Research Associate
University of Cologne
Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Institution: Cologne Center of Rights, Ethics, Economics and Social Science of Health, University of Cologne (Germany)
Role: Postdoctoral research associate
Main Research Interest:
• health inequalities in older age
• inequalities in use of nursing care services
• social and socioeconomic determinants of health
• health disparities related to physical environment
• regional disparities
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations:
Zimmermann J. (2022). Individual characteristics associated with the utilization of nursing care in the very old population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics: 22(1). 10.1186/s12877-022-03448-y.
Zimmermann J. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health in very old adults during COVID-19 pandemic (oral presentation). 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Odense, Denmark.
Zimmermann J. (2021). Impact of physical and social frailty on the utilization of nursing care services in very old adults (oral presentation). Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, online. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2193
Zimmermann, J.; Hansen, S.; Wagner, M. (2021): Home environment and frailty in very old adults. In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 54: 114–119. DOI: 10.1007/s00391-021-01969-6.
Zimmermann J., Swora M., Pfaff H., Zank S. (2019) Organizational factors of fall injuries among residents within German nursing homes. European Journal of Ageing: 16(4): 503-512. doi: 10.1007/s10433-019-00511-3
Zimmermann J., Pfaff H. (2018) Influence of nurse staffing levels on resident weight loss within German nursing homes. Research in Gerontological Nursing 11(1):48–56. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20180109-01
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Saturday, November 11, 2023
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Saturday, November 11, 2023
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET