Development and evaluation of a communication skills training to improve social participation of persons with rheumatic diseases

Development and evaluation of a communication skills training to improve social participation of persons with rheumatic diseases - KOKOS-Rheuma

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00008054

Enrollment

400

Registered

2015-09-07

Start date

2015-11-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Rheumatic diseases M15-M19 M05 M06 M45 M79.7 M81.9

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: participants attend the communication training between measurement points t0 and t1 of the survey The training comprises two modules (approximately 2,5 h each). The modul

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosis: rheumatic diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons who are not capable of filling out questionnaires in German due to cognitive, physical or language limitations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
There are three measurement points: before the training (t0), after the training (t1) and three months after the training (t2). Primary, proximal outcomes are participants’ communication competence (CoCo-questionnaire, Farin et al., 2014 and an adaption to the communication situations relevant in the project) and patient activation (PAM13-D, Hibbard et al., 2005, and an adaption to the communication situations relevant in the project). Moreover, we evaluate the acceptability, usefulness and achievement of objectives of the training at the end of the training (t1) with the COHEP-questionnaire (Farin et al., 2013) and newly developed questions.	—

Measure

Time frame

There are three measurement points: before the training (t0), after the training (t1) and three months after the training (t2). Primary, proximal outcomes are participants’ communication competence (CoCo-questionnaire, Farin et al., 2014 and an adaption to the communication situations relevant in the project) and patient activation (PAM13-D, Hibbard et al., 2005, and an adaption to the communication situations relevant in the project). Moreover, we evaluate the acceptability, usefulness and achievement of objectives of the training at the end of the training (t1) with the COHEP-questionnaire (Farin et al., 2013) and newly developed questions.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are three measurement points: before the training (t0), after the training (t1) and three months after the training (t2). Secondary, distal outcomes are the assessment of social participation (PROMIS scales “Ability to Participate in Social Roles “, Nagl et al., 2014) and disease-related limitations of activities (HAQ, Lautenschläger et al., 1997).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndrea Schöpf

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Sektion Versorgungsforschung und Rehabilitationsforschung

andrea.schoepf at uniklinik-freiburg.de0761-27074280

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026