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Table 1 Measurements of the ROM-GPS project

From: Study design of the Routine Outcome Monitoring for Geriatric Psychiatry & Science (ROM-GPS) project; a cohort study of older patients with affective disorders referred for specialised geriatric mental health care

Characteristics

Instruments

Measurements points

Intake

Baseline

Repeated measures (per 4 months)

One-year follow-up (or end of treatment)

Two-year follow-up

Psychopathology

 • Psychiatric diagnoses

Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Plus)

X

  

X

 

 • Depressive symptoms

Inventory of Depressive symptoms (IDS)

X

 

X

X

X

 • General anxiety level

Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI)

X

 

X

X

X

 • Hypochondria

Whitley Index (WI)

X

 

X

X

X

 • Worrying

Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

 

X

X

X

X

 • Agoraphobic avoidance

Mobility Inventory (MI)

 

X

X

X

X

 • Social anxiety

Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)

 

X

X

X

X

Psychiatric treatment

 History of psychiatric treatment

Semi-structured interview

 

X

   

 Current psychiatric treatment

Checklist treatment modalities and intensity

   

X

 

Psychosocial characteristics

 Socio-demographics

Age, sex, level of education, income, partner status

 

X

 

X

 

 BIG-five personality traits

NEO-Five Factor Inventory

 

X

   

 Recent life-events

Brugha Questionnaire

 

X

 

X

X

 Early life-events

NEMESIS Questionnaire

 

X

   

 Social network size

Social Network Index

 

X

 

X

 

 Loneliness

De Jong-Gierveld scale

 

X

 

X

 

Lifestyle

 Alcohol usage

Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)

 

X

 

X

X

 Smoking

Past & current smoking questionnaire

 

X

 

X

 

 Sleep

Insomnia Rating Scale (IRS)

 

X

 

X

 

 Physical activity

Int. Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short form)

 

X

 

X

 

 Self-management abilities

Self Management Abilities Scale (SMAS-30)

 

X

 

X

 

Cognitive functioning

 Global cognitive functioning

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) battery

X

    

 Cogstate battery

Several computerised tests (www.cogstate.com)

 

X

 

X

 

 Verbal memory

10 words test

 

X

 

X

 

 Processing speed & executive functioning

Stroop Coloured-Word test – short form

 

X

 

X

 

 Working memory

Digit span

 

X

 

X

 

Physical functioning

 Chronic diseases

LASA questionnaire

 

X

   

 Functional limitations

WHO-Disability scale (WHO-DAS II)

 

X

 

X

X

 Medication

Registration of (prescribed) drug usage

 

X

 

X

 

 Weight, length, waist circumference, blood pressure

Physical examination

 

X

   

 AGE accumulation in skin

AGE reader

 

X

 

X

 

 Biomedical frailty

Fried frailty index (gait speed, handgrip strength)

 

X

 

X

 

 Broad frailty phenotype

Tilburg Frailty Indicator

 

X

 

X

X

 Routine blood chemistry

Hb, Ht, MCV, TC, LDL, HDL, TG, Kreat, Albumin, TSH, FT4

 

X