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. 2019 Aug 1;20:472. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3582-2

Table 1.

Targets and timing of assessments

Assessment Collected via Time
Intake/first 24 h Daily Discharge Hospital records
Duration of admission in days Data extracted from electronic records X
Admission status (voluntary or involuntary) Data extracted from electronic records X
Clinical diagnosis (including comorbid diagnoses) Mental health professionalsa X X
Demography and clinical history (including current, past and forensic) Mental health professionalsa X X
Physical health (including anthropometrics) Nurse X
Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Mental health professionalsa X X X
Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI- S) Mental health professionalsa X X
Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (iCGI-I) Mental health professionalsa X X X
Risk of suicide Mental health professionalsa X
Risk of or actual aggressive behavior and associated interventions Nurse X
Monitoring of sleep-wake cycle and daytime activity Xethru radar sensor X
Prescribed medications Data extracted from electronic records X X
Adherence to lighting condition Nurse X
Satisfaction and perceived benefits Study participant X
Side effects Study participant X
Adverse events Mental health professionalsa X

See text for additional details of rating scales and assessments employed

aPrimarily psychiatrists or clinical psychologists, but may include trained nurses and/or duty psychiatrist