Table 2

Measurement Scheme
Variable	Instrument	T-1	T0	T1	T2	T3	T4

Effect evaluation: primary outcomes
Depressive & anxiety disorders	MINI	X		X	X	X	X
Severity depression	CES-D, GDS-5		X		X		X
Severity anxiety	HADS anxiety subscale		X		X		X
Effect evaluation: secondary outcomes
Quality of life caregiver	SF-12		X		X		X
Caregiver burden	SSCQ, CRA, SRB		X		X		X
Social support in caregiver	Questions based on assessment battery study		X		X		X
Days until institutionalisation patient	according to carer	Continuous registration
Economic evaluation
Direct and indirect costs carer + patient	Cost diaries		X		X		X

T0 = baseline T1 = 3 months after baseline T2 = 6 months after baseline T3 = 9 months after baseline T4 = 12 months after baseline
Joling et al. BMC Geriatrics 2008 8:2 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-2