Themes were compared across 27 of the 28 triads because one patient interview was incomplete.
One hundred twenty were interviewed, but 1 interview was incomplete, 3 interviewees were later excluded (2 age < 70 and 1 lived in assisted living area).
Nine women refused the interview, while one interview could not be conducted due to language barriers, and one interview was incomplete.
One interview was incomplete as the participant was called to a medical emergency and did not wish to resume the interview.
After eliminating 52 controls with prevalent prostate cancer and 37 controls whose interviews were incomplete, 393 controls remained for analysis.
Of the total eligible participants (n = 10,563), 3029 refused, 29 interviews were incomplete, 102 interviews involved language problems, and 6196 were unavailable or not contacted (estimated eligible).
Additional interviews and member-checking were conducted for a subset of participants, eight CCWs, eight clients, and seven PCGs, whose interviews were incomplete or needed further clarification.
The remaining 45 interviews were incomplete in the sense that not all the different sub-instruments had been administered; in 22 of these interviews the SOS-V was not completed.
Of the total eligible participants (n = 10,563), 3029 refused, 29 interviews were incomplete (i.e., the respondent opted to stop the interview prior to completion), 102 interviews involved language problems, 4559 were not available, and 1637 were not contacted (but estimated as eligible).
In 11 cases, the interview data were incomplete, as contact with the breeder or owner/trainer for the period in question was not achieved.
