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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants approached and recruited

From: Recruitment rates, retention rates, and follow-up completion in a Brief Intervention and Contact trial for suicidal behavior: a feasibility study

 

Consented (n = 64)1

Declined (n = 90)

Statistic

Mean age (SD)

39.5 (14.3)

39.5 (14.3)2

t = 0.0171

p = 0.682

% Female

59.4

57.13

χ2= 0.0741

p = 0.785

Recruitment rate (participants per month)

7.625 participants per month

 
 

Remained in study

Did not remain in study

Statistic5

Completed study (n = 28)

Still Admitted (n = 1)

Withdrew from study (n = 9)

Loss to follow up (n = 23)4

 

Mean age (SD)

36.5 (13.5)

69

42.7 (16.1)

38.1 (13.7)

t = 0.4904

p = 0.923

% Female

60.7

100

44.4

45.5

χ2= 1.7214

p = 0.190

Retention rate

47.5% of participants remained at the end of study

 
  1. 1One duplicates and two individuals who were approached twice resulted a total of 61 participants recruited
  2. 2A total of 74 people had age reported; 16 entries were missing data on age
  3. 3A total of 84 people had sex reported; 6 entries were missing data on sex
  4. 4Information on 22 participants was collected due to one participant being lost to follow-up before initial interview was completed
  5. 5Statistic compared those who remained in study with those who did not remain in study
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