Couples Coping With Multiple Chronic Medical Conditions (GUGKS)
Couples Coping With Multimorbidity: Does Solitary Expressive Writing Foster Psycho-social Adaptation?
Handling of complex health situations (as defined by multimorbidity) in partnership: communication between romantic partners; subjective illness perception; coping with stressful experiences due to multimorbidity.
Intervention : Expressive Writing about subjective illness perception vs. Writing about individual Time-Management Primary Endpoint: subjective Health (e.g. SF 12 questionnaire) Secondary Endpoints: Psychosocial Adjustments (Depression, somatic symptoms, quality of partnership and others)
研究概览
详细说明
Coping in complex health situations (as defined by multimorbidity) and the role of relationship processes for psycho-social adaption: The study investigates interpersonal emotion regulation, disclosure, and illness perceptions in couples with a multimorbid patient. The intervention consists in 3 self-applied solitary written disclosure sessions (expressive writing), the control condition are 3 sessions writing about individual time-management (placebo).
Primary endpoint: subjective health (SF 12 questionnaire) Secondary endpoint: psychosocial adjustments (depression, positive and negative affect, somatic symptoms, adjustment disorder, marital satisfaction, sleep quality)
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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ZH
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Zurich、ZH、瑞士、8091
- University Hospital Zurich, Internal Medicine
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion criteria:
- Age 18 or older
- multimorbid condition (two or more chronic medical conditions)
- patients living with romantic partner
- very good oral and written command in German
- written consent for participation by patient and partner
Exclusion criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Mini Mental State less than 26
- Substance Abuse
- Patients in Palliative Situation
- Patients isolated due to infectious diseases
- Patients participating in other clinical trials within the last 4 weeks before inclusion
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 主要用途：其他
- 分配：随机化
- 介入模型：单组作业
- 屏蔽：单身的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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安慰剂比较：No Intervention
The control condition are 3 sessions writing about individual time-management (placebo).
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The intervention consists in 3 self-applied solitary written disclosure sessions (expressive writing)
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有源比较器：Expressive Writing
The intervention consists in 3 self-applied solitary written disclosure sessions (expressive writing).
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The intervention consists in 3 self-applied solitary written disclosure sessions (expressive writing)
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Subjective health (SF-12)
大体时间：3 months
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3 months
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Psychosocial adjustments
大体时间：3 months
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depression, positive and negative affect, somatic symptoms, adjustment disorder, marital satisfaction, sleep quality
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3 months
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员：Lukas Zimmerli, MD、University Hospital Zurich, Internal Medicine
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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