Patients | n | For exclusions: % of n = 1121 patients excluded |
---|---|---|
Screened | 1593 | – |
Included | 472 | – |
Excluded | 1121 | 100.0 |
Unable to give valid informed consent (e.g. cognitive impairment) | 180 | 16.1 |
Case definition criteria not met (e.g. wrong symptom, age etc.) | 187 | 16.7 |
Acute medical reasons | 42 | 3.7 |
Inadequate language proficiency | 151 | 13.5 |
Restrictions of ED workflow (e.g. unavailable as to ongoing treatment) | 262 | 23.4 |
Refusal | 299 | 26.7 |
- Feeling too ill | 176 | |
- General disinterest | 98 | |
- Other reasons for refusal | 25 |