[Acceptance of a psychometric routine diagnostics and quality monitoring system among psychotherapists in inpatient psychosomatic rehabilitation].
OBJECTIVE
Psychotherapists are considered to be sceptical of empirical measures of quality assurance. It is generally recognised that the success of these measures mainly depends on how they are accepted by the people involved.


METHODS
The acceptance of a quality monitoring system among psychotherapists was investigated with a standardised assessment instrument.


RESULTS
Practical relevance and practicability of the system were judged positively on the following dimensions: "support of clinical diagnostics", "examination of the outcome", "reflecting on the therapeutic process", "documentation", "integration in the therapeutic process", "pressure to succeed and control" and "work loading". The factors "professional experience", "profession" and "sex" had just a small influence on the degree of acceptance of the quality monitoring system.


CONCLUSIONS
Psychotherapists consider a practically relevant and economical quality monitoring system as useful.
Gönner
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Psychosomatische Fachklinik Bad Dürkheim, Kurbrunnenstrasse 12, 67098 Bad Dürkheim. sgoenner@ahg.de
Bischoff
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*