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It's not just very old people who are struggling with physical impairments. According to a 2017 study by the German Federal Statistical Office, around one third (33.7 percent) of persons with impairments or disabilities are between 65 and 79 years old.

Good sleep is important for health and well-being. However, you only appreciate this when you're missing sleep. Whether it's young parents or successful businessmen and women: the duration and quality of a night's sleep often leave much to be desired.

Compared to institutional care and nursing home care, there are many people in need of nursing that are cared for by relatives and family.

Living at home into old age: This dream is shared by many people in times of demographic change in Europe.

It's common knowledge that care workers have physically demanding jobs. During the Corona pandemic, the workload in hospitals and care facilities became even more intense.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, significantly more employees have been working in their own four walls than before. The topic of health in the home office is therefore particularly topical.

The global number of people aged 65 and older is expected to more than double by 2050.

Many people know what it's like have difficulty falling asleep or not sleeping through the night and then being tired during the day.

Sitting too long while playing PC games can cause health problems; height-adjustable desks promote improved health.

There are great expectations concerning the benefits of digitalization for improving care processes and care quality. According to the studies, most employees (67 percent) hope for a simpler and more efficient handling of bureaucratic tasks....

To promote maximum comfort and long-term health, more and more recliner chairs are finding their way into residential and commercial spaces...

From 2014 to 2019, the global comfort-recliner furniture market share increased by 7.2% to reach a value of $3.731 million USD...

The Corona pandemic has triggered a home office boom, which is also being politically encouraged: German employers must now offer a work at home option whenever possible...

Improved comfort in cinemas is primarily provided by more comfortable, versatile seating options. With more than 20 years of experience in the furniture industry, DewertOkin is the leading manufacturer of drive and system technology for motorised adjustable armchair and sofa applications...

Slowly but surely, digitisation in the healthcare sector is progressing throughout Europe. It is fundamentally changing the world of work: not merely by introducing new technologies, but by changing and facilitating entire work processes...

We sit for most of our day. Adults spend on average 50 to 70 percent of their time sitting. Comfort is very important to us and many people would like to find comfort in an armchair. But few people ever think about where the furniture actually comes from or how it has changed over the centuries...

The average office worker spends a total of 80,000 hours sitting down at work – the equivalent of more than nine years. However, many employees find it difficult to maintain a healthy sitting posture over ...

Almost one third of all Germans suffer from sleeping difficulties. Poor sleep has a negative effect on mental and physical health and performance, which then affects professional and social life...

With around 13 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants, Japan is the world leader, closely followed by South Korea (approx. 12 beds). Germany has about 7 beds per 1,000 inhabitants...

When compared globally, the USA and Germany have the highest number of intensive care beds per inhabitant. In the USA, there are just under 34 intensive care beds per 100,000 inhabitants...