Need for nursing care support in cancer patients: Registry-linkage study in Germany

Abstract: Aim: In Germany, very little is known about the need for assistance and nursing care support among cancer patients after hospitalization. The aim of this study was to describe nursing care support for cancer patients and to analyse whether these patients need more care assistance than other persons in need for care. Methods: This was a registry linkage study conducted in 2011. Cases were identified from the population-based cancer registry for the Muenster District in north-western Germany and in factually anonymised form linked by a semi-automatic probabilistic procedure (the standard procedure of the cancer registry) with medical examination records of patients applying for assistance and nursing care support from the regional statutory health insurance. The application records of 4,029 patients with colon, breast and prostate cancer were compared to a reference group of 13,104 non-cancer patients. Results: In only 41.7% of colon, 45.8% of breast and 37.4% of prostate cancer pati.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/1881

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Need for nursing care support in cancer patients: Registry-linkage study in Germany ; day:19 ; month:10 ; year:2018 ; South eastern european journal of public health ; (19.10.2018)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Jacob Spallek ; Jürgen Breckenkamp ; Klaus Kraywinkel ; Wolfgang Schwabe ; Volker Krieg ; Greiner, Wolfgang ; Oliver Damm ; Razum, Oliver

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/seejph-1881
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070114303790387227
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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