1. TIDieR ‐ Cullen 2012.
| Study | Cullen, 2012 | |
| TIDieR item | Experimental intervention | Control intervention |
| BRIEF NAME | R&R | Standard care (TAU) |
| WHY | R&R is a highly structured, manualized program targeting social problem‐solving skills and thinking styles. | Not described |
| WHAT materials | Not described | Not described |
| PROCEDURES | The R&R program includes 8 core modules:
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Not described |
| WHO provided | Delivered by experienced staff who had received training during intensive 5‐day workshops provided by the program authors | Not described |
| HOW delivered | Group format (5 to 8 patients per group) | Not described |
| WHERE occurred | At medium‐secure forensic hospitals | |
| WHEN and HOW MUCH | A minimum of 36 two‐hour sessions. Sessions were held 2 or 3 times weekly. | Not described |
| TAILORING | Not tailored | Not described |
| MODIFICATIONS | Not declared | Not described |
| HOW WELL planned | Program developers emphasise the need to ensure treatment integrity; when possible (i.e. when all participants in the group signed a release of confidential information form), sessions were recorded using audiovisual equipment, and randomly selected sessions were assessed by one of the authors using an objective rating scale developed by the Cognitive Centre Foundation (www.cognitivecentre.com). Formal feedback based on these ratings was provided in supervision sessions, and strategies to improve delivery were also discussed. On the basis of the total number of R&R sessions attended, participants were defined as completers (those who attended 30 or more sessions) and noncompleters (those who attended fewer than 30 sessions). | Not described |
| HOW WELL actual | Reviews completed throughout the trial indicated that the underlined procedure ensured that a high standard of program delivery was maintained. The percentage of completers (48%, 21 of 44) was slightly less than the percentage of noncompleters (52%, 23 of 44). | Not described |
R&R: reasoning and rehabilitation; TAU: treatment as usual.