title: [Mortality and nursing home admission of severely disabled patients].
abstract: 242 people had been interviewed 1-4 years (average 2 years) after first receiving benefits because of urgent need of nursing care. Meanwhile 57 persons had died at home. 17 persons had moved into a nursing home, and 8 of them had died there. For another two persons transfer to a nursing home was imminent. -Among those older than 60 years the probability of dying at home is more than three times greater than the risk of changeover to a nursing home. The highest transferrat to a nursing home (more than 18% within the observation period) was seen in women of 80 years of age and older.
authors.affiliation: Facharzt für Innere Medizin, Sozialmedizin, Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung in Bayern, Bereich Niederbayern-Oberpfalz.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Piechowiak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schewe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors