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Table 6 Components of the treatment to be rated for adherence

From: Developing guided self-help for depression using the Medical Research Council complex interventions framework: a description of the modelling phase and results of an exploratory randomised controlled trial

Session 1 components and subcomponents (SC)

(1) Orientate client to the session

(2) Explicitly state 'team' approach (3 SCs)

(3) State roles (2 SCs)

(4) Initiate patient centred interview with impact sheet (11 SCs)

(5) Complete PHQ (2 SCs)

(6) Introduce book (4 SCs)

(7) Educate briefly about depression

(8) Write down ABCs

(9) Write down personal links

(10) Encourage patient to complete step 2

(11) Encourage patient to read recovery story in step 3

(12) Seek feedback on session

(13) Clarify if there are further questions

(14) Agree next appointment.

Sessions 2–10

(1) Review depression

(2) Review risk

(3) Review progress on the intervention

(4) Collaboratively plan next stage of intervention

(5) Collaboratively plan new intervention

(6) Seek feedback on intervention

(7) Ask final questions

(8) Agree next appointment.

In addition, session 2 contained:

(1) Review helpfulness/completion of tasks in book

(2) Review goals

(3) Review what the patient thinks about stories

(4) Relate stories to interventions

(5) Encourage patient to choose intervention.