Publications by authors named "Daniel Nowik"
This paper aims to provide an insight into the quality management approach for medical rehabilitation services of the German statutory pension insurance scheme. In the 1990s, the German statutory pension insurance scheme initiated a quality management programme in rehabilitation, which is subject to continuous development. The main objective of implementing quality management in rehabilitative care was quality control and quality improvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Real-world data on the effects of a multicomponent pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with sarcoidosis are scarce.
Objective: To describe characteristics of patients with sarcoidosis referred for a 3-week inpatient PR, to assess the effects of PR on their quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes, and to investigate whether there are specific subgroups who particularly benefit from PR.
Methods: Using a prospective multicentre study design, data regarding 6-min walking distance (6MWD), QoL (Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire, SGRQ), and the secondary outcomes of dyspnoea and psychological burden (fatigue, anxiety, and depression) were collected.
[The Update of the Rehabilitation Therapy Standards of the German Pension Assurance].
Rehabilitation (Stuttg)
February 2018
Objectives: To report on the process of updating the German Pension Insurers' rehabilitation therapy standards (RTS) from 2013 to 2015.
Methods: Four methodical approaches were taken to gather evidence: a) systematic literature searches, b) the formation of expert groups, expert workshops, and online discussion forums to bring together the experiences from clinicians and patients, c) an analysis of the latest KTL data to understand the extent to which the RTS are currently being fulfilled, and d) conceptual consideration of the significance of current developments in rehabilitation in light of the RTS revision.
Results: There are now updated versions of all 9 RTS.