[The User Survey on the Revision of the Classification of Therapeutic Procedures].

Introduction: An extensive user survey was conducted in the context of updating the Classification of Therapeutic Procedures (KTL 2015). This paper reflects the results of the user survey and raises critical discussion points.
Methods: The user survey was sent to all rehabilitation centers contracted by the German pension insurance as well as professional associations. The user survey was available both as a paper questionnaire and as an online version. The feedback of the user survey provided an important basis for the revision of the KTL.
Result: The survey yielded 1,868 suggestions from 360 users. Most of them related to chapters E ("occupational therapy, work therapy, other functional therapy") and C ("information, motivation, training"). The change from German diplomas to the international Bachelor's and Master's degrees, and the inclusion of diagnostic and work-related procedures were the main focus of the user feedback.
Conclusion: For the revision of the KTL, the user survey provided valuable information. Only by the inclusion of practitioners can the KTL meet the requirements of realistic and comprehensive acquisition of data on therapeutic procedures also in future.
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