Achilleas Tsoumanis, Wim Vanden Berghe, Niel Hens, Christophe Van Dijck
Estimating Partnership Duration among MSM in Belgium-A Modeling Study
Infectious disease reports
evaluate feasibility partnerships study design intervention minimise sick leave design pilot single arm intervention study primary health care outcome measures followups participant compared baseline data person twenty primary health care patients recurrent longterm sick leave healthrelated unemployment patient education interactive study groups met half day week eight subsequent weeks groups led experienced medically trained facilitators intervention designed improve participant health literacy sense coherence healthrelated quality life patient involvement healthcare primary outcome level sick leave sick leave data obtained medical records available otherwise patient reported secondary outcomes regarding health literacy sense coherence healthrelated quality life measured validated questionnaires baseline followups level sick leave decreased significantly participation work preparatory activities increased followup health literacy sense coherence subscale sense meaningfulness healthrelated quality life subscale social functioning showed statistically significant improvement intervention partnerships study design feasible educational programme conducted cooperation primary health care partners outside healthcare system feasible showed impact sick leave health literacy sense coherence healthrelated quality lifekey findingsa pilot study evaluate educational programme study groups conducted cooperation primary health care partners outside healthcare system showed good feasibilitysick leave decreased significantly six months baselinehealth literacy sense coherence subscale sense meaningfulness healthrelated quality life subscale social function improved significantly 6 months baseline