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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2026

[Geriatric medicine shapes the Future : Recommendations for modern Geriatric Medicine that places older people and their needs at the centre].

Markus Gosch, J Bauer, C Bollheimer, R Dodel, M Gollasch, H J Heppner, L Hofbauer, H J Lakomek, U Müller-Werdan, M C Polidori and 10 more

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Markus GoschMed. Klinik 2 - Schwerpunkt Geriatrie, Universitätsklinik für Geriatrie der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität, Campus Nürnberg, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Straße 1, 90419, Nürnberg, Deutschland. markus.gosch@klinikum-nuernberg.de.
J BauerGeriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
C BollheimerAbteilung für Geriatrie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland.
R DodelAbteilung für Geriatrie, Universitätsklinikum Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland.
M GollaschAbteilung für Innere Medizin D - Geriatrie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
H J HeppnerKlinik für Geriatrie und geriatrische Tagesklinik, Klinikum Bayreuth - Institut für Lehre und Forschung Medizincampus Oberfranken MCO, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bayreuth, Deutschland.
L HofbauerMedizinische Klinik III, Endokrinologie, Geriatrie und Knochenstoffwechselerkrankungen, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
H J LakomekUniversitätsklinik für Geriatrie, Minden, Deutschland.
U Müller-WerdanKlinik für Geriatrie und Altersmedizin, Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
M C PolidoriKlinische Altersforschung, Innere Medizin II und Zentrum für Molekulare Medizin Köln, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Exzellenzcluster CECAD, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
T PrellKlinik für Geriatrie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland.
S SchützeAbteilung für Geriatrie, AGAPLESION Markus Krankenhaus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
C SieberInstitut für Biomedizin des Alterns (IBA), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland.
K SinglerAbteilung für Geriatrie, Klinikum Fürth, Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns (IBA), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Fürth, Deutschland.
U ThiemAbteilung für Geriatrie, Medical School Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
S TietgenAbteilung für Geriatrie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Deutschland.
C von ArnimKlinik für Geriatrie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.
R WirthKlinik für Altersmedizin und Frührehabilitation, Marien Hospital Herne, Klinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Deutschland.
T ZieschangCarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Deutschland.
M DenkingerAGAPLESION Bethesda Klinik, Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm, Institut für Geriatrische Forschung, Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geriatric medicine is becoming increasingly more important in the context of demographic change. Older people frequently suffer from multimorbidity, functional impairments and complex psychosocial conditions that are often insufficiently addressed by a purely diagnosis-oriented medical approach. The primary aim of geriatrics is therefore not only the treatment of diseases but also with respect to individual goals, the preservation of independence, quality of life and social participation.This expert paper outlines the current state of geriatric care in Germany, its scientific evidence base and key challenges and future perspectives. Central elements of geriatric complexity medicine include comprehensive geriatric assessment, multiprofessional treatment concepts and cross-sectoral models of care. Numerous studies demonstrate that this approach improves functional outcomes, reduces the risk of long-term care dependency and reduces or shortens hospital stays.Despite established acute geriatric and rehabilitation structures, substantial deficits remain in nationwide access to care, financing, academic integration, research and professional training. Workforce shortages, insufficient outpatient services and the limited integration of geriatric principles into other medical specialties weaken the great opportunity that modern geriatric medicine offers for preventing the need for long-term care. At the same time, digitalization, telemedicine and innovative cross-sectoral care models offer new opportunities for patient-centered geriatric medicine.The authors advocate stronger structural and political support for geriatrics, the expansion of outpatient geriatric centers, financing systems that adequately reflect patient complexity and a stronger integration of geriatrics into research, teaching and medical education including a German Center for Geriatric Medicine with substantial involvement of geriatrics. In this way, geriatrics can make a major contribution to a sustainable, patient-centered and future-oriented healthcare system.

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GeriatricsHealth Services for the AgedHealth Services Needs and DemandAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleForecastingGeriatric AssessmentGermanyHumansMaleComprehensive geriatric assessmentHealth servicesHealthy agingMultidisciplinary careMultimorbidity

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PMID42479140
PMCPMC13433731

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