title: [Involving patients in research].
abstract: Politics advocate the integration of patients in decision making processes as a means of individual participation. Patients' participation in research projects is a next step to fulfil this democratic goal.Concepts essential for rehabilitation are introduced that are germane in the context of participatory rehabilitation research. They are based on the results of 2 workshops where researchers, patients and those working in the field developed ideas for patients' participation in research and on a screening of relevant literature. Research traditions relevant for rehabilitation research are lined out, a stage model allowing design and documentation of patient participation is introduced, and recommendations for practice are given. The article ends with a list of open questions that need to be addressed in the future.
authors.affiliation: Bereich Reha-Wissenschaften Geschäftsbereich Sozialmedizin und Rehabilitation, Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Bund 10704, Berlin. Silke.Kirschning@drv-bund.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirschning
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pimmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matzat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brüggemann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buschmann-Steinhage
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D005858:Germany; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design