Bmc Med Res Methodol
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Bmc Med Res Methodol · Jun 2018
Multicenter StudyFactors associated with missed assessments in a 2-year longitudinal study of acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors.
To evaluate participant-related variables associated with missing assessment(s) at follow-up visits during a longitudinal research study. ⋯ During the recovery process after hospital discharge, dependencies in physical functioning (e.g. ADLs, IADLs) prior to hospitalization and at hospital discharge were associated with higher odds of missed assessments. Conversely, other indicators of poorer health at baseline were associated with lower odds of missed assessments after the initial post-discharge visit. To reduce missing assessments, longitudinal clinical research studies may benefit from focusing additional resources on participants with dependencies in physical functioning prior to hospitalization and at hospital discharge.