Table 1 Summary of research aims and processes for quantitative and adapted embedded qualitative studies

Observational study

To explore the presence and effect of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia within selected geographically distinct areas in England.

Structured standardised interviews at 2 time points

< 300 people aged 60+ in later stages of dementia and their carers across 6 NHS Trusts in England^a

Statistical

Adapted embedded study

To explore:

1. The feasibility of collecting rich contextual, data during structured interviews

2. Foregrounding the voice of carers during structured research interviews

3. The research process from perspective of participants

Audio recording of subset of follow-up (time 2) structured standardised interviews

Subset of 17 carers from one trust

Purposive sample using PANT score

Thematic analysis of incidental conversational data