Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced.
<h4>Objective</h4>The study examined whether psychiatric/psychosomatic rehabilitation continues to have a better course of treatment for women than men.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared the course of global symptom severity, health-related quality of life and functioning between ad...
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| description | <h4>Objective</h4>The study examined whether psychiatric/psychosomatic rehabilitation continues to have a better course of treatment for women than men.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared the course of global symptom severity, health-related quality of life and functioning between admission and discharge in patients (848 men, 1412 women) at an Austrian psychiatric/psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic.<h4>Results</h4>Gender-specific differences in the course of treatment were all too small to be clinically relevant. The differences were smallest in the middle-aged cohort. However, at the time of admission, women reported a slightly higher symptom burden.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, the results show a gender-fair effectiveness of the rehabilitation. The new findings could be explained by changes in living conditions, gender roles, or better treatment methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36004fb3beee4c37bbeced5a3ad088432022-12-21T19:22:11ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01168e025691610.1371/journal.pone.0256916Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced.Juliane BurghardtFriedrich RifferManuel Sprung<h4>Objective</h4>The study examined whether psychiatric/psychosomatic rehabilitation continues to have a better course of treatment for women than men.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared the course of global symptom severity, health-related quality of life and functioning between admission and discharge in patients (848 men, 1412 women) at an Austrian psychiatric/psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic.<h4>Results</h4>Gender-specific differences in the course of treatment were all too small to be clinically relevant. The differences were smallest in the middle-aged cohort. However, at the time of admission, women reported a slightly higher symptom burden.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Overall, the results show a gender-fair effectiveness of the rehabilitation. The new findings could be explained by changes in living conditions, gender roles, or better treatment methods.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256916 |
| spellingShingle | Juliane Burghardt Friedrich Riffer Manuel Sprung Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced. PLoS ONE |
| title | Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced. |
| title_full | Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced. |
| title_fullStr | Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced. |
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| title_short | Gender effects on outcomes of psychosomatic rehabilitation are reduced. |
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