Table 2A Attendance at first appointment offered (primary end point), attendance within 60 days of first appointment offered (secondary end point) and per cent cancelling an appointment by trial arm: intention-to-treat analysis

From: Text-message reminders increase uptake of routine breast screening appointments: a randomised controlled trial in a hard-to-reach population

Measure

Trial arm (1): routine invitation only ( n =1118)

Trial arm (2): routine invitation with a text-message reminder ( n =1122)

Difference χ 2

Primary end point: attendance (at first appointment offered)

59.12% (661)

64.35% (722)

6.47*

Secondary end point: attendance (within 60 days of first appointment offered)

62.88% (703)

67.65% (759)

5.61*

% Cancelled appointment

2.77% (31)

5.44% (61)

10.09*

  1. *P<0.05.
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