Abstract  Interdisciplinary rehabilitation has been shown to be effective for treatment of patients suffering from chronic nonmalignant
pain with respect to activity level, pain intensity, function, or days of sick leave. However, effects in clinical outcome
do not necessarily imply a superiority of the intervention from an economic point of view. Despite an increasing number of
cost-utility and cost-effectiveness studies, systematic reviews outline the methodological heterogeneity of studies, which
makes it impossible to perform meta-analyses and to draw conclusions from the studies. Recent publications add interesting
information to the current discussion; these studies cover the long-term development of sickness absence post-intervention
and the cost effectiveness of wor...

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