Table 1 Schedule of measurements
Variable | Instrument | Time point |
|---|---|---|
Self-report | ||
Diet quality | Diet screening tool [18] | Screening, 6-months# |
Psychiatric conditions | SCID-I/NP* | Screening |
Personality disorders | Standardised Assessment of Personality – Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS) [19] | Screening |
Depression | MADRS* [17] | Screening, baseline, 3-, 6-months# |
Anxiety | Hospital anxiety depression scale [26] | Baseline, 3-, 6-months |
Depression severity | Clinical global impressions scale [27] | 3-months |
Mood | Profiles of Moods State (POMS) [28] | Baseline, 3-months |
Quality of life, utility, wellbeing | Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-8D) [25]; WHO wellbeing scale [29] | Baseline, 3-months |
Diet intake | Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) [23] | Baseline, 3-months |
Physical activity | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) [24] | Baseline, 3-months |
Smoking | Self-report | Baseline, 3-months |
Medications | Self-report | Baseline, 3-months |
Medical conditions (including family history) | Self-report (Doctor diagnosed) depression, anxiety, myocardial infarction, angina, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, diabetes | Baseline, 3-months |
Health care resource utilisation | Self-reported hospitalisations, attendances at physicians, psychologists, allied health, complementary and alternative medicine providers | Baseline, 3-months |
Self efficacy | General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE) [30] | Baseline, 3-months |
Participant satisfaction | Diet preference score | 3-months |
Lost productivity | Self-reported time lost from paid and unpaid work | Baseline, 3 months |
Anthropometric & clinical | ||
Waist, weight, height, blood pressure | Height to nearest 0.1 cm. Body weight to nearest 0.1 kg. BMI = weight divided by height squared kg/m2, Digital metre | Baseline, 3-months |
Biochemical | ||
Erythrocyte fatty acids and cartenoids | Venous blood sample (fasting) | Baseline, 3-months |
High-density lipoprotein, Lower-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol | As above | Baseline, 3-months |
Triglycerides, blood glucose | As above | Baseline, 3-months |