Abstracts by keywords: demographic change
One in five patients over the age of 65 in Germany receiving primary care suffers from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (Diehm et al 2009). As a chronic, slowly progressive disease that progresses in stages, it is usually the result of a manifestation of atherosclerosis in the arteries supplying the leg. Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease and one of the most important causes of cardiovascular disease and death in western industrialized nations (Barrows et al 2009). In the course of PAD, there can be significant limitations in the patient's mobility, exercise capacity and quality of life. A feared long-term consequence is amputation (DGA 2009).
31.03.2015
In times of demographic change and especially with an increasing proportion of older people and chronic degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and orthopedic restrictions, the importance of caring for them increases. An important component of the supply chain is prevention services (Pfaff/Schrappe 2011: 19). Patient-relevant endpoints are central cornerstones of patient preferences: patient orientation, along with results orientation and multidisciplinarity/professionalism, is a basic assumption of health care research. We know from working with patients that the quality of results can also be seen in gains in patient care. Measures such as health and quality of life are indicators of such patient-relevant endpoints or gains. It is important to understand “what interests the patient has and how they can be actively involved in decisions” (Neugebauer 2011: 42). In the following, the current state of research on patient preferences and patient-relevant endpoints will be discussed so that the concept can then be transferred to the area of prevention services.