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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Factors Contributing to Persistent Frequent Attendance in Primary Care Among the Oldest Old: Longitudinal Evidence From the AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe Study.

Elżbieta W Buczak-Stec, André Hajek, Hendrik van den Bussche, Marion Eisele, Anke Oey, Birgitt Wiese, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Angela Fuchs, Michael Pentzek and 10 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Elżbieta W Buczak-StecDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
André HajekDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hendrik van den BusscheDepartment of General Practice and Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Marion EiseleDepartment of General Practice and Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Anke OeyHannover Medical School, Institute of General Practice, Hanover, Germany.
Birgitt WieseHannover Medical School, Institute of General Practice, Hanover, Germany.
Siegfried WeyererCentral Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Jochen WerleCentral Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Angela FuchsMedical Faculty, Institute of General Practice, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Michael PentzekMedical Faculty, Institute of General Practice, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Melanie LuppaInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Margit LöbnerInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Dagmar WeegDepartment of Psychiatry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Edelgard MöschDepartment of Psychiatry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Kathrin HeserDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Michael WagnerDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Steffi G Riedel-HellerInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Wolfgang MaierDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Martin SchererDepartment of General Practice and Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DELeipzig University · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DETechnical University of Munich · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity Hospital Bonn · DECentral Institute of Mental Health · DEGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Since there is a lack of longitudinal studies in this area, our aim was to identify the determinants of persistent frequent attendance in primary care among the oldest old in Germany. Methods: Longitudinal data (follow-up wave 7-9) were taken from the multicenter prospective cohort "Study on needs, health service use, costs, and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+)" (AgeQualiDe), covering primary care patients ≥ 85 years (FU7 Results: Our analysis included 1,891 observations (766 individuals). Across three waves, we identified 56 persistent frequent attenders. Results of random-effects logistic regressions showed that the odds of being persistent frequent attender were higher for widowed individuals (OR = 4.57; 95% CI [1.07-19.45]). Moreover, a one-point increase in the frailty score and having one more chronic condition increased the odds of being a persistent frequent attender by 68% (OR =1.68; 95% CI [1.05-2.69]) and 23% (OR=1.23, 95% CI [1.05-1.44]), respectively. Conclusion: Our study stressed the longitudinal association between frailty and widowhood as well as chronic diseases and persistent frequent attendance among the oldest old in Germany.

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80 and overagedfrequent attendergeneral practitioners (GP)health care utilizationhealth services needs and demandpersistent frequent attendanceprimary health care

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