Common long-term conditions (depression, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes and arthritis [osteo and rheumatoid]), specifically multimorbidity of these Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Condition 1: Intervention group: Self-affirmation task plus health message
Condition 2: Control group: Health-message only control group
1 month follow-up.
Sponsors
University of Manchester (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary care patients aged 50+ 2. Two or more of five common long-term conditions (depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], type 2 diabetes, arthritis [osteo and rheumatoid] and coronary heart disease) 3. Participants must be fluent in written English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients suffering from a condition which impairs their ability to provide informed consent or otherwise means that they are considered unsuitable to approach by their primary care team
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability of the intervention and feasibility of study methods will be assessed by looking at: 1. Recruitment 2. Retention 3. Characteristics of responders versus non-responders 4. Engagement with the intervention (intervention group only) 5. The proportion of positive to negative comments made in response to questions asked about the experience of the intervention (intervention group only), and of taking part in the study (both groups) 6. Proportion of questionnaire correctly completed | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed