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February 2022 - present
Position
- Scientific Researcher
Description
- Deborah is working as a social scientist in the ShoW-Group (senescence and healing of wounds), where she focuses on the informal care structure of chronic wounds in Austria. Among others, her tasks are conducting interviews, observations, focus groups, qualitative analysis, organizing workshops, and communication work.
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Background
Demographic change and the rise of diabetes mellitus are leading to a projected increase in the prevalence of chronic wounds. People suffering from chronic wounds experience significant losses in their health-related quality of life. Health systems struggle to meet the needs of these persons, even in high-income countries. This paper exp...
Background
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome closely linked to a variety of adverse health outcomes. Thus, it is important to identify factors associated with the development of frailty. It was the aim of this study to examine, if, and to what extent partner loss, a highly stressful life event, affects frailty trajectories of community dwelling adult...
Background:
Frailty is a geriatric condition associated with adverse health outcomes. As physical inactivity, low protein intake and poor social network are known risk factors, we aimed to assess the influence of these parameters and their interaction in an 11-year follow-up study on a Europe-wide level.
Methods:
Data from the Study on Health, A...
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the relationship between frailty status and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
DESIGN:
Longitudinal cohort study with an 11-year follow up.
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:
Data from the Survey on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) were used. In the analysis, we included data from 11 European countries. We...
