Support and training needs of health care professionals in medical rehabilitation

The INFORM project is carried out as a mixed-methods study with both qualitative and quantitative methods, using moderated focus groups and guided individual interviews as well as a standardized online-survey. First, profession-specific online-discussions are carried out with staff working clinically in medical rehabilitation to determine their specific needs in terms of rehabilitation-related skills which are required but may not have been adequately learned during qualification (work package 1). This is followed by focus groups within the interprofessional rehabilitation teams at the rehabilitation facilities to evaluate their common needs regarding interprofessional cooperation as well as implications for joint training offers in medical rehabilitation (work package 2). In order to determine the view of the clinical/administrative management on further training needs of the rehabilitation team or each of the profession-groups, guided individual interviews are conducted with the management (work package 3). Finally, the project will be finished with an anonymous online-survey in which the qualitative results from the focus groups and interviews are to be quantified and verified using a questionnaire which will be distributed among staff from the various health professions in medical rehabilitation (work package 4).