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Table 1 Summary of assessments

From: Self-Harm Intervention: Family Therapy (SHIFT), a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of family therapy versus treatment as usual for young people seen after a second or subsequent episode of self-harm 

Assessment (including who is involved)

Timeline (months post-randomisation)

 

Baseline

3

6

12

18

Eligibility and consent

 

- Eligibility (assessed by clinician)

X

    

- Consent (YP, P, Ra)

X

    

Background and demographics (YP, P, R - interview and case notes)

 

- Personal details

X

    

- Outline ‘index’ event details

X

    

- Current co-morbid physical/mental health

X

    

- Current psychotropic medications

X

    

- History of abuse

X

    

Follow-up data (collected from case notes)

 

- Therapy details (provided by therapist)

  

X

X

 

- Therapist supervision details (provided by therapist/supervisor)

  

X

X

 

- Details of further self-harm episodes since consent (R)

  

X

X

- Psychotropic medication details (R)

   

X

X

- Referrals to other MH services (R)

   

X

X

- Re-referral to CAMHS (R)

   

X

X

- Admissions to hospital relating to mental health (R)

   

X

X

- All-cause mortality (CTRU to collect via MRIS flagging)

    

X

- Serious adverse event reporting and hospital attendance (R and HSCIC)

Ongoing collection

Questionnaires (completed at researcher visit unless otherwise stated)

 

- Family Questionnaire (P self-report, CTRU postal admin at 3 and 6 months)

X

X

X

  

- System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances - SOFTA (completed by the family therapist and participants at Family Therapy session 3)

 

X

   

- Suicide Attempt Self-Injury Interview - SASII (Interview with YP)

X

  

X

X

- Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (YP self-report)

X

  

X

X

- Hopelessness Scale for Children (YP self-report)

X

  

X

X

- McMaster Family Assessment Device – FAD (YP and P self-report)

X

  

X

X

- General Health Questionnaire 12 – GHQ (P self-report)

X

  

X

X

- Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - SDQ (YP and P self-report)

X

  

X

X

- Children’s Depression Rating Scale – CDRS (Interview with YP)

X

  

X

X

- Paediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction – PQ-LES (YP self-report)

X

  

X

X

- Inventory of Callous Unemotional Traits - ICU (YP self-report)

X

    

- EQ-5D (YP self-report, CTRU postal admin at 6 months)

X

 

X

X

X

- Health Utilities Index 3 – HUI3 (P self-report, CTRU postal admin at 6 months)

X

 

X

X

X

- Health Economics questionnaire (YP and P self-report, CTRU postal admin at 3 and 6 months)

X

X

X

X

X

  1. aYP, young person; P, parent/care-giver; R, researcher; HSCIC, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre
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