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Table 3 Blood consent rates by allocated and actual mode of interview and feedback group

From: Does the feedback of blood results in observational studies influence response and consent? A randomised study of the Understanding Society Innovation Panel

Characteristic:

 

Full Interview

Asked for DBS Kit

Consent to DBS

Consent to venous blood

Consent to either sample

Modes pooled:

 

Overall

2162

1032

1036 (48%)

 

1052 (49%)

 

Non-feedback

1045

499 (48%)

468 (45%)

 

473 (45%)

 

Feedback

1117

533 (48%)

568 (51%)

 

579 (52%)

 

t-test of feedback effect (p value)

 

0.99

0.005

 

0.002

Allocated Mode:

 i. Nurse

Non-feedback

334

 

243 (73%)

217 (65%)

248 (74%)

Feedback

375

 

271 (72%)

256 (68%)

282 (75%)

 ii. Interviewer

Non-feedback

309

238 (77%)

116 (38%)

-

 

Feedback

352

272 (77%)

170 (48%)

-

 

 iii. Web

Non-feedback

402

251 (62%)

109 (27%)

-

 

Feedback

390

256 (66%)

127 (33%)

-

 

Actual Mode:

 i. Nurse

Non-feedback

319

 

240 (75%)

217 (68%)

245 (77%)

Feedback

358

 

269 (75%)

256 (72%)

280 (78%)

 ii. Interviewer

Non-feedback

361

289 (80%)

129 (36%)

-

 

Feedback

410

312 (76%)

178 (43%)

-

 

 iii. Web

Non-feedback

365

210 (58%)

99 (27%)

-

 

Feedback

349

221 (63%)

121 (35%)

-