Comparative effectiveness of a web- and app-based resilience training in care givers with written coaching versus telephone coaching - randomized non-inferiority trial

Comparative effectiveness of a web- and app-based resilience training in care givers with written coaching versus telephone coaching - randomized non-inferiority trial - RESIST Care4Care

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023444

Enrollment

448

Registered

2020-12-03

Start date

2020-12-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

occupational stress Z65 Z73

Interventions

Group 1: Half of the total sample (N=448, n=224) is randomized into this arm. The participants in arm 1 will get access to the online resilience training and app after randomization. The online traini

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 68 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: informed consent, employed as a professional care giver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: non

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
perceived stress, measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10, Cohen, 1983), before intervention (t1), 8 weeks after randomization (t2), 6 months after randomization (t3) * t1: pre Intervention t2: post Intervention t3: 6 month follow up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demographic characteristics (t1) Fear of infection. Items based on: Bai Y, Lin C-C, Lin C-Y, Chen J-Y, Chue C-M, Chou P. Survey of stress reactions among health care workers involved with the SARS outbreak. Psychiatr Serv 2004; 55: 1055–57. (t1, t2, t3) Depression – CES-D 15 items version(Hautzinger, Bailer, Hofmeister & Keller, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Resilience – Brief Resilience Scale (Chmitorz, Wenzel et al., 2018; Smith et al., 2008) (t1, t2, t3) Gerneral self-efficacy. (ASKU-3) (Beierlein, Kovaleva, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Optimismus - LOT-R (Glaesmer, Hoyer, Klotsche & Herzberg, 2008) (t1, t2, t3) Kontrollüberzeugung (IE-4) (Kovaleva, Beierlein, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Self-criticism - SCS (Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011) (t1, t2, t3) Social support - (Berliner Social Support Skalen, perceived available support, support seeking) (Schulz & Schwarzer, 2003) (t1, t2, t3) Berufliches Stressoren – Effort reward imbalance questionnaire (Siegrist, Wege, Pühlhofer & Wahrendorf, 2009) (t1, t2, t3) Presentism (Tic-P: Item C1) (Haakart-van Roijen et al., 2002) (t1, t2, t3,) Work Ability (Ahlstrom, Grimby-Ekman, Hagberg & Dellve, 2010) (t1, t2, t3) Absenteeism (Tic-P: Item B1&B2) (Haakart-van Roijen, van Straten, Donker & Tiemens, 2002) (t1, t2, t3) Life Events / general Stressors. Veer IM, Riepenhausen A, Zerban M, Wackerhagen C, Engen H, Puhlmann L, … Kalisch R (2020). Mental resilience in the Corona lockdown: First empirical insights from Europe. PsyArXiv. doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4z62t (t1, t2, t3) General satisfaction with online training - CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2) satisfaction with written coaching – adapted version CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, nur Gruppe 1) satisfaction with coaching via telephone – adapted version CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, nur Gruppe 2) Attitudes towards coaching (t1, t2, t3) Uptake of coaching (t2), self-constructed * t1: pre Intervention t2: post Intervention t3: 6 month follow	—

Measure

Time frame

Demographic characteristics (t1) Fear of infection. Items based on: Bai Y, Lin C-C, Lin C-Y, Chen J-Y, Chue C-M, Chou P. Survey of stress reactions among health care workers involved with the SARS outbreak. Psychiatr Serv 2004; 55: 1055–57. (t1, t2, t3) Depression – CES-D 15 items version(Hautzinger, Bailer, Hofmeister & Keller, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Resilience – Brief Resilience Scale (Chmitorz, Wenzel et al., 2018; Smith et al., 2008) (t1, t2, t3) Gerneral self-efficacy. (ASKU-3) (Beierlein, Kovaleva, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Optimismus - LOT-R (Glaesmer, Hoyer, Klotsche & Herzberg, 2008) (t1, t2, t3) Kontrollüberzeugung (IE-4) (Kovaleva, Beierlein, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3) Self-criticism - SCS (Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011) (t1, t2, t3) Social support - (Berliner Social Support Skalen, perceived available support, support seeking) (Schulz & Schwarzer, 2003) (t1, t2, t3) Berufliches Stressoren – Effort reward imbalance questionnaire (Siegrist, Wege, Pühlhofer & Wahrendorf, 2009) (t1, t2, t3) Presentism (Tic-P: Item C1) (Haakart-van Roijen et al., 2002) (t1, t2, t3,) Work Ability (Ahlstrom, Grimby-Ekman, Hagberg & Dellve, 2010) (t1, t2, t3) Absenteeism (Tic-P: Item B1&B2) (Haakart-van Roijen, van Straten, Donker & Tiemens, 2002) (t1, t2, t3) Life Events / general Stressors. Veer IM, Riepenhausen A, Zerban M, Wackerhagen C, Engen H, Puhlmann L, … Kalisch R (2020). Mental resilience in the Corona lockdown: First empirical insights from Europe. PsyArXiv. doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4z62t (t1, t2, t3) General satisfaction with online training - CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2) satisfaction with written coaching – adapted version CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, nur Gruppe 1) satisfaction with coaching via telephone – adapted version CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, nur Gruppe 2) Attitudes towards coaching (t1, t2, t3) Uptake of coaching (t2), self-constructed * t1: pre Intervention t2: post Intervention t3: 6 month follow

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHanna Brückner

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg Professur für Gesundheitspsychologie und Angewandte Biologische Psychologie Insitut für Psychologie

hanna.brueckner@leuphana.de04131-677-1701

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026