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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
2011 // Journal article

Targeted measurement of quality of life in shared flats

CAREkonkret

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

2011 // Conference paper

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

GERONTOLOGIST

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.
https://doi.org/10.1024/1012-5302/a000105
2011 // Journal article

Mental disorders and behavioral abnormalities in residents of dementia residential communities

Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice

2011 // Journal article

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

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

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

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

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

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

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

2010 // Journal article

Outpatient assisted living communities for people with dementia - The Berlin DeWeGE - Study on health care for people with dementia

Announcements of the Alzheimer Society Berlin e.V.

2010 // Journal article

Community-based group homes for people with dementia. An alternative to nursing homes

Dibelius and Meier (eds.): Health Services Research for People with Dementia. Kohlhammer

2010 // Conference paper

CARE-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN DEMENTIA CARE—IS IT ACTUALLY MEASURABLE?

GERONTOLOGIST

2010 // Journal article

Research-Based Quality Improvement to Enhance Quality of Life and Preventive Potential in Community-Based Shared Housing for Older Adults in Need of Care—WGQual

Nursing Journal

2010 // Journal article

Moving into a Shared Living Arrangement at Age 80—A Berlin Study on Shared Living Arrangements for People in Need of Care

Nursing science

2010 // Journal article

Nutritional Status and Health Outcomes for People with Dementia Living in Shared Housing Arrangements

Journal of Clinical Nursing

2010 // Journal article

There is a need for optimization—Results of the scientific evaluation of the Nursing Transparency Agreements (PTV)

AVG Makes a Difference

2010 // Journal article

Nursing and Technology—Conventional vs. IT-Supported Nursing Documentation—Does Practice Reflect Theoretical Discourse?

An empirical study in the field of inpatient geriatric care. Nursing science

2010 // Journal article

Nursing informatics in the training curricula

Healthcare professionsScience

2010 // Journal article

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

Journal of Clinical Nursing

2010 // Journal article

Quality development in outpatient assisted living communities - WGQual.

Wound management

2010 // Conference paper

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

GERONTOLOGIST

2010 // Journal article

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

Journal of Clinical Nursing

2010 // Journal article

Strengths and weaknesses

Care transparency agreement. Nursing home

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