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Title:

Longitudinal Predictors of Institutionalization in Old Age.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Journal Article
Author(s):
Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; Lange, Carolin; Posselt, Tina; Wiese, Birgitt; Steinmann, Susanne; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Pentzek, Michael; Fuchs, Angela; Stein, Janine; Luck, Tobias; Bickel, Horst; Mösch, Edelgard; Wagner, Michael; Jessen, Frank; Maier, Wolfgang; Scherer, Martin; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; König, Hans-Helmut
Abstract:
To investigate time-dependent predictors of institutionalization in old age using a longitudinal approach.In a representative survey of the German general population aged 75 years and older predictors of institutionalization were observed every 1.5 years over six waves. Conditional fixed-effects logistic regressions (with 201 individuals and 960 observations) were performed to estimate the effects of marital status, depression, dementia, and physical impairments (mobility, hearing and visual imp...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
PLoS ONE
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
10
Journal issue:
12
Pages contribution:
e0144203
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144203
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658776
Print-ISSN:
1932-6203
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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