Prof. Dr. Tania Zieschang

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Prof. Dr. Tania Zieschang

Head of Department Geriatrics in the Department of Health Services Research

Director of the University Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Clinic

Medical Director of the Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Rehabilitation Centre

List of publications (selection)

  1. Fellhölter, G.; Stuckenschneider, T.; Himmelmann, L.; Zieschang, T. (2025) Emergency department visits due to severe falls: comparing patient self reports and general practitioner records: A crosssectional study. BMC Geriatrics (2025) 25:757 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06411-9
  2. Hackbarth, M., Zieschang, T., Lau, S., & Koschate-Storm, J. (2025). Do older adults with and without a history of falls show different gait patterns in response to individualised treadmill perturbations? Experimental gerontology, 209Advance online publication, 112853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2025.112853
  3. Speckmann, E-M., Schwettmann, L., Himmelmann, L., Zieschang, T. & Stuckenschneider, T. . How socioeconomic status shapes health outcomes following severe falls: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Geriatr 25, 533 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06198-9
  4. Roigk P, Leonhardt R, Lindemann U, Abel B, Büchele G, Rothenbacher D, et al. (2024) Older patients with vertebral and pelvic fractures: Study protocol of a clinical cohort. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0306727. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306727
  5. Voß M, Zieschang T, Schmidt L, Hackbarth M, Koschate J, Stuckenschneider T (2024) Reduced adaptability to balance perturbations in older adults with probable cognitive impairment after a severe fall. PLoS ONE 19(7): e0305067. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305067
  6. Schmidt, L., Zieschang, T., Koschate, J., & Stuckenschneider, T. (2024). Impaired standing balance in older adults with cognitive impairment after a severe fall. gerontology. https://karger.com/ger/article/doi/10.1159/000538598/907059/Impaired-Standing-Balance-in-Older-Adults-with
  7. Morganti, Wanda; Custodero, Carlo; Veronese, Nicola; Topinkova, Eva; Michalkova, Helena; Polidori, M. Cristina; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Arnim, Christine A. F. von; Azzini, Margherita; Gruner, Heidi; Castagna, Alberto; Cenderello, Giovanni; Custureri, Romina; Seminerio, Emanuele; Zieschang, Tania; Padovani, Alessandro; Sanchez-Garcia, Elisabet; Pilotto, Alberto (2024) The Multidimensional Prognostic Index predicts incident delirium among hospitalised older patients with COVID-19: a multicenter prospective European study. European geriatric medicine. May 2024 doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-00987-y
  8. Michel Hackbarth, Jessica Koschate, Sandra Lau, Tania Zieschang (2023) Depth-imaging for gait analysis on a treadmill in older adults at risk of falling. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med. 2023 May 19:11:479-486. doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2023.3277890.
  9. Stuckenschneider, Tim; Schmidt, Laura; Speckmann, Elisa-Marie; Koschate, Jessica; Zieschang, Tania (2023): Recruiting patients for falls prevention in the emergency department - worth the challenge. In: BMC Geriatrics 23 (1). DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04607-5; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04607-5
  10. Sandra Hellmers, Elias Krey, Arber Gashi, Jessica Koschate,
    Laura Schmidt, Tim Stuckenschneider, Andreas Hein
    and Tania Zieschang (2023) Comparison of machine learning approaches for near-fall-detection
    with motion sensors. Frontiers in Digital Health doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1223845
  11. Zieschang T, Otto-Sobotka F, Shakoor A, Lau S, Hackbarth M and Koschate J (2023) The impact
    of pandemic-related social distancing regulations on exercise performance-Objective data and training recommendations to mitigate losses in physical fitness. Front. Public Health 11:1099392.
    doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1099392
  12. Zieschang, T., Schütze, S. General aspects of dementia. Internal Medicine (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00108-022-01462-1
  13. Stuckenschneider, T., Koschate, J., Dunker, E. et al. Sentinel fall presenting to the emergency department (SeFallED) - protocol of a complex study including long-term observation of functional trajectories after a fall, exploration of specific fall risk factors, and patients' views on falls prevention. BMC Geriatr 22, 594 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03261-7
  14. Happe L, Lau S, Koschate J, Diekmann R, Hein A, Zieschang T. Machbarkeit und Akzeptanz videobasierter Physiotherapie : Neues Versorgungsangebot für ältere Menschen während der COVID-19-Pandemie [Feasibility and acceptance of video-based physiotherapy : New medical care provision for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 Jul;54(4):346-352. doi: 10.1007/s00391-021-01899-3. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 33938980; PMCID: PMC8090529. doi.org/10.1007/s00391-021-01899-3
  15. Diekmann R, Hellmers S, Elgert L, Fudickar S, Heinks A, Lau S, Bauer JM, Zieschang T, Hein A. Minimising comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify deterioration of physical performance in a healthy community-dwelling older cohort: longitudinal data of the AEQUIPA Versa study. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021 Mar;33(3):563-572. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01562-8. Epub 2020 May 1. PMID: 32358730; PMCID: PMC7943517. doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01562-8
