Case management after medical rehabilitation

Case management after medical rehabilitation - ORIENT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014564

Enrollment

384

Registered

2018-04-25

Start date

2018-05-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: People in study arm 1 (intervention) will be accompanied by a case manager who supports returning to work after the patients completed their rehabilitation program. The first encounter takes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We include patients who participated in a medical rehabilitation program which was approved by the German Pension Insurance North due to a mental disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We excluded patients with a granted vocational rehabilitation measure, patients with a general working capacity of less than three hours a day, patients who applied for or already receive a regular pension, and who receive a payment that is regularly paid until the commencement of a retirement pension (e.g. occupational pension)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the assessment of the perceived professional support for returning to work after the rehabilitation. The scale developed for this study includes 6 items (e.g. “I had a specific contact person, who provided support for my return to work.”, I had the feeling, that I wasn’t left to my own devises after the rehabilitation.”). The response format is a five-point scale (0 = „completely disagree“, 1 = “slightly disagree”, 2 = “somewhat agree”, 3 = “mostly agree”, 4 = “completely agree”) The total score ranges from 0 to 24 points.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome is the assessment of the perceived professional support for returning to work after the rehabilitation. The scale developed for this study includes 6 items (e.g. “I had a specific contact person, who provided support for my return to work.”, I had the feeling, that I wasn’t left to my own devises after the rehabilitation.”). The response format is a five-point scale (0 = „completely disagree“, 1 = “slightly disagree”, 2 = “somewhat agree”, 3 = “mostly agree”, 4 = “completely agree”) The total score ranges from 0 to 24 points.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcomes will be assessed by questionnaire at the end of rehabilitation and 6-month follow-up: self-rated work ability (Work Ability Score; 0 to 10 points), self-rated prognosis of employability (3-item scale; 0 to 3 points), Index to measure restrictions of participation (0 to 90 points), work self-efficacy (0 to 30 points), return to work at follow-up (“have you been working continuously within the last 4 weeks – without any sick leave?”)	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcomes will be assessed by questionnaire at the end of rehabilitation and 6-month follow-up: self-rated work ability (Work Ability Score; 0 to 10 points), self-rated prognosis of employability (3-item scale; 0 to 3 points), Index to measure restrictions of participation (0 to 90 points), work self-efficacy (0 to 30 points), return to work at follow-up (“have you been working continuously within the last 4 weeks – without any sick leave?”)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStella Lemke

Universität zu Lübeck, Institut für Sozialmedizin und Epidemiologie

stella.lemke@uksh.de+49451 50051282

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026