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Utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care before and after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany--results of a case-control study

Eisele M, van den Bussche H, Koller D, Wiese B, Kaduszkiewicz H, Maier W, Glaeske G, Steinmann S et al.. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders, 2010-06-03

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Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology

Aims To analyze how the diagnosis of dementia changes the utilization of the ambulatory medical care services in the German statutory health insurance. Methods In this case-control study, claims data of 1,848 insurants aged >or=65 years with incident dementia and 7,392 matched controls were compared regarding their utilization of ambulatory medical care services. Results We found an increase in the utilization of ambulatory medical care services by demented patients of 50% in the year before and of 40% in the year after the incidence, predominantly in primary care and neurology/psychiatry settings. A negative interaction effect of age and gender (p <or= 0.000) was found regarding the number of visited physicians. Conclusion Service utilization by demented patients increases already within the year before the first diagnosis and stays on a relatively high level within the year after. Especially (female) patients aged 80 years and older at dementia onset ought to be observed to prevent a possible undersupply.

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How this study scored 53/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record left out, no data; Study design 6 of 12; Strength of evidence 3 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 1 of 5; Sample size 0 of 4; Effect reported 2 of 3; Studied in people 0 of 3; Randomised / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited left out, no data; Citations per year left out, no data; Impact for its field and year left out, no data; Cited by studies here left out, no data; Still being cited left out, no data; Senior author's track record left out, no data; Institution's track record left out, no data; Multi-centre collaboration left out, no data; Indexed in PubMed 2 of 2; Free to read 0 of 2. 31 of the 58 points it could be judged on, which is 53 of 100. Total 53 of 100.31 of the 58 points we could judge = 53 of 100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a case-control study. Scored zero for sample size, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 31 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 53 out of 100.

ComponentPointsWhy
Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders)
Journal's citation record — / 4 No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score
Study design 6 / 12 A case-control study
Strength of evidence 3 / 5 Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation 10 / 10 Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent 1 / 5 2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size 0 / 4 Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported 2 / 3 Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people 0 / 3 Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded 0 / 2 No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited — / 7 No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score
Citations per year — / 5 No citation count or no year — left out of this score
Impact for its field and year — / 6 No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score
Cited by studies here — / 6 Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score
Still being cited — / 4 No yearly citation counts — left out of this score
Senior author's track record — / 4 Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record — / 3 No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score
Multi-centre collaboration — / 3 Institutions not listed — left out of this score
Indexed in PubMed 2 / 2 Indexed in PubMed (PMID 20523045)
Free to read 0 / 2 Behind a paywall — scores zero
Points 31 / 58 Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 31 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 53 out of 100.
Total 53 / 100 —

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Eisele, M., van den Bussche, H., Koller, D., Wiese, B., Kaduszkiewicz, H., Maier, W., et al. (2010). Utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care before and after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany--results of a case-control study. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. https://doi.org/10.1159/000310350

Vancouver

Eisele M, van den Bussche H, Koller D, Wiese B, Kaduszkiewicz H, Maier W, et al. Utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care before and after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany--results of a case-control study. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. 2010. doi:10.1159/000310350. PMID: 20523045.

BibTeX

@article{eisele2010-20523045,
  author  = {Eisele, M. and van den Bussche, H. and Koller, D. and Wiese, B. and Kaduszkiewicz, H. and Maier, W. and Glaeske, G. and Steinmann, S. and others},
  title   = {{Utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care before and after the diagnosis of dementia in Germany--results of a case-control study}},
  journal = {Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1159/000310350},
  pmid    = {20523045},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000310350}
}

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