Design and Study Population
neuro-degenerative disease, neuro-vascular disease, cancer, breast, prostate, or colorectal), stroke, idiopathic Parkinson
ALZHEIMER DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER, RECRUITMENT, NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASE, DISEASES
Physicians received patients diagnosed with one of the specified diseases and detected the potential primary caregiver during consultation. Caregivers were ≥18 years, identified by the patient or self-identified as primary caregiver, not employed by a healthcare organization, residing in the French region of Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Caregivers supported patients aged ≥60 years with a neuro-degenerative disease (idiopathic Parkinson’s or Alzheimer disease), cancer (breast, prostate, or colorectal), age-related macular degeneration, or neuro-vascular disease (stroke). Caregivers of patients living in institution, and caregivers under legal protection were not included. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were previously detailed [A clinical research associate met the caregiver to gather all required information regarding the study (information sheet, informed consent), enrolled the caregiver, and indicated the allocation group. More details were previously reported [Faced with low recruitment to achieve the initially planned sample size, and despite several amendments, the initial goal was unachievable, and the final sample size of the cohort ICE did not allow the statistical analyses initially planned [