title: [Psychosocial patient education groups focusing on work-related issues - results of a survey of German medical rehabilitation centers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psychosocial patient education programs focusing on work-related issues are a core element in the German statutory pension insurance's profile of requirements (POR) regarding inpatient vocationally oriented medical rehabilitation (VOMR).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims at analyzing the prevalence of patient education programs focusing on work-related issues in German rehabilitation centers with regard to their content and quality.Data were collected in a national survey on the current state of patient education within medical rehabilitation programs in Germany in 1473 inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation centers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, with free text responses being assigned to categories, drawing upon criteria developed by the German Center of Patient Education and the pension insurance's POR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  283 of the 908 institutions participating in the survey provided information on 454 psychosocial patient education programs focusing on work-related issues. "Unemployment and job training", "work hardening", "stress"/"relaxation" were named most frequently. The criteria derived from the POR regarding group content and from the Center of Patient Education regarding group size and education methods were largely fulfilled.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for existing group programs in VOMR to be further manualized, evaluated and published. More patient education programs focusing on work-related issues should be developed specifically for relevant indications.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Driesel
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerlich
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Löffler
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukasczik
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: H-D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neuderth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult