StayOK - an Innovative Measuring Instrument for the Early Identification and Treatment of Psychosocial Risks
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The validity and the sensitivity of different measures implemented in the web application StayOk are investigated. The measures are used primarily for the assessment and the early identification of psychosocial risks. Secondarily, the results of the assessment are applied to generate health-promoting advices for the user of the web application.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Other: Case management Case management program Utilization of the StayOk web application |
Device: StayOk web application
Patients fill in the questionnaires of the web application and receive an analyzed profile of their psychosocial condition and health-promoting advices
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Psychological distress [0 week (first assessment)]
The psychological distress is assessed by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Derogatis & Melisaratos, 1983)
- Work-related sense of coherence [0 weeks]
The work-related sense of coherence is assessed by the Work Sense of Coherence (W-SoC 9; Jenny et al., 2016)
- Perceived self-efficacy [0 weeks]
This aspect is measure by the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE; Damásio et al., 2016)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Effectiveness of health-promoting advices [12 weeks after the first assessment]
The effectiveness of the advices generated by the software is assessed by means of a self-developed questionnaire: Participants are inquired as to (1) whether they put in practice the advices and (2) how they evaluate the benefit of the applied advices and the consequent satisfaction.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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at 16 years of age
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mild to moderate psychological distress
Exclusion Criteria:
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serious cognitive impairment due to dementia or cerebrovascular insult
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Insufficient knowledge of one of the following languages: German, French, Italian or English
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Helsana | Zürich | Switzerland |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
- Health and Medical Services
- Helsana
- Neomentum
- Sanatorium Kilchberg AG
- Design your life
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Agnes von Wyl, Prof, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
- Damásio BF, Valentini F, Núñes-Rodriguez SI, Kliem S, Koller SH, Hinz A, Brähler E, Finck C, Zenger M. Is the General Self-Efficacy Scale a Reliable Measure to be used in Cross-Cultural Studies? Results from Brazil, Germany and Colombia. Span J Psychol. 2016 May 26;19:E29. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2016.30.
- Derogatis LR, Melisaratos N. The Brief Symptom Inventory: an introductory report. Psychol Med. 1983 Aug;13(3):595-605.
- Jenny GJ, Bauer GF, Vinje HF, Vogt K, Torp S. The Application of Salutogenesis to Work. 2016 Sep 3. In: Mittelmark MB, Sagy S, Eriksson M, Bauer GF, Pelikan JM, Lindström B, Espnes GA, editors. The Handbook of Salutogenesis [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2017. Chapter 20. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK435821/
- BASEC-Nr. 2016-00879