Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants at baseline
From: Client predictors of therapy dropout in a primary care setting: a prospective cohort study
Baseline characteristic | Full sample N = 526 | Dropout n = 133 | Completer n = 393 |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
Sociodemographic | |||
Sex: Female | 343 (65.2%) | 77 (57.9%) | 266 (67.7%) |
Aged 30 or higher | 320 (60.8%) | 56 (42.1%) | 264 (67.2%) |
Poor social support | 171 (32.5%) | 55 (41.4%) | 116 (29.5%) |
Immigrant background | 63 (12%) | 19 (14.3%) | 44 (11.2%) |
Higher educated | 231 (44.3%) | 41 (31.1%) | 190 (48.8%) |
Work status | |||
Employed | 155 (29.5%) | 31 (23.3%) | 124 (31.6%) |
Employed while receiving benefits | 188 (35.7%) | 36 (27.1%) | 152 (38.7%) |
Unemployed | 75 (14.3%) | 31 (23.3%) | 44 (11.2%) |
Student | 75 (14.3%) | 29 (21.8%) | 46 (11.7%) |
Other | 33 (6.3%) | 6 (4.5%) | 27 (6.9%) |
Clinical | |||
Symptoms of depression | |||
Below cut-off | 109 (20.7%) | 23 (17.3%) | 86 (21.9%) |
Mild | 175 (33.3%) | 42 (31.6%) | 133 (33.8%) |
Moderate-severe | 242 (46.0%) | 68 (51.1%) | 174 (44.3%) |
Symptoms of anxiety | |||
Below cut-off | 123 (23.4%) | 28 (21.1%) | 95 (24.2%) |
Mild-moderate | 266 (50.6%) | 70 (52.6%) | 196 (49.9%) |
Severe | 137 (26%) | 35 (26.3%) | 102 (26%) |
Symptom duration | |||
≤ 6 months | 100 (19.0%) | 21 (15.9%) | 79 (20.1%) |
7–24 months | 140 (26.7%) | 38 (28.8%) | 102 (26.0%) |
> 24 months | 285 (54.2%) | 73 (55.3%) | 212 (53.9%) |
Low daily function | 190 (36.1%) | 52 (39.1%) | 138 (35.1%) |