Experiences in the application of logic models in the context of workplace health promotion - A focus group discussion.

Gathering evidence on complex workplace health promotion interventions faces methodological challenges. Therefore, the application of logic models as a theory of change is recommended to support outcome and process evaluations. The present study explores challenges and opportunities of applying logic models in application-oriented intervention research on workplace health promotion.

Therapist competencies in the context of group-based exercise programs in medical rehabilitation: a qualitative study with patients and exercise therapists from Germany.

Background: Group-based exercise programs account for nearly half of exercise therapy services provided in German medical rehabilitation facilities. However, information about necessary therapist competencies for the successful execution of these programs is sparse. Thus, the aim of this qualitative study was to explore relevant therapist competencies in the context of group-based exercise programs from the patients' and therapists' perspective.

The effects of exercise therapy feedback on subjective treatment outcome and patient satisfaction: study protocol for a mono-centric, randomized, controlled trial in orthopedic rehabilitation (FeedYou).

Background: The disease burden of musculoskeletal disorders necessitates multidisciplinary and patient-centered models of care. Exercise therapy represents a first-line treatment strategy and a central component of medical rehabilitation. In order to realize the goals of long-term physical activity and participation as proposed by the ICF, exercise therapy can be supplemented by interventional techniques from the field of psychotherapy.