Table 1

Outcome Measures and Assessments

Baseline assessment

Interim assessment

(at end of treatment)

Final assessment

(6 mth after treatment)

By interview at t = 0 months

By post at t = 4 months

By interview at t = 10 months


Primary Outcome:

WHOQOL-Bref

+

+

+


Secondary Outcomes:


MINI assessment

+

---

+


MADRS

+

---

+


YMRS

+

---

+


GAF

+

---

+


FAST

+

---

+


SAI

+

---

+


Use of health service resources

---

---

+


Process measures:

Interviews

Use of software

---

---

+


WHOQOL-Bref: World Health Organisation Quality of Life Assessment, Brief Version; MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview; MADRS: Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale; YMRS: Young Mania Rating Scale; GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning Scale; FAST: Functioning Assessment Short Test; SAI: Schedule of Assessment of Insight

Simpson et al. BMC Psychiatry 2009 9:50   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-9-50

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