Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) |
Practitioner and service leader reported 4-item scale (Weiner et al., 2017) that measures feasibility of an intervention, which is considered an implementation outcome indicating implementation success. Items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). |
Time 1 at project start (March 2023), time 2 after year 1 of data collection (March 2024), and time 3 when data collection is finished (2025)) |
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Other |
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) |
Practitioner and service leader reported A 4-item scale (Weiner et al., 2017) that measures acceptability of an intervention, which is considered an implementation outcome indicating implementation success. Items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). |
Time 1 at project start (March 2023), time 2 after year 1 of data collection (March 2024), and time 3 when data collection is finished (2025) |
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Other |
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) |
Practitioner and service leader reported 4-item scale that measures appropriateness of an intervention, which is considered an implementation outcome indicating implementation success. Items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). |
Time 1 at project start (March 2023), time 2 after year 1 of data collection (March 2024), and time 3 when data collection is finished (2025) |
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Other |
Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) |
Practitioner and service leader reported 10-item instrument used to determine a collective level of organizational readiness for change, which is an important factor in successful implementation of new interventions, policies and practices. The measure consists of two subscales labelled Change Commitment (5 items) and Change Efficacy (5 items). Items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (Disagree) to 5 (Agree). |
Time 1 at project start (March 2023), time 2 after year 1 of data collection (March 2024), and time 3 when data collection is finished (2025) |
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Other |
Implementation Determinants measure |
Practitioner and service leader reported 43-item measure to assess factors that can hinder or foster successful implementation of an intervention into a given context. The measure covers the CFIR domains Innovation (13 items), Outer setting (4 items), Inner setting (7), Individuals (6) and Implementation process (13), which includes several sub-themes/constructs (i.e. innovation relative advantage, innovation complexity, individuals attitudes, skills and motivation, external pressure, tension for change, implementation climate etc.). Items are measured on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
Time 1 at project start (March 2023), time 2 after year 1 of data collection (March 2024), and time 3 when data collection is finished (2025) |
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Other |
SPARCK fidelity measure |
SPARCK practitioner reporting intervention content used and client responsiveness |
Weekly after each SPARCK session during the treatment period (until SPARCK treatment termination) |
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Other |
Monitoring of control group intervention content. |
Control group practitioner reports of intervention format, content and dosage. |
Up to three times per case. At treatment start-up and at post treatment (up to 25 weeks). If treatment is not terminated after 25 weeks, at third assessment will be conducted after treatment is terminated. |
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Other |
Change in parental psychological distress measured by Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-10) |
Parent reported 10-items instrument, assessed on 4-point Likert scales ranging between "not at all" and "extremly", tapping parents global perception of psychological distress |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Other |
Change in family accommodation measured by SPARCK accomodation items |
14 parent reported items scored on 5-point Likert type scales tapping family accommodation to child problems during the last month. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Other |
Changes in child routines measured by SPARCK child routines scale |
Parent reported 3-items, assessed on 5-point Likert scales ranging between "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree", tapping occurrence of morning, meals and bedtime routines, and 4 items on numeric scales ranging between 1 and 4, tapping routine functioning. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Other |
SPARCK client satisfaction |
Parent reported 5-items constructed for this project, assessed on 5-point Likert scales ranging between "not correct" and "very correct", tapping client satisfaction. |
Post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks) |
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Other |
Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) |
Parent reported 12-items instrument, assessed on 7-point Likert scales ranging between "never" and "always", tapping parent-client working alliance |
Post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks) |
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Primary |
Change in symptoms of child anxiety and depression measured by Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale |
Parent reported 47-items instrument tapping children's anxiety and depressive symptoms on a 4-point numeric scale ranging from 1 to 4. A higher score indicates more symptoms |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Primary |
Change in child problem behaviors measured by Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory |
Parent reported 36-items instrument tapping children's frequency of problem behaviors on a 7 point Likert-scale. Higher scores indicates more problem behavior. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in child social and emotional problems measured by the Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ |
Parent reported 30-items instrument assessed on a 3-point numeric scale tapping children's internalizing and externalizing problems and prosocial skills. The 20-items total difficulties scale tapping composite internalizing and externalizing symptoms is used as primary outcome measure. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in parenting practices measured by Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) |
Parent reported 30-items instrument assessed on 4-point Likert scales ranging between "not at all" and "very much" tapping parenting skills and family relationships |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in parental self-efficacy measured by Me as a Parent (MaaP) |
Parent reported short-form 4-item instrument assessed on 5 point Likert scales ranging between strongly disagree and strongly agree tapping parental self-efficacy. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in parenting stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale |
Parent reported 10-items instrument, assessed on 5-point Likert scales ranging between "never" and "very often ", tapping parents global perception of subjective stress. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in stress hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) |
Collected from 2 cm hair samples collected from the primary caretaker and and target-child |
Pre intervention (at respondent study inclusion and post intervention (4 weeks after treatment termination) |
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Secondary |
Change in parent stress hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) |
Collected from 2 cm hair samples collected from the primary caretaker |
Pre intervention (at respondent study inclusion and post intervention (4 weeks after treatment termination) |
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Secondary |
Change in child stress hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) |
Collected from 2 cm hair samples collected from the target-child |
Pre intervention (at respondent study inclusion and post intervention (4 weeks after treatment termination) |
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Secondary |
Change in child subjective quality of life measured by Kid-KINDL |
Child reported 24-times instrument, assessed on 5-point Likert scales ranging between "never" and "always", tapping children's perception on quality of life |
Pre intervention (at respondent study inclusion and post intervention (4 weeks after treatment termination) |
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Secondary |
Prevention of mental health and child protection service use |
Register data on child referrals to specialist mental health services and contact with child protection services retrieved from Norwegian Patient Registry and Statistics Norway, respectively. |
Two and five years after post intervention (treatment termination) |
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Secondary |
Change in parental perceived life quality measured by Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) |
Parent reported 4-items instrument, assessed on 7-point Likert scales ranging between "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree", tapping parent's global perception of satisfaction with life. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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Secondary |
Change in tendency to school refusal measured by SPARCK school refusal scale |
Parent reported 5-items constructed for the project, assessed on 5-point Likert scales ranging between "very rare" and "very often", tapping child school refusal behavior. |
Pre (at respondent study inclusion), post (at treatment termination or up to 25 weeks), and follow-up (6 months after post assessment) |
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