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Open AccessSocioeconomic differences in limited lung function: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults in Germany
Limited lung function represents a serious health impairment. However, studies investigating social inequalities in limited lung function are rare. Thus, the current study investigates which socioeconomic grou...
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Open AccessType 2 diabetes in the employed population: do rates and trends differ among nine occupational sectors? An analysis using German health insurance claims data
Socioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes (T2D) are well established in the literature. However, within the background of changing work contexts associated with digitalization and its effect on lifestyle a...
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Open AccessTime trends in limited lung function among German middle-aged and older adults
Limited lung function represents a serious health impairment. However, studies investigating changes in limited lung function over time are rare. Thus, the current study investigates time-related changes in li...
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Open AccessDecreasing COPD-related incidences and hospital admissions in a German health insurance population
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with smoking and work-related health hazards. Most studies have reported prevalences, and the number of studies examining incidences and social inequa...
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Open AccessTrust in Healthcare during COVID-19 in Europe: vulnerable groups trust the least
We examined predictors of trust in the healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic in 27 European countries.
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in diabetes prevalence: the case of Egypt between 2008 and 2015
There is a steady increase in diabetes prevalence globally and many studies imply that high socioeconomic status (SES) is inversely related to diabetes prevalence. However, there is scarcity in literature from...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes comorbidities in different population subgroups: trend analyses using German health insurance data
While socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) are well established, little is known about whether inequalities exist in the prevalence and the temporal development ...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in diabetes prevalence: the case of South Africa between 2003 and 2016
Diabetes is a growing epidemic worldwide and the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) is frequently acknowledged in the literature. This study aims to compare the effect of SES on diabetes prevalence in South ...
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Die quantitative Analyse von Gesundheit und Krankheit
In der Soziologie von Gesundheit und Krankheit wird der größte Teil der Daten durch verschiedene Arten der Befragung gewonnen; für die Untersuchung spezifischer Erkrankungen werden zusätzlich andere Datenquell...
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Open AccessLiving longer, working longer: analysing time trends in working life expectancy in Germany from a health perspective between 2002 and 2018
Population ageing poses growing challenges to social security systems, in particular to public pension funds. The study analyses how Working Life Expectancy (WLE) and Healthy Working Life Expectancy (HWLE) in ...
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Open AccessMorbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart defects in the third and fourth life decade
The population of adults with congenital heart defects (ACHD) is continuously growing. Data on morbidity and mortality of ACHD are limited. This longitudinal observational study examined a group of ACHD with s...
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Open AccessHealth and study dropout: health aspects differentially predict attrition
Participant dropout poses significant problems in longitudinal survey studies. Although it is often assumed that a participant’s health predicts future study dropout, only a few studies have examined this topi...
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Die langzeitliche Entwicklung von Morbidität und Gesundheit in Deutschland – mehr Gesundheit für alle?
Angesichts der demografischen Alterung der Bevölkerung wird von einer wachsenden Zahl chronisch kranker Menschen ausgegangen und vor diesem Hintergrund ein Anstieg des gesundheitlichen Versorgungsbedarfs progn...
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Open AccessWidening or narrowing income inequalities in myocardial infarction? Time trends in life years free of myocardial infarction and after incidence
Despite substantial improvements in prevention and therapy, myocardial infarction (MI) remains a frequent health event, causing high mortality and serious health impairments. Previous research lacks evidence o...
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Open AccessDecline of depressive symptoms in Europe: differential trends across the lifespan
We examined changes in the burden of depressive symptoms between 2006 and 2014 in 18 European countries across different age groups.
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Open AccessDevelopment of comorbidities in type 2 diabetes between 2005 and 2017 using German claims data
Against the background of increasing life expectancy over time, several hypotheses have been proposed on the way morbidity has been develo**. In type 2 diabetes (T2D), previous research suggests that morbidi...
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Open AccessTrends and equity in the use of health services in Spain and Germany around austerity in Europe
Following the 2008 economic crisis many countries implemented austerity policies, including reducing public spending on health services. This paper evaluates the trends and equity in the use of health services...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer – a time trend analysis with German health insurance data
Lung Cancer (LC) is one of the most prevalent cancer diseases. Due to the lack of databases which allow the combination of information on individual socioeconomic status (SES) and cancer incidence, research on...
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Open AccessSocial inequalities in mild and severe myocardial infarction: how large is the gap in health expectancies?
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) remains a frequent health event and a major contributor to long-term impairments globally. So far, research on social inequalities in MI incidence and mortality with respect to...
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Open AccessQuality indicators for the evaluation of end-of-life care in Germany – a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of statutory health insurance data
The provision and quality of end-of-life care (EoLC) in Germany is inconsistent. Therefore, an evaluation of current EoLC based on quality indicators is needed. This study aims to evaluate EoLC in Germany on t...
