Table 3

Overview of measures at the respective assessments

Variable/phenomenaMeasureEligibility interviewBaselinePostassessmentWeekly process evaluationSix-month follow-upMode of administration
Child age, gender, diagnosis, date of first diagnosis, date of end of treatment (where available) and type of treatmentThe Swedish Childhood Cancer RegistrySwedish Childhood Cancer Registry (recruitment strategy A)/telephone (recruitment strategy B)
Inclusion and exclusion criteria; parent background data; date of end of treatment of child’s treatment and whether child has had any recurrenceStructured questionsTelephone
Psychiatric (mood and anxiety) disorders, drug and alcohol misuse and suicidalityMINITelephone
Presenting psychological difficulties and related needs; expectations concerning the ENGAGE intervention; main distressing concerns regarding healthcare utilisation and productivity losses related to their child’s cancerSemistructured questionsTelephone
PTSSPCL-5Portal/telephone
Only Portal during intervention
PTSSPCL-CPortal/telephone
Only Portal during intervention
DepressionPHQ-9Portal/telephone
Only Portal during intervention
AnxietyGAD-7Portal/telephone
Fear of recurrenceStructured questionPortal/telephone
Fear of serious health conditionStructured questionPortal/telephone
Psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidanceAAQ-6Portal/telephone
Only Portal during intervention
Depressed inactivityBADSPortal/telephone
Only Portal during intervention
FatigueFSSPortal/telephone
Quality of lifeEQ-5DPortal/telephone
Self-compassionSCS-SFPortal/telephone
Health economicsTiC-PPortal/telephone
Acceptability of the intervention; e-therapist; and study procedures; views concerning the impact of the ENGAGE intervention.
Non-attendees and poor attendees are asked about reasons for disengaging, barriers to treatment and suggestions for future intervention development and study procedures.
Semistructured questionsTelephone
  • AAQ-6, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; BADS, Behavioural Activation for Depression Scale; EQ-5D, EuroQol 5-dimension questionnaire; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale; MINI, Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview; PCL-5, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5; PCL-C, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian version; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSS, symptoms of post-traumatic stress; SCS-SF, Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form; TiC-P, Trimbos and Institute of Medical Technology Assessment Cost Questionnaire for Psychiatry.