[A model of integrated partial inpatient rehabilitation]

This article deals with a new form of rehabilitation in Germany: the partly inpatient rehabilitation. This kind of rehabilitation comprises an offer for regular inpatient rehabilitation excluding overnight stay, breakfast and evening meal. In total the quasi inpatient rehabilitation is qualitatively equal to regular inpatient rehabilitation in respect of rehabilitative outcome. This new kind of rehabilitation contributes to a flexible and requirements-oriented health service in the German rehabilitation system. In this respect, "quasi inpatient rehabilitation" seems to be a valuable complement to traditional inpatient and out-patient rehabilitation, though quasi inpatient rehabilitation cannot generally replace traditional rehabilitation.