Table 1.
Study measure Notes
| Questionnaires (measures) | Baseline | Intervention | Post-intervention 6 monthsa | Follow-up 12 months | |
| Inclusion Criteria | Structured interview | X | X | X | |
| Demographic and medical data | X | ||||
| Primary Outcome | Posttraumatic growth (PTGI) | X | X | X | |
| Secondary Outcomes | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PCL-C) | X | X | X | |
| Stressfulness of the event | X | X | X | ||
| Illness perception (Brief IPQ) | X | X | X | ||
| Challenge to core beliefs (CBI) | X | X | X | ||
| Rumination (ERRI) | X | X | |||
| Distress disclosure (DDI; Opener Scale) |
X | Xb | X | X | |
| Social support (ESSS) | X | X | X | ||
| Intervention Effectiveness | Questionnaire for assessment of quality of intervention and therapist | X |
Notes: PTGI – Posttraumatic Growth Inventory; PCL-C – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version; Brief IPQ - Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; CBI – Core Beliefs Inventory; ERRI – Event-Related Rumination Inventory; DDI – Distress Disclosure Inventory; ESSS – Social Support Satisfaction Scale.
aThe second assessment is completed during the eighth session, to the intervention groups.
bThe distress disclosure measures are applied in second session of the intervention program for the experimental group and in the second assessment, for the control group.