4.2. Feasibility of conducting a full scale RCTThe overall refusal rate of eligible participants was 78.8% (227 from288). Of these, 66% (n = 152) were not interested in the interventionand 25% (n = 57) were unable to attend due to inconvenient grouptimes/locations. Seventeen (7%) of eligible participants declined participation due to their mental state. Nineteen (83%) of the 23 patientsrandomised to the LY group after baseline measures were completedreceived the intervention, the most common reason for not starting theintervention was a lack of time and inconvenience of the LY groupschedule.In terms of attrition, one LY participant was lost to follow-up at thethree-month point as she had left Hong Kong. All 27 TAU participantscompleted assessments at baseline and at T1 (post intervention) andone was lost to follow up at three-months, also due to being away fromHong Kong. The attendance rates of the 19 participants who wererandomized to the LY group ranged from 1–8 sessions, with a median of4 (mean = 4.10, SD = 2.64). Unfortunately, only two LY participantsreturned their completed workbooks with details of home practice. One