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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 5.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Jul 18;72:62–72. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.07.011

Table 1.

Concepts/Measures, Reliability/Validity, Participant Burden, Source, and Data Collection Time Point for Behaviors

Concept/Measure Reliability/Validity Range Mins Participants Sourcea Schedule (weeks)
Individuals with ID (IWID) outcomes 0 12 24 36
SPS skills
 o IFIRS Individual-level Problem-solving scales (5 items coded from videotaped interactions43,44
Predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity 5–45 30 IWID V X X X
 o Problem-solving Task (PST) (5 problems, 20 items, 0–5 scale coded from audiotape)18 Alpha .88–93 .83 interrater .79 test-retest 0–100 20–30 IWID A X X X
Behaviors
 o IFIRS Dyadic-interaction scales (22 items coded from videotaped interactions)43,44
Predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity 22–198 N/A IWID V X X X
 o GMI scale of ICAP GMI) (8 domains, 0–5 frequency, 0–4 severity)46 .80 interrater
.80 test-retest
0–40
0–32
N/A IWID R, W X X X X
 o Behavior incident reports (collected weekly) N/A N/A IWID R X X X X
A/CB behavioral determinants 0 12 24 36
• Demographics: Age, gender, ethnicity, level of ID N/A N/A IWID R, S X
• Life events: Life events section of Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (17 items 2-recent 1-event 0-never)5053 Convergent validity IWID 0–34 15–20 IWID R X X X
Environment: Agency characteristics (urban/suburban, # of clients, types of services, # of homes), Home characteristics (agency, location, gender, # of residents) N/A N/A R X
• Current health
 o Glasgow Depression Scale -LD (20 items, 0–2)37,54
Alpha .87–.90 0–40 15–20 IWID S X X X
 o Medication management N/A N/A IWID R X X X
Support environment for SPS 0 12 24 36
• Residential staff SPS
 o SPSI-R SF (25 items, 0–5 scales)59
Alpha .88–.93 0–125 15–20 Res staff S X X x
 o IFIRS Individual-level Problem-solving scales (5 items coded from videotaped interactions)43,44 Predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity 5–45 N/A Res staff V X X X
• Group SPS
 o IFIRS Group-level Problem-solving scales (4 items coded from videotaped interactions)43,44
Predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity73 4–36 N/A Group V X X X
• Group cohesiveness
 o Group Intervention Environment Scale
(Sessions 1 and 6)36
Alpha .8750 8–32 N/A Group A X X
a

Source- V for video, A for Audiotape, S for self, R for Agency record, W for work setting record