Publications by authors named "Janina Wittmann"

Introduction: Due to the increasing number of persons with dementia, the need for family and professional support is growing. Counselling services aim to support family dementia caregivers and the use of information and communication technology may improve accessibility to counselling. The effectiveness of technology-based counselling in dementia remains unclear so far.

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Background: Recognised as essential for high-quality dementia service, person-centred care aims to understand and respect the unique needs of each individual. Self-experience practices may offer caregivers an opportunity to acquire knowledge, empathy, and skills related to person-centred care, especially through recreating experiences similar to dementia. Given the need to enhance the understanding of self-experience practices in dementia care, a more comprehensive investigation of these training interventions for (future) caregivers is needed.

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Background: Implementing technology-based counseling as a complex intervention in dementia care poses challenges such as adaptation to stakeholders' needs and limited resources. While studies have examined the effectiveness of technology-based counseling, its successful implementation remains largely unexplored.

Objective: We aimed to review the knowledge about the implementation success of technology-based counseling interventions for people with dementia and their informal caregivers.

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Background: Information technology can enhance timely and individual support for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and their informal carers.

Objective: To review the effectiveness of technology-based counselling interventions for people with dementia and informal carers.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials of remote dementia counselling interventions were included.

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The Neumarkt concept of nursing case responsibility: A framework for consequent and person-centred realization of the nursing process An essential requirement for the realization of person-centred practice is a practice environment, that supports the forming of professional nurse-patient-relationships. Therefore, Klinikum Neumarkt implemented in context of practice development a concept for nursing case responsibility, that offers a framework for a person-centred and systematic coordination of the nursing process. Because of the existing conflict between economic and nursing interests, it is essential to prove the effectiveness of the concept.

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