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Table 1 Summary of outcome measures

From: Mindfulness-Based Crisis Interventions for patients with psychotic symptoms on acute psychiatric wards (amBITION study): protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial

Pilot data—inpatient/crisis service use

Outcome

Method

Time period

Primary outcome:

  

 1) Re-hospitalisation (≥1 OBD)

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

Secondary outcomes:

  

 2) Time to re-admission (days)

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

 3) Total number of OBDs

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

 4) Episodes of care with crisis/home treatment team

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

 5) Contact with CMHT (number of meetings/contact with CMHT including care co-ordinator)

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

 6) Reference to therapy goal which was shared with team

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

 7) Relapse rate

Clinical notes

Discharge—3- and 6-month follow-up

Pilot data—clinical measures

Construct assessed

Questionnaire

Method

Time points

Credibility of therapy

1) Therapy credibility

Self-report

Baseline only (immediately post-randomisation)

In the moment rating of stress and interference from symptoms and hope for the future

2) Stress bubbles

Self-report

At the beginning and end of every therapy session

Frequency, distress and believability of most distressing symptom

3) Self-ratings of psychotic symptoms

(based on Bach and Hayes, 2002; Gaudiano and Herbert, 2006)

Self-report

Baseline, end of therapy, 3-month mid-point and 6-month follow-up

Mood—depression, anxiety and stress

4) DASS-21

(Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; Lovibond and Lovibond, 1995)

Self-report

Baseline, end of therapy, 3-month mid-point and 6-month follow-up

Self-defined recovery

5) QPR

(Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery; Neil et al 2009)

Self-report

Baseline, end of therapy, 3-month mid-point and 6-month follow-up

Voices (incl. frequency, distress, interference and compliance)

6) HPSVQ

(Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire; Van Lieshout and Goldberg, 2007)

Self-report

Baseline, end of therapy, 3-month mid-point and 6-month follow-up

Mindfulness

7) SMQ

(Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire; Chadwick et al, 2008)

Self-report

Baseline, end of therapy, 3-month mid-point and 6-month follow-up

  1. OBD occupied bed day, CMHT community mental health team