Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Spirituality, Self-Care, and Social Activity in the Primary Medical Care of Elderly Patients–Results of a Cluster-Randomized Interventional Trial (HoPES3).
Self-efficacy is decisive for the quality of life of elderly, multimorbid persons. It may be possible to strengthenpatients' self-efficacy can be strengthened by the targeted reinforcement of individual spirituality, social activity, and self-care.This hypothesis was tested with the aid of a complex intervention. ⋯ The main hypothesis concerning health-related self-efficacy was not confirmed. The results of the analysis ofsecondary parameters indicate that some subgroups of patients can benefit from the interventional approach.