Der Schmerz
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Occupational and social rehabilitation can be influenced by perceived injustice that results from pain. Currently, the Injustice Experience Questionnaire (IEQ), the tool most commonly used to assess perceived injustice, is not available in German. The aim of this study was the validation of the German-language version of the IEQ. ⋯ The analyses attest the excellent psychometric properties of the German translation of the IEQ and so the German-language version of the IEQ can be used as a validated questionnaire to screen for perceived injustice.
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Persons insured by AOK Nordost statutory health insurance (SHI) and on sick leave underwent a 20-day program of interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (IMST) following an initial assessment (IA). We evaluated its effectiveness regarding sick leave, utilization/costs of SHI services, and patient-reported characteristics of pain. ⋯ For a selected comparable population treated by protocol, IA and IMST was associated with reduction or "lasting absence" of treatment, pain relief, and major savings on sickness benefits. Other than in previous studies we found coverage of IA and IMST costs without consideration of productivity loss.