Table 4.

Required documentation and information about the program to be certified [67,68].

General Program Information	Formal Description	Proof of Effectiveness
Information about the applicant (institution, name etc.) Indication of target group/age group Duration of the measure Type of concept (original concept, license/franchise, adaptation); date of original version/version number Separate manual for trainers Separate manual for persons with chronic conditions Criteria for inclusion, exclusion, cancellation Detailed list of costs	Kind of conduct, place of conduct Caregiver-involvement Group size Group composition (closed vs. open etc.) Definition of learning objectives, contents, structure of the lessons etc. Relation between practical and theoretical units of the program Example of a lesson plan Methods Measures to avoid cancellation (e.g., motivational concept) Learning and teaching media Documentation Internal/external quality management and assurance Staff education (typically by a qualified interdisciplinary team including a specialized physician Train-the-Trainer workshops/certificates Required infrastructure (material and space resources)	Evaluation data If not yet available, detailed description of the evaluation concept Outcomes (proximal and distal)