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Enhancing Early Risk Detection for Reduced Earning Capacity: The Development of the padaCura App

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  • Regina Weißmann

    (Psychological Diagnostics and Assessment, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ostenstraße 25, 85072 Eichstätt, Germany)

  • Annette Grimmel-Bruhns

    (Pro Arbeit—Kreis Offenbach—Kommunales Job Center, Max-Planck-Straße 1-3, 63303 Dreieich, Germany)

  • Corinna Manuela Busacker

    (Jobnet.AG, Luisenstraße 41, 10117 Berlin, Germany)

  • Fanny Lara Clara Loth

    (Psychological Diagnostics and Assessment, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ostenstraße 25, 85072 Eichstätt, Germany)

Abstract

In Germany, 1.7 million individuals received reduced earning capacity pensions in 2020, but reintegrating them into the labor market remains challenging. For individuals who have a reduced earning capacity, this often leads to adverse consequences (e.g., low quality of life, poverty, social stigma). The project ‘Cooperation for prevention, fitness and health in the job center (KOPF22)’ focuses on early risk detection and prevention strategies for clients of the job center (who are recipients of Citizen’s Income) as they face various challenges in maintaining their ability to work. The padaCura App, a key component of the project, assesses the risk of reduced earning capacity using an ICF-based questionnaire. It offers immediate feedback reports to clients, categorizing their risk levels and suggesting actions in plain language with visual aids. Since the project emphasizes the client’s autonomy and voluntary participation, clients decide how to proceed with their results. If they decide to cooperate with the job center, then several offers for prevention and intervention measures can be used to increase employability. The first evaluations of the app and the questionnaire demonstrate its effectiveness in differentiating between employable persons and incapacitated individuals. Future developments should focus on enhancing the result reports to include more targeted interventions and on collaboration between employment support resources and healthcare systems to meet clients’ needs.

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  • Regina Weißmann & Annette Grimmel-Bruhns & Corinna Manuela Busacker & Fanny Lara Clara Loth, 2023. "Enhancing Early Risk Detection for Reduced Earning Capacity: The Development of the padaCura App," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2023:i:1:p:1-:d:1303092
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    1. Sebastian Becker & Annica Gehlen & Johannes Geyer & Peter Haan, 2023. "Reform of Reduced Earning Capacity Pension Cuts Risk of Poverty, but Comes Late," DIW Weekly Report, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 13(17/18), pages 123-129.
    2. Sebastian Becker & Annica Gehlen & Johannes Geyer & Peter Haan, 2023. "Reform of Reduced Earning Capacity Pension Cuts Risk of Poverty, but Comes Late," DIW Weekly Report, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 90(17/18), pages 123-129.
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