title: [Application behavior and disability in ambulatory care according to SGB XI. A structural regional approach].
abstract: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS: The target of this task undertaken by a geographer was an analysis according to limited regional areas, of application for and demands on benefits granted by the statutory social long-term care insurance body, and hence an interdisciplinary estimate. Definite differences between individual areas in Schleswig-Holstein were seen, and it was partly possible to explain why such differences exist. The infrastructure, the housing space ownership conditions and individual self-assessment are essential factors when applying for benefits. Identification of the geography of the relevant residential location was effected by the individual zip code. In 79.8% of the cases included in a random test the locations were clearly defined. The combination of geography and epidemiology enables a clear allocation of medical phenomena also for further research concerning differences between well-defined areas.
authors.affiliation: MDK Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pritzkuleit
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Erben
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data