%0 Journal Article
%A Michalowsky, Bernhard
%A Hoffmann, Wolfgang
%A Bohlken, Jens
%A Kostev, Karel
%T Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on disease recognition and utilisation of healthcare services in the older population in Germany: a cross-sectional study.
%J Age & ageing
%V 50
%N 2
%@ 1468-2834
%C Oxford
%I Oxford Univ. Press
%M DZNE-2021-01138
%P 317 - 325
%D 2021
%X There is little evidence about the utilisation of healthcare services and disease recognition in the older population, which was urged to self-isolate during the COVID-19 lockdown.We aimed to describe the utilisation of physician consultations, specialist referrals, hospital admissions and the recognition of incident diseases in Germany for this age group during the COVID-19 lockdown.Cross-sectional observational study.1,095 general practitioners (GPs) and 960 specialist practices in Germany.2.45 million older patients aged 65 or older.The number of documented physician consultations, specialist referrals, hospital admissions and incident diagnoses during the imposed lockdown in 2020 was descriptively analysed and compared to 2019.Physician consultations decrease slightly in February (-2
%K Aged
%K COVID-19: diagnosis
%K COVID-19: epidemiology
%K COVID-19: prevention & control
%K COVID-19: therapy
%K Communicable Disease Control: organization & administration
%K Cross-Sectional Studies
%K Delayed Diagnosis: adverse effects
%K Delayed Diagnosis: statistics & numerical data
%K Delivery of Health Care: methods
%K Delivery of Health Care: organization & administration
%K Female
%K Germany: epidemiology
%K Humans
%K Male
%K Noncommunicable Diseases: epidemiology
%K Noncommunicable Diseases: therapy
%K Organizational Innovation
%K Patient Acceptance of Health Care: statistics & numerical data
%K Quarantine: methods
%K SARS-CoV-2
%K COVID-19 (Other)
%K healthcare utilisation (Other)
%K lockdown (Other)
%K older people (Other)
%K recognition (Other)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:33205150
%2 pmc:PMC7717143
%R 10.1093/ageing/afaa260
%U https://pub.dzne.de/record/156006