Table 4.
Qualitative explanations of nonadherence
| CBT | MBCT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 2 | Session 6 | Session 2 | Session 6 | |
| Patient | ||||
| Is verbose | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Did not perform homework | 3 | 2 | ||
| Considers to quit treatment | 1 | 2 | ||
| Life events in past week | 1 | 1 | ||
| Has to leave during session | 1 | 1 | ||
| Becomes distressed | 1 | |||
| Refuses to do exercise | 2 | 2 | ||
| Does not report symptoms | 2 | |||
| Is already active | 1 | |||
| No reason | 1 | 1 | ||
| Therapist | ||||
| Does not structure session | 3 | 2 | ||
| Combines two sessions | 1 | |||
Note. The Arabic numbers represent the number of sessions in which this reason for nonadherence was reported by both raters. CBT: cognitive behaviour therapy; MBCT: mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy.