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Table 2 Outcome measures and time of assessment in the DELTA study

From: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a minimal psychological intervention to reduce non-severe depression in chronically ill elderly patients: the design of a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN92331982]

Measure

Moment in time

Name questionnaire/variable

Screening

Baseline

FU1

FU2

FU3

FU4

Other

Marital status/living situation

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

Occupation/work situation

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

Education

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gender

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

Age

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

Religion

x

-

-

-

-

-

-

BDI

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

Euroqol (QALY's)

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

SF36

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

SGRQ

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

PAID-1

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

ADL-scale from GARS

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

SF36

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

UCL

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

Personal mastery scale

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

Self-efficacy-scale

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

IPA

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

SCL-90 subscale anxiety

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

SSL-I 12

-

x

-

-

-

x

-

CBS List Chronic conditions

-

x

-

-

-

x

-

Diabetes Symptom Checklist-Revised

-

x

x

x

-

x

-

Life-events

-

-

-

-

-

x

-

EPQ

-

-

x

-

-

-

-

Year of diagnosis DM/COPD

-

x

-

-

-

-

-

Smoking

-

-

-

-

-

x

-

BMI

-

-

-

-

-

x

-

Contamination in control group

-

-

-

-

-

x

-

Direct costs within health care system

-

x

x

x

x

x

-

Direct costs outside health care system

-

x

x

x

x

x

-

Indirect costs outside health care system

-

x

x

x

x

x

-

Lung function – if available

-

-

-

-

-

-

After intervention

Hba1c – if available

-

-

-

-

-

-

After intervention

Process evaluation

-

-

-

-

-

-

During nurses training program and intervention period

Compliance (in process-evaluation)

-

-

-

-

-

-

During intervention period

  1. FU = follow up