Table 2.
Participant and Communication Study data characteristics
| Families who provided a consultation recording | N = 58 |
|---|---|
| Total consultations recorded | 85 |
| Initial (median duration in minutes, range) | 58 (10, 1–24) |
| Subsequent including second, third and/or fourth | 27 |
| CONTRACT participation status | |
| Consent (v decline) | 38 (v 20) |
| Treatment allocation | |
| Non-operative (v appendicectomy) | 19 (v 19) |
| Patient characteristics | |
| Median age (range) | 10 (4–15) |
| Males (v females) | 39 (v 19) |
| Families interviewed | N = 28 |
| Interview median duration in minutes (range) | 59 (22–89) |
| Format of interview | |
| Face-to-face (v telephone) | 12 (v 16) |
| Patient characteristics | |
| Median age (range) | 11 (5–15) |
| Males (v females) | 21 (v 7) |
| Health professionals interviewed | N = 35 |
| Total interviews recorded | 40 |
| Initial (median duration in minutes, range) | 35 (48, 20–79) |
| Subsequent (median duration in minutes, range) | 5 (51, 39–69) |
| Health professional’s role | |
| Surgeon | 25 |
| Research nurse | 7 |
| Ward nurses | 3 |
| Format of interview | |
| Face-to-face (v telephone) | 23 (v 17) |