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Well Being and Rehabilitation in Chronically Ill Patients: Structured Patient Education and Physical Exercise

NCT00989456 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2017-03-01

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Summary

This study addresses self management and maintenance of health through evaluation of a program of patient education in combination with physical training and with a structured follow-up.

It is hypothesized that such a program will:

1. improve quality of life, physical functioning, coping in everyday-life
2. reduce hospitalization and (re-)admissions for patients with chronic disease, reduce consumption of home care services and can increase consumption of general practice and physiotherapy services in primary health care.
3. improve patient satisfaction and health care providers satisfaction

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self management education programme

The structured patient educational self - management programme consists of 6 weekly sessions à 2 hours. The educational programme will take place prior to one of the two weekly training sessions. After the initial period of 8 weeks participants are encouraged to practicing self- management on their own for a period of 9 months. They receive,in addition to standard follow - up, an offer of extra follow - up consisting of regular contact with their group supervisors in primary health care. During the last month of the intervention year educational self - management will be offered twice and focus on themes that the participants wish to refresh.

BEHAVIORAL

exercise only

6 week waiting list, followed by two weekly training sessions. After the initial period of 8 weeks participants are encouraged to practicing self- management on their own for a period of 9 months. They receive,in addition to standard follow - up, an offer of extra follow - up consisting of regular contact with their group supervisors in primary health care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Research Council of Norway

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helge Garåsen · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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