The University of New England’s Human Research Ethics Committee
Database of Approved Procedures and Tests
How To Use This Database:
1) If the procedure or test you require for your research is listed in the database insert the Procedure or Test Number and the Name into the appropriate
question on your application form.
2) For each procedure or test you select, you will need to refer to the Risk Level column. Risk is the potential for harm to the participant including,
physical, psychological, social, economic or legal. In the context of procedures and tests, harm could be anything from distress or anxiety caused by
the research procedure or from remembering life events which could result, if appropriate follow-up is not provide to participants who are found to
have previously undiagnosed conditions requiring treatment.
3) Researchers must have plans in place to manage minimise or negate the risk. This is your duty of care. Your research protocol must include plans that
are appropriate to the level of risk as follows.
Procedure
or Test
Number
Risk Level = 1
There are no known risks associated with this procedure or test – no particular plan is required
Risk Level = 2
Low Level Risk. Participants are to be alerted to the possible risk posed by this procedure or test and be provided with a list of
appropriate sources for assistance – i.e. self-directed referral. E.g. the Information Sheet for Participants or a supplement to
the procedure or test itself should state something like: “If answering any of these questions raises issues for you or you are
having difficulties coping, we suggest you to get some assistance from {indentify sources of assistance or counseling}. If you
would like further advice in relation to appropriate sources of assistance please contact the researcher on………”
Risk Level = 3
High Level Risk. Not appropriate for anonymous testing – researcher follow-up and direct referral to appropriate ongoing
care is required, e.g. previously undiagnosed or untreated conditions may be identified.
Name
Test Used For:
Usage Restrictions
Approval
To:
Version
Approved
Age
Restrictions
Risk
Level
UNE-0001
California Verbal Learning Test
(CVLT)
Assess memory
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
16 - 89 years
1
UNE-0002
Coopersmith Self-Esteem
Inventory
Assess attitudes towards
self in social, academic,
family and personal context
Psychologists or other allied
University degree holder trained
in testing
15/05/2011
All versions
8+ years
1
UNE-0003
Eysenck Personality
Questionnaire
Evaluate the three super
traits of personality.
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
18+ years
1
UNE-0004
General Health Questionnaire
Screen for non-psychotic
psychiatric disorders
Psychologists only (including
supervised interns)
15/05/2011
All versions
18+ years
1
Procedure
or Test
Number
Name
Test Used For:
Usage Restrictions
Approval
To:
Version
Approved
Age
Restrictions
Risk
Level
UNE-0005
IPAT 16 Personality Factor
Questionnaire – (16PF)
Assess personality
Psychologists or other allied
University degree holder trained
in testing
15/05/2011
All versions
16+ years
1
UNE-0006
Multifactor Emotional
Intelligence Scale
Assess ability to perceive,
indentify, understand and
work with emotion.
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
One version
only
17+ years
1
UNE-0007
National Adult Reading Test
(NART)
Assess pre-morbid
cognitive function
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
18+ years
1
UNE-0008
Neuroticism Extraversion
Openness Personality Inventory
– Revised (NEOPI-R)
Obtain a detailed
assessment of normal
personality
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
Revised
version
17+ years
1
UNE-0009
Peabody Picture Vocabulary
Test (PPVT)
Assess receptive vocabulary
Psychologist or other allied
University degree holder trained
in testing
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0010
Raven’s Progressive Matrices
(RPM)
Assess intellectual ability
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0011
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning
Test (RAVLT)
Assess memory
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0012
Rey Complex figure Test and
recognition Trial (ROCF)
Assess memory and
executive function
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0013
Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale
Assess intellectual ability
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0014
Trail Making Test (TMT)
Assess attention
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0015
Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scales (WAIS)
Assess intellectual ability
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
WAIS-R &
III
WAIS-R 16-74
years; WAIS-III
16-89 years
1
UNE-0016
Wechsler Intelligence Scales for
Children (WISC)
Assess intellectual ability
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
Revised III
& IV
6 - 16 years
1
UNE-0017
Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS)
Assess memory
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
16 - 89 years
1
UNE-0018
Wide Range Achievement Test
(WRAT)
Assess achievement
Relevant qualifications in testing
including undergraduate and
postgraduate students
15/05/2011
All versions
5 - 74 years
1
Procedure
or Test
Number
Name
Test Used For:
Usage Restrictions
Approval
To:
Version
Approved
Age
Restrictions
Risk
Level
UNE-0019
Wide Range Assessment of
Memory and Learning
(WRAML)
Assess memory
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
5 - 90 years
1
UNE-0020
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
(WCST)
Assess executive function
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child - Adult
1
UNE-0021
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Screen for anxiety in a
variety of clinical
populations
Psychologists or relevant
professional qualifications within
a relevant medical field
15/05/2011
All versions
17 - 80 years
2
UNE-0022
Beck Depression Inventory
(BDI)
Assess severity of
depression in clinical
populations and detect
depression in normal
populations.
