Self-rated treatment outcomes in medical rehabilitation among German and non-German nationals residing in Germany: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Brzoska, P.; Sauzet, O.; Yilmaz-Aslan, Y.; Widera, T.; Razum, O.

doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1348-z

Table 1 Description of the study sample stratified by nationality (participants of the rehabilitation client survey of the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme conducted between 2007 and 2011, n = 251,140)

From: Self-rated treatment outcomes in medical rehabilitation among German and non-German nationals residing in Germany: an exploratory cross-sectional study

	Nationality										Total (n = 251,140)
	Germany (n = 239,811)		Turkey (n = 2,155)		Former Yugoslavia (n = 2,267)		Portugal/Spain/Italy/Greece (n = 2,061)		Other (n = 4,846)
Age in years (mean; SD)
	53.3	10.0	47.8	9.4	53.2	8.8	52.1	8.8	52.0	8.9	53.2	10.0
Sex (n, %)
Male	119,434	49.8	1,361	63.2	1,216	53.6	1,331	64.6	2,666	55.0	126,008	50.2
Female	120,377	50.2	794	36.8	1,051	46.4	730	35.4	2,180	45.0	125,132	49.8
Marriage status (n, %)
Single/divorced/widowed	67,364	28.1	266	12.3	463	20.4	410	19.9	1,145	23.6	69,648	27.7
Married	172,447	71.9	1,889	87.7	1,804	79.6	1,651	80.1	3,701	76.4	181,492	72.3
School education (n, %)
Low	105,407	44.0	1,526	70.8	1,235	54.5	1,471	71.4	1,644	33.9	111,283	44.3
Intermediate	77,195	32.2	286	13.3	514	22.7	264	12.8	1,199	24.7	79,458	31.6
High	35,491	14.8	106	4.9	243	10.7	136	6.6	1,149	23.7	37,125	14.8
Other/unknown	21,718	9.1	237	11.0	275	12.1	190	9.2	854	17.6	23,274	9.3
Occupational position (n, %)
Skilled labor	167,134	69.7	866	40.2	1,060	46.8	963	46.7	2,729	56.3	172,752	68.8
Semi-skilled/unskilled labor	32,368	13.5	1,093	50.7	992	43.8	918	44.5	1,583	32.7	36,954	14.7
Trainee/not employed	40,309	16.8	196	9.1	215	9.5	180	8.7	534	11.0	41,434	16.5
Time absent from work in the last 12 months (n, %)
None	36,920	15.4	285	13.2	249	11.0	237	11.5	722	14.9	38,413	15.3
< 3 months	112,589	46.9	895	41.5	1,036	45.7	1,008	48.9	2,249	46.4	117,777	46.9
3–6 months	25,381	10.6	348	16.1	359	15.8	291	14.1	637	13.1	27,016	10.8
6+ months	28,809	12.0	445	20.6	420	18.5	346	16.8	770	15.9	30,790	12.3
not employed	36,112	15.1	182	8.4	203	9.0	179	8.7	468	9.7	37,144	14.8
Diagnosis at rehabilitation entry (n, %)
Skeletal system	103,986	43.4	1,184	54.9	1,248	55.1	1,052	51.0	2,299	47.4	109,769	43.7
Neoplasms	46,810	19.5	155	7.2	306	13.5	280	13.6	669	13.8	48,220	19.2
Circulatory system	32,633	13.6	286	13.3	261	11.5	271	13.1	678	14.0	34,129	13.6
Respiratory system	8,438	3.5	66	3.1	41	1.8	69	3.3	175	3.6	8,789	3.5
Other	47,944	20.0	464	21.5	411	18.1	389	18.9	1,025	21.2	50,233	20.0
Type of rehabilitation (n, %)
Hospital follow-up	87,735	36.6	728	33.8	719	31.7	697	33.8	1,737	35.8	91,616	36.5
Not hospital follow-up	152,076	63.4	1,427	66.2	1,548	68.3	1,364	66.2	3,109	64.2	159,524	63.5
Assistance received in completing questionnaire (n, %)
No	228,963	95.5	937	43.5	1,413	62.3	1,112	54	3,613	74.6	236,038	94
Yes	10,848	4.5	1,218	56.5	854	37.7	949	46	1,233	25.4	15,102	6
Overall satisfaction (n, %)
High	183,709	76.6	1,244	57.7	1,575	69.5	1,434	69.6	3,715	76.7	191,677	76.3
Low/moderate	56,102	23.4	911	42.3	692	30.5	627	30.4	1,131	23.3	59,463	23.7
Self-rated performance before rehabilitation (n, %)
Moderate/high	98,567	37.5	679	31.5	693	30.6	733	35.6	1,806	37.3	93,939	37.4
Low	90,028	41.1	1,087	50.4	1,187	52.4	974	47.3	2,184	45.1	103,999	41.4
Not stated	51,216	21.4	389	18.1	387	17.1	354	17.2	856	17.7	53,202	21.2
Subjective treatment outcome (n, %)
Health/performance improved	129,861	54.2	605	28.1	781	34.5	784	38.0	2,401	49.5	134,432	53.5
Health/performance deteriorated or unchanged	109,950	45.8	1,550	71.9	1,486	65.5	1,277	62.0	2,445	50.5	116,708	46.5

Note. SD standard deviation

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