Table 1.
Effectiveness assessment instruments
| Instrument | Construct |
|---|---|
| Administred only at baselinea | |
| Socio-demographics | 18 items that measure socio-economic and military characteristics |
| Hoge barriers assessment | 14-item measure of perceived access, need, and treatment effectiveness [34] |
| Perceived access inventoryb | 43 items that perceived access to mental health care instrument developed in a preceding research project |
| Readiness ruler | 3 items that assess perceived readiness to seek treatment [35] |
| Administered at baseline and follow-up | |
| SF-12Vc | 12 items addressing overall physical and mental health functioning [31] |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9d | 9-item inventory that yields a continuous and dichotomous assessment of depression [32] |
| Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C)d | 3 items that yield a continuous and dichotomous assessment of alcohol use [33] |
| Miklowitz Adherence Scale | 2-item medication adherence scale [36] |
| Pain scale | Single-item participant rating of the average overall level of pain for the past week rated on a continuous scale from 0 to 10 |
| Jenkins Sleep Scale | 4-item measure that assesses trouble falling and staying asleep, and feeling tired during the daytime [37] |
| Prime-Screen | 6-item assessment of dietary and exercise habits/behaviors [38] |
| Generalized anxiety Disorder 7-item | 7-item inventory that yields a continuous and dichotomous assessment of generalized anxiety disorder [39] |
| American Psychiatric Association–Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Severity Measure for Panic-Adult |
10-item inventory that yields a continuous and dichotomous assessment of panic disorder [40] |
| PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 | 20-item inventory that yields a continuous and dichotomous assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [41] |
| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Tobacco Use | 5 items to assess current tobacco use |
| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire | 8 items to assess client satisfaction with MH services [42] |
aConstructs assessed via these instruments will be used for case-mix adjustment
bThe Perceived Access Inventory was developed in 2017 as the main product of another VA research project [43]
cMeasures for primary effectiveness outcome
dMeasures for secondary effectiveness outcomes