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Table 1 Assessment instruments

From: A five-year randomized parallel and blinded clinical trial of an extended specialized early intervention vs. regular care in the early phase of psychotic disorders: study protocol

Assessment

Instrument

Psychopathology

Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) [41]*

Scale for the Assessment Negative Symptoms (SANS) [42]*

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) [43]*

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) [44]*

Functioning

Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) [45]*

Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFAS) [46]**

Productivity Interview Questionnaire (adapted from the Client Socio-Demographic and Service Receipt Inventory) [47]*

Life Skills Profile [48]**

Medication and side effects

Patient Compliance Interview [49]*

Medication Compliance: Pill Count Form [49,50]*

Substance use

Chemical Use/Abuse/Dependence-Scale (CUAD) [51]*

Time Line Follow Back [40]*

Working alliance

Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) [52]**

Randomization preference

Self administered questionnaire***

Quality of life

Life Satisfaction and Psychological Well-being domains of the Wisconsin Quality of Life-Client version [53]**

Duration of untreated psychosis

Circumstances of Onset and Relapse Schedule (CORS) [11]***

Promorbid adjustment

Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) [52]***

Service use including hospital admittance and total bed days

Self administered questionnaire with list of services received

Regie de l’Assurance-maladie du Quebec (Quebec medical insurance; RAMQ)****

Med-Echo (for hospitalizations)****

  1. *Assessed at each evaluation (every 3 months).
  2. **Assessed at every second evaluation (every 6 months).
  3. ***Assessed once at baseline.
  4. ****Assessed post study completion.