Focusing on intersectorality-strategies and current research projects for the care of geriatric people

This article provides an overview of already completed and ongoing projects for the care of geriatric patients. It becomes apparent that the development of networks as an indispensable basis for intersectoral care cannot be measured in terms of direct intervention effects and therefore makes it difficult to prove the cost-benefit. It is also evident that some research projects fail to be implemented into standard care due to financial and staff shortages.Do we need a rethinking in Germany or less innovation-related funding lines for better implementation and research of existing concepts? International role models such as Japan show that cost reduction for the care of the aging population should be considered in the long term, which requires increased financial volumes in the short term. For a sustainable implementation of cross-sectoral approaches into everyday life, research should therefore reorganize tight and/or entrenched structures, processes, and financing. By linking the countless existing projects and integrating ideas from different sectors, future demands of intersectoral geriatric care may be achieved.PMID:38478025 | DOI:10.1007/s00103-024-03851-3
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research