Development and evaluation of a compact health program for employed informal caregivers as an outpatient preventive measure pursuant to Section 23.2 of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V)

Development and evaluation of a compact health program for employed informal caregivers as an outpatient preventive measure pursuant to Section 23.2 of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V) - pAKur

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039025

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-22

Start date

2026-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

mental health, psychosomatic complaints, burnout symptoms, caregiver burden, coping strategies, self-efficacy

Interventions

Group 1: In order to promote sustainable effects, the intervention concept consists of three coordinated components: Compact Program Part 1, followed by digital support and Compact Program Part 2. In

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Ability to participate in the programme (care for the person requiring care is assured, participation in the programme is possible) • Employed (if the proposed recruitment strategy does not result in enough working informal caregivers participating, the programme will also be opened up to informal caregivers who are not in employment) • Of legal age • Primary caregiver of a person in need of care with care level 1-4 • Sufficient knowledge of German to be able to actively participate in the planned discussions, surveys and interventions. • Availability of a PC/tablet with internet access. • Existence of a declaration of consent. • In the self-assessment, participants subjectively feel that home care places a medium to high burden on them, as reflected by total scores between 5 and 25 on the short form of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with acute illnesses requiring treatment to such an extent that it would limit their participation in the programme.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
As part of a mixed-methods approach, the primary outcome being examined is the satisfaction of informal caregivers with regard to the intervention. In addition, the individual intervention components are to be regularly evaluated by the participating informal caregivers using scaling questions. Participant satisfaction will be determined using the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (ZUF-8) after the end of compact program part 1 (t1), after digital support (compact program part 2) (t9/1) and after compact program part 3 (t9/2). In addition, qualitative interviews will be conducted at these points in time to assess satisfaction.	—

Measure

Time frame

As part of a mixed-methods approach, the primary outcome being examined is the satisfaction of informal caregivers with regard to the intervention. In addition, the individual intervention components are to be regularly evaluated by the participating informal caregivers using scaling questions. Participant satisfaction will be determined using the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (ZUF-8) after the end of compact program part 1 (t1), after digital support (compact program part 2) (t9/1) and after compact program part 3 (t9/2). In addition, qualitative interviews will be conducted at these points in time to assess satisfaction.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess feasibility, the need for the compact program, its feasibility, and its acceptance are determined using qualitative interviews at t1 and t9/2. In addition, selected personal target variables (impact of the intervention on informal caregivers) are recorded as secondary outcomes (The potential measurement points are as follows: immediately before the intervention (t0), after the end of compact program part 1 (t1), after digital support (compact program part 2) (t9/1), after compact program part 3 (t9/2), and 6 months after completion of the intervention (t15)): Stress levels will be recorded using the Perceived Stress Scale-10 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Symptoms of depression will be recorded using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Psychosomatic symptoms are recorded using the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Subjective care burden is recorded using the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Burnout symptoms are recorded using the Maslach Burnout Inventory at t0, t1 t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Subjective experiences of loneliness are recorded using the Three-item Loneliness Scale at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Life satisfaction is measured using the General Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (L-1) at t0, t1, and t15. Coping is measured using the Coping Orientation Problems Experienced-8 (COPE-8) questionnaire at t0, t1, and t15. The experience of benefits is measured using the Benefits of Being a Caregiver Scale (BBCS) at t0, t1 and t15. In addition, the following variables relating to the care situation at t0, t9/1, and t15 are to be measured: objective care burden, subjective assessment of the care situation, quality of relationship, use of support services, and level of care. Duration of care is measured at t0.	—

Measure

Time frame

To assess feasibility, the need for the compact program, its feasibility, and its acceptance are determined using qualitative interviews at t1 and t9/2. In addition, selected personal target variables (impact of the intervention on informal caregivers) are recorded as secondary outcomes (The potential measurement points are as follows: immediately before the intervention (t0), after the end of compact program part 1 (t1), after digital support (compact program part 2) (t9/1), after compact program part 3 (t9/2), and 6 months after completion of the intervention (t15)): Stress levels will be recorded using the Perceived Stress Scale-10 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Symptoms of depression will be recorded using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Psychosomatic symptoms are recorded using the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Subjective care burden is recorded using the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Burnout symptoms are recorded using the Maslach Burnout Inventory at t0, t1 t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Subjective experiences of loneliness are recorded using the Three-item Loneliness Scale at t0, t1, t9/1, t9/2, and t15. Life satisfaction is measured using the General Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (L-1) at t0, t1, and t15. Coping is measured using the Coping Orientation Problems Experienced-8 (COPE-8) questionnaire at t0, t1, and t15. The experience of benefits is measured using the Benefits of Being a Caregiver Scale (BBCS) at t0, t1 and t15. In addition, the following variables relating to the care situation at t0, t9/1, and t15 are to be measured: objective care burden, subjective assessment of the care situation, quality of relationship, use of support services, and level of care. Duration of care is measured at t0.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Pendergrass

Zentrum für Medizinische Versorgungsforschung; Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, FAU Erlangen Nürnberg; Uniklinikum Erlangen

pakur.ps@uk-erlangen.de+499131 8534142

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 17, 2026