CREDENTIALS CONTACT WEBSITES SEARCH DE COMPANIES BUSINESS AREAS SERVICES CAREER PRESS & NEWSROOM Home Press & newsroom Press releases November 24, 2016 ICF based Outcome Measurement Personalized rehabilitation 11/24/2016 VAMED makes rehab success individually measurable for patients. Result quality measurement follows precision rehabilitation based on the Int. Functional Classification (ICF) - Roll-Out in Neurology and Oncology by the end of 2017 Set and measure personal training goals: What is common practice for athletes is now also finding its way into rehabilitation. VAMED, the leading private provider of rehabilitation services in Austria, has developed a new concept based on the international classification of functionality, disability and health (ICF for short). The concept was presented to the public for the first time at the annual meeting of the Austrian Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The new, so-called “personalized rehabilitation” is already being used in the orthopedic rehabilitation center in Kitzbühel. The concept will gradually be rolled out in all VAMED orthopedic, neurological and oncological rehabilitation centers by the end of 2017. From the examination talk to the interdisciplinary therapy discussion Upon admission to the rehabilitation center, each patient receives a comprehensive activity and participation-oriented assessment for the most individual and effective therapy possible. In the extensive admission examinations and using internationally standardized tests and questionnaires, doctors, nurses, psychologists, dieticians, physiotherapists and occupational therapists use objective parameters to determine the overall condition of the patient and the functional and social impairments in his everyday life. Strength, flexibility and mental health are measured. The rehabilitation team, under medical supervision, works with the patient to define an individual therapy plan, depending on the number of points achieved. The patient himself defines his personal goals together with the treatment team. Based on objectively recorded measured values and the patient's current progress, the therapy plan is also optimized during rehabilitation in interdisciplinary therapy meetings for the best possible achievement of goals. „Auch wenn zwei Menschen an derselben körperlichen Einschränkung oder derselben Erkrankung leiden, kann die Erkrankung aufgrund unterschiedlicher Lebensumstände den einen mehr behindern als den anderen. Mit unseren ICF-basierten Tests sind wir nun in der Lage, ein personalisiertes und optimiertes Rehabilitationsprogramm zu erstellen“, erklärt Univ. Doz. Dr. Thomas Bochdansky, Reha-Experte in der VAMED. 31 individuelle Rehabilitationsziele, 22 Testverfahren Insgesamt hat das Rehazentrum Kitzbühel 31 ICF-basierte Rehabilitationsziele definiert und 22 dazugehörige validierte Testverfahren definiert. Im Zentrum aller Tests steht dabei die Fragestellung „Was braucht der Patient?“ anstelle der Frage, was der Patient nicht kann. „Unser ICF-Konzept ist im Gegensatz zu früheren Methoden nicht defizit-, sondern ressourcenorientiert. Das macht die Therapieplanung nicht nur praktikabler, sondern auch fortschrittlicher in ihrem Gedankenkonzept“, so Bochdansky. Am Anfang und am Ende der meist dreiwöchigen Rehabilitation sowie im Abstand von drei, sechs und zwölf Monaten danach wiederholt der Patient das Assessment und kann so seine Fortschritte objektiv erkennen. Verbessert etwa ein Patient mit anfänglichen psychischen Beeinträchtigungen bei der Auswertung seines Fragebogens seinen Wert auf der Depressionsskala (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – HADS) von über 8 Punkten auf 7 oder weniger, ist sein psychischer Zustand "nicht mehr klinisch relevant". Die Rehabilitation war damit erfolgreich. VAMED International Medical Board entwickelt neue personalisierte Präzisionsrehabilitation VAMED operates 15 rehabilitation facilities in Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. VAMED employs a total of over 650 doctors, whose know-how and experience they have networked in the “VAMED International Medical Board”. From the knowledge gained, the medical experts in the various rehabilitation fields develop new scientifically sound programs for the personalized precision rehabilitation of the future. PRESS CONTACT Prok. Mag. Ludwig BICHLER, MBA Group spokesman Sterngasse 5, 1230 Vienna, Austria +43 1 60127 610 E-MAIL PRESS IMAGES ICF based Outcome Measurement All press photos VAMED rehabilitation VAMED Vitality World LEGAL INFO Contact imprint privacy Compliance IMPORTANT LINKS VAMED Vitality World VAMED rehabilitation centers VAMED care centers Tender documents Important documents SOCIAL MEDIA © VAMED AG, Sterngasse 5, A-1230 Vienna All rights reserved