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Open AccessThe development of suicide risk in people with severe mental disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a claims-based cohort study
In this study, we assess how the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the suicide risk of patients with severe mental disorders in Germany.
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Open AccessQuality of life in a high-risk group of elderly primary care patients: characteristics and potential for improvement
Quality of Life (QoL) is associated with a bandwidth of lifestyle factors that can be subdivided into fixed and potentially modifiable ones. We know too little about the role of potentially modifiable factors ...
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Open AccessAdherence to a lifestyle intervention – just a question of self-efficacy? Analysis of the AgeWell.de-intervention against cognitive decline
Aim of this study was to detect predictors of better adherence to the AgeWell.de-intervention, a two-year randomized multi-domain lifestyle intervention against cognitive decline.
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Open AccessThe effect of telephone health coaching and remote exercise monitoring for peripheral artery disease (TeGeCoach) on health care cost and utilization: results of a randomized controlled trial
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the third most prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In 2016, costs per patient associated with PAD exceeded even the health-economic burden of coronary heart dis...
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Open AccessSocial isolation in the oldest-old: determinants and the differential role of family and friends
To examine the association of sociodemographic and health-related determinants with social isolation in relation to family and friends in the oldest-old.
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Open AccessValidation of MyFORTA: An Automated Tool to Improve Medications in Older People Based on the FORTA List
Listing tools have been developed to improve medications in older patients, including the Fit fOR The Aged (FORTA) list, a clinically validated, positive-negative list of medication appropriateness. Here, we a...
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Open AccessBelief in science and climate anxiety: findings from a quota-sample
To date, no studies exist investigating whether belief in science is associated with climate anxiety. Thus, our goal was to examine the link between belief in science and climate anxiety (also among different ...
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Open AccessPerceived ageism and psychosocial outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
In light of the existing knowledge gap in this research area (particularly based on representative samples and research conducted during the pandemic), the objective of this study was to explore the associatio...
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Open AccessCosts associated with insufficient physical activity in Germany: cross-sectional results from the baseline examination of the German national cohort (NAKO)
Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases posing a significant economic burden to healthcare systems and societies. The study aimed to examine the differences i...
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Open AccessAssociation of two geriatric treatment systems with anti-osteoporotic drug treatment and second hip fracture in patients with an index hip fracture: retrospective cohort study
In Germany, geriatricians deliver acute geriatric care during acute hospital stay and post-acute rehabilitation after transfer to a rehabilitation clinic. The rate patients receive acute geriatric care (AGC) o...
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Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of loneliness among the oldest old living in institutionalized settings
There is very limited knowledge regarding the prevalence and determinants of loneliness in oldest old residents of nursing or old age homes.
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Open AccessVision and hearing problems and psychosocial outcomes: longitudinal evidence from the German Ageing Survey
To examine whether changes in vision and hearing problems are associated with changes in psychosocial outcomes (in terms of depressive symptoms, loneliness, and perceived social isolation).
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Open AccessTemporal and spatial changes in the provision of mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a claims-based cohort study on patients with severe mental disorders
Major lockdowns were imposed in Germany from March until May 2020 and from December 2020 until May 2021. We studied the influence of these lockdowns, the strain on intensive care units and the strictness of CO...
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Open AccessDevelopment and implementation of a treatment pathway to reduce coronary angiograms - lessons from a failure
The rates of coronary angiograms (CA) and related procedures (percutaneous intervention [PCI]) are significantly higher in Germany than in other Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD) c...
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Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Musculoskeletal Conditions Offered by Physiotherapists: A Systematic Review of Trial-Based Evaluations
Musculoskeletal conditions are a leading contributor to disability worldwide. The treatment of these conditions accounts for 7% of health care costs in Germany and is often provided by physiotherapists. Yet, a...
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Open AccessBudget impact analysis of a Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program for older people in Germany: a Markov model based on data from the LiFE-is-LiFE trial
Fall prevention is important for healthy ageing, but the economic impact of fall prevention are scarcely investigated. A recent cost-effectiveness analysis compared a group-delivered Lifestyle-integrated Funct...
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Open AccessThe effect of depressive symptoms on quality of life and its different facets in the oldest age population: evidence from the AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study
The present study aims to investigate the prospective effect of depressive symptoms on overall QoL in the oldest age group, taking into account its different facets.
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Open AccessPain: its prevalence and correlates among the oldest old
There is very limited knowledge regarding pain among the oldest old.
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Open AccessMultimodal home-based rehabilitation intervention after discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation (GeRas): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Geriatric rehabilitation aims to maintain the functional reserves of older adults in order to optimize social participation and prevent disability. After discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation, pati...
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Open AccessHow do individuals rate their health compared to others? findings based on a nationally representative sample in Germany
The aim of this study is to explore the determinants of health comparisons (i.e., how individuals rate their health compared to other individuals in their age bracket) in the general adult population (total sa...
