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Utilisation of outpatient medical services in Germany - Results from GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS
Inanspruchnahme ambulanter medizinischer Leistungen in Deutschland - Ergebnisse der Studie GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS
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Abstract Outpatient health care provision plays an important role in the identification and treatment of health problems. Data are needed on the utilisation of health care services and their determinants to enable health policy decision-making and needs-based care provision. The analyses set out in this arti... view more
Outpatient health care provision plays an important role in the identification and treatment of health problems. Data are needed on the utilisation of health care services and their determinants to enable health policy decision-making and needs-based care provision. The analyses set out in this article are based on current data on the utilisation of outpatient health care services. The data stem from the German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS), a nationwide cross-sectional survey of the resident population in Germany that is undertaken as part of the health monitoring conducted at the Robert Koch Institute. Around 80% of the population aged 18 or over were treated at least once within twelve months by a general practitioner, 60% by a specialist, and 10% received psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment. Less than half of those eligible had had a stool test during the past two years, and just over half had had a colonoscopy in the past ten years. Around 80% of women and 70% of men had had their blood pressure checked within the last year, and 60% had had their blood cholesterol or blood sugar levels monitored. Over 50% reported that they had taken medically prescribed drugs in the past two weeks. In general, most of the indicators under study suggest that utilisation increases with age and that utilisation is higher among women than men, with the exception of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services, among others.... view less
Keywords
psychotherapy; outpatient care; health service; medication; cancer; hypertension; pharmaceutical; preventive medical examination; Federal Republic of Germany; recourse; outpatient treatment; health care
Classification
Health Policy
Free Keywords
cancer screening; blood pressure monitoring; German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS); Microcensus 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 45-65
Journal
Journal of Health Monitoring, 6 (2021) 3
Issue topic
Health situation of adults in Germany - Results from GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25646/8555
ISSN
2511-2708
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed