Anxiety, Depression, Self Efficacy
Conditions
Keywords
Depression, Anxiety, Randomized Controlled Trial, Self Care, Intervention Studies, Health Education
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether citizens experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression will benefit from a self-management training program with respect to: 1) Self-efficacy, and 2) Symptoms of anxiety and depression, and 3) Self reported measures of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
Detailed description
* The intervention is a Danish adaption of The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program developed by The Stanford Patient Education Research Center, The Expert Patient Program Community Interest Company (EPPCIC), and The English National Health Service (NHS). * The Danish adaptation has been performed by The Danish Committee for Health Education.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-management programme
Seven weekly group-based sessions for people with anxiety and depressive symptoms
Sponsors
National Board of Health, Denmark
Danish Committee for Health Education
University of Aarhus
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \>= 18 years of age * Suffering from anxiety and/or depressive symptoms * Voluntary participation
Exclusion criteria
* Potential suicidal behavior * Potential aggressive behavior * Significant cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depressive Symptoms (Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II)) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Self-efficacy (Personal control from The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R)) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | Only the following subscale from the IPQ-R is used: Personal Control |
| Self-efficacy (Chronic Disease Self-efficacy Scales - SECD-32 (Stanford Patient Education Research Center)) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | Only the following subscale is used: Obtain help from Community, Family, Friends Scale |
| State Anxiety (Spielbergers State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | Only the State-anxiety subscale of the STAI is used |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise Behaviors (Stanford Patient Education Research Center) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Sleep Quality (The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Health related symptoms | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | Self related overall health: Stanford Patient Education Research Center (1 item). Fatigue: Visual Analogue Scale. Stanford Patient Education Research Center (1 Item). Pain: Visual Analogue Scale. Stanford Patient Education Research Center (1 item). |
| Social/Role Activities Limitations Scale (Stanford Patient Education Research Center) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Self-efficacy (Control/Manage Depression Scale from: Chronic Disease Self-efficacy Scales - SECD-32 (Stanford Patient Education Research Center)) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coping (The Brief Cope) | Change from: 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Well-being (WHO-5 Well Being Index) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | — |
| Use of Health benefits | Change from 1) The full year prior to start of intervention, to 2) The three months period following the intervention | Data on health benefits will be obtained by a linkage with The Danish National Health Insurance Service Registry |
| Social Constraints (lepore) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | Only the subscale refering to an important other was administered |
| Common Mental Disorder Questionaire (CMDQ) | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | The following subscales are included: Somatization SCL-SOM; SCL-ANX4; SCL-DEP6; SCL-8 |
| Health Care Utilization | Change from 1) Pre-randomization, to 2) Three months post-intervention | First two items from Health Care Utilization (Stanford Patient Education Research Center). Measured within the recent two months instead of six as used in the original scale. |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed