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Risk factors for incident mild cognitive impairment , results from the German Study on Ageing, Cognition and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe)

ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 4 2010
T. Luck
Luck T, Riedel-Heller SG, Luppa M, Wiese B, Wollny A, Wagner M, Bickel H, Weyerer S, Pentzek M, Haller F, Moesch E, Werle J, Eisele M, Maier W, van den Bussche H, Kaduszkiewicz H for the AgeCoDe Study Group. Risk factors for incident mild cognitive impairment , results from the German Study on Ageing, Cognition and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe). Objectives:, To provide age- and gender-specific incidence rates of MCI among elderly general practitioner (GP) patients (75+ years) and to identify risk factors for incident MCI. Method:, Data were derived from the longitudinal German Study on Ageing, Cognition and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe). Incidence was calculated according to the ,person-years-at-risk' method. Risk factors were analysed using multivariate logistic regression models. Results:, During the 3-year follow-up period, 350 (15.0%) of the 2331 patients whose data were included in the calculation of incidence developed MCI [person-years (PY) = 6198.20]. The overall incidence of MCI was 56.5 (95% confidence interval = 50.7,62.7) per 1000 PY. Older age, vascular diseases, the apoE ,4 allele and subjective memory complaints were identified as significant risk factors for future MCI. Conclusion:, Mild cognitive impairment is frequent in older GP patients. Subjective memory complaints predict incident MCI. Especially vascular risk factors provide the opportunity of preventive approaches. [source]

How is Well-Being Related to Membership in New Religious Movements?

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 2 2010
An Application of Person, Environment Fit Theory
Ongoing public discussion about the consequences of membership in new religious movements (NRMs) and the lack of studies concerning the relationship between the fit of the person with his or her NRM and well-being together call for a theoretically based investigation of the phenomenon. Hence, this German study on new members of three NRMs applied person,environment fit theory to investigate whether the fit between persons' needs for autonomy and relatedness, on the one hand, and the commensurate supplies of the groups, on the other, are related to well-being and mental health. The regression model following Edwards (1994) predicted satisfaction with religious affiliation, mental health, and depression, but not life satisfaction and anxiety. Results indicate that, for autonomy and relatedness, well-being measures tend to decrease as supplies exceed needs. Little support was found for a moderator effect of centrality of religiosity. Overall, findings encourage the application of person,environment fit theory to the study of membership in (new) religious groups and call for further research. L'actuel débat public sur les conséquences de l'adhésion à un nouveau mouvement religieux et l'absence d'études sur la relation entre l'adaptation de la personne à son groupe et son bien-être nécessitent une investigation fondée théoriquement. D'où cette recherche allemande sur les nouveaux membres de trois de ces mouvements: on est parti de la théorie de l'adéquation personne-environnement pour savoir si l'ajustement entre les besoins personnels d'autonomie et autres besoins analogues d'une part, et les réponses du groupe dans ce domaine d'autre part, étaient reliés au bien-être et à la santé mentale. Le modèle de régression d'Edwards (1994) porte sur la satisfaction concernant l'engagement religieux, la santé mentale et la dépression, mais pas sur l'anxiété et la satisfaction liée à l'existence. Les résultats indiquent que, pour ce qui est de l'autonomie et ce qui en dépend, les mesures relatives au bien-être ont tendance à décroître à mesure que l'offre excède les attentes. L'effet modérateur de la centralité de la religiosité n'a pas vraiment été confirmé. Globalement, ce que l'on a obtenu est en faveur de l'application de la théorie de l'ajustement personne-environnement à l'étude de l'adhésion à de (nouveaux) groupes religieux et incite à développer d'autres recherches. [source]

Employment impacts of cleaner production , evidence from a German study using case studies and surveys

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Issue 3 2001
Friedhelm Pfeiffer
The study assesses net employment effects of technical progress, which can be expected by the ongoing transition from end-of-pipe technologies towards cleaner production. Empirical evidence is presented on the basis of case studies and firm data including a telephone survey from German industry. The main result is that the transition from end-of-pipe technologies to cleaner production leads to a net creation of jobs, which is however restricted to a only small number of firms and to the group of highly skilled labour. Eco-innovations, like other innovations, are non-neutral. The demand for skilled and highly skilled labour rises while the demand for unskilled labour decreases. Synergies between environmental, labour market and innovation policy are apparent but they are however small and specific. The exploitation of these synergies requires the design of specific policy programmes differentiating between types of eco-innovation. The promotion of product-integrated environmental measures should be more successful if new products complement older ones, while process-integrated environmental measures should be more successful if consumers' demand is more price elastic. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment [source]

ORMDL3 , guilt by association?

CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY, Issue 10 2008
M. Wjst
Summary A recent British,German study described ORMDL3 as a new asthma gene. Although the association with chromosome 17q12 marker is plausible from earlier linkage data, it is far from being clear which gene caused the association signal, as it is derived from a large linkage disequilibrium (LD) block. Not only Aiolos and GSDML but also distant genes that are regulated by this site may be relevant. There may be even unidentified RNA transcripts requiring a much more detailed genetic and functional analysis before finding ORMDL3 guilty by association. [source]