Table 1 Supports and barriers to patient accrual and mean approach rates
| Â | Â | Mean approach rate (n) | t-test p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Sites answering "Yes" | Sites answering "No" | Â |
Supports Available for the Registry | 1. Do you work with the "Stroke Team" (attend ward rounds, discharge planning meetings, receive referrals or patient lists from the team, etc.) | 70.4 (11) | 69.4 (9) | 0.8651 |
| Â | 2. Do your physicians (attending/investigator/residents/fellows) help you obtain patient consents? | 73.0 (9) | 71.6 (9) | 0.7503 |
| Â | 3. Is there a neurology/stroke prevention clinic where TIA/stroke patients are seen following emergency department visits at your hospital? | 68.9 (15) | 73.0 (5) | 0.5084 |
| Â | 4. Do you have support from your emergency department (notification of new patients, providing brochures for patients not admitted to hospital, etc.) | 80.5 (5) | 66.9 (14) | 0.0183 |
Barriers to Recruitment | 1. Will your institution allow you to collect the minimal dataset on all patients? | 70.1 (18) | 69.0 (2) | 0.901 |
| Â | 2. Will your institution allow you to obtain lists of potential stroke patients from ED and the wards? | 70.4 (19) | 60.6 (1) | 0.417 |
| Â | 3. Will your institution allow you to directly approach admitted patients to consent to participate in the Registry? | 71.1 (18) | 59.9 (2) | 0.1962 |
| Â | 4. If a "potential" registry participant has been discharged (or never admitted) will your institution allow you to contact the patient to participate in the registry? | 72.0 (13) | 65.7 (6) | 0.2877 |
| Â | 5. Will your institution allow you to obtain telephone consent? | 69.2 (6) | 69.7 (12) | 0.9446 |