Table 2.
Participation in the Stretching Trial
| Recruitment | n (%) |
|---|---|
|
How did you hear about the stretching trial? (n=397) |
|
| online (search engines, websites, links) |
73 (18.4) |
| email |
94 (23.7) |
| newspaper/magazine/journal |
86 (21.7) |
| newsletter/flyer |
6 (1.5) |
| news |
2 (0.5) |
| radio |
30 (7.6) |
| other |
19 (4.8) |
| don’t know |
29 (7.3) |
| person |
58 (14.6) |
|
Would have participated in stretching trial if data was collected using: |
|
| phone (n=380) |
130 (34.2) |
| written surveys (n=380) |
174 (45.8) |
| face to face interviews if: |
|
| accessible by public transport (n=368) |
85 (23.1) |
| accessible by driving (n=370) |
62 (16.8) |
|
Follow-up and reporting outcomes |
|
|
Time to complete weekly report (n=395) |
|
| ≤5mins |
310 (78.5) |
| 6-10mins |
77 (19.7) |
| 11-20mins |
8 (2.0) |
|
Was reporting a burden (n=397) |
|
| not at all |
297 (74.8) |
| a small burden |
100 (25.2) |
| a major burden |
0 (0.0) |
|
Difficulty in accurately reporting outcome (n=393) |
|
| very difficult |
8 (2.0) |
| somewhat difficult |
77 (19.6) |
| a little difficult |
137 (34.9) |
| not at all difficult |
171 (43.5) |
|
Reporting truthfully (n=391) |
|
| always truthful |
298 (76.2) |
| usually truthful |
87 (22.3) |
| sometimes truthful |
6 (1.5) |
| rarely truthful |
0 (0.0) |
|
Consistently reporting outcomes (n=391) |
|
| very consistent |
173 (44.3) |
| somewhat consistent |
178 (45.5) |
| a little consistent |
34 (8.7) |
| not at all consistent | 6 (1.5) |