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. 2020 Jun 9;9:577. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.23651.1

Table 1. SWAT outcomes.

Outcome Type Definition
Proportion of participants
who return questionnaire
(Primary Outcome)
Binary (returned/not
returned)
Proportion of 14-week questionnaires returned to York Trials Unit.
(Returns were censored at 11.06.2019)
Time to response Time to event (days) Number of days between the date the 14-week questionnaire was sent
and the date the returned questionnaire was received by York Trials Unit.
Completeness of response Continuous (0–5) Number of completed responses to 5 key questions on the 14-week
questionnaire.
Reminder notice sent Binary (sent/not sent) Proportion of participants sent a reminder questionnaire (sent three
weeks after the initial questionnaire if no response had been received,
no additional pens were sent with reminders).
Cost Continuous Consideration of cost effectiveness of pen inclusion