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| Hanna KaduszkiewiczSummaryAffiliation: University of Hamburg Country: Germany Publications
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Cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with Alzheimer's disease: systematic review of randomised clinical trialsHanna Kaduszkiewicz
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMJ 331:321-7. 2005..Three cholinesterase inhibitors are currently recommended: donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine. This review assessed the scientific evidence for the recommendation of these agents...
[The management of dementia patients from the point of view of office-based general practitioners (GPs) and specialists--the results of an empirical investigation]Hanna Kaduszkiewicz
Institut fur Allgemeinmedizin, Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitat Hamburg
Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 101:15-20. 2007..The objective of the trial was to investigate the differences in the management of cognitively impaired and demented patients in Germany between GPs and neurologists/psychiatrists in private practice...
Ambulatory health services utilization in patients with dementia - Is there an urban-rural difference?Daniela Koller
Centre for Biometry, Medical Informatics and Medical Technology, Institute for Biometry, Hannover Medical School, OE 8410, 30625 Hannover, Germany
Int J Health Geogr 9:59. 2010..This paper focuses on dementia patients. The aim of the study is to identify differences in service utilization of incident dementia patients in urban and rural areas...
[Doubtful evidence for the use of the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil in patients with dementia--a systematic review]H Kaduszkiewicz
Institut fur Allgemeinmedizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 72:557-63. 2004..Objective of this systematic review is to determine the level of scientific evidence for the use of Donepezil in Alzheimer's Disease...
Do general practitioners recognize mild cognitive impairment in their patients?H Kaduszkiewicz
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
J Nutr Health Aging 14:697-702. 2010..Thus the objective of this study is to find out how well GPs recognize persons with MCI in their practice population...
[Stigma and taboo in dementia care - does continuing education for GPs and nurses contribute to destigmatisation]H Kaduszkiewicz
Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Institut fur Allgemeinmedizin, Hamburg, Germany
Z Gerontol Geriatr 42:155-62. 2009..Results for the nurses pointed in the same direction. However, with regard to diagnosis disclosure and informing the patient, no effect of the training could be shown in the GP sample...
Self-reported competence, attitude and approach of physicians towards patients with dementia in ambulatory care: results of a postal surveyHanna Kaduszkiewicz
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 8:54. 2008..A further aim was to compare GPs and specialists with regard to differences in these areas...
Telling "the truth" in dementia--do attitude and approach of general practitioners and specialists differ?Hanna Kaduszkiewicz
Institute of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Patient Educ Couns 70:220-6. 2008..The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between GPs and specialists (neurologists and psychiatrists) in the German ambulatory care system concerning the disclosure of the diagnosis of dementia...
Antidementia drug prescription sources and patterns after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany: results of a claims data-based 1-year follow-upHendrik van den Bussche
Institute of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 26:225-31. 2011..Further research is needed both on reasons for nonprescription among professionals and for discontinuation by the patients. In addition, the problems of practicability and implementation of guidelines deserve more attention...
Specialist involvement and referral patterns in ambulatory medical care for patients with dementia in Germany: results of a claims data based case-control studyHendrik van den Bussche
Institute of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 11:148. 2011..To analyze the referral processes from general practitioners to specialists and among specialists for dementia patients in the time periods before, during and after the diagnosis in Germany...
Net costs of dementia by disease stageH Leicht
Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Acta Psychiatr Scand 124:384-95. 2011..To estimate net costs of dementia by degree of severity from a societal perspective, including a detailed assessment of costs of formal and informal nursing care...
Multimorbidity patterns in the elderly: a new approach of disease clustering identifies complex interrelations between chronic conditionsIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
PLoS ONE 5:e15941. 2010..The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge of specific processes of multimorbidity in an unselected elderly population by identifying patterns of statistically significantly associated comorbidity...
Effect of cardiovascular and metabolic disease on cognitive test performance and cognitive change in older adultsMirjam Köhler
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1286-91. 2012..To examine the effect of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases on initial cognitive test performance and rate of change in three cognitive measures...
Malperformance in verbal fluency and delayed recall as cognitive risk factors for impairment in instrumental activities of daily livingMirjam Koehler
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 31:81-8. 2011..This study explored the association between cognitive and functional performance in general and in single IADL domains. Also, risk factors for developing IADL impairment were assessed...
Selection effects may account for better outcomes of the German Disease Management Program for type 2 diabetesIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr, 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 10:351. 2010....
Utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care before and after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany--results of a case-control studyMarion Eisele
Institute of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 29:475-83. 2010..To analyze how the diagnosis of dementia changes the utilization of the ambulatory medical care services in the German statutory health insurance...
[Research on health care for the elderly. Prevention, case management, and care for patients with dementia]O von dem Knesebeck
Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 49:167-74. 2006..In terms of dementia it is pointed out that it is important to improve early diagnosis and to integrate self-help groups and counselling services into therapy...
[Disease Management Program for diabetes mellitus type 2: cooperation or resistance of the general practitioner]S Dunkelberg
Institut fur Allgemeinmedizin, Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
Gesundheitswesen 68:26-31. 2006..Moreover we were interested in the way GPs realise the program in daily practice, e. g. how many patients and which patients they include...
[Which patients are (not) included in the DMP diabetes programme?]S Dunkelberg
Institut fur Allgemeinmedizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg
Gesundheitswesen 68:289-93. 2006..Aim of the study is to compare patients included in this programme with patients not included and to explore reasons for the selection...
The disease management program for type 2 diabetes in Germany enhances process quality of diabetes care - a follow-up survey of patient's experiencesIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 10:55. 2010....
The German MultiCare-study: Patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care - protocol of a prospective cohort studyIngmar Schafer
Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
BMC Health Serv Res 9:145. 2009..As a consequence, there is little help for GPs in adjusting care for these patients, even though studies suggest that adhering to present clinical practice guidelines in the care of patients with multimorbidity may have adverse effects...
An innovative approach to involve patients in measuring treatment effects in drug trialsHanna Kaduszkiewicz
Department of Primary Medical Care, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
CMAJ 174:1117-8. 2006
For debate: is the evidence for the efficacy of cholinesterase inhibitors in the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease convincing or not?David Ames
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
Int Psychogeriatr 20:259-92. 2008
Mild cognitive impairment in general practice: age-specific prevalence and correlate results from the German study on ageing, cognition and dementia in primary care patients (AgeCoDe)Tobias Luck
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 24:307-16. 2007..Although mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a high-risk factor for developing dementia, little is known about the prevalence of MCI among patients of general practitioners (GPs)...
Patterns of subjective memory impairment in the elderly: association with memory performanceFrank Jessen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Psychol Med 37:1753-62. 2007..However, SMI is also a predictor for future dementia. Thus, there is a need to identify subtypes of SMI that are particularly related to inferior memory performance and may represent at-risk stages for cognitive decline...
