Doctor's Health - Health Behavior of Physicians in Germany

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Diseases; Chronic Illnesses

• Registration Number: NCT02157961
• Lead Sponsor: University of Jena

Brief Summary

This is an observational study to assess the health behavior of Physicians from medical practices in Germany. Physicians will be asked by a questionnaire (self-report) on health behavior, self-diagnostics and self-medication in case of sickness. We will send the questionnaire to 1000 General Practitioners and to 300 medical specialists in Germany. We expect a response rate of 25-30 %. After electronically data-entry we will run a descriptive analysis for primary outcome. Results may provide a better understanding of the Physicians health behavior.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-05
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-06
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2015-04
• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

• Physicians in German ambulatory setting

Exclusion Criteria

• any

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physicians health behavior	1 day	questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physicians medication use	1 day	questionnaire
Physicians preventive care	1 day	questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of General Practice, University of Jena; 🇩🇪 Jena, Germany