M51 M53 M54 M05 M06 M07 M45 M46
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - ICD-10-dianosis of inflammatory-rheumatic diseases: back pain (M51-M54), chronic polyarthritis (M05-M07) or ankylosing spondylarthritis (M45-M46) - medical rehabilitation after the Allgemeinem Antragsverfahren or expedited procedure - sufficient language proficiency - written agreement of participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - follow-up treatment - surgery in the last three months - severe cardiopulmonary condition (contraindication for intense physical exercise) - insufficient proficiency in german (for filling out questionnaires) - ongoing application for disability pension benefits - inability to train in groups, contingent upon insufficient health
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| physical role function of the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (Bullinger & Kirchberger, 1998): comparison between control group and intervention group at t4 (12 months after discharge) while controlling for the initial value at t1 (rehabilitation onset) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - physical and mental component score of the short-form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) (Bullinger & Kirchberger, 1998) - Pain in the last 4 weeks: numeric rating scale (0= no pain to 10= unbearable pain) - Fatigue in the last 4 weeks: numeric rating scale (0= no fatigue to 10=total fatigue) - function status: Physical Fitness Questionnaire (FFb-Mot) (Bengel, Wirtz, & Zingmann, 2008; Bös et al., 2002) - participation: index for measurement of the limitations of participation (IMET) (Deck, Mittag, Hüppe, Muche-Borowski, & Raspe, 2007) - Anxiety and Depression: Hospital Anxiety Despression Scale -german version (HADS-D) (Herrmann-Lingen, Buss & Snaith, 2005) - physical activity in daily life, leisure time and sports activity: Freiburg Questionnaire of physical activity (FFkA) (Frey, Berg, Grathwohl, & Keul, 1999) - perceived advantages and disadvantages of physical activity: decision balance concerning physical activity (Basler, Quint, & Wolf, 2004) - sports-related HAPA-scales (Schwarzer, 2008): risk perception, self-efficacy expectations, action outcome expectations, intention of exercising, behavior change planning, barriers and resources of physical activity per questionnaire for assessment of health-related behavior (FEG) (Bengel et al., 2008) - sick leave in the last 12 months - application for disability benefits All secondary outcomes were analysed through a group comparison between control- and intervention group at t4 (12 months after discharge) while controlling for the initial value at t1 (rehbilitation onset) as well. | — |
Countries
Germany