Mental health and wellbeing coordinators in primary schools to support student mental health: protocol for a quasi-experimental cluster study

Darling, S.; Dawson, G.; Quach, J.; Smith, R.; Perkins, A.; Connolly, A.; Smith, A.; Moore, C. L.; Ride, J.; Oberklaid, F.

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11467-4

Table 2 Summary of outcomes and measures

From: Mental health and wellbeing coordinators in primary schools to support student mental health: protocol for a quasi-experimental cluster study

Outcome	Variable	Data source/Measure	Participant group						Data collection timepoint
Outcome	Variable	Data source/Measure	MHWC	Trainee	School staff (INT)	School staff (BAU)	Years 2 / 4 Teachers	Years 2 / 4 Parents	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6
Primary Outcome	Confidence to support student mental health and wellbeing	School Mental Health Self-efficacy Teacher Survey [44]	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔				✔	✔
Secondary Outcome	Perceived levels of support in managing child mental health	Study designed	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔				✔	✔
	Mental health literacy	Child Health Poll [45] Study designed perceived confidence and skills Vignettes	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔				✔	✔
	Child mental health stigma	The Attitudes about Child Mental Health Questionnaire [46]	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔				✔	✔
	Student mental health and wellbeing	Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire [47] Attitude to Schools Survey [48] and Parent Opinion Survey [49]					✔	✔		✔	✔		✔	✔
	Levels of engagement with DET-based and externally based mental health and wellbeing services	Study designed Attitude to Schools Survey [48] and Parent Opinion Survey [49]	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
	Prioritisation of child mental health & wellbeing within school’s curriculum & planning	Study designed	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔				✔	✔
	School engagement and perceived mental health support	Attitude to Schools Survey [48], Parent Opinion Survey [49] and study designed	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔				✔	✔
	Level of unmet mental health and wellbeing need within classrooms	Study designed			✔	✔			✔				✔	✔
Process Outcomes	Implementation (feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, reach, fidelity)	Acceptability of Intervention Measure, Intervention Appropriateness Measure & Feasibility of Intervention Measure [50] Focus Groups	✔	✔	✔								✔
	Levels of engagement with MHWC	Study designed and Focus Groups	✔	✔	✔		✔					✔	✔
	Cost	Cost inputs (time, resources, Casual Relief Teacher funding) Data will be obtained from referral activities log, job analysis, focus groups and surveys	✔						✔			✔	✔
Moderators	Readiness to implement	Readiness to Implement scale [51]	✔	✔	✔				✔
	MHWC Time allocation	FTE allocation; study devised measures	✔						✔			✔	✔
	School & Participant Characteristics	Demographics	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔	✔

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