Correlates of hospitalization among the oldest old: results of the AgeCoDe–AgeQualiDe prospective cohort study

Hospitalization is a key driver of health care costs. Thus far, there are only a few longitudinal studies investigating whether changes in explanatory variables lead to hospitalization. Moreover, these longitudinal studies did not focus on individuals in highest age. The purpose of the current study was to examine the correlates of hospitalization among the oldest old in Germany longitudinally. A multicenter prospective cohort study [“Study on...