  16. Koschate J, Thieschäfer L, Drescher U, Zieschang T, Hoffmann U. Time-series analysis of heart rate and blood pressure in response to changes in work rate before and after 60 days of 6° head down tilt bed rest. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2021 Apr;121(4):1037-1048. doi: 10.1007/s00421-020-04576-2. Epub 2020 Dec 29. PMID: 33427969; PMCID: PMC7965855. doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04576-2
  17. Zieschang T, Bauer J, Kopf D, Rösler A. Special wards for patients with cognitive impairment. Ergebnisse einer Umfrage in Kliniken für Geriatrie in Deutschland (Special Care Units for patients with cognitive impairment. Results of a nationwide survey in geriatric hospitals in Germany) Z Gerontol Geriat epub ahead of print Sep 3 2018.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58130-8
  18. Roeben B, Zieschang T, Maetzler W. Advances in dementia therapy - What is already relevant in practice? Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2018;143:741-747.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-113619
  19. Zieschang T, Schwenk M, Becker C, Uhlmann L, Oster P, Hauer K. Falls and physical activity in persons with mild to moderate dementia participating in an intensive motor training. Randomised Controlled Trial. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2017;31(4):307-314.europepmc.org/article/med/28628488
  20. Hummel J, Weisbrod C, Boesch L, Himpler K, Hauer K, Hautzinger M, Gaebel A, Zieschang T, Fickelscherer A, Diener S, Dutzi I, Krumm B, Oster P, Kopf D. AIDE-Acute Illness and Depression in Elderly Patients. Cognitive Behavioural Group Psychotherapy in Geriatric Patients With Comorbid Depression: A Randomised, Controlled Trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):341-349.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.10.009
  21. Büter K, Motzek T, Dietz B, Hofrichter L, Junge M, Kopf D, von Lützau-Hohlbein H, Traxler S, Zieschang T, Marquardt G. Dementia-friendly hospital wards: Expert recommendations for planning and design. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2017 Jan;50(1):67-72.
  22. Zieschang T, Wolf M, Vellappallil T, Uhlmann L, Oster P, Kopf D. Association of hyponatraemia, delirium risk and mortality: A controlled, prospective, long-term study in geriatric patients. (The Association of Hyponatremia, Risk of Confusional State, and Mortality. A Prospective Controlled Longitudinal Study in Older Patients). Dtsch Ärztebl Int 2016 Dec 16;113(50):855-862
  23. Schwenk M, Hauer K, Zieschang T, Engert S, Mohler J, Najafi B. Sensor-derived physical activity parameters can predict future falls in people with dementia. Gerontology 2014;60:483-492.
  24. Schwenk M, Zieschang T, Englert S, Grewal G, Najafi B, Hauer K. Improvements in gait characteristics after intensive resistance and functional training in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics 2014;14:73.
  25. Zieschang T, Schwenk M, Oster P, Hauer K. Sustainability of Motor Training Effects in Older People with Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis 2013;34,191-202
  26. Zieschang T, Schwenk M, Becker C, Oster P, Hauer K. Feasibility and accuracy of fall reports in persons with dementia: a prospective observational study. Int Psychogeriatr 2012;24: 587-598.
  27. Hauer K, Schwenk M, Zieschang T, Essig M, Becker C, Oster P. Physical training improves motor performance in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012;60:8-15
  28. Zieschang T, Oster P, Pfisterer M, Schneider N. Palliative care for people with dementia. (Palliative care for patients with dementia) Z Gerontol Geriat 2012; 45: 50-54
  29. Becker C, Schwickert L, Mellone S, Bagalà F, Chiari L, Helbostad JL, Zijlstra W, Aminian K, Bourke A, Todd C, Bandinelli S, Kerse N, Klenk J; Collaborators: Büla C, Carenini M, Delbaere K, Gietzelt M, Hauer K, Hausdorff JM, Hawley H, Ionescu A, Kangas M, Porta FL, Lord S, Mätzler W, Marschollek M, Mellone S, Bagalà F, Noury N, Potter R, Rapp K, Redmond S, Robinovitch S, Rochat S, Salb J, Schwenk M, Sletvold O, Smith S, Synofzik M, Valtolina E, Zecevic A, Zieschang T. FARSEEING Meta Database Consensus Group. Proposal for a multiphase fall model based on real-world fall recordings with body-fixed sensors. Z Gerontol Geriat 2012 Dec;45(8):707-15
  30. Schwenk M, Zieschang T, Oster P, Hauer K. Dual-task performances can be improved in patients with dementia. A randomised controlled trial. Neurology 2010; 74(24):1961-1968.
  31. Zieschang T, Dutzi I, Müller E, Hestermann U, Grünendahl K, Braun AK, Hüger D, Kopf D, Specht-Leible N, Oster P. Improving Care for Patients with Dementia Hospitalised for Acute Somatic Illness in a Specialised Care Unit: a Feasibility Study. Int Psychogeriatr 2010;22:139-146.
  32. Zieschang T, Dutzi I, Müller E, Hestermann U, Specht-Leible N, Grünendahl K, Braun A, Hüger D, Oster P. A special care unit for acutely ill patients with dementia and challenging behaviour as a model of geriatric care. Z Gerontol Geriat 2008;41:453-459.
  33. Zieschang T, Kopf D, Oster P. The geriatric internal medicine ward for acutely ill dementia patients (GISAD) - care of patients with challenging behaviour in a somatic acute care hospital. In: C. Fuchs, B.-M. Kurth, P.C. Scriba (Series ed.) Report Versorgungsforschung. Volume 3. G. Stoppe (ed.) The care of mentally ill elderly people. Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag Cologne, 2010.
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