Table 2 Implementation features of the 11 measures identified after stage 4

1. Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA)

Covers the following domains: anxious/depressed, withdrawn/depressed, somatic complaints, social problems, thought problems, attention problems, rule-breaking behaviour and aggressive behaviour. Also summed into internalising and externalising subscales

Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL, parent/carer report); Teacher Report (TRF); Youth Self-Report (YSR)

TRF and CBCL: 1.5-5yrs and 6-18 years

YSR = 105 items, 15mins

0, 1, 2 (always, sometimes, never)

Yes

A range of versions have been translated into over 80 different languages

TRF = 120 items, 15 minutes

YSR: 11-18 years

CBCL = 120 items, 15 minutes

2. Beck Youth Inventories (BYI)

5 child self-report inventories: depression inventory, anxiety inventory, anger inventory, disruptive behavior inventory, self-concept inventory

All self-report

7-18 years

5 inventories, each with 20 questions, 5 minutes per inventory.

0, 1, 2, 3 (never, sometimes, often, always).

Yes

English

3. Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)

Covers the following: hyperactivity, aggression, conduct problems, anxiety, depression, somatization, attention problems, learning problems, withdrawal, atypicality, adaptability, leadership, social skills and study skills

Teacher Report Scale (TRS) - 14 scales; Parent Report Scale (PRS) - 13 scales; Self-report of Personality (SRP) - 14 scales

PRS and TRS, 3 age groupings: preschool (ages 2 years to 5 years), child (ages 6 years to 11 years), and adolescent (ages 12 years to 21 years

PRS = 134-160 items (10-20 minutes to complete)

PRS, TRS & SRP: 4 point scale (never, sometimes, often and almost always) SRP also has some true/false

Yes

English and Spanish

TRS = 100-139 items (10-15 minutes)

SRP = 139-185 (20-30 minutes)

4. Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS)

6 factors: interpersonal strength, family involvement, intrapersonal strength, school functioning, affective strength, career strength (CS is new to BERS-2)

Teacher rating scale (TRS); Parent rating scale (PRS); Youth Rating Scale (YRS)

5-18 years

52 items in parent/carer and teacher scales - 10 minutes

0, 1, 2, 3 (not at all like the child; not like the child; like the child; very much like the child).

Yes

English and Spanish

Eight open-ended questions

5. Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)

Parent 50 - 14 concepts (12 scales and 2 single items)

Parent/carer and child report versions

Self- report: 10+ years

Self-report: 87 items

5 point scale, labels vary

Free for research purposes

Some versions have been translated into over 70 different languages

Parent 28 - 14 concepts (12 scales and 2 single items)

Parent/carer report: 5-18 years

Parent/carer report: 28 or 50

Child form- 12 concepts (10 scales and 2 items)

Including physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, self-esteem, mental health, behaviour

6. Child Symptom Inventories (CSI)

Covers a range of disorders such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Specific Phobia, Major Depressive Disorder and more.

Parent/carer, teacher and child self-reports.

ECI-4: 3-5years

Between 77 and 108 items depending on version and reporter

4-point response scale, indicating how often the symptom is observed

Yes

Parent/carer checklist available in 14 languages

Parent/carer and teacher: ECI-4 (Early Childhood Inventory); CSI-4 (Child Symptom Inventory);

CSI-4: 5-12 years

ASI-4: 12-18 years

YI-4: 12-18 years

ASI-4 (Adolescent Symptom Inventory).

Self-report: YI-4 (Youth’s Inventory)

7. Health of the National Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA)

2 sections, 15 scales Includes disruptive, over activity, self-injury, substance misuse, scholastic or language skills, illness or disability, hallucinations and delusions, emotional, peer relationships

Clinician report; Parent/carer report; Self rated (SR)

Clinician and parent/carer report: 3-18 years

13 items plus two further optional questions in the clinician report, 5 minutes to complete.

Clinician report: 5 point scale (“no problem” through to “severe to very severe problem”)

Free of charge for UK Services

English

Self-report: 13-18

Parent/carer and self-report: 5 point scale

(“not at all” through to “severely”)

8. Kidscreen

KIDSCREEN-10: uni-dimensional global HRQoL. KIDSCREEN-27 – 5 dimensions: Physical Well-Being, Psychological Well-Being, Autonomy & Parents, Peers & Social Support, School Environment. KIDSCREEN-52 – 10 dimensions: Physical Well-being, Psychological Well-being, Moods and Emotions, Self-Perception, Autonomy, Parent Relations and Home Life, Social Support and Peers, School Environment, Social Acceptance (Bullying), and Financial Resources

Measures are primarily child report with a proxy measure for parent/carers.

8-18 years

10, 27 or 52 items

5 point scale, labels vary

Use of the questionnaires is free for research purposes but the KIDSCREEN manual must be purchased

A range of versions have been translated into over 25 different languages

9. Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) and the Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist (Y-PSC) are parent/carer- and child-report questionnaires designed for screening school-age children for psychosocial problems. It assesses both emotional and behavioural problems. All items are summed to give an overall score of psychological impairment

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) and the Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist (Y-PSC)

PSC: 6-16 years

35 items in both versions

3 point scale (never, sometimes, often)

Free

Available in Japanese, English and Spanish

Y-PSC: 11 years +

17 item version also available

10. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

25 closed-ended questions making up 5 subscales: conduct symptoms, emotional symptoms, hyperactivity, peer relationships and prosocial behaviour. It has an additional impact supplement, which assesses the extent to which problems have had an impact on aspects of the child’s life.

Parent/carer, teacher and self-report versions.

Parent/carer and teacher reports: 4-16 years

25 items (5 minutes)

0, 1, 2 (not true, somewhat true, certainly true)

Paper copies can be used for free

A range of versions have been translated into over 70 different languages

Self-report: 11-17

11. Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ)

Covers six key areas: intrapersonal distress, somatic, interpersonal relations, critical items, social problems, behavioural dysfunction

A parent/carer report outcome and tracking measure

Parent/carer report: 4-17 years

64 items or 30 items

5 point response scale

Yes

English, Dutch, French, Korean, Spanish, and Swedish

A youth self-report outcome and tracking measure

Self-report: 12-18 years

A 30-item, single-subscale, self- report or parent/carer report outcome and progress tracking measure