Table 5 Other reasons for declining
From: Who does not participate in telehealth trials and why? A cross-sectional survey
Category of reason | Reason | Depression n (%) | CVD risk n (%) | Both conditions n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health need-related | Health issues | 195 (4.5) | 50 (1.8) | 245 (3.4) |
Satisfied with current support for their health | 157 (3.6) | 65 (2.4) | 222 (3.1) | |
Dissatisfied with health services | 21 (0.5) | 16 (0.6) | 37 (0.5) | |
Patients’ lives | No space in their lives to participate in a trial | 158 (3.6) | 85 (3.1) | 243 (3.4) |
Inconvenient at this time | 104 (2.3) | 85 (3.1) | 189 (2.7) | |
Research-related | Perceive themselves as unsuitable | 120 (2.7) | 14 (0.5) | 134 (1.9) |
Participation could cause distress | 104 (2.4) | 29 (1.1) | 133 (1.9) | |
Issues with the research | 68 (1.6) | 43 (1.6) | 111 (1.6) | |
Telehealth-related | Dislikes the proposed intervention | 77 (1.8) | 25 (0.9) | 102 (1.4) |
Practical barriers to participating | 47 (1.1) | 47 (1.7) | 94 (1.3) | |
Patient has communication difficulties | 63 (1.4) | 29 (11) | 92 (1.3) | |
Unknown | Unknown | 9 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 12 (0.2) |
Total N = 100 % | 4327 | 2718 | 7045 |