[Death in seclusion - a worldwide phenomenon illustrated on fringe groups in Munich].
100 randomised cases where a person lived and died in isolation in Munich were analysed. Factors such as social background, living situation, education, physiological and psychological state of health were evaluated. Personal isolation (=seclusion) seems to depend on various social, financial, psychological or physical reasons. Lack of contact with other people not only leads to psychological problems, but isolation also contributes to increased illness and early death. In order to improve the present social situation in Munich preventive social measures are necessary to achieve increase in health status for the elder and a decrease in mortality rate.
Fieseler
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Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität München, München. Sybille.Fieseler@med.uni-muenchen.de
Pfandzelt
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Zinka
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Kunz
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Gabriel
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Eisenmenger
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Graw
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D038622:Internationality; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012934:Social Isolation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014505:Urban Population