Berlin
Aging Study
(BASE)
Contact Address

German version

 

BASE Research Units

Internal Medicine/Geriatrics / Psychiatry / Psychology / Sociology/Social Policy
 

Internal Medicine/Geriatrics Unit

Unit Contact Address

Foci of Interest
 
Objective Health

Cardiovascular system

Musculosceletal system

Immune system

Dental status

Multimorbidity
 

Functional Capacity

Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Physical performance

Treatment Needs

Medication

Dental treatment

Integration of treatment needs

Subjective Health

Subjective physical health

Subjective vision and hearing
 

Risk Profile

Cardiovascular risk factors

Reference Values

Physical performance

Organ functioning

Metabolism
 

 

Psychiatry Unit

Unit Contact Address

Foci of Interest
 
Psychiatric Morbidity in Old Age
Spectrum

Mental illness

Depression syndrome

Dementia syndrome

Psychopathology (subdiagnostic)
 

Predictors

Previous illnesses

Multi-/comorbidity

Other risk factors
 

Consequences

Health/illness behavior

Everyday competence

Self-efficacy
 

 

Psychology Unit

Unit Contact Address

Foci of Interest (click here for more information)
 
Intelligence and Intellectual Functioning

Mechanics of intelligence

Pragmatics of intelligence

Self and Personality

Self concept

Personality dimensions

Emotional state/affect

Self-regulatory processes
 

Social Relationships

Network structure

Social support

Changes of the network

Negative aspects

Satisfaction with relationships

Relationships in retrospect
 

 

Sociology and Social Policy Unit

Unit Contact Address

Foci of Interest
 
Life History and Generational Dynamics

Social background

Migration history

Educational history

Employment history

Partnership history

Family life history
 

Economic Situation and Social Security

Assets

Sources of income

Transfers

Income expenditure

Consumer sovereignty
 

Later Phases of the Family Life Cycle

Current social structure of the family

Social structure of the generations

Changes of familial social structure
 

Social Ressources and Social Participation

Social status

Housing standards/environment

Social care

Social and cultural participation
 

 


Contact Addresses

Central Project Coordination

Berlin Aging Study
c/o Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Lentzeallee 94
D-14195 Berlin
Tel. +49-30-824 06-661
Fax: +49-30-824 99 39
basempi(at)mpib-berlin.mpg.de

 

BASE Research Units

 
Internal Medicine/Geriatrics Unit

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen
Evangelisches Geriatriezentrum Berlin (EGZB)
Reinickendorfer Straße 61
D-13347 Berlin
Tel. +49-30-450 553 332
Fax +49-30-450 553 933
elisabeth.steinhagen-thiessen(at) charite.de

Psychiatry Unit

Prof. em. Dr. Hanfried Helmchen
helmchen(at)zedat.fu-berlin.de

 

Psychology Unit

Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger
Center for Lifespan Psychology
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Lentzeallee 94
D-14195 Berlin
Tel. +49-30-824 06-572
Fax: +49-30-824 99 39
seklindenberger(at)mpib-berlin.mpg.de

Sociology/Social Policy Unit

Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich Mayer
karl.mayer(at)yale.edu


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Updated 12/2009

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Contact Address: Berlin Aging Study (BASE)
c/o Max Planck Institute for Human Development,
Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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