Table 5 Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of active informal caregivers and drop-outs at 6-months, and 1- and 2-years follow-up
|  | 6 months follow-up | 1 year follow-up | 2 years follow-up | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active caregivers N = 172 | Drop-outs (all) N = 90 | Drop-outs (excl. With inactive patients) N = 58 | p-value active vs. drop-outs (all) | p-value active vs. drop-outs (excl. inactive) | Active caregivers N = 161 | Drop-outs (all) N = 101 | Drop-outs (excl. With inactive patients) N = 54 | p-value active vs. drop-outs (all) | p-value active vs. drop-outs (excl. inactive) | Active caregivers N = 136 | Drop-outs (all) N = 126 | Drop-outs (excl. With inactive patients) N = 57 | p-value active vs. drop-outs (all) | p-value active vs. drop-outs (excl. inactive) | |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.76 | 0.32 | Â | Â | Â | 0.77 | 0.40 | Â | Â | Â | 0.51 | 0.75 |
 Men | 47 (27%) | 23 (26%) | 12 (21%) |  |  | 42 (26%) | 28 (28%) | 11 (20%) |  |  | 34 (25%) | 36 (29%) | 13 (23%) |  |  |
 Women | 125 (73%) | 67 (74%) | 46 (79%) |  |  | 119 (74%) | 73 (72%) | 43 (80%) |  |  | 102 (75%) | 90 (71%) | 44 (77%) |  |  |
Age, mean ± SD years | 59.7 ± 10.9 | 57.1 ± 12.7 | 57.2 ± 11.6 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 60.0 ± 10.4 | 56.9 ± 13.0 | 56.2 ± 12.6 | 0.042 | 0.030 | 60.9 ± 9.9 | 56.5 ± 12.8 | 55.0 ± 12.2 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
Relation informal caregiver – patienta, n (%) |  |  |  | 0.09 | 0.58 |  |  |  | 0.25 | 0.93 |  |  |  | 0.09 | 0.26 |
 Partner | 151 (89%) | 68 (77%) | 48 (83%) |  |  | 140 (87%) | 79 (80%) | 46 (85%) |  |  | 121 (89%) | 98 (79%) | 46 (81%) |  |  |
 Daughter/son | 16 (9%) | 15 (17%) | 7 (12%) |  |  | 15 (9%) | 16 (16%) | 6 (11%) |  |  | 11 (8%) | 20 (16%) | 7 (12%) |  |  |
 Other (i.e. sibling, ex-partner)friend, | 5 (3%) | 5 (6%) | 3 (5%) |  |  | 6 (4%) | 4 (4%) | 2 (4%) |  |  | 4 (3%) | 6 (5%) | 4 (7%) |  |  |