Factors associated with missed assessments in a 2-year longitudinal study of acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate participant-related variables associated with missing assessment(s) at follow-up visits during a longitudinal research study.

Methods

This is a prospective, longitudinal, multi-site study of 196 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors. More than 30 relevant sociodemographic, physical status, and mental health variables (representing participant characteristics prior to ARDS, at hospital discharge, and at the immediately preceding follow-up visit) were evaluated for association with missed assessments at 3, 6, 12, and 24-month follow-up visits (89-95% retention rates), using binomial logistic regression.

Results

Most participants were male (56%), white (58%), and ≤ high school education (64%). Sociodemographic characteristics were no

SUBMITTER: Heins SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6003179 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature