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Table 3 Proportion of specialist contacts by sex, age and care level before and after institutionalization (n = 18,779)

From: Are there changes in medical specialist contacts after transition to a nursing home? an analysis of German claims data

   

One year before

One year after

Dentist

Sex

Women

43.4%

49.8%

Men

48.9%

52.1%

Age group

65–74 y

46.7%

53.6%

75–84 y

49.8%

53.9%

85–94 y

41.3%

45.7%

95+ y

35.0%

43.8%

Care level

1

45.0%

51.1%

2

43.8%

49.5%

3

44.4%

44.6%

Ophthalmologist

Sex

Women

38.5%

30.9%

Men

38.3%

29.7%

Age group

65–74 y

29.2%

26.7%

75–84 y

39.9%

30.4%

85–94 y

39.9%

31.8%

95+ y

32.4%

27.2%

Care level

1

40.4%

33.8%

2

35.3%

25.4%

3

29.2%

17.2%

Surgeon

Sex

Women

31.0%

27.5%

Men

27.5%

23.6%

Age group

65–74 y

31.1%

27.7%

75–84 y

34.4%

28.6%

85–94 y

27.8%

25.3%

95+ y

20.6%

22.2%

Care level

1

31.9%

28.5%

2

27.4%

23.7%

3

22.4%

16.4%

Gynecologist (women only)

Age group

65–74 y

13.3%

9.6%

75–84 y

12.1%

8.3%

85–94 y

7.4%

6.6%

95+ y

4.5%

4.3%

Care level

1

10.1%

7.8%

2

8.5%

7.1%

3

9.2%

5.3%

ENT specialist

Sex

Women

20.6%

26.0%

Men

22.0%

24.6%

Age group

65–74 y

14.0%

18.2%

75–84 y

19.0%

22.6%

85–94 y

23.3%

28.6%

95+ y

26.8%

36.2%

Care level

1

21.6%

26.4%

2

19.9%

24.8%

3

17.7%

18.7%

Dermatologist

Sex

Women

14.7%

16.9%

Men

19.7%

21.4%

Age group

65–74 y

13.8%

17.5%

75–84 y

16.5%

18.0%

85–94 y

15.8%

17.9%

95+ y

16.3%

18.7%

Care level

1

16.6%

18.0%

2

14.5%

17.9%

3

12.1%

16.9%

Urologist

Sex

Women

7.5%

10.4%

Men

34.7%

39.2%

Age group

65–74 y

16.5%

22.6%

75–84 y

16.4%

19.6%

85–94 y

11.8%

14.6%

95+ y

7.5%

11.0%

Care level

1

12.5%

14.4%

2

15.9%

22.0%

3

19.5%

24.5%

Neurologist/ Psychiatrist

Sex

Women

25.9%

42.0%

Men

31.7%

46.3%

Age group

65–74 y

41.3%

55.3%

75–84 y

37.0%

50.3%

85–94 y

18.9%

36.6%

95+ y

7.5%

25.1%

Care level

1

25.6%

40.9%

2

30.0%

47.1%

3

33.6%

48.1%

  1. Abbreviation: ENT Ear, nose and throat