Implementing Digital Trainings within Medical Rehabilitations: Improvement of Mental Health and Synergetic Outcomes with Healthcare Service

Franziska Maria Keller, Alina Dahmen, Christina Derksen, Lukas Kötting and Sonia Lippke
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Franziska Maria Keller: Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
Alina Dahmen: Dr. Becker Klinikgruppe, 50968 Cologne, Germany
Christina Derksen: Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
Lukas Kötting: Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
Sonia Lippke: Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: The need for new technologies in healthcare services has been stressed. However, little is known about the effectiveness of digital interventions integrated in psychosomatic rehabilitation processes. Data from 724 patients from psychosomatic rehabilitation clinics were analyzed with regard to the effectiveness of digital trainings indicated by a change in symptoms related to depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness from pre– to post–rehabilitation. Rehabilitation satisfaction was examined in association with reaching rehabilitation goals and satisfaction with communication. A mixed repeated measures analyses of covariance, analyses of covariance, and hierarchical stepwise regression analyses were performed. Results indicated a superior effectiveness for the intervention group receiving all offered digital treatments in addition to the regular face-to-face rehabilitation program with regard to symptoms of depression (F (2674) = 3.93, p < 0.05, ? p 2 = 0.01), anxiety (F (2678) = 3.68, p < 0.05, ? p 2 = 0.01) post-rehabilitation, with large effect sizes for both depression (d = 1.28) and anxiety (d = 1.08). In addition, rehabilitation satisfaction was positively associated with reaching rehabilitation goals and perceived communication with healthcare workers. Digital interventions appeared effective in supporting mental health of psychosomatic rehabilitation patients’ post-rehabilitation. These findings support the inclusion of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary digital and face-to-face treatment programs and call for more implementations of new technologies in a context of complexity to improve health and healthcare service.

Keywords: mental health; psychosomatic rehabilitation; internet-delivered digital trainings; multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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