Kähler H D, Mehne P
Aktuelle Gerontol. 1978 Oct;8(10):513-22.
In a gerontological field-study in Cologne, West-Germany, 1114 subjects of a random sample of elderlies were successively offered three modalities for a medical check-up, which covered a physical examination and a psychiatric interview: 1. in the out-patient department of a psychiatric hospital (Rheinische Landesklinik Köln) (38% of the subjects); 2. in the subjects' home by a psychiatrist of the hospital (13%); 3. by having the general practitioner fill out a questionnaire (21%). There remained a fourth group of subjects who refused any medical check-up (28%). Data on social and economic problems had been obtained for all subjects in a preceding interview. These data were used to find out to what extent selection mechanisms were effective. Results indicate that to a certain extent the modality of the medical check-up chosen by the subject is related to some of the variables analyzed.
在西德科隆进行的一项老年学实地研究中，从老年人随机样本中选取的1114名受试者先后接受了三种体检方式，包括体格检查和精神科访谈：1. 在一家精神病医院（莱茵兰地区科隆诊所）的门诊部（38%的受试者）；2. 由医院的精神科医生到受试者家中进行（13%）；3. 由全科医生填写问卷（21%）。还有第四组受试者拒绝接受任何体检（28%）。在之前的一次访谈中已获取了所有受试者的社会和经济问题数据。这些数据用于查明选择机制在多大程度上是有效的。结果表明，受试者选择的体检方式在一定程度上与所分析的一些变量相关。
