Abstract
In Germany, different rehabilitation measures were developed for patients with problems due to their specific chronic disease. The aim of the study was to test a generic assessment tool for a valid identification of disability patterns. This tool can effectively display the demand of specific rehabilitation measures in the medical rehabilitation. The generic assessment tool was tested in a representative sample of individuals who have been granted a medical rehabilitation by the German Federal Pension Insurance. With this sample, we performed a cross-sectional study. Full data were available for 2 530 persons. Our analyses showed good psychometric properties of the integrated instruments concerning missing rate, ceiling and floor effects, reliability and factorial validity. We could identify a 3-dimensional structure of the assessment tool according to the biopsychosocial model. The presented assessment tool is suitable for the identification of biopsychosocial impairments and resources. This can help to allocate patients with chronic diseases in appropriate rehabilitation facilities and therapeutic modules.
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