Institute for Gerontological Research

The Institute for Gerontological Research e. V. (IGF) is a nationwide, independent and interdisciplinary research institute based in Berlin . Third-party funded projects and contract research in the field of age and society are carried out under the umbrella of the non-profit association . The institute is headed (as of 2016) by Josefine Heusinger, Tina Knoch and Birgit Wolter.

history

It was founded in 1985 by Marianne Heinemann-Knoch, Uwe Heinemann, Johannes Hengstenberg, Barbara Riedmüller, Irmela Tolk, Carsten Rummel and Johann de Rijke in Münchent. In 1990 the company moved to Cologne, from 1992 to 2002 a branch was maintained in Rheda-Wiedenbrück . The institute has been based in Berlin since 1994, with a further branch in Munich since 2004.

research

The overarching goal of the research is to identify and promote framework conditions and design approaches that enable people in old age to lead their lives independently . The focus of work is on the subjects of health and independence, life and housing in old age, as well as qualification and management. Cross-cutting issues are gender and social disadvantage.

Health and independence

In the projects in this work focus, questions of health promotion and prevention and the quality of care and care in the outpatient and inpatient sector in the area of tension between participation and self-determination opportunities, social disadvantage and care are dealt with. For this purpose, societal, health and supply political prerequisites and framework conditions for the accessibility of medical and nursing information and care offers are examined at the macro, meso and micro level. The latest research project in this area is the third-party funded project “ Psychotherapy in Old Age - Barriers and Access Options (PSYTIA)” by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research . The Institute for Gerontological Research e. V. was also involved in the implementation of the third-party funded studies "Possibilities and limits of independent living of people in need of help and care in private households" (MUG III), "Possibilities and limits of independent living in inpatient care facilities" (MUG IV), and "Maintaining autonomy in social disadvantaged neighborhoods in view of the consequences of falls in old age ”(NEIGHBOURHOOD in the research network“ Autonomy despite multimorbidity in old age ”, AMA I). Other studies were “Gender-specific needs of residents in nursing homes ” (GiP), “Older inmates: Special needs - special offers?” (AIBA) and a study on the compatibility of work and care. Furthermore, several specialist booklets were created at the IGF eV on behalf of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA): Volume 38: The young old, Volume 44: Old people and Volume 47: The very old.

Living and Housing

The main focus on life and housing deals with the socio-spatial requirements for self-determined and healthy aging. The living and living environment conditions significantly influence the life satisfaction and independence of older people. Above all, it depends on accessibility and the equipment of one's own apartment, easily accessible infrastructure as well as places and opportunities for social encounters and activities in the living area that are not equally accessible to all older people. For a beneficial design of the living environment, it is important to know and take into account the diverse needs of different older people. The IGF eV projects in this field deal with the demands of the aging society on the living conditions in the neighborhood from the point of view of all actors involved. Topics are the age-appropriate design of housing and living environment, the development of infrastructure and supply offers, opportunities for participation and participation, especially for socially disadvantaged older people - also in planning processes - as well as strategies for promoting health and exercise. In addition to basic research, the IGF eV team takes stock and deficit analyzes based on social space analyzes , (representative) surveys, interviews, focus groups, mobility diaries and other social science and planning methods. The recommendations and measures developed in this area are aimed at the target group and at cooperation partners from municipalities, the housing industry and free welfare organizations . Research projects in this area include the project "Self-determined Living and Participation in the Neighborhood (SWuTiQ)", which is funded by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds, the project "Specialists for Aging and Care in the Neighborhood (FAPiQ)", funded by the Ministry for Social affairs, health, integration and consumer protection Brandenburg as well as the care funds and the project "Primary preventive effects of the Märkisches Viertel network", which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Qualification and management

