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Renate Klaaßen-Mielke
Researcher at Ruhr University Bochum
Publications - 39
Citations - 826
Renate Klaaßen-Mielke is an academic researcher from Ruhr University Bochum. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 27 publications receiving 669 citations. Previous affiliations of Renate Klaaßen-Mielke include University of Düsseldorf.
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Barriers to physical activity in older adults in Germany: a cross-sectional study
TL;DR: The present study provides relevant data on barriers to physical activity in older adults and reveals appreciable differences between men and women, and age groups, which has implications for efforts to increase older adults' physical activity.
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Falls and EQ-5D rated quality of life in community-dwelling seniors with concurrent chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study
Ulrich Thiem,Renate Klaaßen-Mielke,Ulrike Trampisch,Anna Moschny,Ludger Pientka,Timo Hinrichs +5 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that falls are negatively associated with EQ-5D rated quality of life independent of a variety of chronic diseases and conditions.
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Physical activity patterns in older men and women in Germany: a cross-sectional study
TL;DR: This exploratory study delivers reliable and relevant data on the participation in and correlates of sporting and domestic activities of community-dwelling older adults for whom there had previously been only limited information at a population level in Germany.
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Polypharmacy in older patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with excessive polypharmacy.
Anja Rieckert,Ulrike Trampisch,Renate Klaaßen-Mielke,Eva Drewelow,Aneez Esmail,Tim Johansson,Sophie Keller,Ilkka Kunnamo,Christin Löffler,Joonas Mäkinen,Giuliano Piccoliori,Anna Vögele,Andreas Sönnichsen,Andreas Sönnichsen +13 more
TL;DR: Frailty, multimorbidity, obesity, and decreased physical as well as mental health status are risk factors for excessive polypharmacy.
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Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries
Anna Renom-Guiteras,Anna Renom-Guiteras,Petra A. Thürmann,Ramón Miralles,Renate Klaaßen-Mielke,Ulrich Thiem,Astrid Stephan,Astrid Stephan,Michel H. C. Bleijlevens,David Jolley,Helena Leino-Kilpi,Ingalill Rahm Hallberg,Kai Saks,Maria Soto-Martin,Adelaida Zabalegui,Gabriele Meyer,Gabriele Meyer +16 more
TL;DR: PIM use among PwD is frequent and is associated with institutional long-term care, age, advanced morbidity and functional impairment, and it also appears to be associated with adverse outcomes.