Health Literacy and Self-efficacy Expectations in Patients With Alcohol-related Liver Cirrhosis

Gesundheitskompetenz Und Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung Bei PatientInnen Mit Alkoholbedingter Leberzirrhose

Registry	NCT07169526, acronym GESA
Status	Recruiting
Study type	Observational
Enrollment	200 (Estimated)
Sponsor	Hannover Medical School (Other)
Conditions	Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy, Liver Cirrhosis, ALD - Alcoholic Liver Disease
Dates	start 2025-08-11, primary completion 2026-08-01 (estimated), completion 2026-10-01 (estimated), first posted 2025-09-11, last updated 2025-09-11
Locations	1 site in Germany

-Summary

The goal of this observational study is to quantify the health literacy and self-efficacy in people with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.

Level of self-efficacy at baseline, assessed using the Scale for General Self-Efficacy (Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung) [baseline]
Level of health literacy at baseline, assessed using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) [baseline]

Occurrence of hepatic decompensation or liver-related death [until end of study]
Rehospitalization due to liver-related complications [Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)]
Hepatic decompensation episodes [Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)]
Level of quality of life, assessed using the [e.g., SF-36 Questionnaire] [baseline]

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to 99 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

* age (18-99)
* liver cirrhosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* pregnancy
* insufficient german

Facility	City	Country	Status
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover	Hanover	Germany	Recruiting