– to meet a sexual partner?", could indicate partial refusals, but these questions did not appear to be more intimate than questions with a higher response rate.
We interpret the 11 outright refusals and various partial refusals on the consent forms as an indication of the success of the structured and itemised informed consent process, as participants could pick and choose what testing items they were comfortable to perform and were not inhibited in indicating this information.
A small study in older cancer patients observed a rate of 15.2% for partial or complete treatment refusal [ 8].
After accounting for eligibility, the survey process resulted in 250 complete interviews, 7 partial interviews, and 1,275 refusals.
I = interviews, P = partials, R = refusals, O = other, NC = non-contacts, U = unknown.
(They could negotiate partial ownership and right of first refusal on acquisition).
The P.L.O. has also affirmed its refusal of all interim and partial solutions".
Reasons for partial participation included time constraints and a refusal to complete the questionnaire for a second time.
> -wrap-foot> a. Treatment refusal: 1 (complete rejection), 2 (partial rejection), 3 (reluctant acceptance), 4 (occasional reluctance), 5 (passive acceptance), 6 (moderate participation), 7 (active participation).
a. Treatment refusal: 1 (complete rejection), 2 (partial rejection), 3 (reluctant acceptance), 4 (occasional reluctance), 5 (passive acceptance), 6 (moderate participation), 7 (active participation).
