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Self-help friendliness and cooperation with self-help groups among rehabilitation clinics in Germany (KoReS): a mixed-methods study protocol.
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- Self-Help-Friendly Hospitals: Integrating Self-Help Groups as a Complementary Service in Healthcare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Assessing Self-Help Orientation Among German Rehabilitation Clinics: Website Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionSelf-help is an important complement to medical rehabilitation for people with chronic diseases and disabilities. It contributes to stabilising rehabilitation success and further coping with disease and disability. Rehabilitation facilities are central in informing and referring patients to self-help groups. However, sustainable cooperation between rehabilitation and self-help, as can be achieved using the concept of self-help friendliness in healthcare, is rare, as is data on the cooperation situation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The KoReS study will examine self-help friendliness and cooperation between rehabilitation clinics and self-help associations in Germany, applying a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. In the first qualitative phase, problem-centred interviews and focus groups are conducted with representatives of self-help-friendly rehabilitation clinics, members of their cooperating self-help groups and staff of self-help clearinghouses involved based on a purposeful sampling. Qualitative data collected will be analysed through content analysis using MAXQDA. The findings will serve to develop a questionnaire for a quantitative second phase. Cross-sectional online studies will survey staff responsible for self-help in rehabilitation clinics nationwide, representatives of self-help groups and staff of self-help clearinghouses. Quantitative data analysis with SPSS will include descriptive statistics, correlation, subgroup and multiple regression analyses. Additionally, a content analysis of rehabilitation clinics' websites will evaluate the visibility of self-help in their public relations. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Local Psychological Ethics Committee at the Center for Psychosocial Medicine granted ethical approval (reference number LPEK-0648; 10.07.2023). Informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Results dissemination will comprise various formats such as workshops, presentations, homepages and publications for the international scientific community, rehabilitation centres, self-help organisations and the general public in Germany. For relevant stakeholders, practical guides and recommendations to implement self-help friendliness will derive from the results to strengthen patient orientation and cooperation between rehabilitation and self-help to promote the sustainability of rehabilitation processes.
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