There are currently around 1.8 million people living with dementia in Germany. Due to the ageing population, it is predicted that this figure could rise to around 2.3 to 2.7 million in the next 20 years. This means that the German healthcare system and society as a whole are facing massive challenges. In order to prevent people with dementia from becoming isolated, the National Dementia Strategy promotes social participation through dementia-sensitive living concepts, mobility and inclusive cultural and leisure activities. Art is increasingly playing a special role as a therapeutic and supportive medium for people with dementia:
Adapted museum tours, art therapies and digital offerings promote quality of life, activate memories and emotional resources and enable participation in social life.

This lecture provides an overview of the current study situation and uses a project at Witten/Herdecke University to show how a digital application and art could become a diagnostic toolkit that can be used in a low-threshold and complementary way for the diagnosis of dementia.

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Ostermann, Chair of Research Methodology and Statistics  and head of the Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy at Witten/Herdecke University.

Admission costs €7 (€5 concessions). Tickets are available at the box office.

The Citizens' University is a cooperation between the vhs Witten | Wetter | Herdecke and the WittenLab. Zukunftslabor Studium fundamentale at Witten/Herdecke University.