The probability of successful reintegration into working life increases according to the position within the vertical structure of social class. In light of this result, it can be assumed that not only differential allocation of patients to rehabilitation interventions but also the specific contents of these interventions should be modeled on the basis of economic criteria.

Schl ü sselw ö rter • ▶ Rehabilitation • ▶ Prostatakrebs • ▶ rehabilitative Interventionen • ▶ systematische Literaturanalyse • ▶ Review Abstract & Purpose: A systematic literature analysis of the eff ectiveness of specifi c rehabilitation-related interventions for prostate cancer patients has not been conducted so far. Materials and Methods: Established literature databases (Medline, Psyndex, PsychINFO, EBMR)as well as reference lists, meta-analyses, and literature reviews were systematically searched for studies on the eff ectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for prostate cancer patients. Furthermore, guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer were browsed for rehabilitation related content. Studies on both out-patient and in-patient interventions were included, whereas diagnostic studies as well as medical and nursing procedures and drug trials were excluded from the analysis. Out of a total of 1 627 626 articles, 65 articles were eventually included in the analysis and evaluated according to the Oxford Levels of Evidence. Results: Studies on the eff ectiveness of interventions for prostate cancer patients were identifi ed in the following rehabilitation-related areas: psychosocial interventions, urinary incontinence treatment, massage, sport therapy, relaxation techniques, lymph drainage, artistic therapies and interdisciplinary rehabilitation programmes. However, with regard to health education courses, balneotherapy, occupational therapy and social work, no studies including prostate cancer patients could be identifi ed. For the majority of rehabilitation-related interventions, the evidence regarding their eff ectiveness was not suffi cient or contradictory. Discussion and Conclusions: The eff ectiveness of interventions carried out in the rehabilita tion of prostate cancer patients was rarely examined so far. The systematic literature analysis shows, that up to now suffi cient evidence was established for only few of these interventions.