| Autor: |
Peggy R. Orr, Dawn W. Blackhurst, Barbara S. Hawkins |
| Rok vydání: |
1992 |
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| Zdroj: |
Controlled Clinical Trials. 13:40-49 |
| ISSN: |
0197-2456 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/0197-2456(92)90028-x |
| Popis: |
Obtaining complete patient follow-up in clinical trials is important for the analysis of treatment results and for good patient care. Incomplete data can introduce bias into study results and can alter conclusions concerning treatment efficacy. The purpose of this study was to explore in a case-control design patient and clinic factors that may be associated with missed visits or inactive status within three clinical trials conducted as part of the Macular Photocoagulation Study. All inactive patients, all patients with any missed visits, and a random sample of patients with no missed visits were selected for interview. A total of 175 patients (60% of 292 selected) participated in the study. Two factors were found to be significantly associated (P 100 miles, in addition to health problems any time during follow-up and problems with travel costs, was found to be associated only with having any missed visits. This study emphasizes the importance of maintaing good patient-staff interactions and sensitivity to the events in a patient's life in order to obtain complete patient follow-up. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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