ArticleZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2017
[Differences in chronic back pain and joint disorders among health insurance funds : Results of a cross-sectional study based on the data of the Socioeconomic Panel from 2013].
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- Excess mortality of German men and women aged 60 years and older needing long-term care 2020-2024: data from a statutory health insurance comprising more than 3 million people.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Indication for spinal surgery: associated factors and regional differences in Germany.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- [Hospitalization of nursing home residents in the last phase of life: an analysis of health insurance data].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Article
- Regional Differences in Prescribing Patterns of Metamizole in Germany Based on Data from 70 Million Persons.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Waiting times in primary care depending on insurance scheme in Germany.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Prevalence and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis in people aged 60 years or older in Germany: an analysis based on health insurance claims data.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth services research uses increasingly data from health insurance funds. It is well known that the funds differ with regard to sociodemographic characteristics and morbidity. It is uncertain if there are also differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders.
objectiveTo compare the sociodemographic characteristics in various health insurance funds and the prevalence of joint disorders and chronic back pain.
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resultsA total of 19,146 participants were included. Most participants (4,934) were insured by AOK, followed by BKK (2,632) and BARMER GEK (2,398). There were huge differences among the health insurance funds with regard to the sociodemographic characteristics. For example, the proportion of unemployed insurants was between 33.3 % (IKK) and 50.6 % (AOK). The prevalence of joint disorders standardized according to age and sex (20.7 %; 95 % CI: 20.1-21.3) was between 17.4 % (95 % CI: 15.8-19.0; PKV) and 22.4 % (95 % CI: 21.1-23.6; AOK). The prevalence of chronic back pain (18.0 %; 95 % CI: 17.4-18.5) was between 13.5 % (95 % CI: 12.2-14.9; PKV) and 20.6 % (95 % CI: 19.4-21.8; AOK).
conclusionThere are differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among health insurance funds. The extrapolation of analyses of one health insurance fund to the German population is thus limited.
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