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Table 1 Reasons for declining participation in the MIR trial

From: The value of an embedded qualitative study in a trial of a second antidepressant for people who had not responded to one antidepressant: understanding the perspectives of patients and general practitioners

 

Reason

N = 4702

(25%)a

a

I do not want to take part in a research study

2298 (49%)

b

I plan to stop taking my current antidepressant

1822 (39%)

c

I do not want to take mirtazapine

1692 (36%)

d

I do not want to take a placebo

1328 (28%)

e

I only want to take one antidepressant

936 (20%)

f

I’m not taking antidepressants

818 (17%)

g

I am too busy

463 (10%)

h

I am not depressed

323 (7%)

i

Other reason(s)

1321 (28%)

  1. a Individuals were able to indicate more than one reason, thus percentages do not add up to 100%