Illness Crisis Adapting in Early or Middle Phase of Patient With Chronic Disease: Study of Meta-cognition Model

Patient with chronic disease learning of a chronic illness quickly changes the way they encounter in physiological, psychological and social aspects. The investigators research purposes will use the meta-cognitive approach to explore adjustment to life-threatening illness (ex. hypertension and diabetes) of patients may find the important factors in their coping process.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Drug or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus

Detailed Description

Patient with chronic disease learning of a chronic illness quickly changes the way they encounter in physiological, psychological and social aspects. They need adjust themselves and their crisis lives, and some plan they had made the near or distant future. The investigators research purposes will use the meta-cognitive approach to explore adjustment to life-threatening illness (ex. hypertension and diabetes) of patients may find the important factors in their coping process.Research methods will separate three year project to describe. First year project will use qualitative methods from bio-psychosocial aspects to interview participants who may suffer illness after diagnosis or stable treatment during middle phase of illness. Second year will invite diabetes and hypertension patients from different phase of illness with different levels of health anxiety trait, meta-cognitive and control strategies if derived different coping and emotions outcome. The third year will design motivational psycho-education program for patients to alleviate the emotions and use cold meta-cognition to due good health behavior and self care with their illness. The expected results will like to test the investigators new model in caring chronic disease patients.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 460

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
    • Recruiting
    • National Taiwan University Hopital
    • Contact: Bee-Horng Lue, MD; Phone Number: 886-2-23123456; Email: grace@ntu.edu.tw

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

adults with obvious chronic diseases of hypertension or diabetes, or both diseases diagnosed by doctors in Taiwan.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults aged 20 and above, with hypertension or diabetes or both diseases.

Exclusion Criteria:

• adults with other severe physical diseases.
• adults with relevant psychological diseases.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
self-monitoring and self-control scale	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
meta-thinking awareness scale	one year
negative self thinking scale	one year
depression and anxiety scale	one year
life change scale	one year
health anxiety scale	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Investigators: Study Chair: Bee-Horng Lue, MD, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 8, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 14, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): October 17, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 17, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 14, 2013
• Last Verified: October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Chronic Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 201205106RIC