From: Recruitment of multiple stakeholders to health services research: Lessons from the front lines
 | Developers | Clinicians | Policy/Decision-Makers | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Oncology | Cardiology | Critical Care |  |  |
Recruitment target | 80 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 192 |
Initial invitation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Letters sent | 173 | 222 | 245 | 59 | 174 | 873 |
Letters undeliverable | 9 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
Total approached | 164 | 217 | 228 | 58 | 171 | 838 |
Agreed to participate | 93 | 52 | 29 | 21 | 45 | 240 |
Declined participation | 71 | 165 | 199 | 37 | 126 | 598 |
Active decline | 26 | 53 | 75 | 16 | 60 | 230 |
No response | 45 | 112 | 124 | 21 | 66 | 368 |
Participation rate | 56.7% | 24.1% | 12.7% | 36.2% | 26.3% | 28.6% |
Participant follow-up | ||||||
Agreed to participate | 93 | 52 | 29 | 21 | 45 | 240 |
Data received | 70 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 156 |
Withdrawn | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
Deferred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
No data received | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 63 |
Recruitment efficiency | 42.7% | 14.3% | 6.1% | 24.1% | 15.8% | 18.6% |