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Table 1 Measures to assess screening, outcome, mediator and moderator variables

From: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioural prevention programme for the children of parents with depression: the PRODO trial

Function

Measure

Instrument

T1

T2

T3

T4

Screening

Diagnostic status (parent)

DIPS [30]; SCID-II [31]

X

   

Diagnostic status (child)

K-DIPS [34]

X

   

IQ (child)

CFT-20-R [35]

X

   

Symptoms of psychopathology and depression (non-participating parent)

SCL-90R [32]; BDI-II [33]

X

   

Outcome

Diagnostic status (child)

K-DIPS [34]

   

X

Psychopathological symptoms (child)

DIKJ [36]; BDI-II [33]; YSR [39]; CBCL [38]

X

X

X

X

Confounding variables

Demographics (age, gender, education level, family income, marital status, nationality)

Self-report

X

   

Depression severity (parent)

BDI-II [33]; DIPS [30]

X

  

X

Course of therapy (type, duration and location; parent)

Self-report

X

  

X

Mediators

Knowledge of depression (child)

Allgaier et al. [40]

X

X

X

X

Coping strategies (child)

FEEL-KJ [41]

X

X

X

X

Parenting style

ESI [42]

X

X

X

X

Attributional style (child)

ASF-KJ [43]

X

X

X

X

Moderators

Stressful life events (child)

CASE-C/P [44] (child and parent report)

   

X

Parental diagnostic status (current vs. previous)

DIPS [30]

X