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. 2018 Dec 18;5(4):e10085. doi: 10.2196/10085

Table 4.

Attitudes concerning trial procedures (n=112).

Attitude Value, n (%)
Receipt of initial study informationa

Postal letter 86 (76.8)

Meeting with a physician, psychologist, or nurse 34 (30.4)

Telephone 18 (16.1)

Short message service text message 13 (11.6)

Other 11 (9.8)
Presentation of study information on a study websitea

Text 81 (72.3)

Video 66 (58.9)

Image(s) 43 (38.4)

Audio 23 (20.5)
Who should send study invitationsa

Researcher 84 (75.0)

Psychologist 44 (39.3)

Nurse previously met 43 (38.4)

Parent of a child treated for cancer 36 (32.1)

Psychologist previously met 32 (28.6)

Nurse 30 (26.8)

Another option, not specified 11 (9.8)
Acceptability of controlled trial procedures

Waiting list randomized controlled trial


Yes 53 (47.3)


Maybe 41 (36.6)


No 18 (16.1)

Length of waiting list


1-2 months 20 (17.8)


3-4 months 15 (13.4)


5-6 months 17 (15.2)


>6 months 18 (16.1)


Other 11 (9.8)


Would decline participation 17 (15.2)


Missing 14 (12.5)

Active treatment randomized controlled trial


Yes 49 (43.7)


Maybe 42 (37.5)


No 18 (16.1)


Missing 3 (2.7)

Patient-preference controlled trial


Yes 59 (52.7)


Maybe 34 (30.3)


No 17 (15.2)


Missing 2 (1.8)

aParticipants could select multiple options.