Reaching the Elderly: Understanding of health and preventive experiences for a tailored approach - Results of a qualitative study.

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Published in BMC Geriatr on December 08, 2016

Authors

Christiane Patzelt1, Susanne Heim2,3, Bernhilde Deitermann4,5, Gudrun Theile2,6, Christian Krauth4, Eva Hummers-Pradier2,3, Ulla Walter4

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. christiane.patzelt@hs-hannover.de.
2: Formerly: Institute for General Practice, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
3: Department of General Practice, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Humboldtallee 38, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
4: Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
5: Lower Saxony State Health Department, Division 4: Cancer Registry, Roesebeckstr. 4-6, 30449, Hannover, Germany.
6: Department of Radiation Oncology/Centre of Palliative Care, University of Zürich and University Hospital of Zürich, Rämistraße 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland.

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