Table 3.
Assessment of study outcomes.
| Outcome measures | Assessment | |||||
| M1-2a | M3-4 | M5-6 | M7-8 | M9-10 | ||
| Caregivers |
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Knowledge and skill (Knowledge and Skill of Caregiving for Schizophrenia) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Coping (Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Perceived stigma (Perceived Devaluation and Discrimination Scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Caregiver burden (Zarit Burden Interview) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Family functioning (Family Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection and Resolve Index scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Positive feelings (Caregiving Rewarding Feelings) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| People living with schizophrenia |
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Symptoms (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Functioning (Global Assessment of Functioning) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Recovery (Recovery Assessment Scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Rehospitalization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Potential confounding factors |
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Social demographic variables | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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Clinical variables | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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WeChat use intensity (WeChat Use Intensity Questionnaire) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Cost |
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WIFI program (bottom-up approach) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Health care utilization (cost dairy) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Productivity loss (sick leave calendar) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process |
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Fidelity (quantitative) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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Quality (quantitative) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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Attitudes (qualitative) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
aM: month.