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Table 2 Primary outcome measures

From: Piloting a community-based psychosocial group intervention designed to reduce distress among conflict-affected adults in Colombia: a mixed-method study of remote, hybrid, and in-person modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Scale

Instrument

Description

Cronbach α

Wellbeing

0–10

Personal Wellbeing Index (39)

Seven items assessing perceived quality of life (life, health, relationships, security, community connection, future security)

0.72

Generalized distress

1–5

Kessler-6

[40]

Six items assessing generalized psychological distress

0.55

Depression

0–3

Hopkins Symptoms Checklist -HSCL-25

[41]

25 items, 15 for depression symptoms

and 10 for anxiety symptoms

0.89

Anxiety

0–3

PTSD

0–3

PTSD Checklist Civilian-PCL-C

[42]

16 items assessing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a civilian population

0.89

Functional impairment

1–5

WHO Disability Assessment Schedule WHO-DAS

[43]

12 items assessing impaired ability to function across six life domains (household, cognitive, mobility, self-care, social, society)

0.83

Community efficacy

1–5

Community efficacy scale

[44]

Eight items assessing community efficacy, defined as group capability to perform actions towards a common goal

0.81

Coping Strategies

1–4

Brief Cope

[45, 46]

2-item-14 subscales (active coping, planning, positive reframing, acceptance, religion, humor, emotional support, social/instrumental support, behavioral disengagement, venting, self-distraction, deniala, self-blame, and substance use) assessing the use of coping strategies

0.86

  1. aThe denial subscale was removed from the study due to an error in the platform on which the instruments were uploaded and administered