For the survey and interviews, if the potential participant refused to participate and consent, this was recorded.
Any potential participant not wanting to participate would proceed directly to have their scans.
If the potential participant is willing to participate, they will provide written consent.
Only one potential participant (parliament member) refused to participate with providing a reason.
Finally, each potential participant was informed of her right to refuse to participate.
The participation rate in the MDCS was about 40% of the potential participant population.
Berard tested positive Nov. 12, after USA Hockey, the sport's national governing body, identified him as a potential participant on the Olympic team.
The first author (PJ) made a preliminary MOH diagnosis before a potential participant was included.
To account for potential participant drop out, 23 participants were recruited for the present study.
The potential participant pool included 1000 nurses randomly selected from the 49,000 registered.
An affirmative response to any of these exclusionary conditions rendered a potential participant ineligible for the primary study.
