The issue of right to withdraw was emphasized, with interviews discontinued or resumed at a later stage if the participant requested this.
The interview process discontinued when rich contextual samples were obtained.
The sample size of these interviewed students was determined by theoretical saturation of the data, i.e., interviews were discontinued when ongoing analysis of interviews began to show repetition of major constructs and themes.
However, after experiencing data saturation, the remaining interviews were discontinued.
However, 5 interviews were discontinued; 4 adolescents displayed signs or reported symptoms of psychosis and one adolescent chose not to continue.
Two participants declined to participate in the study, 2 interviews were discontinued due to distress, and 179 participants completed the full screening.
Further, for logistical reasons, in the transition between the hypothesis-generating stage and the case control stage, case interviews were discontinued from December 1, 2010 to January 19 , 2011
One LHB finance director told us: '[There were] potential penalties...I'm struggling to remember what they were, but basically we were told anecdotally don't implement them, you won't be supported.' All the LHBs interviewed had discontinued use of penalty clauses, including penalties for long waiting times which had been common in an earlier period, by the time of the study.
After the fourth group interview had been conducted, the recorded data showed little variation and as new information was not identified, the interview process was discontinued [ 23].
Women completed baseline interviews on discontinuing contraception and completed daily diaries about menstruation, sexual intercourse, home pregnancy test results, and lifestyle behaviors (e.g., cigarette use and alcohol consumption).
The NEURON User Interface, based on the now discontinued InterViews library, provides some limited facilities to explore models and to plot their simulation results.
