Confidants: The researchers aimed to recruit 400 'confidants', one for each patient (but estimated that it were more likely to recruit (say) 60% of 400. Patients were to be asked if they were prepared to pass on the baseline questionnaire to a person selected by them as the person they are most likely to use to seek emotional support. This may be a husband, wife, partner, but may also be a daughter, son, or friend. The confidant questionnaire has sections: