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. 2018 Nov 3;15:18–27. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.09.002

Table 1.

Caregiver reasons for declining to participate in the Inlife RCT.

Reason Number of caregivers who declined to be sent the information letter Number of caregivers who declined after being sent the information letter
Intervention was considered too time-consuming or burdensome 21 25
Inability to be contacted 18 17
Not enough interest within the personal network 12 18
A social network that was too small (<2 persons) 6 23
Already using other available online care tools 0 20
No current need for support 13 0
Having other expectations of the intervention 6 9
No current need for support 13 0
Unknown 6 5
Feeling unfamiliar with using online devices 0 7
The PwD rejects support or is suspicious 0 3
Health problems of the PwD 1 2
Not willing to participate in academic research 1 0
Problems with privacy on the web 0 1