Table 2.

Overview of procedure

Time point	Time after discharge	Measurement tools administered
T1 (baseline) data collection	1–4 days	AQoL-8D*, CGI, PCS, FACQ, SAS, BADLI, demographic data
Intervention group only: FECH+ nurse contacts 1–4: 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months after discharge.
T2 data collection	3 months	AQoL-8D, PCS, FACQ, SAS, BADLI
Intervention group only: FECH+ nurse contacts 5–6: 4 months, 6 months after discharge.
T3 data collection	6 months	AQoL-8D, CGI, PCS, FACQ, SAS, BADLI, qualitative interview (subset)
T4 data collection	12 months	AQoL-8D, CGI, PCS, FACQ, SAS, BADLI, qualitative interview (subset)

*AQoL-8D measures health-related quality of life³⁶.

AQoL-8D, Assessment of Quality of Life—eight dimensions; BADLI, Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index; CGI, Caregiver Inventory; FACQ, Family Appraisal of Caregiving Questionnaire-palliative care; FECH+, Further Enabling Care at Home; PCS, Preparedness for Caregiving Scale; SAS, Symptom Assessment Scale.