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Predictors of treatment dropout in self-guided web-based interventions for depression: an ‘individual patient data’ meta-analysis
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Background: It is well known that web-based interventions can be effective treatments for depression. However, dropout rates in web-based interventions are typically high, especially in self-guided web-based interventions. Rigorous empirical evidence regarding factors influencing dropout in self-guided web-based interventions is lacking due to small study sample sizes. In this paper we examined predictors of dropout in an individual patient data meta-analysis to gain a better understanding of who may benefit from these interventions. Method: A comprehensive literature search for all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychotherapy for adults with depression from 2006 to January 2013 was conducted. Next, we approached authors to collect the primary data of the selected studies. Predictors of dropout, such as socio-demographic, clinical, and intervention characteristics were examined. Results: Data from 2705 participants across ten RCTs of self-guided web-based interventions for depression were analysed. The multivariate analysis indicated that male gender [relative risk (RR) 1.08], lower educational level (primary education, RR 1.26) and co-morbid anxiety symptoms (RR 1.18) significantly increased the risk of dropping out, while for every additional 4 years of age, the risk of dropping out significantly decreased (RR 0.94). Conclusions: Dropout can be predicted by several variables and is not randomly distributed. This knowledge may inform tailoring of online self-help interventions to prevent dropout in identified groups at risk.
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“In contrast to previous studies on adherence in depression and anxiety interventions, we found no evidence for many of the previously identified predictive factors for adherence including baseline symptom levels, gender, age, or education (Christensen et al., 2009; Farrer et al., 2014; Karyotaki et al., 2015; Beatty et al., 2017).”
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“Our results coincide with the literature indicating that people treated with Internet-based programs report high levels of acceptability and high satisfaction (58, 73–78).”
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“Although available research shows that the effect of eHealth interventions does not depend on age and that older adults are even more adherent than younger adults [58], several precautions will be taken to reduce dropout and heighten compliance throughout this study.”
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“although previous efforts to identify nontechnological factors influencing attrition in online interventions have yielded inconclusive results [71-75].”
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“Adherence is a common challenge in web-based interventions (Sieverink et al., 2017), particularly in self-guided interventions (Karyotaki et al., 2015).”
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“It should also be taken into account that women try harder to cope with depression than men (78), which would indicate a greater willingness to continue and complete IBIs and be more satisfied with them.”
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“Furthermore, the literature shows that in unguided web-based interventions for depression, compared to guided web-based interventions, average levels of adherence were estimated at 26% in unguided interventions and 72% in guided interventions (22, 78).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Karyotaki, E., Kleiboer, A., Smit, F., Turner, D. T., Pastor, A. M., Andersson, G., Berger, T., Botella, C., Breton, J. M., Carlbring, P., Christensen, H., de Graaf, E., Griffiths, K., Donker, T., Farrer, L., Huibers, M. J. H., Lenndin, J., Mackinnon, A., Meyer, B., Moritz, S., Riper, H., Spek, V., Vernmark, K., & Cuijpers, P.
- Affiliations
- Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
- Trimbos Institute (NL)
- Universitat Jaume I (ES)
- Linköping University (SE)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Black Dog Institute (AU)
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- City, University of London (GB)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Avans University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Karyotaki, E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psychological Medicine
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2015-04-17
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 2717-2726
- ISSN
- 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8978
- OpenAlex
- W2133074847
- Cited by
- 408
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 38 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 3.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Research portal (Tilburg University) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I) (acceptedVersion)
- reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- BORIS (University Library Bern) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- treatment discontinuation, depression, predictors of dropout, online self-help, individual patient data, gender differences, educational attainment, anxiety comorbidity, age, intervention tailoring
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Depression, Humans, Patient Dropouts, Prognosis, Psychotherapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Internet
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