Pictou County PEP: A 6-Month, Home-Based, Personal Empowerment Program for Adults With a Chronic Medical Condition Living in Pictou County
- Conditions
- Chronic Condition
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Pictou County Person Empowerment Program
- Registration Number
- NCT06064110
- Lead Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Brief Summary
The Pictou County Personal Empowerment Program is a comprehensive health promotion program aiming to improve the quality of life as well as both physical and mental health in Adults living with chronic medical conditions. The program includes daily email communications over 6 months that encourage a range of self-management and health promoting activities, including strength and aerobic exercise, yoga, stress reduction techniques, dietary improvements, relationship/intimacy education and more.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 185
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention arm Pictou County Person Empowerment Program -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mental Health as assessed by the Kessler Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) 6-12 months A 10 item questionnaire that assesses psychological distress. The scale has a score range of 10-50, with higher scores indicating worse mental health.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence and severity of participant self-reported adverse events 6-12 months Availability of social support assessed by the MOS Social Support Survey 6-12 months A 19 item questionnaire that assesses emotional/informational support, positive social interaction, tangible support and affectionate support. Higher item scores reflect a higher level of social support.
Alcohol Habit assessed by questions from the National Health Institute Alcohol Consumption questionnaire. 6-12 months Questions assessing alcohol consumption using semantic differential scales that have a range of up to 11 response options. Response options range from never consuming alcohol to daily consumption, as well as consuming no alcohol each day to 25+ drinks a day on average, with higher scores being worse.
Comorbidity level assessed by the modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) 6-12 months A 21 item questionnaire that uses a weighted index to assess the quantity and severity of comorbidities a patient has. Each comorbidity category has a related weight, ranging on a scale of 1-6, with higher scores representing worse outcomes.
Relationship satisfaction as assessed by the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS-14). 6-12 months A 14 item questionnaire that measure an individual's perceptions of their relationship with an intimate partner. The scale has a total score range of 1-151 with a higher score indicating better satisfaction.
Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) 6-12 months A 9 item scale that measures an individual's beliefs, feelings, and cognitive representations of one's illness. This questionnaire uses linear numeric scales with response options ranging from 0-10. Total scores can range from 0-80, with higher scores representing worse illness perceptions.
WHO-5 Well-Being Index 6-12 months A short, 5-item, generic global rating scale measuring subjective well-being using a Likert-type scale. Scores range from 0-5, with higher scores indicating better well-being.
The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT-F) 6-12 months A 40-item measure that assesses self-reported fatigue and its impact upon daily life, using a 5 point Likert-type scale with values ranging from 0-5, where higher scores represent worse outcomes.
Personality as assessed by the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) 6-12 months A 10 item questionnaire assessing the Big-Five personality dimensions (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Openness to Experiences). The scale has a score range of 1-14 for each dimension with higher scores indicating a higher level of that personality trait.
Smoking habit assessed by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2020 (GATS). 6-12 months Questions assessing current and past smoking habit using semantic differential scales with possible answers ranging from daily smoking to not smoking at all. Lower scores indicate higher smoking habit/worse outcome.
Sleep Quality as assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 6-18 months A 19 item questionnaire that assesses sleep quality and disturbances. The scale has a score range of 0-21 with a higher score indicating worse sleep quality.
Anxiety severity assessed by the GAD-7. 6-12 months A 7 item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-21 higher scores indicating more severe level of anxiety.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). 6-12 months A 20 item questionnaire with a possible range of scores from zero to 60, with the higher scores indicating the presence of more depressive symptomatology.
Diet assessed by the Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants (REAP-S). 6-12 months A 16 item questionnaire assessing diet quality. The scale has a score range of 13-39 with a higher score indicating a higher diet quality.
Sedentary behaviour measured by the Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) for Adults. 6-12 months Two 9 item questionnaires (weekday and weekend) with each item scored to none to 6 hours or more. The total score is the sum of the amount of time and as it increases it indicates higher amount of sedentary behaviour.
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). 6-12 months A 5 item questionnaire that was designed to measure subjective well-being. Scores range from 5-35 with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction with life.
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) 6-12 months A 10-item scale that measures a person's perceived feelings of stress during the last month. This questionnaire uses a Likert-type scale with response options scores ranging from 0-4. Scores on the PSS-10 can range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
QEII Health Sciences Centre
🇨🇦Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aberdeen Hospital
🇨🇦New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada