title: [Rehabilitation Goals of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Back Pain - An Analysis of Free Text Responses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Goal-setting is considered as an important step in medical rehabilitation. Regarding patient participation in the process, the possible inability of patients to develop personal goals is often discussed as a potential obstacle. This article examines whether patients have goals for medical rehabilitation and if so, which.
  
  
  METHODS
  189 patients with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease and 254 patients suffering from chronic back pain were surveyed in the run-up to their inpatient rehabilitation. Using a questionnaire, patients were asked to note their 3 most important rehabilitation goals. The free text data were then analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most patients were able to express their personal rehabilitation goals before the beginning of their rehabilitation process.. Goals referring to coping with the disease were important to patients with both diagnoses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rehabilitation goals expressed by the patients are suited for a participative goal-setting.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hammerschmidt
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jäckel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glattacker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult