Table 3 Possible causes of low participation rates in preventive interventions, see[24]
From: Prevention of anxiety disorders in primary care: A feasibility study
Participants | - Individuals do not consider themselves as being at risk. |
- Individuals do not see themselves as having subthreshold complaints because symptoms are labelled differently. | |
- Individuals do not believe that preventive interventions are effective. | |
- Individuals are not willing to participate because of the stigma associated with mental disorders. | |
- Individuals do not want to participate in a group intervention, or have coinciding commitments at the time of the sessions. | |
Organization | - The positioning of preventive services within mental health care may limit the familiarity with these services among potential participants and general practitioners. |
Recruitment | - Potential participants may not be aware of the existence of preventive services if communication to recruit participants does not reach potential participants. |