Psychologists or relevant
professional qualifications within
a relevant medical field
15/05/2011
All versions
13 years - Adult
2
UNE-0023
Brief Symptom Inventory 18
Measure and monitor
psychological stress in
oncology and primary care
patients
Psychologists and other related
health care professionals
15/05/2011
One version
only
18+ years
2
UNE-0024
Child Behaviour checklist and
Profiles – Revised 1991
Provide valuable
information on specific
behavioural and emotional
problems in children and
adolescents
Psychologist or other allied
University degree holder trained
in testing
15/05/2011
All Versions
1.5 – 18 years
2
UNE-0025
Connor’s Rating Scale
Assess attention
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
3 - 17 years
2
UNE-0026
Depression, Anxiety and Stress
Scale (DASS) – Lovibond
Assess depression, anxiety
and stress
Anyone can administer.
Psychologist only to interpret.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child - Adult
2
UNE-0027
Delis-Kaplan Executive
function system (D-KEFS)
Assess executive function
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
2
UNE-0028
Eating Inventory
Assess dimensions of eating
behaviour
Psychologists or other recognized
graduate qualifications
15/05/2011
One version
only
17+ years
2
UNE-0029
Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale (HADS)
Assessment of depression
and anxiety
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
18+ years
2
UNE-0030
Illness Behaviour Questionnaire
Record aspects of illness
behaviour
Medical and allied professionals
15/05/2011
All versions
Adult
2
Procedure
or Test
Number
Name
Test Used For:
Usage Restrictions
Approval
To:
Version
Approved
Age
Restrictions
Risk
Level
UNE-0031
Kessler 10 (K10)
Scale of psychological
distress developed for use
in epidemiological surveys
Medical and allied professionals
15/05/2011
One version
only
16+ years
2
UNE-0032
Measures in Health Psychology:
A Users Portfolio 1995
Measure behaviours and
attitudes towards illness
and healthcare
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
18+ years
2
UNE-0033
Occupational Stress Indicator
Measure occupational
pressures, consequences of
stress and coping
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Adults
2
UNE-0034
Parenting Stress Index 1983
Identify parent-child
problem areas
Psychologist or related University
degree qualifications
15/05/2011
All versions
Parents of
children aged
1 - 12 years
2
UNE-0035
Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL90)
Evaluate psychological
problems and symptom of
psychopathology
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
One version
only
13+ years
2
UNE-0036
Ways of Coping Scale
Measure thoughts and
actions people use to cope
with stress
Psychologists and other
professionals
15/05/2011
One version
only
13+ years
2
UNE-0037
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale
Used to assess impact of
fatigue
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0038
Fatigue Severity Scale
Used to assess fatigue
severity
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0039
Casual Attributions List
Used to assess casual
attributions of fatigue. (i.e.
what participant thinks is
casing their fatigue)
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0040
Perceived Stress Scale
Used to assess the extent of
perceived stress
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0041
Centre of epidemiological
Studies Depression Scale
Used to assess the extent of
depression symptoms
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0042
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Used to assess state and
trait anxiety
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
Procedure
or Test
Number
Name
Test Used For:
Usage Restrictions
Approval
To:
Version
Approved
Age
Restrictions
Risk
Level
UNE-0043
Sarason Social Support
Questionnaire
Assesses the number of
social supports and
satisfaction with support
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0044
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Assesses sleep disturbance
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0045
Healthy & Unhealthy
Behaviours Scale
Assesses use of substances
and healthy behaviours
Anyone can administer.
15/05/2011
All versions
Child – Adult
1
UNE-0046
Addenbrooke's Cognitive
Examination Revised (ACE-R)
a brief screening test of five
cognitive functions
Psychologists & medical
specialists (geriatricians &
neurologists)
15/05/2011
All versions
50 years +
1
UNE-0047
Boston Naming Test
Assess visual naming ability
Psychologists & Speech Language
Pathologists
15/05/2011
All versions
Child 5 - 13
years & 18
years+
1
UNE-0048
Geriatric Depression Scale
Used to assess the extent of
depression symptoms
Psychologists only
15/05/2011
All versions
50 years +
1
Disclaimer: The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) is not recommending any of the procedures or tests listed in this database. It is the
responsibility of the researchers to ensure that the procedure or test is appropriate for heir research, that they have the required expertise and qualifications to
administer the procedure or test. They must also have in place the appropriate plans to mange, minimise or negate any potential risks posed by the particular
procedure or test.
The HREC reserves the right to withdraw a procedure or test from the database at anytime. Please check the currency of the procedure or test before citing it
in your application.