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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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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 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 ...
