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Table 1 Timetable of assessments in the SOS2 study

From: The Stroke Outcomes Study 2 (SOS2): a prospective, analytic cohort study of depressive symptoms after stroke

BASELINE ASSESSMENT (T1)

6 WEEKS (T2)

3, 6 AND 12 MONTHS

(T3, T4 AND T5)

Demographic data: age, sex, residential status, occupation

etc. Current mediation. Smoking history.

Current mediation

Place of residence

Current mediation

Place of residence

Impairment

Impairment

Impairment

Glasgow coma scale on admission]

Urinary continence in the first 2 weeks

Presence of hemianopia

WHO Performance Status ratings

WHO Performance Status rating

WHO Performance Status rating

Cognition

  

Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

– a brief screening for

cognitive impairment Frenchay Aphasia

Screening Test

If cognitive state changed or in doubt

repeat Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

If cognitive state changed or in doubt

repeat Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

Functioning

Functioning

Functioning

The Barthel Index – pre- and post-stroke

Rivermead Mobility Index

Barthel Index Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)

– if the patient is at home

Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

Therapist-rated measure of participation in

rehabilitation (If applicable)

Barthel Index Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)

– if the patient is at home

Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

Therapist-rated measure of participation in

rehabilitation (If applicable)

Mood

Mood

Mood

GHQ-28 – a self report mood rating scale

Modified short form Present State Examination (PSE)

– a standardised psychiatric interview to derive ICD-10

diagnoses (with additional questions on

alcohol consumption and emotionalism)

GHQ-28; Modified short-form PSE

GHQ-28; Modified short-form PSE

  

Quality of Life

  

SF-36: a self-reported measure of health-related quality of life

Co-morbidity

  

Dukes Severity of Illness Scale

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