Table 4 Variables associated with patient attendance at the first treatment session

Referral source

 Reference category

  Self-referral

  Non Self-referral

-0.166

0.058

0.85

0.76

0.95

0.004

Gender

 Reference category

  Male

  Female

-0.145

0.055

0.87

0.78

0.96

0.008

Employment status

 Reference category

  Employed

  Unemployed seeking work, receiving benefits

-0.185

0.135

0.83

0.63

1.10

0.198

  Student

0.478

0.143

1.61

1.24

2.10

<0.001

  Long-term sickness

-0.249

0.097

0.78

0.64

0.94

0.01

  Homemaker

-0.199

0.107

0.82

0.66

1.01

0.064

  Not working, not Seeking work or receiving benefits

-0.209

0.085

0.81

0.69

0.96

0.014

  Unpaid voluntary work

-0.763

0.372

0.47

0.22

0.97

0.04

  Retired

0.009

0.12

1.01

0.80

1.28

0.94

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

 Reference category

  Quintiles 1-3

  Quintiles 4-5

0.205

0.061

1.23

1.09

1.38

<0.001

 Age at Referral-gm

0.018

0.002

1.02

1.01

1.02

<0.001

 First Appt. WSAS-gm

-0.008

0.001

0.99

0.99

1.00

0.008

 Wait from Appt. 1 to 2(days) -gm

-0.006

0.001

0.99

0.99

1.00

<0.001

Assessment mode

 Reference category

  Face-to-face

  Telephone

0.250

0.08

1.28

1.10

1.50

0.002

Treatment mode offered

 Reference category

  Face-to-face

  Telephone

-0.269

0.089

0.76

0.64

0.91

0.003

  Email

0.364

0.107

1.44

1.17

1.77

0.001

  Group

-0.253

0.01

0.78

0.64

0.94

0.012