Table 2

Schedule of assessments—caregivers

ProceduresScreeningEnrolmentStudy visit 1
1 month
Study visit 2
3 months
Pre-Visit 3 (within 2 weeks of visit 3)Final study visit 3 6±1 months
Informed consentX
DemographicsX
Randomisation (with intensive care unit survivor participant as dyad)X
Study interventionX*X*
CBSX
PSQIX
SF-36X
HUI3XX
HADSX
PTSS-14X
CD-RISC-10X
Employment statusX
Focus groupX
  • *Intervention group only.

  • CBS, Caregiver Burden Scale; CD-RISC-10, 10-item Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to evaluate anxiety and depression; HUI3, Health Utilities Index Mark 3 for health-related quality of life assessment; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PTSS-14, Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms-14 to evaluate for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms; SF-36, 36-item Short Form Health Survey for quality-of-life assessment.