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Table 4 Caregiver Outcome Measures

From: Improving transitions in acute stroke patients discharged to home: the Michigan stroke transitions trial (MISTT) protocol

 

When Measured

PRIMARY OUTCOMES

7 day

90-day

No. questions

 Bakas Caregiver Outcomes Scale

X

X

16

 Depression (PHQ-9)

X

X

9

SECONDARY OUTCOMES

   

 Unhealthy days

 

X

2

 PROMIS informational support

X

X

5

 PROMIS emotional support

X

X

5

MEDIATING (INTERMEDIATE) OUTCOMES

   

 Preparedness for Caregiving Scale

X

X

9

 Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale

X

X

14

 Dyad relationship scale

 

X

11

 Unmet needs – self-report

 

X

3

 Stroke-related technology use

 

X

8

EFFECT MODIFIER VARIABLES

   

 Demographics (age, sex, race; marital status, education, employment, household income)

X

 

7

 Change in employment, household income

 

X

3

 Relationship with patient

X

 

3

 SIS Cognitive Screen

X

X

6

 Pre-stroke depression diagnosis

X

 

2

 PROMIS Global 10 QOL (proxy report of patient)

X

X

10

 Pre-stroke technology utilization

X

 

10

 Computer anxiety

X

 

2

 Computer self-efficacy

X

 

4

 Satisfaction with Interventions

 

X

2