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Haushaltsplanung und Rechnungslegung für Krankenkassen und Gesundheitsfonds
Bei der Haushaltsplanung geht es darum, sich ein Bild von der zu erwartenden Vermögens-, Finanz- und Ertragslage zu machen, um den Status Quo der Krankenkasse in die Zukunft projizieren zu können. Einer ähnlic...
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Open AccessErratum to: Which health-related reasons lead to prehospital emergency care and how does subjective emergency status connect to subsequent care? Emergency medical service patients’ survey linked to health claims data
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The use of routine health check-ups and psychological factors—a neglected link. Evidence from a population-based study
It is well known that the use of routine health check-ups is associated with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. However, the link between psychological factors and the use of routine health check-ups has...
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Open AccessA qualitative study on older primary care patients’ perspectives on depression and its treatments - potential barriers to and opportunities for managing depression
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in old age and is associated with various negative health consequences for the affected individual. Studies suggest that patients’ views on depression have...
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Open AccessAssociation of informal caregiving with body mass index and frequency of sporting activities: evidence of a population-based study in Germany
While most studies focused solely on the comparison between informal caregivers and non-caregivers, little is known about the relation between caregiving time or caregiving activities and lifestyle factors. Th...
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Open AccessCorrelates of alcohol consumption among Germans in the second half of life. Results of a population-based observational study
Several studies have investigated the predictors of alcohol consumption behavior among adolescents and young adults. However, the body of evidence about the relationship between in particular psychological fac...
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Open AccessPsychological determinants of influenza vaccination
Previous studies investigated the determinants of individuals’ decision to vaccinate against influenza primarily focusing on social as well as certain proximal determinants, for example, behavioral beliefs. Th...
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Open AccessAssociation of general psychological factors with frequent attendance in primary care: a population-based cross-sectional observational study
Whereas several studies have examined the association between frequent attendance in primary care and illness-specific psychological factors, little is known about the relation between frequent attendance and gen...
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Open AccessWhich factors affect health care use among older Germans? Results of the German ageing survey
It remains an open question how changes in predisposing, enabling, and need factors affect health care use. Consequently, we aimed to investigate how changes in these variables affect health care use in community...
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Open AccessAssociations of frailty with health care costs – results of the ESTHER cohort study
The concept of frailty is rapidly gaining attention as an independent syndrome with high prevalence in older adults. Thereby, frailty is often related to certain adverse outcomes like mortality or disability. ...
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Willingness to pay for health insurance among the elderly population in Germany
All elderly Germans are legally obliged to have health insurance. About 90 % of this population are members of social health insurances (SHI) whose premiums are generally income-related and independent of heal...
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Open AccessInequalities in out-of-pocket payments for health care services among elderly Germans – results of a population-based cross-sectional study
In order to limit rising publicly-financed health expenditure, out-of-pocket payments for health care services (OOPP) have been raised in many industrialized countries. However, higher health-related OOPP may ...
