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Table 2 Participation in the Stretching Trial

From: Internet trials: participant experiences and perspectives

Recruitment

n (%)

How did you hear about the stretching trial? (n=397)

 

online (search engines, websites, links)

73 (18.4)

email

94 (23.7)

newspaper/magazine/journal

86 (21.7)

newsletter/flyer

6 (1.5)

news

2 (0.5)

radio

30 (7.6)

other

19 (4.8)

don’t know

29 (7.3)

person

58 (14.6)

Would have participated in stretching trial if data was collected using:

 

phone (n=380)

130 (34.2)

written surveys (n=380)

174 (45.8)

face to face interviews if:

 

accessible by public transport (n=368)

85 (23.1)

accessible by driving (n=370)

62 (16.8)

Follow-up and reporting outcomes

 

Time to complete weekly report (n=395)

 

≤5mins

310 (78.5)

6-10mins

77 (19.7)

11-20mins

8 (2.0)

Was reporting a burden (n=397)

 

not at all

297 (74.8)

a small burden

100 (25.2)

a major burden

0 (0.0)

Difficulty in accurately reporting outcome (n=393)

 

very difficult

8 (2.0)

somewhat difficult

77 (19.6)

a little difficult

137 (34.9)

not at all difficult

171 (43.5)

Reporting truthfully (n=391)

 

always truthful

298 (76.2)

usually truthful

87 (22.3)

sometimes truthful

6 (1.5)

rarely truthful

0 (0.0)

Consistently reporting outcomes (n=391)

 

very consistent

173 (44.3)

somewhat consistent

178 (45.5)

a little consistent

34 (8.7)

not at all consistent

6 (1.5)