Internal Medicine/Geriatrics Unit
The Internal Medicine/Geristrics Unit was headed by Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen and Markus Borchelt.
Foci of Interest
Objective Health
- Cardiovascular system
- Musculosceletal system
- Immune system
- Dental status
- Multimorbidity
Subjective Health
- Subjective physical health
- Subjective vision and hearing
Functional Capacity
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Physical performance
Risk Profile
- Cardiovascular risk factors
Treatment Needs
- Medication
- Dental treatment
- Integration of treatment needs
Reference Values
- Physical performance
- Organ functioning
- Metabolism
Selected Publications
Borchelt, M., Gilberg, R., Horgas, A. L., & Geiselmann, B. (2001). On the significance of morbidity and disability in old age. In P. B. Baltes & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 403–429). Cambridge University Press.
Borchelt, M., & Horgas, A. L. (1994). Screening an elderly population for verifiable adverse drug reactions: Methodological approach and initial data of the Berlin Aging Study (BASE). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 717, 270–281. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb12096.x
Hillen, T., Nieczaj, R., Münzberg, H., Schaub, R. T., & Steinhagen-Thiessen, E. (2000). Carotid atherosclerosis, vascular risk profile and mortality in a population-based sample of functionally healthy elderly subjects: The Berlin Aging Study. Journal of Internal Medicine, 247, 679–688. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00681.x
Nitschke, I., Müller, F., Smith, J., & Hopfenmüller, W. (2000). Amalgam fillings and cognitive abilities in a representative sample of the elderly population. Gerodontology, 17, 39–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2358.2000.00039.x
Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., & Borchelt, M. (2001). Morbidity, medication, and functional limitations in very old age. In P. B. Baltes & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 131–166). Cambridge University Press.
See also Publications