Case management and self-management support for frequent users with chronic disease in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Proposed study plan

	Visit 1	Visit 2¹	Visit 3	Visit 4	T3²
	T0		T1	T2
Time from the start of the intervention	−2 weeks	0	3 months	6 months	12 months
Verification of eligibility	√
Informed consent	√
Covariables: Socioeconomic level, social isolation, literacy, mental health and multimorbidity	√
Proximal outcomes: Personal self-efficacy, self-management practices, lifestyles, activation and psychological distress	√		√	√
Intermediate outcomes: Empowerment, quality of life and use of services	√			√	√

¹ Visit 2 will mark the beginning of the intervention. This will be two weeks after randomization for the experimental group and 6 months after randomization for the control group.
² For the experimental group and use of services only.

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