Under the keywords qualification and management, the IGF eV carries out studies in nursing and nursing education facilities, which are processed into recommendations for action and lead to advice and further training offers. The demographic development holds great future potential for the care industry, but also requires the further development of jobs and care structures. The industry needs highly qualified specialists and managers who are able to put forward-looking ideas and approaches in concepts and implement them in practice. These have to be found, trained and motivated. In addition to in-depth knowledge of current qualification requirements - also with a view to the upcoming generalist nursing training, sustainable strategies of personnel recruitment and development are necessary. The institute deals with issues relating to the qualification needs of nursing staff and managers, the development of soft skills and the further development of structural and organizational framework conditions for quality-based work and training in nursing facilities. The main focus is on professional educational requirements in nursing training, improving the quality of training at company level, and attracting and retaining skilled workers. In close cooperation with those involved in vocational training processes, the results of the (model) projects for care facilities and their providers, professional associations and politically responsible persons are prepared in the form of recommendations for action and work aids. These are made available at national level for educational institutions and through the German Reference Center for Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training ( DEQA-VET ) throughout Germany and Europe. At the Institute of gravity qualification and management of education reform were in the nursing training in 2003, the following projects to improve the quality since the beginning care training carried out: research project on the development of the practice guide based on the Geriatric Nursing Act of the Federation, funded by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, service network care training , funded by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth and the European Social Fund , QUESAP model project, funded by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training with funds from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

financing

The association is financed exclusively from grants and orders. Funders were and are u. a. the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Ministry of Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection Brandenburg , the Bavarian State Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Integration, the Federal Center for Health Education and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance. Other donors and clients were z. B. the Center for Quality in Nursing , the Federal Institute for Vocational Training , the Senate Administrations for Economics, Technology and Research as well as Health and Social Affairs of Berlin, the District Office Mitte of Berlin, the Authority for Health and Consumer Protection of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg or the State of Saxony -Stop.

National cooperation

The association cooperates with a large number of research institutions and practice partners in the fields of aging, health promotion and prevention, health care, nursing care, social and health policy as well as qualification and training. Cooperation partners were, for example, the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH, Charité University Medicine , Robert Koch Institute , the Chamber of Psychotherapists of the State of Berlin, District Offices in Mitte and Reinickendorf of Berlin and the 'Healthy Care' initiative of the New Quality of Work initiative .

International cooperation

The association is involved in international networks focusing on age and social inequality. It participates in the “International Network on Population Aging and Urbanization”. Since 2016 the IGF eV has been involved in the network "Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy" (ROSEnet) funded by the European Commission in the COST program.

Manuals

Web links

Institute website

Press

Antje Lang-Lendorff: Care overwhelms relatives . In: taz.de from October 10, 2014

Individual evidence

[1] Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2/2016, pp. 169–170.

[2] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/gesundheit/112-psytia-psychotherapie-im-alter

[3] ttp://www.ama-consortium.de/ama_i/forschungsprojekte/neighbourhood/

[4] ttp://www.ama-consortium.de/ama_i/forschungsprojekte/ama_integration/

[5] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/images/downloads/expertise_vereinbarkeit_beruf_pflege.pdf

[6] ttp://www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/forschung-und-praxis-der-gesundheitsfoerderung/?uid=7f622ab37e84074c509d157aaef774fe&idx=2043

[7] ttp://www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/forschung-und-praxis-der-gesundheitsfoerderung/?uid=7f622ab37e84074c509d157aaef774fe&idx=2247

[8] ttp://www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/forschung-und-praxis-der-gesundheitsfoerderung/?idx=2496

[9] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/leben-und-wohnen-im-alter/123-selbstbestetermined-wohnen-und-teilhabe-im-quartier

[10] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/leben-und-wohnen-im-alter/124-fachstellen-altern-und-pflege-im-quartier-fapiq

[11] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/leben-und-wohnen-im-alter/97-netzwerk-maerkisches-viertel

[12] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/qualifikation-und-management/62-ausgestaltung-der-praxisanleitung-auf-der-grundlage-des-altenpflegegesetzes-des-bundes

[13] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/qualifikation-und-management/53-servicenetzwerk-altenpflegeausbildung

[14] ttp://www.igfberlin.de/schwerpunkte/qualifikation-und-management/95-qualitaetsentwicklung-und-sicherung-der-praktischen-ausbildung-intensivierung-der-lernortkooperation-und-anstellung-der-konzepte-der-berufspaedagogischen -qualification-for-practical-instructions-in-geriatric care-quesap

[15] ttp://www.micra.manchester.ac.uk/research/projects-and-groups/inpau

[16] ttp://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15122