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Table 2 Instruments to assess and process

From: Effectiveness and efficiency of assertive outreach for Schizophrenia in Germany: study protocol on a pragmatic quasi-experimental controlled trial

Outcome parameter

Instrument

Hypotheses

To be filled out by

Psychosocial functioning (inclusion criteria)

Global assessment of functioning [14]

II

Psychiatrist

Psychopathology

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) [15]

II

Psychiatrist

Patient

Life satisfaction

11 point scale from the German Socioeconomic Panel [16]

II

Patient

Functional impairment

WHO-Disability Assessment Scale (WHO-DAS II) [17]

II

Patient

Substance misuse

Alcohol Use und Drug Use Scale (AUS, DUS) [18]

II

Patient

Medical adherence

Medical Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) [19]

II

Patient

Patient satisfaction with medical care 1

Patient Assessment of Chronic Care (PACIC) [20]

III

Patient

Service use 1,2

Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory (CSSRI) [21]

I+IV

Practice assistant

  1. 1 Scales assess outcome as well as process: receiving care in concordance with the chronic care model (PACIC) and use of services (CSSRI).
  2. 2 Is assessed at t0 and then every three months, in contrast to all other parameters that are assessed at t0 and six and 12 months later.