TY - JOUR AU - Hajek, André AU - König, Hans-Helmut PY - 2018 DA - 2018/08/30 TI - Which factors lead to frequent attendance in the outpatient sector among individuals in the second half of life? Evidence from a population-based longitudinal study in Germany JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 673 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Despite only constituting a small percentage of the population, frequent attenders place a tremendous burden on the healthcare system in Germany. Whilst there are some cross-sectional studies that examine the correlates of frequent attendance among older adults, there are only a few longitudinal studies that analyze the factors that lead to frequent attendance among middle-aged or older adults. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the factors leading to frequent attendance in the outpatient sector longitudinally. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3487-x DO - 10.1186/s12913-018-3487-x ID - Hajek2018 ER -