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[Patients with versus without psychological disorders in orthopedic rehabilitation]
1FB Psychologie - AG Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032, Marburg, Deutschland. susanne.schwarz@staff.uni-marburg.de
Background:
In this study it was examined whether orthopedic rehabilitants with versus without a comorbid mental disorder profit from inpatient orthopedic rehabilitation to the same degree. It was also investigated whether there were differential treatment effects between the traditional and behavioral-medical rehabilitation approaches.
Method:
Questionnaires which assess pain-specific and associated variables were issued to a total of 361 patients on admission and discharge from rehabilitation.
Results:
In some aspects patients with a mental disorder benefited more from the treatment than patients without comorbidities. Differential treatment effects were found only in patients with a mental disorder and improvements were higher in the behavioral-medical than in the traditional rehabilitation approaches.
Conclusion:
Psychological interventions in the inpatient orthopedic rehabilitation are recommended in order to adequately deal with the higher rate of persons with comorbid mental disorders.
