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Table 1 Recruitment Summary by Source and Reason Code for Cases and Controls

From: Best practices for recruitment of adolescents for biobanking and precision health research: a retrospective analysis comparing juvenile idiopathic arthritis cases with healthy controls

Source

Code

Controls

Cases

Total

Pedi Rheum Clinic

Total from Source

9

32

41

Enrolled

6

13

19

Lost to Follow-up

3

14

17

Screen Fail (4 age, 1 comorbidity)

-

5

5

Calling from Clinic Schedule

Total from Source

-

30

30

Enrolled

-

5

5

Lost to F/U

-

5

5

Screen Fail (comorbidity)

-

1

1

Declined

(2 unfamiliar with study team, 3 unknown or prefer not to say)

-

5

5

Unable to Contact

-

14

14

Study Team Referrals – Principal Investigator

Total from Source

28

-

28

Enrolled

14

-

14

Lost to F/U

4

-

4

Screen Fail (age)

1

-

1

Declined (1 scheduling, 3 afraid of needles, 1 afraid of doctors, 4 unknown)

9

-

9

Study Team Referrals – Study Recruitment Team

Total from Source

4

5

9

Enrolled

1

1

2

Lost to F/U

1

4

5

Screen Fail (recent surgery)

1

-

1

Declined (fear of blood draw)

1

-

1

Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)

Total from Source

5

-

5

Lost to Follow Up

5

-

5

Total Referrals

 

46

67

113