Das Gesundheitswesen
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Das Gesundheitswesen · Nov 2002
Comparative Study[Comparison of expertises between long-term care insurance (SGB XI) and the law on ambulatory care for disabled individuals in Berlin (HPG)].
A long-term care insurance (SGB XI) was established in Germany in 1995. Previously, care for predominantly disabled and disabled elderly people in Berlin was regulated by a law enforced by the Berlin government (HPG). The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in age, sex, diagnosis and care of the disabled individuals at home. ⋯ Males suffer mostly from neurologic and psychiatric and females from orthopaedic diseases. The criteria for the particular grades are too broad and a better specification is suggested, in that the grades should be increased from three to five. For exceptional cases, a more flexible procedure should be allowed, which is possible under the present SGB XI regulations.