Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria-digiDEM Bayern: study protocol for a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal register study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dementia is one of the most relevant widespread diseases, with a prevalence of currently 50 million people with dementia worldwide. The care of people with dementia will be one of the major challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. Digitalisation offers new possibilities to improve both dementia healthcare and health outcomes research as a fundament for national healthcare planning. The 'Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria-digiDEM Bayern' aims to improve the understanding of the complexity and long-term progression of dementia and the current care situation in Bavaria. Moreover, by offering digital services, digiDEM will actively contribute to improving the care situation in Bavaria. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: digiDEM will recruit people with dementia and their family care

SUBMITTER: Dietzel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871684 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature