Problem-solving in caregiver-counselling (PLiP Study): study protocol of a cluster randomized pragmatic trial

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Primary and secondary outcomes collected at the three time points

Measures	Tools	T₀	T₁	T₂
Primary outcome (caregivers)
Depressive symptoms	CES-D	x	x	x
Secondary outcomes (caregivers)
Caregiver burden	SCQ (short version)	x	x	x
Subjective physical complaints	GBB-24 (subscale: Pains in Limbs)	x	x	x
Negative Problem Orientation	SPSI-R (subscale: Negative Problem Orientation)	x	x	x
Leisure Time Satisfaction	LTS	x	x	x
Secondary outcomes (care counsellors)		T*₀	T*₁	T*₂
Session management self-efficacy	CASES (subscale: Session Management Self-Efficacy)	x	x	x
Difficult client behaviors self-efficacy	COSE (subscale: Difficult Client Behaviors)	x	x	x

Abbreviations: CASES counselor activity self-efficacy scales, CES-D centre for epidemiological studies depression scale, COSE counseling self-estimate inventory, GBB-24 Giessen subjective complaints list, LTS leisure time satisfaction questionnaire, SCQ sense of competence questionnaire, SPSI-R social problem solving inventory - revised
Measurement points: T ₀ = baseline, T ₁ = 3 months, T ₂ = 6 months, T* ₀ , = basline, T* ₁ = 6 months, T* ₂ = 12 months

ISSN: 1471-2318