Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients and caregivers
Group | Criterion | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Patients, inclusion | Age | ≥ 18 years |
Diagnosis of parkinsonism | Includes idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, multisystem atrophy, dementia with Lewy Bodies, vascular parkinsonism or primary progressive freezing of gait | |
Location | Be resident within the geographical catchment area of the trial site | |
Willingness | Be willing to participate | |
Patients, exclusion | Cause of parkinsonism | Drug, infection or toxin induced parkinsonism |
Capacity | Lack capacity to participate and do not have anyone who can be a consultee to provide advice regarding the patient’s wishes and views | |
Decision of clinician | Current medical, cognitive or psychosocial issue or co-enrolment in other study that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements | |
Caregivers, inclusion | Age | ≥ 18 years |
Provision of care | Provide informal care or support for a patient with parkinsonism | |
Willingness | Be willing to participate | |
Capacity | Have the ability to provide informed consent to participate | |
Caregivers, exclusion | Formal care | Professional caregivers who are paid to deliver care |
Person with parkinsonism not participating | Unwillingness or ineligibility of person for whom they provide care |