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. 2021 Mar 23;29(10):5853–5864. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06123-x

Table 1.

Treatment modalities. Overview over therapeutic measures per patient during the rehabilitation. n: number of patients who received specific treatment at least once (percentage of patients of the whole collective); IQR: interquartile range

Treatment modality Treatment frequency per patient
n (%) Median IQR
Guidance and treatment by physician 4401 (100.0%) 6 6–7
Nursing procedures 4392 (99.8%) 2 2–2
Psychooncology (individual counseling) including biofeedback 4195 (95.3%) 5 4–7
Psychooncological counseling (group) 4401 (100.0%) 1 1–1
Psychological counseling: sexual therapy 798 (18.1%) 3 1–5
Psychoeducative lectures 4393 (99.8%) 3 3–4
Relaxation therapies 4400 (99.9%) 4 3–5
Educational presentations—motivation and lifestyle modification 4182 (95.0%) 2 1–3
Educational lectures 3882 (88.2%) 1 1–2
Cognitive and perception training 1048 (23.8%) 2 2–4
Creative therapies 597 (13.6%) 2 2–4
Social counseling 3719 (84.5%) 2 1–2
Speech therapy 331 (7.5%) 4 2–6
Nutritional advice 4399 (99.9%) 4 3–4
Occupational therapy (individual treatment) 3579 (81.3%) 2 2–3
Functional occupational therapies (groups) 4150 (94.3%) 7 4–7
Physiotherapy (individual treatment) 4399 (99.9%) 6 5–8
Physiotherapy (groups) 4373 (99.4%) 7 5–10
Medical training therapy—aerobic training 4355 (99.0%) 7 5–9
Medical training therapy— resistance training 3911 (88.9%) 5 4–6
Remedial massages 4207 (95.6%) 4 3–4
Manual lymphatic drainage 1192 (27.1%) 4 2–5
Hydrogymnastics 2014 (45.8%) 3 2–4
Electrotherapy 2165 (49.2%) 4 3–6
Therapeutic ultrasound 256 (5.8%) 3 2–5
Thermotherapy 3416 (77.6%) 5 3–7
Inhalation therapies 682 (15.5%) 4 5–7