diff --git a/source/guides/recruitment.rst b/source/guides/recruitment.rst
index 98475c626b1f66078a0fc1c7d383fc29c6c7ea24..50679cd511068c9a123a370fb1d3679234d0572a 100644
--- a/source/guides/recruitment.rst
+++ b/source/guides/recruitment.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Recruit subjects via phone
         -   **participating**
         -   **excluded**
             (This may apply if attributes of the person do not comply with the
-            requirements of the study)
+            requirements of the study, if a person is not interested in the
+            particular study or if a person is not available during the data 
+            collection of the study)
 
     -   Click on **Save**