Health services in older psoriasis patients before and after nursing home admission
Petersen, J.; Garbe, C.; Wolf, S.; Stephan, B.; Augustin, M.; Hagenström, K. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022 · Heft 2 · S. 139 bis 145
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Introduction and backgroundThe demographic change has far-reaching consequences for our healthcare system, especially due to a change in the spectrum of diseases towards an increase in age-associated and chronic diseases [6]. Consequently, the number of people in need of long-term care is increasing. Currently, about 810,000 persons are residents of nursing homes (NHs) in Germany [20]. Providing appropriate care for people of advanced age is associated with particular challenges, especially for older people in NHs: residents tend to experience restrictions in activities of daily living, and frequently suffer fro…
