[Guidelines for rehabilitation of dermatological diseases].

Guidelines for dermatological rehabilitation are based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health (ICF), which includes context factors such as physical environment, socioeconomic conditions, and the personal situation of the patient. Guidelines give specific recommendations for personal conditions of rehabilitation, staff, equipment, process of treatment, and evaluation. They assist doctors, patients, and public institutions in orientation and decision making. The latest publications are a joint summary obtained from experts, with substantial participation of the social insurance agencies, and demonstrate the growing importance of guidelines which are the result of a compromise between the conflicting interests of medical progress on the one hand and economic restrictions on the other. Consequences for allocation of financial resources in the health system are discussed.