[Is there adequate care for patients with psychosomatic disorders in Austria? Analysis of the need and a proposal for a model of quality assurance in Austrian psychosomatic medicine]. / Werden in Osterreich Patienten mit psychosomatischen Storungen ausreichend versorgt? Eine Bedarfserhebung mit Losungsvorschlag zur Qualitats-sicherung fur die Psychosomatische Medizin in Osterreich.
Z Psychosom Med Psychother
; 59(4): 408-21, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Quality assurance in psychosomatic medicine in Austria is currently based on a voluntary continuing medical education programme in psychosocial, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic medicine. It is questionable whether psychosomatic care can be sufficiently provided in this manner. In addition, a broadly based proposal to create a subspecialty in psychosomatic medicine in order to facilitate quality assurance, is investigated.METHODS:
The necessity to reorganize psychosomatic care was explored through semi-structured qualitative interviews with experts. Data-based analyses probed the labour market of the proposed subspecialty, and the literature was reviewed to look into the cost-benefit ratio of psychosomatic treatment.RESULTS:
All experts expressed a need to restructure psychosomatic care in Austria. Examples exist for psychosomatic treatment with an efficient cost-benefit relation in diverse medical settings.CONCLUSION:
Establishing a subspecialty in Psychosomatic Medicine seems feasible and could contribute to increased quality assurance and the nationwide provision of psychosomatic care.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicofisiológicos
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Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Z Psychosom Med Psychother
Assunto da revista:
PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article