Influencing Factors to strengthen Patient Competency and Healthcare of Soldiers with a Deployment-related Mental Illness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025360

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-09

Start date

2021-07-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

F43.1

Interventions

Group 1: Patients are asked about the following areas using qualitative interviews: Helpful / hindering factors for coping with illness, quality of life, coping with everyday life, coping with everyda

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Included in the patient group are members of German Armed Force with confirmed PTSD; Included in the superior group are those who have been a superior to members of the GAF with PTSD for at least six months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Excluded are all patients 65 years, patients with schizophrenia, dementia syndrome, manic syndrome, paranoid-hallucinatory syndrome or when exclusion is recommended by the responsible department Excluded from the superior group are those who have been a superior to members of the GAF with PTSD for less than six months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim is to comprehensively identify existing specific and unspecific influencing factors and their weighting on patient competence and the care of soldiers in the GAF with deployment-related mental illness from the perspectives of the two interview groups. It is not intended to generate representative results. The sample size is initially set at 30 interview participants per group. The primary endpoint of this qualitative study is determined by the theoretical saturation for the object of investigation, which is reached when the interim analysis of the interviews shows that no further gain in knowledge is to be expected with regard to the questions asked. Similar earlier studies suggest that theoretical saturation and thus achievement of the study objective can be expected after about 15 interviews in each group.	—

Measure

Time frame

The aim is to comprehensively identify existing specific and unspecific influencing factors and their weighting on patient competence and the care of soldiers in the GAF with deployment-related mental illness from the perspectives of the two interview groups. It is not intended to generate representative results. The sample size is initially set at 30 interview participants per group. The primary endpoint of this qualitative study is determined by the theoretical saturation for the object of investigation, which is reached when the interim analysis of the interviews shows that no further gain in knowledge is to be expected with regard to the questions asked. Similar earlier studies suggest that theoretical saturation and thus achievement of the study objective can be expected after about 15 interviews in each group.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThomas Emser

Sanitätsunterstützungszentrum Cochem

thomasemser@bundeswehr.org02671 9186 24300

Outcome results

None listed

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