Table 1.
Studies with a description of the selection procedure from the number of patients contacted to the number of patients completed (3/26 articles)
| Ref number | Study/aim | Number of patients contacted | Number of patients screened | Left out from number of patients contacted to number of patients screened (%) | Number of patients randomized | Number of patients left out from number of patients screened to number of patients randomized (%) | Number of dropouts after randomization (%) |
Patients completed (%) out of number of patients a) contacted b) screened c) randomized |
Number of exclusion criteria a) disease-specific b) others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Jones 1985 Examine the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training |
52 | 38 | 14/52 (27) | 30 | 8/38 (21) | 9/30 (30) (5: illness, 1: lack of time, 1: social breakdown, 1: stroke, 1: lost interest) | a) 21/52 (40) b) 21/38 (55) c) 21/30 (70) |
2/4 |
| 27 | Bendstrup 1997 Investigate the effects on activities of daily living QoL and exercise tolerance of an out-patient rehabilitation |
140 | 85 | 55/140 (39) | 42 | 43/85 (51) | 10/42 (24) (1: died, 1: acute abdominal surgery, 1: AMI, 7: did not want to participate) | a) 32/140 (23) b) 32/85 (38) c) 32/42 (76) |
3/3 |
| 29 | Ringbaek 2000 Investigate feasibility, effect and economic aspects of a rehabilitation programme consisting of two sessions a week for 8 weeks |
130 | 48 | 82/130 (63) | 45 | 3/48 (6) | 7/45 (16) (3: exacerbation, 2: joint or back pain, 1: lack of time, 1: failed to appear) | a) 38/130 (29) b) 38/48 (79) c) 38/45 (84) |
4/4 |
| Total N/(%) | 322 | 171 (53%) | 151 (47%) | 117 | 54 (44%) | 26/117 (22%) | a) 91/322 (28%) b) 91/171 (53%) c) 91/117 (78%) |