title: [Aspects of patient selection in psychosomatic ambulatory care].
abstract: A study of selective social factors was conducted among a sample of 350 out-patients of the Psychosomatic Clinic Heidelberg. The findings indicate that the age of a patient, his education and the type of his contacting the psychosomatic ambulance are relevant to a further therapeutical treatment by the clinic. A higher education, an age under 30 and a contact with the ambulance on one's own initiative were found as factors of positive influence for a further therapy. A subsequent study showed an obvious correlation between these aspects of selection and the therapeutical situation, in particular the frequency of a psychotherapeutical treatment, of all patients after 6 months.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012923:Social Class
vernacular_title: Aspekte der Patientenselektion in der psychosomatischen Ambulanz