nonresponders
Those ignoring contact
Nonresponders are people who fail to respond to something, typically a treatment, medication, or survey.
In medical contexts, nonresponders are patients for whom a particular therapy proves ineffective: About 30% of patients were nonresponders to the drug.
In research, nonresponders are those who don't reply to questionnaires or participate when invited, which can skew study results.
The term implies an expected or hoped-for response that doesn't materialize.
Those receiving medical treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
placebo · refractory · resistant · efficacy · dropout · protocol · dosage · intervention
Preparations conferring immunity
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunityProtected from harm
- boostersThings that increase power
- titersMeasured solution strengths
immunocompromised · antigens · inoculation · protection · susceptible · breakthrough · variants · efficacy
Systematic information gathering
- questionnairesForms collecting structured responses
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
data · missing · validity · methodology · participants · demographics · followup · longitudinal
patients
Those receiving medical treatment
medication · placebo · refractory · resistant · efficacy · dropout · protocol · dosage · intervention · outcomes
vaccines
Preparations conferring immunity
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunityProtected from harm
- boostersThings that increase power
titers · immunocompromised · antigens · inoculation · protection · susceptible · breakthrough · variants · efficacy · vulnerable
surveys
Systematic information gathering
- questionnairesForms collecting structured responses
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
attrition · data · missing · validity · methodology · participants · demographics · followup · longitudinal · polling
nonrespondersresponders
Those who react
respondents · repliers · answerers · participants · contributors