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Table 1 Summary of the measures included in the take a breath cohort study

From: Parent distress reactions following a serious illness or injury in their child: a protocol paper for the take a breath cohort study

Construct

Measure

Source

Time-point

   

1

2

3

4

Outcome Measures

     

Parent Distress

Posttraumatic Stress Checklist-Specific Version (PCL-S) [40]

P

 

*

*

*

Post traumatic growth

Post Traumatic Growth Inventory – Short form [41]

P

   

*

Child psychopathology

The Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment [42], or Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [43]

P

 

*

*

*

 

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [43]

C

 

*

*

*

 

Parent Report of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms [44]

P

*

*

*

*

 

Child Report of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms [44]

C

 

*

*

*

Child wellbeing

PEDS Quality of Life (6 years+) [45] or TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life (1–5 years) [46]

P

 

*

*

*

 

PEDS Quality of Life [45]

C

 

*

*

*

Illness Related Factors

     

Illness variables

Severity of Illness Scale [47]

MD

*

   

Demographic Factors

     

Demographics

General questionnaire of parent demographic information (eg. age, years of education, ethnicity)

P

*

   

Health Economy

General questionnaire of health economy factors (eg. level of income, services used in the hospital and in the community)

P

*

*

*

*

Psychosocial Factors

Psychosocial factors

Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT 2.0) [48] (assessing psychosocial risk factors such as family structure, family beliefs, access to services and transport)

P

*

*

*

*

 

Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT-S) [25]

SW

*

*

  

Parent distress/ wellbeing

Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS) [49]

P

*

   
 

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale Short Form (DASS-21) [50]

P

*

*

*

*

 

Assessment of QoL (AQOL) [51]

P

*

*

*

*

 

State Trait Anxiety Scale [52]

P

*

   

Family Functioning

Family Environment Scales [53]

P

*

   

Moderators

     

Experience of Illness

Parent Experience of Child Illness (PECI) [54]

P

 

*

*

*

 

Family Management Measure [55]

P

 

*

*

*

 

Benefit Burden Scale - Children [56]

C

 

*

*

*

  1. * = measure administered at this time point, P = Parent reported measures, MD = Doctor reported measures, SW = Social Worker reported measures, C = Child reported measures, Timepoint 1 = acute (within first month since hospitalization/diagnosis), Timepoint 2 = three months after Timepoint 1 (four months since hospitalization/diagnosis), Timepoint 3 = six months after Timepoint 1 (seven months since hospitalization/diagnosis), Timepoint 4 = 18 months after Timepoint 1 (19 months since hospitalization/diagnosis)