Table 1

Description of the measures collected for the Sinethemba study

MeasureIndexesTime points
Caregiver report
 Background interview/hospital record formMeasuring demographics/background information, trauma characteristicsT1
 Parental Trauma Response QuestionnaireMeasuring caregiver responses to child traumaT1, T2, T3
 Post-traumatic Diagnostic ScaleMeasuring caregiver PTSDT1, T2, T3
 Self-Reporting QuestionnaireMeasuring caregiver depression and anxietyT1, T2, T3
 Faith-based copingIndividual items of faith-based copingT1, T2, T3
 Modified Background InterviewMeasuring changes in demographics, ongoing trauma-related problemsT2, T3
 Pubertal Development ScaleAssess the development of pubertyT1, T3
 Child PTSD Symptom Scale–parent report (CPSS)/UCLA Trauma ScreenMeasuring child trauma, PTSD symptoms and diagnosisT1, T2, T3
 Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL)Measuring child mental healthT1, T2, T3
Child report
 CPSS self-report/UCLA Trauma ScreenMeasuring child trauma and PTSDT1, T2, T3
 The Children’s Revised Impact of Event ScaleMeasuring child potential pre-existing PTSD symptoms and diagnosisT1
 Trauma Memory Quality QuestionnaireMeasuring child trauma memory characteristicsT1, T2, T3
 Child Posttraumatic Cognitions InventoryMeasuring child trauma-related cognitionsT1, T2, T3
 Child Posttrauma Coping QuestionnaireMeasuring child posttrauma coping responsesT1, T2, T3
 International Trauma Questionnaire–Child and Adolescent VersionMeasuring complex PTSDT1, T2, T3
 KidcopeMeasuring child social supportT1, T2, T3
 Faith-based copingIndividual items of faith-based copingT1, T2, T3
 Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale–Short formMeasuring child anxiety and depression symptomsT1, T2, T3
 YSR/CBCL-Rule breaking scaleMeasuring child conduct problems/rule breakingT1, T2, T3
 Heart rate monitoringMeasuring child autonomic functionT1, T2, T3
 Substance useMeasuring alcohol and tobacco useT1, T2, T3
 Dried blood spotsMeasure biomarkers including DNA methylationT1, T2, T3
 Anthropometric measuresMeasuring height and weight to measure physical developmentT1, T2, T3
 Stop-distance assessmentMeasuring comfortable interpersonal distanceT3
Narrative tasks
 Caregiver narrativeMeasuring caregiver trauma-related appraisals and supportT1
 Child narrativeMeasuring child trauma-related appraisals and supportT1

  • PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles; YSR, Youth self-report.