Bavarian Ambulatory Covid-19 Monitor (BaCoM)
Measuring physical and psychological effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
The “Bavarian Outpatient Covid-19 Monitor” (BaCoM) was a Bavaria-wide, prospective register study and was conducted to map the living situation of people in need of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to those in need of care, caregivers, family caregivers and GPs were also surveyed.
Aim
The results were to form the basis for concrete findings and suggestions for improving the situation of people in need of care and their carers. These were presented to the State Ministry for Health, Care and Prevention at the closing symposium on November 20, 2023.
Project partners
The BaCoM project is led by the Institute of General Medicine at LMU München and supported by an interdisciplinary team of experts from sociology, infectiology and nursing sciences at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and the Katholische Stiftungshochschule München.
Publications
Lukaschek K., Hentschel H., Rottenkolber M., Alberer M., Winter S., Sebastião M., Arend F., Dreischulte T., Gágyor I., Hausen A., Hoelscher M., Janke C., Kühlein T., Teupser D., Gensichen J. and BACOM Study Group (2025). “Association of mental health, quality of life, and SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals in need of care: Results from a multicentre registry study”. PLoS One 20(5):e0323017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323017. Link
Scheel-Barteit J., Floto C., Höpfner H., Kühlein T., Gágyor I., Gensichen J., Hausen A., Hoelscher M., Janke C., Nassehi A., Teupser D., Dreischulte T., Sebastião M. & BaCoM Study Group (2025). "Pharmaceutical Treatment of People with Dementia during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Germany: Polypharmacy, Anticholinergic Medication, and Antidementia Medication." Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 15(1): 119–131. Link
Gensichen J. and B. s. group (2024). "Associations of mental health with vaccination readiness in informal caregivers and the vaccination status of their care recipients during the Covid-19 pandemic - A cross sectional analysis." Vaccine 42(22): 126218.
Sanftenberg L., Bader F., Rottenkolber M., Sebastiao M., Kühlein T., Eidenschink C., Gagyor I., Wildgruber D., Hausen A., Janke C., Hoelscher M., Teupser D., Dreischulte T., Gensichen J., Bacom study group (2024). „Associations of mental health with vaccination readiness in informal caregivers and the vaccination status of their care recipients during the Covid-19 pandemic - A cross sectional analysis.“ Vaccine 42(22): 126218. Link
Sanftenberg L., Gschwendner M., Grass A., Rottenkolber M., Zöllinger I., Sebastiao M., Kühlein T., Hindenburg D., Gàgyor I., Wildgruber D. Wildgruber (2024). "Associations of Mental Health Issues with Health Literacy and Vaccination Readiness against COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities—A Cross-Sectional Analysis." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 14(3): 432–446. Link
Sanftenberg L., Hoerger A., Mayr K., Nassehi A., Wildgruber D., Hausen A., Janke C., Hoelscher M., Hindenburg D., Eidenschink C. (2024). "„… nicht mal auf den Gang!“–Das subjektive Empfinden institutioneller Maßnahmen während der Covid-19 Pandemie von Pflegeheimbewohnern. Eine qualitative Studie." Das Gesundheitswesen. Link
Dreischulte T., Sanftenberg L., Hennigs P., Zöllinger I., Schwaiger R., Floto C., Sebastiao M., Kühlein T., Hindenburg D., Gagyor I., Wildgruber D., Hausen A., Janke C., Hölscher M., Teupser D., Gensichen J. (2023). "Detecting Medication Risks among People in Need of Care: Performance of Six Instruments." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
