Preventive Health Consultations With Young Adults With Multiple Problems
A Study on Preventive Health Consultations in General Practice With Young Adults With Multiple Problems; a Randomised Controlled Study
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Brief Summary
A new working method, i.e. a questionnaire completed at home followed by a patient-centred preventive health consultation with follow-up, can be used by all general practitioners (GPs) as a preventive offer to their patients with multiple problems in lifestyle, well-being or health behaviour, if this project is shown to be effective. The investigators use a broad preventive offer in a structured way to young adults with multiple psychosocial problems (a certain risk profile) found by a screening questionnaire when arriving to the clinic. The main hypothesis of the project is: By using the questionnaire and subsequent patient-centred health consultation the GP is able to support the participants to improve their resources, their well-being and self-estimated health. Subsequently, relevant changes in health habits and life situation might be initiated in order to prevent or reduce future problems or illness.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable quality-of-life
Started Feb 1998
Longer than P75 for not_applicable quality-of-life
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 1998
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2001
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 29, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2015
CompletedMay 2, 2018
May 1, 2018
3.8 years
October 29, 2010
May 1, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Quality of Life (SF12)
Change in Quality of Life one year after preventive health consultation (Physical Component (PCS) and Mental Component score (MCS))
one year after intervention
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Change in life style
One year after intervention
Change in self evaluated Health
one year after intervention
Fraction with goal-setting
during the preventive health consultation
Change in problems with network
one year after preventive health consultation
Change in resources
one year after preventive health consultation
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
preventive health consultation
EXPERIMENTALHalf participants randomized to a one hour preventive health consultation with their own general practitioner and a follow up consultation 3 months later
Control
NO INTERVENTIONControls are not offered preventive health consultations, but had questionnaires as the intervention arm
Interventions
A one hour preventive health consultation, based on completed baseline questionnaire, with one or two goal setting for a better life during the next year, with discussion and registration of resources, barriers, and time scheme. And a 3 month follow up consultation.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients coming to the clinic
- having multiple problems (the quartile with most problems)
You may not qualify if:
- Do not want to participate
- Do not understand Danish well enough to complete the questionnaires
- Have too few problems
- Have severe psychiatric disease
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Southern Denmarklead
- North Denmark Regioncollaborator
- University of Aarhuscollaborator
- University of Copenhagencollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Research Unit for General Practice, University of Southern Denmark
Odense C, DK-5000, Denmark
Related Publications (4)
Freund KS, Lous J. [Potentially marginalized 20-44-years-olds in general practice. Who are they? The results of a questionnaire screening]. Ugeskr Laeger. 2002 Nov 11;164(46):5367-72. Danish.
PMID: 12469380RESULTFreund KS, Lous J. The effect of preventive consultations on young adults with psychosocial problems: a randomized trial. Health Educ Res. 2012 Oct;27(5):927-45. doi: 10.1093/her/cys048. Epub 2012 Apr 2.
PMID: 22473217RESULTHansen E, Fonager K, Freund KS, Lous J. The impact of non-responders on health and lifestyle outcomes in an intervention study. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Sep 11;7:632. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-632.
PMID: 25213806RESULTLous J, Freund KS. Predictors of weight loss in young adults who are over-weight or obese and have psychosocial problems: a post hoc analysis. BMC Fam Pract. 2016 Apr 11;17:43. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0437-8.
PMID: 27068690RESULT
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jørgen Lous, Prof, DMSc
University of Southern Denmark
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kirsten Freund, MD, GP
University of Southern Denmark
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 29, 2010
First Posted
November 1, 2010
Study Start
February 1, 1998
Primary Completion
November 1, 2001
Study Completion
December 1, 2015
Last Updated
May 2, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-05