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Table 1 Data collection

From: Evaluation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strengths based coaching program: a study protocol

Data Type

Domain

Key measures

Survey

Education, Employment & Finances

Highest level of education completed, employment status, barriers to employment, spending, bill payments, bill stress

Family

Number of children birthed/adopted/cared for, dependents/age/relationship, Strengths-based parenting tool [32]

Out of Home Care

Removals/child protection services, age of housing independence, cultural placement plan

Culture and Community

Connection to culture and community, community attitudes

Cultural safety

Unfair treatment, unsafe environments

Service Use

Service use and availability

Self determination

Choice and control in decision making on issues

Health

Health Conditions, Euroqual 5D -5 L [33], disability, smoking

Wellbeing

Kessler-5 [34], Mental Health Continuum [35], Aboriginal Resilience and Recovery Questionnaire [9]

Housing

Number and type of occupants, household amenities, financial stress due to tenancy

Family violence

Experience of controlling, unsafe or threatening behaviour [36]

Goal setting questions

Key categories of goals/aspirations

Pulse Check

Strengths

Key strengths used

Resources

Use of community resources

Resilience

Self-efficacy questions from Aboriginal Resilience and Recovery Questionnaire [9] and help seeking question

Life coaching

Description of experience and impact of life coaching

Support Plan

Goals and actions

Number and type of goal/s, number of action/s, goals and actions achieved/partially achieved/not achieved

Interview

Life coaching

Experience and impact of life coaching

Strengths

Awareness and use of strengths

SEWB

Impact of life coaching on SEWB

Administrative Data

Demographic

Age, Gender

Household

Household make up (adults-no children, elder, young family with preschoolers, older family with school age children) and household type (unit/house)

Rent

Rent in arrears (Yes/No)

Complaints

Number of complaints against household