Table 2.

Instruments Used in Intake and Exit Surveys.

VARIABLES	INSTRUMENTS	INTAKE SURVEY	EXIT SURVEY
Caregiver characteristics	Caregiver age, gender, country of birth, primary languages spoken at home, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status, refugee status, educational, and household composition.	X	–
Social isolation	Four items from an index of social isolation [22,23]: unmarried/not cohabiting; infrequent contact with family or friends, and no participation in groups. Items were rated yes/no, with higher scores indicating greater isolation.	X	–
Loneliness	The three-item short form of the Revised UCLA loneliness scale [24]: Items were rated on a 3-point scale (1 = hardly, 3 = often), with higher scores indicated greater loneliness.	X	X
Health	Six items from a 10-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health [25] assessed caregivers’ general, physical, mental, and social health, and quality of life. Items were rated on a 5-point scale (1 = poor, 5 = excellent), with higher scores indicating better health.	X	X
Confidence to self-manage health problems	Single item: ‘How confident are you that you can control and manage most of your health problems?’ [26]. Rating based on a 10-point scale (1 = not at all, 10 = very).	X	X
Knowledge of local services	Study-designed, single item: ‘Do you feel like you have a good knowledge of services in the local area to support your child and family’s health and wellbeing?’ Rating based on a 5-point scale (1 = poor, 5 = excellent).	X	X
Connection to the community	Study-designed, single item: ‘Have you experienced a greater connectedness in your community since taking part in the WBC program?’ with participants rating ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘somewhat’.	-	X
Caregiver enablement	Six items from a modified Parent Enablement Index [27,28] assessed caregivers’ ability to cope with life, understand and support their children, maintain health, feel confident about their health, and help themselves. Rating based on a 3-point scale (0 = same or less or not applicable, 1 = not confident at all, 2 = much better). The total score ranges from 0 to 12. Scores above 4 indicate greater enablement as a result of the service [29].	–	X
Feedback on the WBC program	Six study-designed question: two on goal achievement and program recommendation (yes/no/other) and four on caregivers’ experiences of being listened to, respected, and supported, rated on a 5-point scale (1 = always, 5 = never).	–	X