Group training for hepatitis C patients to improve quality of life.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- hepatitis C, intervention, quality of life, psychosocialhepatitis C, interventie, kwaliteit van leven, psychosociaal
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28789
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus MC, dept. medical psychology and psychotherapy
- Brief Summary
The results will be published in international scientific journals
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. Hepatitis C;
2. Age 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with an insufficient grasp of the Dutch language to be able to participate in a training project;
2. Patients with a psychiatric illness;
3. Patients who are / have been succesfully treated with Interferon
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life (SF-36), the participants will complete this questionnaire at baseline, T1 (right after the training) and at T2 (6 months after the last session of the training)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health status (Euroqol-5D), Health & Labour Questionnaire, Depression <br>(Beck Depression Inventory, BDI), problem orientation and problem <br>solving skills (Social Problem Solving Inventory, SPSI).<br>The participants will complete these questionnaires at baseline, T1 and <br>T2 (see primary outcome).<br><br>