Recruitment and retention rates
RECRUITMENT
Between November 2020 and July 2021, 29 of the 41 patients we approached were eligible and interested in the study; 25 dyads consented, achieving a recruitment rate of 86.21% (95% CI: 72.86%-99.56%); 23 dyads (46 individuals) completed the T1 survey and randomly assigned to PRISMS or UC. Seventeen dyads completed the T2 survey, resulting in a retention rate of 73.91% (95% CI: 53.5%-87.4%). The two dyads who consented but did not complete T1 survey were excluded from the retention rate calculation (Fig. Flowchart of the StudyThe main reasons for refusal to participate in the study were due to the individual discomfort with technology (