The implementation phase of the WMR-PRIME project was successfully completed. Between September 2024 and March 2025, the practice recommendations were adapted and implemented on a clinic-specific basis by those responsible for implementation at the participating clinics with the support of Stefanie Freytag, research associate at the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences. Findings from the six-month implementation phase are currently being used to design the implementation guideline. The guideline is intended to enable clinics to implement the WMR practice recommendations themselves in the future.

From march 18th 2025 to march 20th the Reha-Kolloquium took place in Nuremberg. We were represented by Stefan Schulder on March 19th 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the “Istanbul” lecture room with the presentation “Practice recommendations for work-related medical rehabilitation in psychosomatic rehabilitation centers – results of a Delphi process”. Thank you for the interesting discussion.

After implementing our practice recommendations in the three rehabilitation centers participating in WMR-PRIME, all centers began recruiting the intervention group in early March 2025. We plan to include 75 people per facility and will describe the achievement of vocational rehabilitation goals, patients reached, the treatment dose provided and perceived, and fidelity. We would like to thank all participants and the rehabilitation centers for their support in the implementation of our research project. Rekrutierung der zweiten Studienkohorte begonnen

On January 29, 2025, the 2nd advisory board meeting of the MBOR-Prime project took place online. A total of 16 people took part in the meeting who are involved in MBOR in science or practice or who were formerly treated as patients in MBOR. Prof. Dr. Matthias Bethge and Prof. Dr. Markus Bassler, project leaders of MBOR-PRIME, welcomed the participants at the opening. The program included exciting scientific presentations as well as contributions from the participating clinics. Stefan Schulder, research associate at the University of Lübeck, reported on the initial results of the control group survey. We would like to …

From march 18th 2025 to march 20th 2025 the Reha-Kolloquium will take place in Nuremberg. We are pleased to inform you that we will be represented by Stefan Schulder on march 19th 2025 at 9 a.m. in the lecture room “Istanbul” with the contribution “Practice recommendations for work-related medical rehabilitation in psychosomatic rehabilitation centers – results of a Delphi process”. We look forward to an interested specialist audience and exciting discussions.

During the Christmas season, we not only celebrate community, but also what we have achieved together. The entire team of the WMR-PRIME project would like to thank the participants for their active contribution to the practice recommendations and their commitment to the continuous improvement of care practice in psychosomatic medicine. Thank you very much for the trusting and successful cooperation in 2024. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In the WMR-PRIME study, the three participating rehabilitation centers have completed the questionnaire survey with the control group which started end of May 2024 prior to the implementation of the newly agreed practice recommendations. As planned, 75 or more people undergoing rehabilitation were recruited to participate in the first patient survey at each facility. By taking part, we can now determine, among other things, the patients reached, the treatment dose provided and perceived, as well as treatment adherence. In the coming weeks, the practice recommendations will now be implemented in the rehabilitation centers before recruitment of the second study cohort begins in …

The practice recommendations for WMR in psychosomatic rehabilitation facilities, which were agreed in two Delphi rounds this spring, have been published in German on our website in August. In order to make the recommendations accessible to an international context, we have translated them into English. The practice recommendations can be opened via the menu item “Publications” and can be viewed via fold-out sections. They are also available as a PDF file. Using the language switch in the menu at the top right-hand edge, the website language and that of the practice recommendations can be selected between German and English.

On September 13 and 14, 2024, the German Society for Clinical Psychotherapy, Prevention and Psychosomatic Rehabilitation met in Ratzeburg for its annual conference. On Saturday morning, we presented our practice recommendations in a one-hour presentation and discussed them with the participants. Click here to see our presentation.

From May to September 2024, visits were conducted over several days at the three participating clinics. During these visits, there was direct exchange with the implementation managers, clinic management, staff, and the rehabilitants on-site. „In the clinics, there is a comprehensive psychotherapeutic offering, which is flexibly adapted to the needs of the rehabilitants,” said Stefanie Freytag, the responsible staff member. She described the atmosphere in the clinics as always friendly and appreciative. She looks forward to further collaboration and thanked the clinics for their commitment.