[Incidence of psychic comorbidity in inpatient pneumological rehabilitation and indication for psychological counselling/psychotherapy].
The present study examines psychic comorbidities in patients with chronic diseases of the airways in pneumological rehabilitation centres and the indication for psychological counselling/psychotherapy. It is thus intended to help provide a rational basis for psychological and psychotherapeutic help in inpatient pneumological rehabilitation. According to accepted psychiatric screening scales (BSI, HADS), 30 % of the 159 examined patients undergoing rehabilitation were conspicuous in both questionnaires (BSI and HADS-D) and further 51 % were considered as conspicuous in one of the questionnaires. About 3 % of the pneumological patients in the Allgäu centre had a medical indication for psychological counselling/psychotherapy. In this respect the indication proved to be valid. The group of patients who were not referred to a psychological counselling/psychotherapy in spite of an existing psychic impairment showed a significantly lower motivation for treatment and a lower psychic tolerance. The large proportion of psychic stress confirms the relevance of psychological and/or psychotherapeutic help in pneumological rehabilitation.
Schwiersch
M
M
Fachklinik Allgäu, Pfronten-Ried. mschwiersch@ahg.de
Hartl
K
K
Schultz
K
K
Reinecker
H
H
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires