Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Knowledge test (created by the research team) |
Knowledge test about cognitive behavior therapy and how strategies in cognitive behavior therapy can be applied in every day situations. It consists of 16 questions and the respondent gets three answer options while one of the alternatives are correct. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Primary |
Becks Depression Inventory-II |
Measure of depressive symptoms. Range for the total sum is between 0 and 63 with a higher score indicating a higher level of depressive symptoms. Clinical ranges for minimal, mild, moderate and severe major depressive disorder are considered to be 0-13, 13-19, 20-28, and 29-63 points respectively. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Primary |
Beck Anxiety Inventory |
Measure of anxiety symptoms, consisting of 21 items. Range for the total sum is between 0 and 63, interpreted as minimal anxiety (0-7), mild anxiety (8-15), moderate anxiety (16-25) and severe anxiety (26-63). |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Perceived Stress Scale-14 |
A questionnaire that aims to measure symptoms of stress. I contains 14 items that are scored on a range between 0 (never) to 4 (very often). The total score range is between 0-56 and a higher score reflects higher levels of perceived stress. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Insomnia Severity Index |
Measure of insomnia severity and symptoms of disordered sleep. Norm score ranges include low likelihood of sleep problems (0 to 7 points), some sleep problems (8 to 14 points), moderate sleep problems (15 to 21 points), severe sleep problems (22 to 28 points). |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test |
A 10-item screening tool to assess alcohol consumption, drinking behaviors, and alcohol-related problems. 10 items and scores ranging from 0-40 with higher scores indicating a higher level of alcohol use. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale |
Measure of quality of life with a total score ranging from 0 to 96 with a higher score indicating a higher quality of life. The scores of each of the six primary questions regarding perceived quality of life within an area of life are multiplied with the score of an item measuring the perceived importance of the area in question. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Patient Health Questionnaire-15 |
Measure of somatic symptoms. It consists of 15 items for women and 14 items for men (because the item about "menstrual cramps or other problems with your periods" are removed). The symptoms are rated on a scale from 0 (not bothered) to 2 (bothered a lot). Total score ranges from 0 to 30 for women and 0 to 28 for men. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Goldberg's (1999) IPIP representation of Costa McCrae's (1992) NEO-PI-R Domains |
Measure of neuroticism. It consists of 10 items, scored from 0 (Very inaccurate) to 4 (Very accurate). |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale |
A measure aiming to measure distress related to the individual's economic situation. It contains of eight questions where the respondent gets to answer on a scale from 1 to 10. A higher score indicates lower economic distress. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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Secondary |
Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale |
Measure of self-esteem, consisting of ten items where five of them are positively and five of them are negatively worded. Sum scores range between 0-30. A higher score indicates higher self-esteem. |
Change between baseline, end of treatment after eight weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination. |
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