Evaluation of Novel Concentrated Interdisciplinary Group Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Clinical Intervention Study

Gerd Kvale   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD ;   Bente Frisk   ^{1, 4} , PhD ;   Marte Jürgensen   ^{1, 3} , MD, PhD ;   Tore Børtveit   ¹ , PsyD ;   Øystein Theodor Ødegaard-Olsen   ^{1, 5} , MD ;   Ane Wilhelmsen-Langeland   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Bernt Bøgvald Aarli   ^{1, 6, 7} , MD, PhD ;   Kristina Sandnes   ¹ , MSc ;   Sidsel Rykken   ¹ , MSc ;   Anne Haugstvedt   ^{1, 4} , MSc, PhD ;   Sigurd William Hystad   ⁸ , PhD ;   Eirik Søfteland   ^{1, 7, 9} , MD, PhD

¹ Helse i Hardanger, Øystese, Norway

² Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

³ Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

⁴ Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway

⁵ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

⁶ Department of Thoracic Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

⁷ Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

⁸ Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

⁹ Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway