ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2022
Effectiveness of behavioural medical rehabilitation under real-life conditions in Germany: A propensity-score matched analysis.
Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a randomized controlled trial (CBR-CARDIO, DRKS00029295).BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of a general practitioner-based rehabilitation follow-up consultation to promote patients' use of medical rehabilitation aftercare: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized crossover trial.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- [Framework conditions for rehabilitation measures in conservatively treated spinal disorders : Options and differences].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- What does collaborative healthcare for people with musculoskeletal-related conditions look like? A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Health-related measures and subjective prognosis of gainful employment among patients with non-specific chronic low back pain in multidisciplinary orthopedic rehabilitation.Die Rehabilitation · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectivesIn Germany, behavioural medical rehabilitation programmes have been implemented for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and additional mental health comorbidity. The aim of this cohort study is to assess the relative effectiveness of behavioural medical rehabilitation under real-life conditions.
designParticipants received either a common or behavioural medical rehabilitation programme. Propensity score matching was used to provide balanced samples of both groups (German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00016404).
participantsA total of 360 patients treated in behavioural medical rehabilitation were compared with 360 matched controls. The mean age of study participants was approximately 53.5 years (standard deviation (SD)=7.0 years) and 74.0% were women.
resultsNo significant and clinical meaningful differences were found in return to work, applications for disability pension, and the number of patients receiving social security benefits in the year after rehabilitation. However, participants in behavioural medical rehabilitation reported better self-rated work ability, physical functioning and self-management skills, and decreased pain disability and fear-avoidance beliefs 10 months after rehabilitation. Standardized effect sizes were between 0.13 and 0.22.
conclusionBehavioural medical rehabilitation had no clinical meaningful effect on maintaining and restoring work ability. However, behavioural medical rehabilitation affected pain and disease management skills 10 months after completing the rehabilitation programme.
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