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Table 4 Measurement overview

From: A web-based self-help intervention for partners of cancer patients based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

  

Experimental conditions

Control condition

Measure

Instrument

T0

T1

T2

T3

T0

T1

T2

T3

Socio-demographics and disease-related characteristics

         

Socio-demographics of the partner

Sex, age, education, marital status, cultural background, children, work status

X

   

X

   

Disease-related variables of the patient

Sort of cancer, time of diagnosis, past and current treatment, current situation (prognosis)

X

   

X

   

Outcome measures

         

Psychological distress

HADS total

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mental health

MHC-SF

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Caregiver strain

CSI

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

General health

RAND 36

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Health-related quality of life

EuroQol EQ-5D

        

Mediators

         

Psychological flexibility

AAQ-II

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Self-compassion

SCS-SF

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Posttraumatic growth

PTGI-SF

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Resilience

BRS

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sense of mastery

Pearlin Mastery Scale

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Support behavior

Active engagement scale

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Evaluation

         

Client satisfaction

CSQ-8

 

X

    

X

 

Evaluation form

  

X

    

X

 

Economic evaluation

         

Healthcare consumption

TiC-P

X

  

X

X

  

X

Production loss due to illness and absenteeism

PRODISQ

X

  

X

X

  

X

Screening 1

         

Depression/anxiety (optional screening)

MINI (part: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, P)

X

   

X

   

Severity of symptoms

SDS

X

   

X

   
  1. 1The MINI and SDS will only be administered in people who have moderate scores on HADS-A and/or HADS-D (score 11 - 14 on HADS-A and/or HADS-D).