title: Cancer rehabilitation in Austria--aspects of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
abstract: In Austria, cancer rehabilitation is an important issue in the management of cancer patients. Survival rates and survival time of cancer patients are increasing, and cancer rehabilitation is an important part in the treatment and care of cancer patients with the goal to improve functional status, quality of life, and (social) participation. Today, in Austria there are approximately 600 beds for inpatient rehabilitation. The field of outpatient rehabilitation will maybe be expanded after evaluating the existing pilot projects. Beside other specialities, the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) plays an important role in cancer rehabilitation. In cancer rehabilitation, especially activating modalities from PM&R such as exercise are very important and well-accepted parts to improve functional status, quality of life, and participation of patients.
authors.affiliation: Rosalienhof, Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Burgenland, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maehr
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keilani
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I/Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiltschke
authors.affiliation: Sonnberghof, Bad Sauerbrunn, Burgenland, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassler
authors.affiliation: , St. Veit/Pongau, Salzburg, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Licht
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I/Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marosi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I/Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huetterer
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Fadime
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cenik
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. richard.crevenna@meduniwien.ac.at.|Gesellschaft zur Erforschung onkologischer rehabilitativer Grundlagen (GEORG), Vienna, Austria. richard.crevenna@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crevenna
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D001317:Austria; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011788:Quality of Life; D058992:Social Participation; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Austria; Cancer; PM&R; Participation; Rehabilitation