A Nurse-led Individualized Educational Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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60 newly referred patients with psoriasis at the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark will be consecutive included in the study. In the first phase of the study 30 patients will receive standard treatment (control group) and in the following phase 30 patients will receive the individualized conversational/educational intervention (intervention group).The rationale for using a historical control group instead of a randomised control group is that it inreal-life setting is unpractical to realize a communicative intervention, because clinicians unintentional can intervene against the control group. The first conversation will take place when the newly referred patient has initiated a new treatment. The rational for this is that the time of transition from private practice to the Department of Dermatology and Allergy is characterised by failed treatment, typically phototherapy or topical. This meaning that newly referred patients current needs is to get their psoriasis under control. When patients have initiated a medical treatment they will be more motivated and have better surplus to engage in the conversational/educational intervention. Patients in the intervention group will receive an individual face-to-face conversation with a duration of 45 min. All patients will have access to telephone counselling by their primary nurse when needed and able to arrange a new face-to-face conversation. After 4-6 weeks the face-to-face the nurse will of conversation reach out to the patient by phone to follow up on the earlier conversation. Three months after the face-to-face conversation the nurse will offer the patient a closing face-to-face conversation of 15 min at the same time where the patient has a doctor appointment at the department. Those who are in the control group will continue standard care and not receive any conversation and be used as the control group. The intervention will be provided by a team of specialized dermatological nurses who have received a formal training on patient-centred communication, Self-regulatory Model/Common Sense Model interviewing, the life with chronic disease and action plan support.

Official Title
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Efficiency of a Nurse-led Individualized Educational Intervention in Newly Referred Patients With Psoriasis. A Pragmatic Controlled Study.

Conditions
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Psoriasis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Nurse-led educational intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Newly referred patients with psoriasis at the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, 18 years or older and understand Danish. Exclusion Criteria: Patients younger than 18 years

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: In the first phase of the study 30 patients will receive standard treatment (control group) and in the following phase 30 patients will receive the individualized conversational/educational intervention (intervention group).The rationale for using a historical control group instead of a randomised control group is that it inreal-life setting is unpractical to realize a communicative intervention, because clinicians unintentional can intervene against the control group.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Individualized Education<br> | Behavioral: Nurse-led educational intervention<br>* Patients in the intervention group will receive an individual face-to-face conversation with a duration of 45 min. All patients will have access to telephone counselling by their primary nurse when needed and able to arrange a new face-to-face conversation. After 4-6 weeks the face-to-face the nurse will of conversation reach out to the patient by phone to follow up on the earlier conversation. Three months after the face-to-face conversation the nurse will offer the patient a closing face-to-face conversation of 15 min at the same time where the patient has a doctor appointment at the department. Those who are in the control group will continue standard care and not receive any conversation and be used as the control group.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The brief Illness Perception Questionnaire | Illness perception | Change from Baseline at 3 month follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dermatology Life Quality Index | Quality of life | Change from Baseline at 3 month follow-up |