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Table 4 Planned and actual times to interview in fast track and standard groups

From: Randomised controlled trial of a new palliative care service: Compliance, recruitment and completeness of follow-up

Time interview planned from baseline

Actual time interval from baseline – mean (SD, median) weeks

 
 

Fast track

Standard

6 weeks

5.54 (1.92, 5)

6.21 (1.71, 5.5)

12 weeks

13.96 (2.93, 13)

12.71 (1.46, 12)

18 weeks (standard only)

N/A

18.73 (2.60, 18)

24–26 weeks (final interview)

25.04 (1.09, 25)

26.33 (3.54, 25)

  1. No significant differences between interview times in the two groups