For example, smoking cessation program, fitness participation, participating in a meeting on healthy nutrition".
Patients were excluded from the study for the following reasons: being allergic to bronchodilators, having a condition contraindicating study participation, participating in another clinical study, or currently seeking care for an acute respiratory problem.
Study members were asked about participating in exercise, vigorous activity or sports at ages 60 64, which was coded as inactive (reported no participation), participating in relevant activities one to four times per month or participating at least five times per month.
A total of 1016 subjects participated (participation rate 50.1%).
In May 2010 a web questionnaire was sent to all bachelor and master students registered with an important Belgian university; 7,015 students participated (participation = 39%).
All 92 936 residents of Nord-Trøndelag aged 20 and above were invited to take part in HUNT2, and 66 140 participated (participation rate 71.2%).
MMB selected the patient's for study participation and participated in many aspects of the pathological analysis.
Also, exposure to the study appeared to increase willingness to participate, since many men who initially could see obstacles to participation, actually participated in the epidemiological questionnaire survey.
Toward this objective, the Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP) participated in three public processes relating to nuclear waste transportation and disposal in 1997-1998.
Of those approached for participation: 11 participated (28%), 13 couldn't be contacted (33%), 5 refused (13), 2 were ineligible (reasons unknown) (5%) and 5 did not complete surveys (unknown reasons) (13%) (N=39 total).
