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Table 1 Measurement overview

From: Complementary music therapy for cancer patients in at-home palliative care and their caregivers: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Patient T0T1 7 daysT2 30 days
Primary outcomeEdmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS)XX 
Secondary outcomesThe Quality of Life of Cancer Patients (EORTC. QLQ-30)XX 
Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY)XX 
EuroQol-5D-5 LXX 
Variables cost-utility analysis   
Health Resources ConsumptionXXX
Medication consumption (analgesics, anxiolytics, sleeping pills)XXX
Availability to pay X 
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) X 
Other variables 
Sociodemographic data: age, sex, marital status and level of education.X  
Palliative care timeX  
Type of cancerX  
Caregiver T0T1 7 daysT2 30 days
Primary outcomeCaregiver Strain Index (CSI),XX 
Secondary outcomesThe Quality of Life Family Version (QOL)XX 
Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY)XX 
EuroQol-5D-5 LXX 
Variables cost-utility analysis   
Health Resources ConsumptionXXX
Medication consumption (analgesics, anxiolytics, sleeping pills)XXX
Availability to pay X 
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) X 
Other variables   
Sociodemographic data: age, sex, if you work away from home, marital status and level of education.X  
Time spent on careX  
Care supportX  
Caring timeX  
Relationship with the caregiverX