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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2025

[40th anniversary of the German Society of Geriatrics (DGG)-In demand, matured, strengthened : History of the DGG concerning scientific and professional political aspects].

W Hofmann, S Grund, R Wirth, J M Bauer, H J Heppner, U Thiem, K Becher, P Benzinger, K-G Gaßmann, M Gosch and 18 more

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
    2026
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

W Hofmann, Rechlin/Müritz, Deutschland. wehofek@web.de.
S GrundAgaplesion Bethanien Krankenhaus, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
R WirthRuhr-Universität Bochum, Marien Hospital Herne, Bochum, Deutschland.
J M BauerAgaplesion Bethanien Krankenhaus, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
H J HeppnerKlinik für Geriatrie, Klinikum Bayreuth, Medizincampus Oberfranken, Bayreuth, Deutschland.
U Thiem, Recklinghausen, Deutschland.
K BecherKlinik Wartenberg, Wartenberg, Deutschland.
P BenzingerGeriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
K-G GaßmannGeriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland.
M GoschMedizinische Klinik 2, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Deutschland.
R HardtZentrum für Allgemeinmedizin und Geriatrie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland.
O KrauseZentrum für Medizin im Alter, DIAKOVERE Henriettenstift, Hannover, Deutschland.
G KolbBonifatius Hospital Lingen, Lingen, Deutschland.
A KwetkatKlinikum Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Deutschland.
M Meisel, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
H-J Naurath, Celle, Deutschland.
H G Nehen, Essen, Deutschland.
R Neubart, Schwante, Deutschland.
C Lucke, Isernhagen, Deutschland.
D LüttjeKlinikum Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Deutschland.
R Püllen, Bad Homburg, Deutschland.
R-J SchulzSt. Marien-Hospital Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
C SieberKantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Schweiz.
K SinglerInstitut für Biomedizin des Alterns, FAU, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland.
W Swoboda, Würzburg, Deutschland.
W Vogel, Hofgeismar, Deutschland.
H Werner, Oberursel, Deutschland.
M DenkingerAgaplesion Bethesda Klinik Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The German Society of Geriatrics (DGG) celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. It was founded in 1985 to position geriatrics in science and policy, to disseminate knowledge, to establish a geriatric specialist status and to establish an independent field of geriatric medicine in diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation. How did it achieve these goals? For this three methods were used: (1) semi-structured and open interviews (n = 28), (2) a very comprehensive source study with identification of 4 milestones based on historical ethnography, and (3) a content analysis of all protocols of general meetings (n = 36) over 40 years. The DGG has achieved nearly all of its goals, and more. It has independently developed evidence in the areas of nutrition, geriatric traumatology and assessment. Through its excellent international network, scientific excellence can be found within the DGG; however, the goal of establishing a geriatric specialist has not been achieved. Only a specialist area such as geriatrics within the DGG can meet the complex needs of older people.

Indexed as

GeriatricsPoliticsSocieties, MedicalAnniversaries and Special EventsGermanyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansContent analysisEthnographyGeriatric MedicineMedical scienceMedical society

Identifiers

PMID40699322
PMCPMC12321663

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