Open AccessPredictors of Loss to Follow-up in Hip Fracture Trials: A Secondary Analysis of the FAITH and HEALTH Trials
Author(s) -
Surabhi Sivaratnam,
Marianne ComeauGauthier,
Sheila Sprague,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Rudolf W. Poolman,
Frede Frihagen,
Mohit Bhandari,
M.F. Swiontkowski,
Sofia Bzovsky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001928
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , odds , hip fracture , informed consent , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , alternative medicine , osteoporosis , pathology
Hip fracture trials often suffer substantial loss to follow-up due to difficulties locating and communicating with participants or when participants, or their family members, withdraw their consent. We aimed to determine which factors were associated with being unable to contact FAITH and HEALTH participants for their 24-month follow-up and to also determine which factors were associated with their withdrawal of consent.