LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

COBRA: Mental health and behaviour problems

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2009-Ongoing	2009-Ongoing
	Phase	Baseline	Clinic Visit
	Age	2-18 years	2-18 years
	N	in progress	in progress
Anxiety				P:Kessler-K10 ^P S:Kessler-K10 ^I ¹
Conduct disorder			P:SDQ ^I S:SDQ ^I
Depression				P:Kessler-K10 ^P S:Kessler-K10 ^I ¹
Emotional problems			P:SDQ ^I S:SDQ ^I	P:STU ^I S:SMU ^I P:PedsQL 4.0 ^I S:PedsQL 4.0 ^I
Hyperactive behaviour			P:SDQ ^I S:SDQ ^I
Psychosocial functioning			P:SDQ ^I S:SDQ ^I	S:SMU ^I P:PedsQL 4.0 ^I S:PedsQL 4.0 ^I

Featured measurements

PedsQL 4.0: : Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory – 4.0 Generic Core Scales
SMU: : Sizing Me Up measure
STU: : Sizing Them Up measure
SDQ: : Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Kessler-K10: : The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale - K10 version

Notes

Only asked of adolescent participants (13+ years old)

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

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