title: [Factors for ambulant care--first results of a small area comparison of assessment data in the Federal States of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern].
abstract: This paper shows possible opportunities and analysis potentials to contrast between Federal States--in this case Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern--with regard to application for and demands on benefits granted by statutory long-term care insurance. It is a further development of an early study. Under the assumption of an equal behaviour as to application for, demands on and distinction of ADL (activities of daily life) variances for defined areas of a Federal State are pointed out. Within a Federal State, definite differences between rural and urban areas are exemplified. Applications for and demands on benefits follow the same trend, but there are differences in profile. Self-assessment of each of the the States concerned, differs surprisingly and is in itself often contradictory. On comparing these States, it was possible to verify individual factors of influence such as infrastructure, housing property conditions and individual self-assessment. Moreover the paper shows the influence of the process of transition taking place in East Germany, e. g. by selective migration and fast suburbanization.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population