Table 1 Primary endpoints
Construct | Respondents | Instrument at a given time | Group comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
t0 | t1 | |||
Quality of life (patients) | Patients and caregivers IG+ CG1 | Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease (QOL-AD) [60] | QOL-AD | IG vs. CG1 |
Caregiver burden (caregivers) | Caregivers IG + CG1 | Berlin Inventory of Caregivers’ Burden with Dementia Patients (in German: Berliner Inventar zur Angehörigenbelastung – Demenz, BIZA-D) [61] | BIZA-D | IG vs. CG1 |
Days spent in hospital (patients) | Patients and caregivers IG + CG1 | Original item | Original item | IG vs. CG1 |