“It is not just about the alcohol”: service users’ views about individualised and standardised clinical assessment in a therapeutic community for alcohol dependence

Table 1 Summary of measures used in the research protocol

Type of measure	Measure	Generation of items/problems	Domains covered	Nr. items	Size (A4 pages)	Type of items	Delivery format	Example of item
Standardised	TOP	Researchers/professionals	Drug and alcohol use, injecting risk behaviours, offending and criminal involvement, health and social functioning	21	1	Yes/no, Sliding scales	Interview	Q3^a: “Committed assault or violence”
Standardised	CORE-OM	Researchers/professionals	Subjective well-being, symptoms, functioning, risk	34	2	Likert scale	Self-report	Q2: “I have felt tense, nervous or anxious”
Individualised	PSYCHLOPS	Patients	Any of patient’s own choosing	4	1	Likert scale	Self-report	Q1 response: “People in my neighborhood disrespect me”
Individualised	PQ	Patients	Any of patient’s own choosing	Unlimited	2	Likert scale	Interview	PQ response: “I miss my family”

^a“Q”, followed by a number (“Q1”) refers to the number of the item in the questionnaire.

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