Background Informal caregivers are an essential pillar for ensuring and maintaining the
outpatient care of the frail elderly. Due to demographic changes, including an increase in the …

Background The aim of this article is to evaluate the status, development, and perspectives
of German claims data analyses in the international and health political context. Methods We …

The financial burden for EU health systems associated with cardiovascular disease (CV) has
been estimated to be nearly€ 110 billion in 2006, corresponding to 10% of total healthcare …

Background The importance of the Internet as a medium for publishing and sharing health
and medical information has increased considerably during the last decade. Nonetheless …

Background The aim of the study was to determine the costs of treating schizophrenia from
the perspective of the statutory health insurance, as well as the identification of predictors of …

Objective To determine the non-inferiority of nurse-led care (NLC) in patients with
anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)-positive and/or rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive …

Worldwide, information infrastructures have developed rapidly towards big data over the
past few years. The evolution of powerful computers has made it possible to improve the …

Background Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. There are well-known
deficiencies in the care of patients with depression, particularly at the interfaces between …

In the design of long-term care systems, preferences can serve as an essential indication to
better tailor services to the needs, wishes and expectations of its consumers. The aim of this …

Background Treatment with antipsychotic medication is an important element of relapse
prevention in the management of schizophrenia, and can reduce inpatient stays. Recently …