Utilisation of rheumatology care services in Germany: the case of physical therapy and self-help groups
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Utilisation of rheumatology care services in Germany: the case of physical therapy and self-help groups
Abstract
Physical Therapy (PT) and self-help groups (SHG) are important components of health care in rheumatic diseases. The utilisation of PT and SHG by patients with rheumatic diseases may be influenced by several factors. The aim of this study is to summarize the evidence on PT and SHG utilisation of patients with rheumatic diseases in Germany. We systematically searched the MEDLINE-database for studies that evaluated the utilisation and factors that possibly influence the utilisation of PT and SHG. Eight studies were found for PT-utilisation and one for SHG-utilisation. Between 25 and 59 percent of patients with rheumatic diseases received PT services. Several individual and contextual factors that may influence the utilisation could be identified. In conclusion, evidence exists for wide variations in the utilisation of PT services and an underuse of such services among patients with rheumatic diseases in Germany. By contrast, little evidence exists on the utilisation of SHG.
Physiotherapie (PT) und Selbsthilfegruppen (SHG) sind wichtige Bestandteile der Gesundheitsversorgung von Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen. Die Inanspruchnahme von PT und SHG ist möglicherweise von verschiedenen Faktoren beeinflusst. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist die Zusammenfassung der gegenwärtigen Evidenz zur Inanspruchnahme von PT und SHG von Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen in Deutschland. Eine systematische Suche in der elektronischen Datenbank MEDLINE nach Studien, welche die Inanspruchnahme von PT und SHG und mögliche beeinflussende Faktoren untersuchen, wurde durchgeführt. Acht Studien zur Inanspruchnahme von PT und eine Studie zur SHG Nutzung wurden identifiziert. Zwischen 25 und 59 Prozent der Patienten erhielten PT. Verschiedene individuelle und kontextuelle Faktoren, welche die Inanspruchnahme beeinflussen könnten, wurden indentifiziert. Schlussfolgernd zeigte sich eine breite Variation in der Inanspruchahme von PT und eine Unterversorgung mit diesen Leistungen bei Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen in Deutschland. Demgegenüber existiert kaum Evidenz zur Inanspruchnahme von SHG.
Keywords: physical therapy; rheumatic disease; self-help; utilisation.
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