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Ulrike Junius-Walker
Researcher at Hannover Medical School
Publications - 53
Citations - 1083
Ulrike Junius-Walker is an academic researcher from Hannover Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polypharmacy & Quality of life (healthcare). The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 50 publications receiving 858 citations. Previous affiliations of Ulrike Junius-Walker include Hochschule Hannover.
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Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among older primary care patients in Germany
TL;DR: This older general practice population in Germany is among the top pharmaceutical user group of European study samples and GPs should be aware that low subjective health and medication disagreement are independent predictors of polypharmacy.
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The essence of frailty: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis on frailty concepts and definitions
Ulrike Junius-Walker,Graziano Onder,Dagmar Soleymani,Birgitt Wiese,Olatz Albaina,Roberto Bernabei,Emanuele Marzetti +6 more
TL;DR: The recent findings facilitate a focus on the relevant building blocks that define frailty, and point to the commonalities of the diverse frailty concepts and definitions.
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Reducing Polypharmacy from the Perspectives of General Practitioners and Older Patients: A Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
TL;DR: Qualitative studies exploring the perspectives and experiences of general practitioners (GPs) and older patients in reducing polypharmacy and to discover approaches already being practiced were synthesized.
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A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people.
Derek Stewart,Kathrine Gibson-Smith,Katie MacLure,Alpana Mair,Albert Alonso,Carles Codina,Antonio Cittadini,Fernando Fernandez-Llimos,Glenda Fleming,Dimitra Gennimata,Ulrika Gillespie,Cathy Harrison,Ulrike Junius-Walker,Przemyslaw Kardas,Thomas G. H. Kempen,Moira Kinnear,Paweł Lewek,João O. Malva,Jennifer McIntosh,Claire Scullin,Birgitt Wiese +20 more
TL;DR: Consensus was obtained amongst key EU strategists around many aspects of polypharmacy management in older people and no consensus was achieved in relation to statements relating to the need to alter legislation in areas of healthcare delivery, remuneration and practitioner scope of practice.
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Priority setting in general practice: health priorities of older patients differ from treatment priorities of their physicians.
TL;DR: The low agreement on health and treatment priorities between patients and physicians necessitates better communication between the two parties to strengthen mutual understanding.