing factors | Outpatient assisted living communities for the elderly, dependent people-characteristics, development and influencing factors

Effective for Whom? A Review of Psychological and Social Intervention Recommendations in European Dementia Care Guidelines, Through the Lenses of Social Health and Intersectionality

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