title: ["Active in rehab": development and formative evaluation of a patient education program to increase health literacy of patients with chronic illness].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the article is to describe the development, the process of manualisation and results from the formative evaluation of a patient-oriented patient education program to increase health literacy of patients with chronic illness ("Active in rehab").
  
  
  METHODS
  Themes of the patient education program were extracted from 17 focus groups. An expert meeting was conducted to validate the content of the patient education program. The formative evaluation was based on a questionnaire (N(max) = 295 patients and N(max) = 39 trainers).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient education program includes 4 modules with 3 themes (bio-psycho-social model, rehabilitation goals, communication competencies). The evaluation of the modules was good to very good. An analysis of free texts and a follow-up survey among trainers helped us to infer important improvements to the patient education program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RESULTS from the formative evaluation show that the patient education program meets patients and trainers needs and is accepted.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Qualitätsmanagement und Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ullrich
authors.affiliation: Institut für Qualitätsmanagement und Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Schöpf
authors.affiliation: Department für Psychische Gesundheit, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, -Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagl
authors.affiliation: Institut für Qualitätsmanagement und Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires