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Open AccessAssociation of physical activity with utilization of long-term care in community-dwelling older adults in Germany: results from the population-based KORA-Age observational study
Physical activity (PA) is a proven strategy to prevent chronic diseases and reduce falls. Furthermore, it improves or at least maintains performance of activities of daily living, and thus fosters an independe...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of a non-pharmacological treatment vs. “care as usual” in day care centers for community-dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: results from the German randomized controlled DeTaMAKS-trial
Cognitive impairment in older adults causes a high economic and societal burden. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of the multicomponent, non-pharmacological MAKS treatment vs. “care as usual” in Germ...
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Open AccessBrief telephone counselling is effective for caregivers who do not experience any major life events – caregiver-related outcomes of the German day-care study
To date, there has been a dearth of scientifically tested, established intervention concepts focussed on supporting informal caregivers and embedded in routine health care structures. The aim of this study was...
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Open AccessDeterminants for utilization and transitions of long-term care in adults 65+ in Germany: results from the longitudinal KORA-Age study
Societies around the world face the burden of an aging population with a high prevalence of chronic conditions. Thus, the demand for different types of long-term care will increase and change over time. The pu...
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Open AccessDeterminants of adherence and effects on health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study
Adherence to recommendations and medication is deemed to be important for effectiveness of case management interventions. Thus, reasons for non-adherence and effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) s...
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Open AccessThe German day-care study: multicomponent non-drug therapy for people with cognitive impairment in day-care centres supplemented with caregiver counselling (DeTaMAKS) – study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial
It is the wish of both people with cognitive impairment and their informal caregivers for the impaired person to live at home for as long as possible. This is also in line with economic arguments about health....
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Open AccessEffectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with asthma: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (EPRA)
Asthma patients are enrolled in multimodal pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs. However, available data for the effectiveness of PR in asthma are sparse. Therefore, the primary aim of this randomized contro...
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Cost-effectiveness of nurse-based case management versus usual care for elderly patients with myocardial infarction: results from the KORINNA study
We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a case management intervention by trained nurses in elderly (≥65 years) patients with myocardial infarction from a societal perspective.
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Secondary Prevention Medication After Myocardial Infarction: Persistence in Elderly People over the Course of 1 Year
Persistent use of guideline-recommended drugs after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is frequently reported to be inadequate in the elderly and scarce knowledge exists about factors that influence persistence...
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Open AccessNew potential determinants of disability in aged persons with myocardial infarction: results from the KORINNA-study
Elderly individuals with coronary heart disease are a population particularly burdened by disability. However, to date many predictors of disability established in general populations have not been considered ...
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Open AccessEffects of a nurse-based case management compared to usual care among aged patients with myocardial infarction: results from the randomized controlled KORINNA study
Transition from hospital to home is a critical period for older persons with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Home-based secondary prevention programs led by nurses have been proposed to facilitate the patie...
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Open AccessEmpirical analysis shows reduced cost data collection may be an efficient method in economic clinical trials
Data collection for economic evaluation alongside clinical trials is burdensome and cost-intensive. Limiting both the frequency of data collection and recall periods can solve the problem. As a consequence, ga...
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Open AccessNurse-based case management for aged patients with myocardial infarction: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Aged patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) have a high prevalence of co-morbidity associated with poor quality of life, high health care costs, and increased risk for adverse outcomes. These patients are ...
