Resources and Barriers to Functionality and Subjective Well-Being in Geriatric Patients (Working Title)
Raum
5. OG
Brieffach
Adresse
Besucheradresse: NRW Forschungskolleg GROW, Aachener Straße 201, 50931 Köln
Postadresse: NRW Forschungskolleg GROW, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln
Sprechstunde
nach Vereinbarung
Dissertation Project
Resources and Barriers to Functionality and Subjective Well-Being in Geriatric Patients (working title)
In her dissertation, Ms. Bordne examines which factors in geriatric patients—characterized by advanced age and multimorbidity—might be associated with a primary goal of geriatric treatment: the maintenance and restoration of quality of life. In this study, functionality and patients’ subjective well-being are highlighted as key aspects of quality of life. In addition to medical parameters such as the number of diseases, the study considers primarily psychosocial variables—such as coping mechanisms, personality traits, and social comparison processes—as potential influencing factors. Data collection, including a planned follow-up survey, will take place at an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation facility in Cologne.
Research Interests
- Geriatric Care
- Multimorbidity
- Subjective well-being
Education
- 10/2011 – 04/2014: Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Sciences (M.A.) at the
University of Cologne (major subjects: Rehabilitation
Gerontology and Rehabilitation of People with Cognitive Impairments) - 04/2009 – 07/2011: Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (B.Sc.) at the University
of Heidelberg - 10/2008 – 03/2009: Studied Psychology at the University of Konstanz
Professional Career
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Since 02/2015: Research Assistant at the NRW GROW Research Institute
“Well-being into Old Age,” Faculty of Human Sciences, University of
Cologne -
05/2014 – 02/2015: Research assistant at the Chair of
Rehabilitation Gerontology (Prof. Susanne Zank), University of
Cologne -
Oct 2014 – Jul 2015: Staff member at the Department of Geriatrics, St. Marien Hospital, Cologne
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11/13 – 09/14: Research Assistant at the Chair of Geriatrics, University of
Cologne -
May 2013 – October 2013: Volunteer at the “Cologne Stroke Office” (in
cooperation with the German Stroke Foundation and the PHÖNIX
Senior Residence in Cologne) -
06/12 – 06/14: Working student at the “Institute for Dyslexia and Learning Therapy (ILT)”
in Bonn -
03/11 – 09/11: Uncertified research assistant at the Center for
Psychological Psychotherapy (ZPP) at the University of Heidelberg -
10/09 – 04/10: Uncertified research assistant at Heidelberg University
Hospital at the Institute for Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine in the
Psychooncology Section
Teaching
Winter Semester 2014/15
- Seminar “Fundamentals of Counseling”
Publications
Bordne, S., Schulz, R.-J., & Zank, S. (September 2016). Resources and barriers to functionality and subjective well-being in geriatric patients. Poster presented at the 14th Congress of the DGGG, Stuttgart, Germany.
Bordne, S., Schulz, R.-J., & Zank, S. (2015). Effects of inpatient geriatric interventions in a German geriatric hospital. Impact on ADL, mobility, and cognitive status. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 48 (4), 370–375.
Bordne, S., Schulz, R.-J., & Zank, S. (April 2015). Short- and long-term effects of inpatient geriatric rehabilitation using the geriatric assessment in a German geriatric care facility. Poster presented at the 8th IAGG-ER Congress, Dublin, Ireland
Bordne, S., Schulz R.-J., & Zank, S. (September 2014). Effectiveness of inpatient geriatric intervention in a German geriatric hospital: impact on ADL, mobility, and cognitive status. Poster presented at the 10th Congress of the EUGMS, Rotterdam, Netherlands