Table 2 |
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| Primary and secondary outcome variables of the effect evaluation per time point | |||||
| Outcome variables | Scale | No.of items | T0 | T1 | T2 |
| Primary outcome variables (patient) | |||||
| Activity level after stroke | Frenchay Activity Index | 15 | FI | FI | FI |
| Level of functioning | Katz-15 | 15 | FI | FI | FI |
| Quality of life (stroke specific) | Stroke Specific Quality of Life questionnaire | 49 | FI | FI | FI |
| Social participation | Impact on Participation and Autonomy (subscales autonomy outdoors and social life and relationships) | 12 | FI | FI | FI |
| Secondary outcome variables (patient) | |||||
| Perceived health | Question 1 and 2 RAND-36 | 2 | FI | FI | FI |
| Mental wellbeing | RAND-36 (subscale mental wellbeing) | 5 | FI | FI | FI |
| Social functioning | Question 10 RAND-36 | 1 | FI | FI | FI |
| Quality of life | Question 1 and 2 RAND-36 and a mark for quality of life | 3 | FI | FI | FI |
| Process questionnaire patient | - | 24/15 | - | FI | FI |
| Process questionnaire informal caregiver | - | 21/14 | - | SQ | SQ |
| Cost questionnaire | - | 34 | FI | FI | FI |
| Outcome variables (informal caregiver) | |||||
| Perceived care burden | Self-Rated Burden VAS and Carer QoL | 10 | SQ | SQ | SQ |
| Objective care load | Erasmus iBMG | 4 | SQ | SQ | SQ |
| Quality of life | Question 1 and 2 RAND-36 and a mark for quality of life | 3 | SQ | SQ | SQ |
| Perceived health | Question 1 and 2 RAND-36 | 2 | SQ | SQ | SQ |
| Additional outcome measures | |||||
| Background characteristics patient | - | 10/5/5 | FI | FI | FI |
| Background characteristics informal caregiver | - | 8/7/7 | SQ | SQ | SQ |
| Cognitive functioning patient | Mini Mental State Examination | 12 | FI | - | - |
T0 = at baseline, T1 = after 6 months, T2 = after 12 months, FI = face-to-face interview, SQ = self-report questionnaire.
Vluggen et al. BMC Neurology 2012 12:164 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-12-164
