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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
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

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2011 // journal-article

Targeted measurement of quality of life in shared flats

CAREkonkret

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2011 // journal-article

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

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

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2011 // journal-article

DeWeGE--Berlin study on the outcome-related evaluation of health care for people with dementia in outpatient assisted living communities

Final report, Berlin

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2011 // journal-article

Outpatient instead of inpatient - living with intensive care (WmI) for people with severe brain damage and (multiple) disabilities: Evaluation of a model project of the Fürst Donnersmarck Foundation

Alice

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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

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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

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2011 // journal-article

Editorial--Thematic focus on outpatient assisted living communities

Practice Clin Behavioral Medicine Rehabil

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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

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2011 // journal-article

Mental disorders and behavioral abnormalities in residents of dementia residential communities

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

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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

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2011 // journal-article

Outpatient assisted living communities for elderly people in need of care - supply and user structures

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

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2011 // journal-article

Nutritional situation and daily living skills in people with and without dementia in comparison between outpatient assisted living communities and special living areas for people with dementia

Practice Clin Behavioral Medicine Rehabil

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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

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2011 // journal-article

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with care needs: The Berlin study on the outcome-related evaluation of health care for people with dementia (DeWeGE)

Information service on ageing

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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

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

The Gerontologist

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2010 // journal-article

Scientific evaluation to assess the care transparency agreements for the outpatient (PTVA) and inpatient (PTVS) sectors

URL: http://www. aph-bundesverband. de/downloads/373. pdf (current as of Nov. 21, 2010)

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2010 // journal-article

Care structures and outcomes in assisted living communities for people in need of care--results of the Berlin DeWeGE study

The healthcare system

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2010 // journal-article

Strengths and weaknesses

Care transparency agreement. Nursing home

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2010 // journal-article

Quality of life in shared housing arrangements-a comparison of various dementia-specific scales

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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2010 // journal-article

Knowledge-based quality indicators in outpatient assisted living communities - "WGQual"

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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2010 // journal-article

Quality development in outpatient assisted living communities - WGQual.

Wound management

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2010 // journal-article

Shared housing arrangements for persons suffering from dementia-the Berlin longitudinal study Dewege

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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2010 // conference-paper

Service Structure of Shared-Housing Arrangements Compared to SCU for Persons with Dementia

GERONTOLOGIST

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