Table V.
Most common reasons for not having called to receive orientation about the study during the 1st follow-up, among participants who had not called at that time (n= 224)*
| Control (n=126) n (%) | Intervention (n=98) n (%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of time/was busy | 41 (32.54) | 27 (27.55) | 68 (30.36) |
| Work/study | 16 (12.70) | 13 (13.27) | 29 (12.95) |
| I was waiting to receive your call/did not know understand that I had to call | 15 (11.90) | 11 (11.22) | 26 (11.61) |
| Not interested | 13 (10.32) | 5 (5.10) | 18 (8.04) |
| I do not have transportation | 10 (7.94) | 7 (7.14) | 17 (7.59) |
| I forgot to call | 6 (4.76) | 10 (10.20) | 16 (7.14) |
| They did not provide enough information | 7 (5.56) | 3 (3.06) | 10 (4.46) |
| Lost contact information | 2 (1.59) | 5 (5.10) | 7 (3.13) |
| Problems with my phone | 1 (0.79) | 4 (4.08) | 5 (2.23) |
| My doctor has not recommended it | 3 (2.38) | 1 (1.02) | 4 (1.79) |
| I was waiting to talk with the doctor | 2 (1.59) | 2 (2.04) | 4 (1.79) |
| I am scared to participate/scared of possible side effects | 4 (3.17) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (1.79) |
| I am scared about the results | 3 (2.38) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (1.34) |
| I feel healthy | 2 (1.59) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.89) |
| Moved from PR | 2 (1.59) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.89) |
| Laziness | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.04) | 2 (0.89) |
| I do not trust the researchers | 1 (0.79) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.45) |
| I am concerned of being a “guinea pig” | 1 (0.79) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.45) |
*
Chi-square and Fishers exact test (when cells had counts below 5) used for comparing results in the intervention and control groups. Items with cells with counts of 0 were not compared. No significant differences observed between persons in the intervention and control arms (p>0.05). Participants could report more than one reason.