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. 2014 Jun 3;15:203. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-203

Table 1.

Outcome measures used in the WELLFOCUS study

WELLFOCUS model component Measure Rater Rationale
Distal outcome
 
Personal well-being
WEMWBS
Patient
Measures overall well-being, i.e., enhanced sense of self
Proximal outcomes
 
Good feelings
Savouring Beliefs Inventory
Patient
Assesses pleasure in the past present and future, which is a form of good feeling addressed in the intervention
PPTI positive emotions
Patient
Assesses enjoyment and happiness, which is a form of good feeling addressed in the intervention
Symptom relief
Short Depression-Happiness Scale
Patient
Measures the reduction of depression, which is an intended outcome of PPT
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Researcher
Measures general symptom severity including psychosis-specific symptoms
CORE10
Patient
Measures general symptom severity
Connectedness
PPTI relationships
Patient
Measures the presence of supportive relationships as a form of connectedness addressed in the intervention
Hope
Integrative Hope Scale
Patient
Measures hope, which is an indicator of well-being
Self-worth
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Patient
Measures self-worth, which is an indicator of well-being
Empowerment
Rogers Empowerment Scale
Patient
Measures empowerment, which is an indicator of well-being
Meaning
Sense of Coherence Scale
Patient
Measures meaning, which is an indicator of well-being
PPTI meaning
 
Provides a PPT-specific measure of meaning
Other outcomes
 
Quality of Life
Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life
Patient
Quality of life is a form of well-being measure, allowing triangulation with the WEMWBS
Social disability
Health of the Nation Outcome Scale
Researcher
To give opportunity to compare changes in well-being with social disability
Functioning Global Assessment Functioning Researcher To give opportunity to compare changes in well-being with functioning

PPT, Positive Psychotherapy; PPTI, Positive Psychotherapy Inventory; WEMWBS, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale.