Predictors of dropout
Our aim was to investigate whether a number of sociodemographic and clinical client factors could predict dropout from a primary care setting, based on indications from previous literature. This had not been studied in the PMHC service context until now. Our results partly support previous findings from the literature that specific sociodemographic factors can predict dropout. These were younger age, being unemployed, lower levels of education, and poor social support. Other sociodemographic factors identified with mixed results in the literature were not significant predictors in this context, such as sex and immigrant background. Contrary to our expectations, clinical factors such as symptom severity, duration of problems, and daily function were not significant predictors of dropout. The overall dropout rate of 25.3% was in accordance with previous rates reported in the literature, notably at the lower end.