Table 6 Matching criteria

Age

x ± 2 years

x

Sex

x

x

Area of residence

x

Days being insured

x

Level of nursing care

x

x

Hospital admission yes/no

x

x

Charlson Comorbidity index (CCI)

x

Days spent in the hospital

x

Hospital costs without out-of-pocket spending

x

x

Ambulatory costs

x

Costs of remedy

x

Costs of medical aid

x

Drug costs without out-of-pocket spending

x

x

Total costs with out-of-pocket spending

x

Main diagnoses before AGR

  Musculo-skeletal

x ^a

  Status post fracture or joint replacement

  Cox- or gonarthrosis with endoprothesis

x

  Other fractures and injuries

x

  Other arthropaties

x

  Osteoporosis

x

  Spondylopathies and Discopathies, possibly with laminectomy

x

  Pneumonia and other lung inflammations

x ^a

x

   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

x

   Arterial obstructive disease with amputation or other surgery

x ^a

x

   Coronary heart diseases with surgery

x

   Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases

x

  Delirium and other organic brain psychosis

x

  Secondary Parkinsonsyndrom

x ^a

x

  Symptoms, effecting the nervous system and musculoskeletal system

x

 Any Malignancy

x

x

 Cerebrovascular disease

x

 Chronic pulmonary disease

x

 Congestive heart failure

x

 Metastatic solid tumor

x

 Dementia

x

x

 Hemiplegia or paraplegia

x

 Mild liver disease

x

 Myocardial infarction

x

 Renal disease

x

 Peripheral vascular disease

x

 Cognitive deficit

x

 Chronic pain

x

 Depression, Anxiety

x

 Incontinence

x

 Severe visual/hearing impairment

x

 Paraesthesia

x

 Immobility

x

x

 Chemotherapy

x

x