Survey of Inpatients on Integrative Therapy Methods

NCT05236179 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PAT_01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 127
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Observational study of general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies. The study recruits inpatients of the Filderklinik, an anthroposophic hospital in southwestern Germany. The aim is to assess overall patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies at the Filderklinik.

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative Therapies

Keywords

Integrative therapies; Anthroposophic medicine; Overall patient satisfaction; Inpatients; Survey

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient satisfaction, ZUF-8 total score

  Patient satisfaction, measured with the ZUF-8 patient satisfaction questionnaire, a validated questionnaire (German language) with 8 items related to overall patient satisfaction associated with an inpatient hospital stay. Items are rated on 4-point scales from positive to negative (no "neutral" position), with 1 being the least positive and 4 being the most positive value (total scale range 8-32). In the current study, the ZUF-8 is part of the comprehensive "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire, which covers all outcome measures not retrieved from the clinic database.

  Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.

Secondary Outcomes (17)

• Diagnoses

  Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.

• Therapies

  Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.

• OPS codings

  Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.

• Inpatient admitting department

  At the time of admission to the Filderklinik, at the beginning of hospitalization (an average of 7 days).

• Integrative therapies according to clinic database

  Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.

Interventions

Integrative therapies OTHER

Integrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik, such as music therapy, therapeutic painting, therapeutic sculptural forming, speech therapy, eurythmy therapy, rhythmical massage, external applications, coloured light therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Inpatients of the Filderklinik who have received at least 10 treatments with one or more of the various integrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik.

You may qualify if:

• Written informed consent
• Filderklinik inpatient who had at least 10 treatments with one ore more of the integrative therapy methods
• Age 18 years or older

You may not qualify if:

• Insufficient German language skills
• Legally incapacitated patients
• Patients who are physically incapable of giving written consent
• Patients in isolation wards

Sponsors & Collaborators

• ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Arcim Institute

Filderstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70794, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jan Vagedes, Dr

  ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2022
• First Posted: February 11, 2022
• Study Start: February 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 29, 2022
• Study Completion: December 29, 2022
• Last Updated: April 19, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: The data will be made available upon publication for a duration of three months.
• Access Criteria: The data will be made available to researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal for use in achieving the goals of the approved proposal.

Locations

DE (1)