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. 2022 Jul 24;14(1):e12331. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12331

TABLE 4.

Summary of declined reasons and exclusion reasons

Declined or exclusion reason Total
Reason for declining consent 250 a
Participant does not specify reason 120 (48%)
Overall not interested 70 (28%)
Too much time 18 (7%)
Inability to use a computer 16 (6%)
Unable to come into clinic 13 (5%)
No available study partner 11 (4%)
Study partner doesn't want the participant to be involved 10 (4%)
Medical reason 9 (4%)
COVID‐19 related concerns 7 (3%)
Not a good time for participant 7 (3%)
Not willing to complete assessments 3 (1%)
Involved in other studies 3 (1%)
Death 2 (1%)
Lack of access to a computer or internet at home 1 (0.4%)
Reason for exclusion 77 a
No available study partner 22 (29%)
Inability to complete computer tasks at home 17 (22%)
Medical reason 10 (13%)
Does not specify reason 10 (13%)
Unable to come into clinic 7 (9%)
Participates in other research activities 5 (7%)
Study partner doesn't want the participant to be involved 4 (5%)
Lost to follow up 1 (1%)
COVID‐19 related concern 1 (1%)
Participant not able to complete assessments 1 (1%)
Study Partner doesn't speak English 1 (1%)

Note: Data presented as number (%) as of January 5, 2022.

a

Unique count of participants as more than one reason can be endorsed.