Table 1.
Details of pre- and post-test questionnaire for assessment of life skills among participants attending the LSTCP.
| Section Number | Section Name | Assessment Focus and Scale Used | Number of Items | Operational Definition and Scoring Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interview Information #,* | Auto-assigned unique ID, Name, Address, Date and place, Consent information | 17 | NS |
| 2 | Editing and Data entry #,* | Details of data entry | 12 | NS |
| 3 | Socio-demographic characteristics # | Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, including number of family members, age, occupation, education and marital status | 13 | NS |
| 4 | Family environment #,* | Communication with family members, Arguments, Criticism, Time spent with family members, Decision making and Family support issues | 20 | NS |
| 5 | Socio-economic characteristics # | Ownership of house, agricultural land and livestock. Monthly income and expenditure. | 7 | NS |
| 6 | Personal and family health # | Morbidity and hospitalisation information of self and family members | 10 | NS |
| 7 | Diet and eating habits # | Type of diet and dietary practises | 3 | NS |
| 8, 9, 10, 11 | Substance Use * | Tobacco smoking | 9 | C.A.G.E. Questionnaire [17]—Current smokers: defined as persons who reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and those who reported smoking every day or some days. |
| A score of two ‘yes’ responses constitutes a positive screening test | ||||
| Tobacco chewing | 9 | Fagerstrom scale [18]—Chewing tobacco at least once during their lifetime and those who reported chewing tobacco every day or some days, at time of interview. Among users, dependents were persons with the scores below | ||
| Score | ||||
| <4—moderate dependence | ||||
| 5+—significant dependence | ||||
| Alcohol use and dependence | 16 | M.I.N.I—5.0.0 scale [19]. A problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by at least two of the DSM criteria occurring within a 12-month period. A score of three or more ‘yes’ responses on the first 7 questions indicates current alcohol dependence. A score of one or more ‘yes’ responses to the last 4 questions indicates current alcohol abuse | ||
| Injecting/sniffing/oral drugs | 7 (Screening questions and scale items) | C.A.G.E—AID [20] is a 4-item scale where a score of two ‘yes’ responses indicates a possible substance use disorder and a need for further testing. | ||
| 12 | Violence-related information # | Experience of violence, Types of violence experienced, Hospitalisation due to injuries, Violence inflicted: person involved | 6 | NS |
| 13 | Depression | Symptoms of depression | 9 | M.I.N.I—5.0.0 Scale [19]—Five (or more) of the DSM symptoms should have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. A score of 5 or more ‘yes’ responses indicates major depressive episodes |
| 14 | Generalised Anxiety Disorder | Symptoms of anxiety | 7 | M.I.N.I—5.0.0 Scale [19]—Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring for more days than not for at least 6 months, concerning a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance). A score of 3 or more ‘yes’ responses indicates generalised anxiety disorder |
| 15 | Self-harm | Suicidal ideation and behaviour | 16 | M.I.N.I.—5.0.0 Scale [19]—This scale assesses risk of suicide. Further action needs to be taken.One or more ‘yes’ responses indicates suicide risk |
| 1–8 points—Low | ||||
| 9–16 points—Moderate | ||||
| >17 points—High | ||||
| 16 | Injuries and related # | Injury experiences, Types of injuries experienced | 3 | NS |
| 17 | Physical Activity # | Time spent on different physical activities | 3 | NS |
| 18 | Sexual Behaviour # | Duration of Sexual activity, Number of partners, Use of condoms | 6 | NS |
| 19 | Work Environment and Job Satisfaction # | Type of organisation, Change of job, Job satisfaction, Duration of outdoor stay at work | 23 | NS |
| 20 | Teaching Factors #,* | Mode of teaching, Preferred mode of teaching, Perception about teaching abilities, knowledge, technology | 8 | NS |
| 21 | Peer group and social capital # | Number of peers, Activities performed with peers, Peer characteristics | 8 | NS |
| 22 | Behavioural Factors #,* | Self-talk, Crisis related information, Personality factors | 46 | Personality factors (Big Five Inventory-10) [21]—Two questions are scored together for 5 different personality factors |
| 23 | Life skills * | Life skills of an individual | 115 | Life Skills scale [22] |
| ≤397—Low Life skills | ||||
| 398–437—Moderate Life skills | ||||
| 438+—High Life skills | ||||
| 24 | Quality of Life * | General health and physical, psychological, social and environmental quality of life | 26 | WHO-Quality of Life—BREF [23]. Score range 4–20. Converted to percentile score. The higher the score, the higher the quality of life |
| 25 | Exposure to Media and related #,* | Information related to usage, time spent, kinds of programs, reasons to watch TV, Internet, Video tape, Video games, Mobile phone usage and risk of addiction | 12 | Cell phone overuse and addiction [24]. A score of 3 or more ‘yes’ responses indicates a risk of cell phone addiction |
* These 12 questionnaires were also included in the post-test questionnaire. # Questionnaires were developed for the present study. NS—Not Scored.