Table 2.
Predictor analysis for attrition categories for posttreatment assessment completers and noncompleters for online self-help group (N=3107).
| Variables | Attrition categories | Test of association | ||||
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Completers (n=347) | Noncompleters (n=2760) | χ2 (df) | F 1, 3105 | P | |
| How did you hear about us?, n (%) |
|
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25.6 (4) |
|
.001 | |
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Internet | 108 (31.1) | 1205 (43.66) |
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|
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Health professional | 58 (16.7) | 407 (14.75) |
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Friend/family | 20 (5.8) | 198 (7.17) |
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Traditional media | 104 (20.0) | 623 (22.57) |
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|
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Other | 57 (16.4) | 327 (11.85) |
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|
| Reason for seeking online assistance, n (%) |
|
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13.0 (1) |
|
.001 | |
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To complete 1 of the self-help programs | 231 (66.6) | 1557 (56.41) |
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| Provide consumer feedback (yes), n (%) | 182 52.5 | 1285 (46.56) | 8.6 (1) |
|
.01 | |
| Currently receiving mental health assistance (yes), n (%) | 146 (42.1) | 986 (35.72) | 5.4 (1) |
|
.02 | |
| Do you smoke? (yes), n (%) | 41 (11.8) | 464 (16.81) | 5.7 (1) |
|
.02 | |
| Self-confidence, n (%) |
|
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13.3 (4) |
|
.01 | |
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Very poor | 15 (4.3) | 193 (6.99) |
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Poor | 76 (21.9) | 716 (25.94) |
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Neither | 132 (38.0) | 1049 (38.01) |
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Good | 114 (32.9) | 693 (25.11) |
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Very good | 10 (2.9) | 109 (3.95) |
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| How do you best learn?, n (%) |
|
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13.6 (3) |
|
.004 | |
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Hearing | 25 (7.2) | 151 (5.47) |
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Reading | 125 (36.0) | 811 (29.38) |
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Looking and watching | 43 (12.4) | 522 (18.91) |
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Doing | 154 (44.4) | 1276 (46.23) |
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| Pre–Kessler-6 (total score), mean (SD) | 15.97 (4.90) | 16.99 (4.80) |
|
13.73 | .001 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 40.97 (12.71) | 35.93 (11.79) |
|
55.29 | .001 | |