Psychosocial Outcomes in StrokE: the POISE observational stroke study protocol

Hackett, Maree L; Glozier, Nick; Jan, Stephen; Lindley, Richard

doi:10.1186/1471-2377-9-24

BMC Neurology

Table 1 Schedule of assessments in the POISE study

From: Psychosocial Outcomes in StrokE: the POISE observational stroke study protocol

Participant Assessment ^a	Screening	28 days^b	6 month	12 month
Initials	X
Date of birth	X
Sex	X
Inclusion criteria	X
Contact information	X
Interview Characteristics
Method of assessment		X	X	X
Participant or proxy		X	X	X
Alive at scheduled time of assessment		X	X	X
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)[31]		X	X	X
Demographic characteristics
Born in Australia		X
Years lived in Australia		X
Language other than English spoken at home		X
Marital status		X
Number of financially dependent children		X
Social/financial living status		X	X	X
Height/Weight		X
Highest educational qualification		X
Pre-stroke social activities (Frenchay Activities Index)[32]		X
Pre-stroke Medical History
Smoking status		X
Alcohol consumption: Audit Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C)[33]		X
Activity restricting illness		X
Comorbidities		X
Psychotropic medications		X
Participated in talking therapy for mood		X
Current Medical History
Psychotropic medications			X	X
Participated in talking therapy for mood			X	X
Pre-stroke Work Status
Lifetime occupation		X
Most recent occupation		X
Duration of most recent job		X
Main income earner		X
Union/organisation member		X
Own own business		X
Hours of paid, unpaid, domestic & volunteer work^c		X
Mode of travel to work		X
Legally able to drive		X
Drive for work		X
Modified Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ)[35]		X
Student		X
Current Work Status
Want to return to work		X	X	X
Returned to work: part time, full time		X	X	X
Returned to work: same conditions, altered conditions		X	X	X
Hours of paid, unpaid, domestic & volunteer work^c		X	X	X
Legally able to drive		X	X	X
Mode of travel to work		X	X	X
Advised to stop driving since stroke		X	X	X
Driving since stroke		X	X	X
Student		X	X	X
Pre-stroke household economics
Dependent on other household member for ADL		X
Received carer payment		X
Experiencing financial hardship		X
Received financial assistance to meet costs		X
Received government benefits		X
Private health insurance		X
Income protection insurance		X
Household weekly income		X
Post-stroke household economics
Dependent on other household member for ADL		X	X	X
Received carer payment		X	X	X
Experiencing financial hardship			X	X
Received financial assistance to meet costs			X	X
Received government benefits			X	X
Private health insurance			X	X
Income protection insurance			X	X
Household weekly income			X	X
Post-stroke social activities
Frenchay Activities Index[32]			X	X
Post-stroke psychosocial Disability
WHO Disability Assessment Scale (WHODAS)[36]		X	X	X
Post-stroke mood
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)[37]		X	X	X
Post-stroke sleep and vitality
Trouble sleeping, early waking, daytime tiredness		X	X	X
Snoring		X	X	X
SF-36 Vitality Scale[38]		X	X	X
Rehabilitation
Physical, vocational, job assistance		X	X	X
Social contacts
Close friends		X	X	X
Able to borrow money		X	X	X
Perception of social support		X	X	X
Overall
Affect of stroke on life		X	X	X

^a Or proxy if applicable
^b Baseline assessment conducted at 28 days post-stroke
^c Questions modified from questions 34–51 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 census relating to jobs and work

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