Journal article
Predictors of Loss to Follow-up in Hip Fracture Trials: A Secondary Analysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hip fracture trials often suffer substantial loss to follow-up due to difficulties locating and communicating with participants or when participants, or their family members, withdraw their consent. We aimed to determine which factors were associated with being unable to contact FAITH and HEALTH participants for their 24-month follow-up and to also determine which factors were associated with their withdrawal of consent.
METHODS: We …
Authors
Sivaratnam S; Comeau-Gauthier M; Sprague S; Schemitsch EH; Poolman RW; Frihagen F; Bhandari M; Swiontkowski M; Bzovsky S
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 34 Suppl 3, No. 3, pp. s22–s28
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2020
DOI
10.1097/bot.0000000000001928
ISSN
0890-5339