Apricare study
Adult attachment and self-management in patients with multimorbidity in primary care
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Apricare (Adult Attachment in PRImary CAre) is a DFG observational study on the relationship between attachment styles and self-management skills in primary care patients with multimorbidity. Over 200 patients aged 50-85 years with at least three co-existing chronic diseases were surveyed.
Initial results provided an important basis for the assessment of self-management abilities depending on different types of patients in the presence of multiple diseases and were published in PLOS One in 2015.
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- Rückert-Eheberg IM, Lukaschek K, Brenk-Franz K, Strauß B, Gensichen J. Association of adult attachment and suicidal ideation in primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions. J Affect Disord. 2019 Mar 1;246:121-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.029.
- Brenk-Franz K, Strauß B, Tiesler F, Fleischhauer C, Schneider N, Gensichen J. Patient-provider relationship as mediator between adult attachment and self-management in primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions. J Psychosom Res. 2017 Jun;97:131-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.04.007.
- Brenk-Franz K, Strauss B, Tiesler F, Fleischhauer C, Ciechanowski P, Schneider N, Gensichen J. The Influence of Adult Attachment on Patient Self-Management in Primary Care--The Need for a Personalized Approach and Patient-Centred Care. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0136723. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136723.
