A randomised, feasibility trial of a tele-health intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome patients with depression ('MoodCare'): Study protocol

Table 1 Measurement of outcome variables at baseline (Time 1), post-intervention (Time 2), 12 months (Time 3), 24 months follow-up (Time 4)

Variable	Measurement tool	Inpatient Screening	1-2 weeks post discharge TIME 1	6 Months TIME 2	12 Months TIME 3	24 months TIME 4	Type of administration
Depression	Patient Health Questionnaire 9	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI⁺
	Two item screener [28]		✓				CATI
	Cardiac Depression Scale		✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI
	Composite International Diagnostic Interview		✓		✓	✓	CATI
HRQOL	Short Form 12		✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI
Physical activity	Active Australia Survey		✓	✓	✓	✓	Postal survey*
Saturated Fat Intake	Short Fat questionnaire		✓	✓	✓	✓	Postal survey*
Social Support	ENRICHD Social Support Inventory		✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI
Smoking	Cancer Council Food Frequency Questionnaire		✓	✓	✓	✓	Postal survey*
Alcohol	Cancer Council Food Frequency Questionnaire		✓	✓	✓	✓	Postal survey*
Medication	Self report/General Practitioner/data linkage		✓	✓	✓	✓	Postal survey,* medical records
Anxiety	General Anxiety Disorder-7		✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI
Medical co-morbidities			✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI
Biomedical and anthropometric measurements	Weight, height, waist circumference, Blood Pressure, lipids, fasting capillary blood glucose	✓			✓	✓	Medical records
Employment	Employment status, absenteeism/productivity		✓	✓	✓	✓	CATI

CATI = Computer Assisted Telephone Interview; *An envelope containing self administered paper copies of each instrument is posted to the participant prior to their baseline telephone interview. The survey is to be completed on approximately the same day as baseline CATI interview to ensure consistency of information, and returned to the Project Manager. ⁺ In patient screening conducted face to face by nurses, using the PHQ9. Follow up PHQ9 administered via CATI at all assessment points thereafter

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