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Compassion and Mental Health Outcomes in Psychiatric Patients - Associations and age differences in compassion, fears of compassion, and various aspects of mental health

Compassion and Mental Health Outcomes in Psychiatric Patients - Associations and age differences in compassion, fears of compassion, and various aspects of mental health

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00037146
Enrollment
260
Registered
2025-06-27
Start date
2025-11-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: Prospective observational study: Patients of two different psychiatric hospitals will be investigated once regarding different measures of mental health and different measures of compassion.

Sponsors

Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: good understanding of the German language sufficient vision and hearing, with or without correction capacity and willingness to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients treated involuntarily at the hospital at the time of recruitment existing diagnosis of a known intellectual disability or severe cognitive impairment (e.g., amnestic syndrome) acute risk of harm to self or others as specified by the Brandenburg Mental Health Law (BbgPsychKG) severe acute internal medical condition (e.g., pneumonia, delirium)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measures of mental health (Psychopathology: ICD-10-Symptom-Rating ISR, Depressions-Angst-Stress-Skalen DASS21 - german short version, Quality of life: World Health Organization Quality of Life Fragebogen WHOQOL-BREF, External Suicid Rating: Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale). Measures of compassion (Self Compassion: Self-Compassion Scale SCS, Attitudes towards compassion: Fears of Compassion Scale FCS, Compassionate Engagement and Action Scale CEAS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Childhood trauma (Childhood-Trauma Questionnaire - german version); Coping capacity (Brief-Cope - german version); routine variables (disease specific questionnaires, EKG); demografic variables (age, place of residence).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKristin Koller-Schlaud

Universitätsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane

kristin.koller-schlaud@mhb-fontane.de+49 3391 39-2344

Outcome results

None listed

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