Impact of self-help on psychological well-being in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a mixed-methods study

Impact of self-help on psychological well-being in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a mixed-methods study - COLON

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032536

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-09-28

Start date

2023-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

K50.0 K50.1 K50.9 K51.0 K51.2 K51.3 K51.5 K51.8 K51.9 K51.4

Interventions

Group 1: Self-reported experience with self-help Group 2: No self-reported experience with self-help

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Included are 18- to 65-year-old individuals with a physician-diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease and German language proficiency.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant as well as lactating persons and persons undergoing inpatient hospital treatment at the time of recruitment are excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mental well-being; How? Continuously: 0 to 100 points, categorical: cutoff = 52 points, five-item scale of the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) (Silveira et al., 2005); When? One-time with online questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following explanatory variables are being collected. Self-help; How? Continuously: 0 to 3 points; categorical: at least once or twice a week (3 points), at least once or twice a month (2 points), at least once or twice per quarter (1 point), less often or not at all (0 points); When? Once with an online questionnaire Knowledge and use of self-help services; How? Continuously: 0 to 3 points, categorical: Know it, and use it (3 points), know it but do not use it (2 points), do not know but would use it (1 point), do not know and would not use it (0 points); When? Once with an online questionnaire Social support; How? Continuously: 3 to 14 points, categorical: low support (3-8 points), moderate support (9-11 points), strong support (12-14 points), Oslo 3-Item Social Support (Peters et al., 2015); When? Once with an online questionnaire Medical condition; How? Type of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, other), date of diagnosis (year), current inpatient treatment (yes/no); When? Once with an online questionnaire Disease Activity; How? Continuously: 0 to 18 points, categorical: no activity (0-3 points), mild activity (4-7 points), moderate activity (8-11 points), and severe activity (= 12 points), German Inflammatory Bowel Disease Index (GIBDI) (Hüppe et al., 2018); When? Once with an online questionnaire Awareness and utilization of additional information and support offerings (in-person consultations through associations or other counseling centers, digital consultations (e.g., via email, chats) through associations or other counseling centers, guidance and support through working groups, telephone consultation hours (e.g., provided by associations), and financial support through foundations (e.g., in the form of scholarships for studies); How? Categorical: Know it, and use it (3 points), know it but do not use it (2 points), do not know but would use it (1 point), do not know and would not use it (0 points); When? Once with an	—

Measure

Time frame

The following explanatory variables are being collected. Self-help; How? Continuously: 0 to 3 points; categorical: at least once or twice a week (3 points), at least once or twice a month (2 points), at least once or twice per quarter (1 point), less often or not at all (0 points); When? Once with an online questionnaire Knowledge and use of self-help services; How? Continuously: 0 to 3 points, categorical: Know it, and use it (3 points), know it but do not use it (2 points), do not know but would use it (1 point), do not know and would not use it (0 points); When? Once with an online questionnaire Social support; How? Continuously: 3 to 14 points, categorical: low support (3-8 points), moderate support (9-11 points), strong support (12-14 points), Oslo 3-Item Social Support (Peters et al., 2015); When? Once with an online questionnaire Medical condition; How? Type of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, other), date of diagnosis (year), current inpatient treatment (yes/no); When? Once with an online questionnaire Disease Activity; How? Continuously: 0 to 18 points, categorical: no activity (0-3 points), mild activity (4-7 points), moderate activity (8-11 points), and severe activity (= 12 points), German Inflammatory Bowel Disease Index (GIBDI) (Hüppe et al., 2018); When? Once with an online questionnaire Awareness and utilization of additional information and support offerings (in-person consultations through associations or other counseling centers, digital consultations (e.g., via email, chats) through associations or other counseling centers, guidance and support through working groups, telephone consultation hours (e.g., provided by associations), and financial support through foundations (e.g., in the form of scholarships for studies); How? Categorical: Know it, and use it (3 points), know it but do not use it (2 points), do not know but would use it (1 point), do not know and would not use it (0 points); When? Once with an

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Bethge

Universität zu Lübeck, Institut für Sozialmedizin und Epidemiologie

matthias.bethge@uksh.de+49 451 50051280

Outcome results

None listed

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