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Table 1 Interview participants compared to those who were invited but declined

From: "Do I really want to do this?" Longitudinal cohort study participants' perspectives on postal survey design: a qualitative study

 

Participants

(n = 14)

Declined

(n = 8)

 

n

n

Survey response

  

   Early

5

5

   Mid

7

2

   Late

2

1

Main MSD

  

   Upper limb

9

1

   Lower limb

2

2

   Neck

2

0

   LBP

1

3

   Unspecified

0

2

Occupation

  

   Nurse

6

4

   Postal worker

3

2

   Office worker

5

2

Sex

  

   Male

1

0

   Female

13

8

Age (years)

  

   Mean (sd)

45 (7)

41 (13)

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BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

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