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Table 1 Participant timeline

From: Behavioural activation by mental health nurses for late-life depression in primary care: a randomized controlled trial

  

Treatment phase (weekly)

Follow up (3 monthly)

Measuresa

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

6

9

12

Clinical outcome measures

              

 Depression (PHQ-9)b

 

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 Mini 5.0 (2 questions)

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 MINI 5.0 interview (baseline complete, T8 only depression)

 

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 Cognitive (MoCA)

 

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 Depression (QID-S)

 

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 Well- being & moodc (visual analogue scale)

  

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 Psychopathology (BSI-SF)

 

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 Limitations (WHODAS)

 

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Process BA-specific

              

 Behavioural activity (BADS)

 

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 Physical activity (accelerometer)

 

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 Ruminative brooding (RRS)

 

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Process general

              

 Loneliness (S&ES)

 

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 Therapeutic alliance (SRS)c

  

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 Cognitive (STROOP & DSST)

 

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 Expectancy (Expectancy and credibility list)c

 

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Cost effectiveness

              

 TIC-P

 

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 EQ-5D

 

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  1. a− 1 = screening by GP, 0 = baseline measurement by research assistant, 8 = post-treatment measurement by research assistant badministered weekly in BA and two-weekly in TAU. conly administered in BA