Illness Crisis Adapting in Early or Middle Phase of Patient With Chronic Disease: Study of Meta-cognition Model

• Conditions: Drug or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus

• Registration Number: NCT01964612
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Patient with chronic disease learning of a chronic illness quickly changes the way they encounter in physiological, psychological and social aspects. The investigators research purposes will use the meta-cognitive approach to explore adjustment to life-threatening illness (ex. hypertension and diabetes) of patients may find the important factors in their coping process.

Detailed Description

Patient with chronic disease learning of a chronic illness quickly changes the way they encounter in physiological, psychological and social aspects. They need adjust themselves and their crisis lives, and some plan they had made the near or distant future. The investigators research purposes will use the meta-cognitive approach to explore adjustment to life-threatening illness (ex. hypertension and diabetes) of patients may find the important factors in their coping process.Research methods will separate three year project to describe. First year project will use qualitative methods from bio-psychosocial aspects to interview participants who may suffer illness after diagnosis or stable treatment during middle phase of illness. Second year will invite diabetes and hypertension patients from different phase of illness with different levels of health anxiety trait, meta-cognitive and control strategies if derived different coping and emotions outcome. The third year will design motivational psycho-education program for patients to alleviate the emotions and use cold meta-cognition to due good health behavior and self care with their illness. The expected results will like to test the investigators new model in caring chronic disease patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-10-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-17
• Primary Completion: 2016-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 460

Inclusion Criteria

• adults aged 20 and above, with hypertension or diabetes or both diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

• adults with other severe physical diseases.
• adults with relevant psychological diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self-monitoring and self-control scale	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
negative self thinking scale	one year
life change scale	one year
meta-thinking awareness scale	one year
depression and anxiety scale	one year
health anxiety scale	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hopital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan