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Table 1 Schedule of assessments and measures administered to patients

From: Fatigue Intervention by Nurses Evaluation – The FINE Trial. A randomised controlled trial of nurse led self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol. [ISRCTN74156610]

Measures

Week 0

Week 0

Week 1

Week 10

Weeks 20,70

I = interview SRQ = self-report questionnaire O = other

Baseline assessment pre-randomization

Post-randomization

Following first intervention visit

Following week 10 home visit

Post-treatment assessments

Demographics [I]

+

-

-

-

-

Medical history [I]

+

-

-

-

-

Oxford criteria [I][1]

+

-

-

-

+

CDC criteria [I][2]

+

-

-

-

+

London ME criteria [I][33]

+

-

-

-

+

SF-36 physical functioning scale [SRQ][35]

+

-

-

-

+

Chalder Fatigue scale [SRQ] [36]

+

-

-

-

+

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [SRQ] [42]

+

-

-

-

+

Sleep scale [SRQ][43]

+

-

-

-

+

Euroqol [SRQ][40]

+

-

-

-

+

SCID screen for alcohol/substance abuse [I][54]

+

-

-

-

-

SCID screen for personality disorders [I][55]

+

-

-

-

-

SCID depression and anxiety diagnoses [I][54]

+

-

-

-

+

Brief belief measure [SRQ]

+

-

-

-

+

Brief SL process measure [SRQ]

+

-

-

-

+

Brief social support measure [SRQ][45]

+

-

-

-

+

Symptom interpretation questionnaire [SRQ]

+

-

-

-

+

Economic assessment (resource use)[I]

+

-

-

-

+

Step test [O][41]

+

-

-

-

+

Visual analogue scale: treatment expectation [SRQ]

-

+

-

-

-

CALPAS measure of therapeutic alliance [SRQ]

-

-

+

+

+