Chronic conditions and use of health care service among German centenarians
Author(s) -
Petra von Berenberg,
Dagmar Dräger,
Thomas Zahn,
Julia Neuwirth,
Adelheid Kuhlmey,
Paul Gellert
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afx008
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , gerontology , dementia , comorbidity , health care , long term care , geriatrics , family medicine , chronic care , disease , chronic disease , psychiatry , pathology , economics , economic growth
here is limited data comparing conditions and health service use across care settings in centenarians. To improve health service delivery in centenarians, the aim of this study was to compare the proportion of centenarians who have chronic conditions, take medication and use health care services across different care settings.
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