Aftercare over the telephone seems to be an economical approach to support patients in implementing healthcare recommendations made at discharge after inpatient rehabilitation.

3 and 9 months after the end of rehabilitation participants in the aftercare showed a better sociomedical development than the participants in the control condition.

The results point to the fact that psychosomatic rehabilitation has positive effects on functioning. While planning the therapy functioning as well as symptom severity should be considered. Controlled studies are needed.

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