Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T40 |
0-10 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2 Methods |
T41 |
12-40 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.1 Participants and design |
T42 |
41-108 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Three methods were used to assess changes in responses to COVID-19. |
T43 |
109-368 |
Sentence |
denotes |
First, website visits and call centre traffic were compared across two time periods; the “comparison period” from 1 September 2019 to 28 September 2019, and the “COVID-19 period” from 19 March 2020 to 15 April 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia). |
T44 |
369-569 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The comparison period was selected based on analyses indicating it represented a ‘typical’ month of service delivery prior to severe bushfires experienced across Australia in late 2019 and early 2020. |
T45 |
570-843 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The “COVID-19 period” represented the period of rapid growth in numbers of confirmed cases in Australia (from 691 on 19 March to 6447 on 15 April 2020) and coincided with the introduction of specific questions about the impact of COVID-19 in the MindSpot online assessment. |
T46 |
844-903 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Data from the website was extracted using Google Analytics. |
T47 |
904-973 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Call centre volume was examined using records and management reports. |
T48 |
974-1145 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Second, demographic and symptom data for patients who started an assessment during the comparison period (n = 1650) and the early COVID-19 period (n = 1668) were compared. |
T49 |
1146-1305 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Third, responses to questions about the impact of COVID-19 introduced to the assessment from 19 March 2020, and reports from treating therapists were examined. |
T50 |
1306-1414 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All participants gave consent for their results to be used for quality assurance and development activities. |
T51 |
1415-1548 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Ethical approval for collection of this data was obtained from the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee (5201200912). |
T52 |
1550-1563 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.2 Measures |
T53 |
1564-1710 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Demographic details were recorded as described in other reports (Titov et al., 2015; Titov et al., 2017; Titov et al., submitted for publication). |
T54 |
1711-1949 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The symptom measures were scores on the K-10, a measure of psychological distress (Kessler et al., 2002), the GAD7 measuring generalized anxiety (Kroenke et al., 2001), and the PHQ9 measuring symptoms of depression (Spitzer et al., 2006). |
T55 |
1950-2054 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Patients also answered questions about how long they thought they had symptoms of anxiety or depression. |
T56 |
2055-2177 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All patients answered questions about suicidal ideation, plans and intent as described previously (Nielssen et al., 2015). |
T57 |
2178-2292 |
Sentence |
denotes |
On 19 March 2020, several additional questions about the impact of COVID-19 were added to the MindSpot assessment. |
T58 |
2293-2458 |
Sentence |
denotes |
MindSpot therapists were also asked about the concerns raised by patients, in order to develop guidelines to assist MindSpot therapists in addressing those concerns. |
T59 |
2459-2649 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Information about those concerns was derived from an examination of 50 written case summaries prepared by therapists answering telephone calls, completing assessments or providing treatment. |
T60 |
2651-2664 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2.3 Analyses |
T61 |
2665-2895 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Descriptive analyses of demographic and symptom characteristics were conducted and group differences between the comparison sample and COVID-19 sample were made using ANOVA and chi-square statistics to a significance level of .05. |
T62 |
2896-3045 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Given the increased danger of COVID-19 to older adults, analyses were also conducted examining potential differences between older and younger users. |
T63 |
3046-3229 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Brief thematic analyses were conducted in the COVID-19 sample to examine how their own behaviour had changed in response to COVID-19, and secondly, issues and concerns affecting them. |
T64 |
3230-3344 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Information was derived from semi-automated thematic analysis of responses to the additional assessment questions. |