Of the 916 community dwelling participants, aged 65 – 85 years, living in Stockholm County who were invited by letter to participate, a total of 510 (55.7%) individuals participated.
Out of the 124 invited who consented to participate, a total of 122 persons (66 %) aged 57 89 years (M = 74.2; SD 8.8), with 7 21 years of education (M = 10.7; SD 3.2) were included.
Of the 401 healthcare providers asked to participate, a total of 263 (66%), completed the survey.
Among the 193 States Parties eligible to participate, a total of 29(15.0%) NFPs participated in qualitative telephone interviews, and 133 68.9%) completed the quantitative online survey.
Among the 49 who agreed to participate, a total of 40 returned a completed questionnaire, yielding a final response rate of 61% (40/66).
Those who were willing to participate (a total of 50 GPs from different regions in Spain) signed a commitment and confidentiality document.
All women 54 55 years old who were living in the study region were asked to participate; a total of 4,874 women (70%) participated in the study (Schikowski et al. 2005).
Of the 39 695 individuals eligible to participate, a total of 30 818 persons of all ages were examined in their homes or in mobile examination centres which visited 89 communities across the USA (a participation rate of 77.6%).
All Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses (ENs; second tier of regulated nurse) employed on any form of contract at two study sites were invited to participate; a total of 1270 and 232 nurses, respectively.
Out of the 630 students invited to participate, a total of 77 (12%) reported details of near or actual operating theatre related syncope, with no response from the remainder.
