Frequency and gender differences in the use of professional home care in late life. Findings from three German old-age cohorts

Frequency and gender differences in the use of professional home care in late life. Findings from three German old-age cohorts

AimThe aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of and the gender differences in the use of professional home care in Germany.MethodsWe used harmonized data from three large cohort studies from Germany (“Healthy Aging: Gender-specific trajectories into the latest life”; AgeDifferent.de Pla...

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Main Authors: Elżbieta W. Buczak-Stec, André Hajek, Alexander Pabst, Christian Brettschneider, Hendrik van den Bussche, Birgitt Wiese, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Andreas Hoell, Michael Pentzek, Angela Fuchs, Melanie Luppa, Margit Löbner, Janine Stein, Franziska Förster, Dagmar Weeg, Edelgard Mösch, Kathrin Heser, Martin Scherer, Wolfgang Maier, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Michael Wagner, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Hans-Helmut König
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
gender differences
professional home care
home-based formal help
home care
outpatient nursing care
meals on wheels
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.924818/full

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