Abstracts by key term: interdisciplinary care
Against the background of current social changes such as demographic change and the phenomenon of new morbidity (Thyen 2009: 14), the healthcare system in Germany is faced with new tasks. The term new morbidity describes a development from a focus on simple somatic diseases in the German population to an increase in complex chronic health disorders in the last decades. The development is always multifactorial. Due to the complex and long-term course of the disease, which usually includes somatic and psychological components, the therapy is demanding and can only be managed by cooperating care structures (Schlack 2009: 450). Both institutional framework conditions and therapeutic treatment programs must be tailored to the current care needs and needs of the population. Faced with this challenge, not only service providers (Schlack 2009: 450, German Medical Association 2010: 27, Ungewitter 2010: 112 ff.), but also science (Expert Council 2009: 430) and politics (BMG 2012:66) are calling for a more closely integrated care structure. Services should be provided at a low threshold and, if necessary, in an interdisciplinary manner (BMG 2011:10, 22, 32, 35).