Summary of follow up of non-conveyed patients and responses achieved
| Follow up: route and outcome | Intervention group(n = 93) | Control group(n = 195) | Overall(n = 288) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient postal follow up | |||
| Excluded | 23 | 50 | 73 |
| Repeat calls | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Address outside area | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Insufficient details | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| Sent invitation | 70 | 145 | 215 |
| Refused | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Sent questionnaire | 57 | 120 | 177 |
| Completed | 38 | 79 | 117 |
| Refused | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| No reply | 18 | 36 | 54 |
| % response rate (completed/sent invitation) | 54.3 | 54.5 | 54.4 |
| GP follow up | |||
| Excluded | 35 | 86 | 122 |
| No GP details | 10 | 34 | 45 |
| Outside study area | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Patient in armed forces | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Patient refused to participate | 15 | 30 | 45 |
| Other (including repeat calls) | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Sent questionnaire | 56 | 109 | 166 |
| Returned completed | 49 | 69 | 118 |
| No reply | 7 | 40 | 48 |
| % response rate (completed/sent questionnaire) | 87.5 | 63.3 | 71.1 |
| Hospital follow up for non-responders | |||
| Total followed up at A&E | 20 | 53 | 73 |
| No follow up information gained | 18 | 44 | 62 |
| % overall response rate (some information retrieved/total non-conveyed) | 80.7 | 77.4 | 78.5 |