The number of those who refused to participate, reason for refusal and their demographics were not recorded.
If patients or partners refused to participate the reason for refusal was asked for.
Minimal information (age, occupation and reason for refusal) will be collected from subjects refusing participation to compare participants and non-participants and identify differential non-participation.
The most common reason for refusal thus far (accounting for 26% of refused URLs) was that information related to the submitters' professional life.
If caregivers refuse this as well, the reason for refusal is asked.
Between April 2004 and December 2006, 380 students were screened for eligibility, with 234 students meeting the inclusion criteria and 28 families refusing to enroll (the most common reason for refusal was lack of interest).
Sixteen of thirty-one patients (52%) who refused cited fear of phlebotomy as the reason for refusal.
We are also monitoring the number of patients who refuse to participate, and, when possible, the reason for refusal (e.g., not comfortable with record review, already participating in other studies, feeling too sick to fill out a questionnaire).
Of the 505 eligible women identified for the interviews only 5 (<1%) refused to participate citing lack of time as the reason for refusal.
Respect for tradition is not a valid reason for refusal to change.
"I believe the lack of parking is a reason for refusal".
