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Table 1 Outcome measures

From: Traumatic brain injury—needs and treatment options in the chronic phase: Study protocol for a randomized controlled community-based intervention

Outcome measure

Measures

Primary outcome measures

 Participation

Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools- Objective (PART-O) [56, 58]

 Quality of life

Quality of Life After Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) Overall Scale [57, 59]

Secondary outcome measures

 Individually identified target functional domains and their severity

Target outcomes and their severity, as rated on a Likert scale from 0 to 4 (0 = not difficult at all, 4 = extremely difficult), based on Winter et al. [29]

 Goal achievement*

Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) [44]

 Symptom burden

Rivermead Post-Concussion Questionnaire (RPQ) [60]

 Needs for rehabilitation and social support

Needs and Provision Complexity Scale-Clinician version [61, 62]

 Global outcome

Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) [63, 64]

 Emotional functioning (depressive and anxiety symptoms)

Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) [65]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale [66]

 Physical and mental health and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)

EQ-5D [67]

 Competency in daily activities

Patient Competency Rating Scale (PCRS) Patient Form [68, 69]

 Acceptability of intervention assessed by patient, family member and health professional*

Acceptability Scale (Scale used by Winter et al., adapted and translated into Norwegian) [29]

Family member outcomes

 Participant’s competency in daily activities, participant’s self-awareness

PCRS Relative Form [68, 69]

 Caregiver burden

Caregiver Burden Scale [70]

 Family member depressive symptoms

PHQ-9 [65]

 Family member general health

EQ-5D VAS-scale (0 = worst health possible, 100 = best health possible) [67]

  1. * Only assessed in the intervention group