Determinants of health-related quality of life in older primary care patients: Results of the longitudinal observational AgeCoDe Study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 640, 2015, Pages e716-e723

  Eisele, M ^a   Lange, C ^a   Scherer, M ^a   Kaduszkiewicz, H ^b   Konig H H ^a   Hajek, A ^a   Wiese, B ^c   Prokein, J ^c   Weyerer, S ^d   Werle, J ^d   Riedel Heller, S G ^e   Luppa, M ^e   Koppara, A ^f   Maier, W ^f   Heser, K ^g   Mosch E ^f   Weeg, D ^f   Fuchs, A ^h   Pentzek, M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^g GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^h TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aged .80 years; Institutionalisation; Mobility limitation; Nursing homes; Primary health care; Quality of life; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GERMANY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84946714683     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X687337     Document Type: Article

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