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Table 1 Targets and timing of assessments

From: A pragmatic effectiveness randomized controlled trial of the duration of psychiatric hospitalization in a trans-diagnostic sample of patients with acute mental illness admitted to a ward with either blue-depleted evening lighting or normal lighting conditions

Assessment

Collected via

Time

  

Intake/first 24 h

Daily

Discharge

Hospital records

Duration of admission in days

Data extracted from electronic records

   

X

Admission status (voluntary or involuntary)

Data extracted from electronic records

X

   

Clinical diagnosis (including comorbid diagnoses)

Mental health professionalsa

X

 

X

 

Demography and clinical history (including current, past and forensic)

Mental health professionalsa

X

  

X

Physical health (including anthropometrics)

Nurse

X

   

Clinical Global Impression (CGI)

Mental health professionalsa

X

X

X

 

Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI- S)

Mental health professionalsa

X

 

X

 

Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (iCGI-I)

Mental health professionalsa

X

X

X

 

Risk of suicide

Mental health professionalsa

 

X

  

Risk of or actual aggressive behavior and associated interventions

Nurse

 

X

  

Monitoring of sleep-wake cycle and daytime activity

Xethru radar sensor

 

X

  

Prescribed medications

Data extracted from electronic records

X

  

X

Adherence to lighting condition

Nurse

 

X

  

Satisfaction and perceived benefits

Study participant

  

X

 

Side effects

Study participant

  

X

 

Adverse events

Mental health professionalsa

 

X

  
  1. See text for additional details of rating scales and assessments employed
  2. aPrimarily psychiatrists or clinical psychologists, but may include trained nurses and/or duty psychiatrist