After PIV removal, the following data will be collected: reason for PIV removal, dwell time, infusates given, oral antibiotic therapy, number of additional vascular access devices in place, phlebitis signs and symptoms, level of consciousness, mobility level, delirium status, hospital length of stay and hospital mortality.
If patients were withdrawn from infliximab therapy, the following information was collected: reasons for withdrawal (ineffectiveness, safety, elective, death or loss to follow-up), Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) [ 5, 6] at the latest infliximab infusion, physician's global VAS, HAQ, CRP level and ESR prior to infliximab withdrawal.
To collect reasons for selecting the methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy from authors of systematic reviews and improve guidance on recommended methods.
Six (17%) RCTs reported use of a form to collect reasons for missing PRO data, however, of these, only 3 reported 'adequate' compliance information while 3 reported 'incomplete' information.
Our findings suggest that: 1) adherence to the forthcoming SPIRIT-PRO Extension and CONSORT-PRO Extension for the development of protocols and publications respectively, and 2) prospectively collecting reasons for missing data and reporting these reasons in the publication, can assist researchers to ensure that high-quality PRO evidence is available and utilised in clinical practice.
It would be useful to collect reasons for non-disclosure to GPs or other parts of the health service in future research.
We will attempt to collect reasons for non-participation from women who decline to take part after previously providing contact details.
Also, at T2 and T3, we did not contact non-responders to collect reasons for non-response or information regarding their current (mental) health status and other measures.
Additionally, an 'end of treatment' form was designed primarily to collect reasons for discharging a patient when treatment was and was not completed.
Though we did not collect reasons for exclusion, the HMC patient population includes many individuals with psychiatric diagnoses, current substance abuse, or other severe medical conditions (eg. bone marrow transplant).
The first time period was chosen because data had already been collected on reason for test (Melia et al, 2004).
