Table 2 Descriptive statistics: Share of elderly with no medical specialist visit in 2015 by level of long-term care
Medical specialty | Disease categories | Elderly in need of long-term care | Elderly not in need of long-term care | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low level of care | Medium level of care | High level of care | |||||||
Share | n | Share | n | % | n | Share | n | ||
Internal medicine | Renal failure | 57% | 2040 | 67% | 1483 | 79% | 518 | 44% | 8299 |
Respiratory disease | 56% | 1929 | 68% | 1236 | 78% | 401 | 46% | 14,737 | |
Heart disease | 62% | 4941 | 72% | 3222 | 83% | 1270 | 46% | 31,199 | |
Mono- and polyneuropathy | 59% | 1709 | 67% | 1044 | 75% | 315 | 52% | 10,358 | |
Nutrition-related disease | 59% | 1596 | 67% | 907 | 77% | 274 | 54% | 14,239 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 67% | 2106 | 76% | 1790 | 84% | 822 | 47% | 9671 | |
Coronary disease | 63% | 3632 | 72% | 2244 | 81% | 843 | 54% | 25,697 | |
Intestinal disease | 63% | 3057 | 74% | 2118 | 86% | 882 | 52% | 26,500 | |
Metabolic disorders | 63% | 4110 | 72% | 2670 | 83% | 1059 | 57% | 41,074 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 64% | 3338 | 73% | 2260 | 82% | 871 | 57% | 24,214 | |
Thyroid disorders | 62% | 1983 | 73% | 1153 | 85% | 444 | 57% | 20,009 | |
Parkinson’s disease | 65% | 743 | 74% | 674 | 86% | 383 | 54% | 3087 | |
Arthropathy | 65% | 4184 | 74% | 2505 | 83% | 876 | 58% | 36,372 | |
Hypertension | 67% | 6363 | 75% | 4054 | 85% | 1646 | 60% | 57,376 | |
Motor impairment | 76% | 505 | 80% | 402 | 88% | 153 | 58% | 1473 | |
Palsy/paresis | 72% | 575 | 80% | 777 | 89% | 393 | 61% | 989 | |
Cardiology | Heart disease | 81% | 4941 | 88% | 3222 | 95% | 1270 | 68% | 31,199 |
Coronary disease | 83% | 3632 | 89% | 2244 | 96% | 843 | 78% | 25,697 | |
Hypertension | 85% | 6363 | 90% | 4054 | 96% | 1646 | 81% | 57,376 | |
Ophthalmology | Diseases of the eye | 2% | 3100 | 43% | 1685 | 60% | 591 | 16% | 27,957 |
Orthopedics | Osteopathy and chondropathy | 66% | 2034 | 80% | 1194 | 86% | 466 | 53% | 11,113 |
Arthropathy | 71% | 4184 | 82% | 2505 | 87% | 876 | 58% | 36,372 | |
Injury | 70% | 2017 | 83% | 1629 | 89% | 653 | 54% | 9014 | |
Spinal disease | 68% | 3792 | 80% | 2058 | 86% | 721 | 59% | 39,522 | |
Motor impairment | 81% | 505 | 89% | 402 | 92% | 153 | 70% | 1473 | |
Gynecology | Disorders of female genital tract | 22% | 1014 | 28% | 456 | 32% | 158 | 13% | 16,454 |
Urinary tract disease | 88% | 2861 | 94% | 2830 | 96% | 1408 | 72% | 12,263 | |
Urology | Prostate disease | 21% | 1564 | 20% | 1228 | 21% | 420 | 17% | 20,120 |
Urinary tract disease | 74% | 2861 | 73% | 2830 | 78% | 1408 | 51% | 12,263 | |
Surgery | Injury | 83% | 2017 | 86% | 1629 | 90% | 653 | 77% | 9014 |
Skin disease | 85% | 1244 | 88% | 898 | 88% | 898 | 84% | 10,330 | |
Dermatology | Skin disease | 54% | 1244 | 58% | 898 | 57% | 376 | 46% | 10,330 |
Bedsore/decubitus | 68% | 805 | 75% | 849 | 83% | 555 | 49% | 4409 | |
Otolaryngology | Diseases of the ear | 47% | 1853 | 50% | 1056 | 59% | 446 | 38% | 14,970 |
Nephrology | Renal failure | 83% | 2040 | 88% | 1483 | 92% | 518 | 81% | 8299 |
Pneumology | Respiratory disease | 81% | 1929 | 88% | 1236 | 93% | 401 | 73% | 14,737 |
Psychiatry/ Neurology | Parkinson’s disease | 45% | 743 | 43% | 674 | 39% | 383 | 50% | 3087 |
Delusional/personality disorders | 48% | 464 | 43% | 363 | 38% | 233 | 54% | 1865 | |
Dementia-related disease | 60% | 2470 | 54% | 2538 | 53% | 1504 | 66% | 4295 | |
Palsy/paresis | 62% | 575 | 57% | 777 | 52% | 393 | 66% | 989 | |
Depression | 62% | 2236 | 55% | 1543 | 51% | 681 | 69% | 14,017 | |
Neurosis | 64% | 1553 | 57% | 886 | 52% | 306 | 72% | 14,167 | |
Mono- and polyneuropathy | 67% | 1709 | 63% | 1044 | 57% | 315 | 71% | 10,358 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 69% | 2106 | 61% | 1790 | 58% | 822 | 76% | 9671 | |
Disorders due to psychoactive substance use | 67% | 685 | 64% | 388 | 47% | 135 | 82% | 5954 | |