Table 1 Secondary outcome measures and time-points
Construct | Measure | Administration time points (child age in yrs) | Rationale for use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline* | 2y | 3y | 4y | 5y | |||
Parent questionnaire measures: Primary carer â– Secondary carer â–´ | |||||||
Child major health or developmental diagnoses | Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDs) [38] | ■| Children with major diagnoses are excluded. | ||||
Child quality of life | PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scale [39] | â– | â– | â– | Child health-related quality of life. | ||
Parenting practices | Over involved/protective parenting scale [12] | â– | â– | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | Assessment of parenting practices. |
Parent mental health | Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS21) [40] | â– | â– | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | Impact on parental mental health. |
Parent quality of life | Assessment of Quality of Life 6D [41] | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | Independent living, mental health, coping, relationships, pain and senses. |
Costs | Child and adult health service use | â– | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | â– â–´ | Intervention process evaluation (policy/decision makers considering translation/dissemination). | |
Feedback: Family Check-Up | Parents acceptability and usefulness rating of the intervention | â– | Intervention process evaluation (translation/dissemination uptake by families). | ||||
Feedback: Toddlers Without Tears | Parents acceptability and usefulness rating of the intervention | â– | â– | Intervention process evaluation (translation/dissemination uptake by families). | |||
Health professional measures: MCH nursesâ–´ | |||||||
Construct | Measure | Administration time points (child aged yrs) | Additional information | ||||
15 & 18 months | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Delivery/Fidelity Toddlers Without Tears Program | Group sessions content checklists | â–´ | â–´ | Integrity of intervention delivery. Adapted for this study. | |||