[Rehabilitative subacute inpatient care-Optimizing posthospital care for geriatric patients with rehabilitation needs: results of the REKUP study].

Background: Geriatric patients in subacute inpatient care (SC) with rehabilitation needs after hospitalization seldom utilize rehabilitative services and are often transitioned to long-term care (LTC), suggesting that their care in SC can be optimized.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitative subacute inpatient care (REKUP) in improving the care of geriatric patients in SC with rehabilitation needs after hospitalization.

Methods: The study was conducted as a nonrandomized intervention trial with an historical control group (CG).

[Evaluating the reform of the psychotherapy guideline using a mixed-methods approach: a study protocol].

Introduction: In Germany, psychotherapy in outpatient statutory health care is regulated by the Psychotherapy Guideline (PT-GL). A discussion on waiting times and inadequate care for patients resulted in a structural reform of the PT-GL in 2017. The reform aims to improve access to psychotherapy and the entire course of care and treatment.

Effectiveness and costs of a low-threshold hearing screening programme () for individuals with intellectual disabilities: protocol for a screening study.

Introduction: Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) often suffer from hearing loss, in most cases undiagnosed or inappropriately treated. The implementation of a programme of systematic hearing screening, diagnostics, therapy initiation or allocation and long-term monitoring within the living environments of individuals with ID (nurseries, schools, workshops, homes), therefore, seems beneficial.

Methods And Analysis: The study aims to assess the effectiveness and costs of a low-threshold screening programme for individuals with ID.

[Reform Implementation of the Psychotherapy Guideline 2017: Results from Focus Groups Within the Framework of the Innovation Fund Project EVA PT-RL].

Background: Mental illnesses cause both individual and social burdens. The main goal of the structural reform of the Psychotherapy Guideline of 2017 was to improve access to psychotherapeutic care. The focus groups, which were conducted as part of the research project "Evaluation of the Psychotherapy Guideline (Eva PT-RL)" funded by the Innovation Fund, address the implementation of the goals of the reform and the individual newly introduced care elements as well as hurdles to implementation from the perspective of service providers, patients and insurers.

Online therapy: an added value for inpatient routine care? Perspectives from mental health care professionals.

Internet-delivered interventions can be effective in treating mental disorders. However, their rate of use in German psychiatric inpatient routine care is low. The current study aimed to investigate the attitude of mental health care professionals working in inpatient care regarding internet-delivered interventions, including presumed benefits, barriers and facilitators.

Economic evaluation of prolonged and enhanced ECG Holter monitoring in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause for recurrent stroke, has severe impact on a patient's health and imposes a high economic burden for society. Current guidelines recommend 24 h ECG monitoring (standard-of-care, SoC) to detect AF after stroke to reduce the risk of future events. However, paroxysmal AF (PAF) is difficult to detect within this period as it occurs infrequently and unpredictably.