Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Perspective-taking |
Changes in perspective taking will be measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), a 7-item perspective-taking scale; scores range from 0-28 with higher scores representing more perspective taking (social processes/mediators) |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Other |
Social functioning |
Changes in social functioning will be assessed by the Social Adjustment Scale-Self Report (SAS-SR), a 23-item scale of functioning in school (scores range from 6-30), with friends (scores range from 9-45), with family (scores range from 6-30), and dating (scores range from 2-10); a total score can also be computed (scores range from 23-115); higher scores indicate more difficulties in social functioning (social processes/mediators) |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Other |
Quality of relationships: Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA-45) |
Change in quality of relationships will be assessed by the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA-45), a measure assessing the quality of mother (scores range from 15-75), father (scores range from 15-75), and peer relationships (scores range from 15-75); higher scores indicate more positive relationships (social processes/mediators) |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Other |
Parent-child conflict |
Changes in parent-child conflict will be assessed by the Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ), a 20-item questionnaire measuring conflict and negative communication between parents and adolescents; score range from 0-20; higher scores indicate more conflict (social processes/mediators) |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Primary |
Depression symptoms |
Change in depression symptoms will be measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) which assesses the frequency of 20 depressive symptoms over the past week; CES-D scores range from 0 to 60 (scores of 16 or higher are considered elevated); higher scores indicate more depression symptoms |
Screen, baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Primary |
Impairment |
Change in impairment will be measured by the Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS), 13-item scale of overall functioning; scores range from 0-52; a score of 15 or higher is considered elevated impairment; higher scores represent greater impairment |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Primary |
Onset of depression diagnoses |
The onset of diagnoses/change in depression diagnoses during the study period from eligibility to the 15 month assessment will be assessed by the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS-PL) |
Eligibility, 15 month |
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Primary |
Change in academic grades |
Impact of the intervention on school grades will be examined by accessing school records and looking at change in grades from baseline to the 15 month assessment. |
Baseline, 15 month |
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Primary |
Change in school attendance |
Impact of the intervention on school attendance will be examined by accessing school records and looking at change in attendance from baseline through 15 months. |
Baseline, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Internalizing and externalizing symptoms |
Changes in internalizing and externalizing symptoms will be assessed by the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17), which will be completed by teens, parents, and teachers; there is a total score (range of 0-34), internalizing subscale (0-24), externalizing subscale (0-20), and attention problems subscale (0-24); higher scores indicate more symptoms |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Anxiety symptoms |
Change in anxiety symptoms will be assessed by the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED), a 41-item scale assessing symptoms corresponding to different anxiety disorders; we will examine total scores and the following subscales: panic, GAD, and social anxiety; total scores range from 0-82 (25 or higher indicates clinical range); panic scores range from 0-26 (7 or higher indicates clinical range); generalized anxiety disorder scores range from 0-18 (scores of 9 or higher indicates clinical range); social anxiety scale ranges from 0-14 (scores 8 or higher indicate clinical range) |
Baseline, 2 month, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Number of disciplinary incidents |
Impact of the intervention on school disciplinary incidents will be examined by accessing school records and looking at number of new disciplinary incidents from baseline to the 15 month assessment |
Baseline, 15 month |
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Secondary |
School connectedness |
Changes in school connectedness will be measured by the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale, an 18 item measure of school connectedness; scores range from 18-90; higher scores indicate higher school connectedness |
Baseline, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Emotional and behavioral engagement in learning |
The short and long-term impact of the interventions on engagement in learning will be measured by change in the Engagement versus Disaffection with Learning measure, a 20-item scale that assesses emotional and behavioral engagement vs. disengagement in school; total scores range from 20 to 80; behavioral and emotional engagement scores range from 10 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater engagement |
Baseline, 3 month, 9 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Fidelity to the intervention |
The IPT-AST Fidelity Checklist will be completed by counselors and consultant to rate fidelity to IPT-AST intervention; adherence in each session is rated as a percent adherent; quality of session is also rated as percent; higher scores indicate greater adherence and quality (implementation) |
Weekly during intervention delivery |
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Secondary |
Acceptability - counselors: A self-report measure, Counselor Feedback Form |
A self-report measure, Counselor Feedback Form, will be completed by any counselors who co-lead IPT-AST to assess acceptability of IPT-AST following group (3 month) and booster sessions (15 month) (implementation) |
3 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Acceptability - adolescents: A self-report measure, the Attitude Towards Intervention Questionnaire (ATI) |
A self-report measure, the Attitude Towards Intervention Questionnaire (ATI), will be completed by adolescents to assess acceptability of IPT-AST following group (3 month) and booster sessions (15 month) (implementation) |
3 month, 15 month |
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Secondary |
Patterns in qualitative data |
Qualitative interviews will be conducted with IPT-AST stakeholders to gather information on implementation of IPT-AST; this is a qualitative interview which will be coded for key themes |
3 month |
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Secondary |
Attendance |
Logs will track youth participation in IPT-AST and clinician attendance to IPT-AST consultation as one indicator of feasibility (implementation) |
Weekly during IPT-AST |
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