Plans to promote participant retention and complete follow-up {18b}
This instrument was created to measure pessimism and hopelessness. It consists of 20 items with a true or false response format, with a possible score that ranges from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating the presence of strong hopelessness. This instrument was previously validated and adapted to Argentina (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.78).This scale measures the degree to which individuals use different emotional regulation strategies. The adapted scale consists of 30 self-administered items with a five-choice Likert-type scale that ranges from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). This scale presents a robust Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.94.This scale was created to measure the quality of life in a brief, multicultural, and multidimensional way. In this self-administered 10-item instrument, each item addresses an area of functioning on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent). All these items are summarized to obtain a Global Quality of Life Index. This instrument was validated and adapted to the Argentine context with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.85.This inventory has been designed to measure affect in a dimensionally way (negative affect and positive affect). It comprises four dimensions: trait positive affect (five items), trait negative affect (five items), state positive affect (five items), and state negative affect (five items). Each item uses a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much or completely). It was validated in Argentina with a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.73).Upon completion of the intervention, participants will be contacted by e-mail and phone calls to encourage them to complete the follow-up.