Results of statutory rehabilitation measures in Germany

The success of medical rehabilitation measures taken by the LVA Oberfranken and Mittelfranken in 1984 was scrutinized for 12,291 insured people. The criteria for evaluating success were the state of health of the insured persons before rehabilitation and at one month and one year afterwards. Two thirds of the insured persons were at work again one month after discharge from rehabilitation. One year after rehabilitation 14 per cent received a disablement pension. Only every second person insured who was ill before rehabilitation took up work again afterwards. Most of the insured people who were already receiving a pension before rehabilitation continued to receive their pension afterwards (86 per cent). The highest rate of inability to work and also the highest pension rate is found with insured persons suffering from an ischaemic cardiac disease. Only 33 per cent of these persons resume work after rehabilitation.