Study of Screening for Patients Self-selected Health Goal and Treatment Modality Prior to Primary Care Visit and the Effect on Short-term Behavior Change

Denver Health and Hospital Authority2 sites in 1 country167 target enrollmentJune 2013

ConditionsPatient Health Behaviors

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Patient Health Behaviors
Sponsor: Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Enrollment: 167
Locations: 2
Primary Endpoint: Self-rated health
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether having patients identify a self-management goal (health goal), prior to a visit with their primary care provider, leads to health behavior improvement over six weeks.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 2013

End Date

November 2013

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Adult patients (\>18 years of age)
•Attending primary care visit at Lowry Family Health Center or Level One Physicians
•English- or Spanish-Speaking

Exclusion Criteria

•Exhibit signs of cognitive impairment or significant hearing impairment
•Provider recommendation against enrolling in study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-rated health

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Single item measure of self rated health: "How would you rate your overall health during the past week? (1=Very Poor, 7=Excellent)?" We will compare scores between groups as well as change over 6-weeks between groups.