Nursing Science and Gerontology

Research area for gerontology

The research area focuses on behavioral gerontology with an emphasis on social and cultural influences and conditions on the individual and societal aging process. The research approach to social and cultural gerontology is orientated on qualitative research. The connex to nursing science is a shared concept of gerontologic nursing.

current areas of research

  • significance of religiousness in the course of ageing
  • childhood memories of very old people and their present meaning
  • Concept development for a gerontologically oriented nursing model

 

Contact

Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. Ismail Tufan
Associated Researcher

itufan05@yahoo.com

Contact

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Martin Pallauf
Associated Researcher

martin.pallauf@pmu.ac.at

Contact

Dr. phil. David Rester
Associated Researcher

david.rester@freenet.de

UMIT TIROL– Private University For Health Sciences and Health Technology

Eduard-Wallnoefer-Zentrum 1
A-6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria