Frequency and type of tooth extractions in adults vary by age: register-based nationwide observations in 2012-2017.

Objective: This register-based study assessed the frequency of and age-specified variation in tooth extractions in adults visiting private dentists in Finland in 2012-2017.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study design was used on the register-based data of private sector services. Data of the entire 6 years, 2012-2017, included records of a total of 6,252,039 patients.

Age-related variation in volume and content of restorative private dental care for adults in Finland in 2012-2017: A nationwide register-based observation.

Objectives: This study assessed age-related variation in the volume and content of restorative dental care performed by private dentists for adults in Finland in 2012-2017.

Methods: This retrospective register-based observational study utilized the Social Insurance database of private dental services in 2012 and 2017, including all patients. The data were aggregated into 5-year age groups for 20-89-year-olds; those aged 90+ formed one group.

Impact of the automated dose dispensing with medication review on geriatric primary care patients drug use in Finland: a nationwide cohort study with matched controls.

Objective: In an automated dose dispensing (ADD) service, medicines are dispensed in unit-dose bags according to administration times. When the service is initiated, the patient's medication list is reconciled and a prescription review is conducted. The service is expected to reduce drug use.

Factors associated with the utilization and costs of health and social services in frail elderly patients.

Background: Universal access is one of the major aims in public health and social care. Services should be provided on the basis of individual needs. However, municipal autonomy and the fragmentation of services may jeopardize universal access and lead to variation between municipalities in the delivery of services.

Economic evaluation of a geriatric rehabilitation programme: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Cost-effectiveness of a geriatric rehabilitation programme.

Design: Economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: A total of 741 subjects with progressively decreasing functional ability and unspecific morbidity were randomly assigned to either an inpatient rehabilitation programme (intervention group) or standard care (control group).