Table 3 Reasons for declining participation in the study
Reasons for declining | Examples | Number of participants (n = 90) |
|---|---|---|
Not interested | • “Not interested” | 36 (40%) |
Not enough time to participate | • “Not enough time to participate” • “Too busy to participate” • “Doctor’s appointment” | 4 (4.4%) |
Ask another time | • “Ask next time, has to go off the unit” • “Ask another day” • “Come back next time” | 14 (15.5%) |
Does not apply to participant | • “Doesn’t need the intervention” • “Does not have suicidal ideation” | 6 (6.7%) |
Too unwell to participate | • “Does not feel well” • “Too tired to participate” • “Too overwhelmed to participate” • “Not a good time” • “Not comfortable enough to participate” • “Not ready to participate” | 22 (24.4%) |
Unsure about participating | • “Unsure about participating” | 3 (3.3%) |
Tired of doing studies | • “tired of doing studies” • “takes too long” | 2 (2.2%) |
No reason provided | 3 (3.3%) |