Table 2.

Questionnaire returns over time.

Patient questionnaires	Baseline (n = 42; %)	3 months (n = 31; %)	6 months (n = 27; %)
POS	100	77	48
HADS	98	81	52
EQ-5D	100	81	52
EQ-VAS	90	81	48
McGill	95	81	48
Continuity of care	88	81	52
Carer questionnaires	Baseline (n = 27; %)	3 months (n = 17; %)	6 months (n = 13; %)
Carer POS	89	71	46
Carer QOL	85	71	38

POS: Palliative care Outcome Scale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score; EQ-5D: EruQol-5D; EQ-VAS: EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale; QOL: quality of life.

n = number of questionnaires distributed; a returned questionnaire is a questionnaire returned with at least one item completed.