Interventions to increase attendance at psychotherapy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Rates of nonattendance for psychotherapy hinder the effective delivery of evidence-based treatments. Although many strategies have been developed to increase attendance, the effectiveness of these strategies has not been quantified. Our aim in the present study was to undertake a meta-analysis of rigorously controlled studies to quantify the effects of interventions to promote psychotherapy attendance. METHOD: The inclusion criteria were that studies (a) concerned attendance at individual or group psychotherapy by adults, (b) used a randomized controlled trial design to test an attendance strategy, and (c) used an objective measure of attendance. Computerized literature searches and hand searching resulted in a total of 31 randomized controlled trials that involved 33 independent tests of strategies for reducing treatment refusal and premature termination (N = 4,422). Effect sizes from individual studies were meta-analyzed, and moderator analyses were conducted. RESULTS: Interventions had a small-to-medium effect on attendance across studies (d+= .38). Interventions to reduce treatment refusal and premature termination were similarly effective (d+= .37 and .39, respectively). Choice of appointment time or therapist, motivational interventions, preparation for psychotherapy, informational interventions, attendance reminders, and case management were the most effective strategies. Diagnosis also moderated effect sizes; samples with a single diagnosis benefited more from attendance interventions compared to samples with a variety of diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions to increase attendance at adult psychotherapy are moderately effective. However, relatively few studies met the strict study inclusion criteria. Further methodologically sound and theoretically informed interventions geared at increasing attendance are required.
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The d-value of .63 compares favorably to the effect sizes observed in a meta-analysis of interventions to promote psychotherapy attendance (d = .39).
“This d -value compares favorably to the effect sizes observed in a meta-analysis of interventions to promote psychotherapy attendance ( d = .39; Oldham et al., 2012).”
From Sustaining Attendance at a Mental Health Service: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2018) · cites this paper as Oldham et al., 2012
The Results (p. 11) report a weighted mean effect size of d = .38 for interventions promoting adult psychotherapy attendance, not .39. The abstract (p. 3) gives d = .39 specifically for interventions to reduce premature termination. The cited meta-analysis supports the comparison in substance, but not the stated overall effect size. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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Flexible booking systems to improve genitourinary medicine access and increase patient choice
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“Non-attendance has negative consequences for the service (Baekelund & Lundwall, 1975; Pekarik, 1985), the national healthcare system (Martin et al., 2012), staff in the service (Baekelund & Lundwall, 1975; Clough & Casey, 2011) and most importantly the patients (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“…more precisely define the construct of non-attendance, which includes both treatment refusal (Oldham, Kellett, Miles, & Sheeran, 2012) and premature termination (Oldham et al., 2012; Ogrodniczuk, Joyce, & Piper, 2005), defined as discontinuing treatment before the agreed upon number of sessions.”
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“This could include adding additional supports or flexibility to therapy attendance (e.g., increasing the number of therapy times available, offering remote sessions), which show small but robust meta-analytic effects (d= 0.39) in helping treatment retention (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“However, different studies have used various definitions of drop-out and so there is a need for a universally accepted drop-out classification to enable researchers to compare rates with true confidence (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“The techniques for engagement generated by these clinicians reflect to some degree what is identified in the research literature relating to psychotherapy generally (Ogrodniczuk et al., 2005; Oldham et al., 2012; Swift et al., 2012).”
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“A recent meta-analysis suggests that pre-therapy interventions can be effective at reducing failure to show up (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“This supports an additional therapist session specifically to address these issues and to develop collaborative strategies with the aim to reduce dropout [28-30].”
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“In fact, researchers have argued that premature disengagement should be studied across the entire span of treatment because the reasons for early dropout vary at different stages of psychotherapy (Cooper et al., 2018; Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“not continue with long-term professional intervention (Oldham et al., 2012) providing advice and support, friend-”
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“Strategies that may support treatment engagement at this time include instilling hope, role induction and using appointment reminders (Oldham et al. 2012; Swift et al. 2012).”
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“Attendance rates have a significant economic and clinical impact (McIvor et al., 2004) and many mental health services aim to increase it (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“These results are consistent with literature that demonstrates that strategies such as reminder calls and texts, motivational and informational interventions, and case management have small to moderate effects at improving engagement in care [28].”
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“as recently as 2012 in a meta-analysis of methods to increase attendance at psychotherapy noted that previous investigators had estimated that about 40 % of referrals refuse treatment [25].”
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“Attendance rates have a significant impact on clinical and economic outcomes,(51) and many interventions are targeted to increase attendance rates in mental health settings and services.(52) Attendance is often cited in the context of engagement and is associated with positive treatment outcomes.”
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“In addition to handling these logistic barriers, we also seek to provide some basic psychoeducation about the therapeutic process and what to expect at the first appointment, which also may help to reduce treatment anxiety-related missed appointments or treatment refusal (Oldham et al., 2012).”
BackgroundEmerging Adults’ Evaluation of Their Treatment in an Outpatient Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program
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“…which could inform interventions like choice of appointment time, switching to a short-term protocol, or motivational interviewing approaches (Oldham et al., 2012); similarly, focusing on the most important psychological barrier at hand (e.g., interpersonal difficulties, social detachment,…”
BackgroundNarratives of holistic mental health recovery in New Zealand Defence Force personnel
Grimm, C. J., de Terte, I., Hodgetts, D., & Kearney, S. (2023) · Military Psychology · doi:10.1080/08995605.2023.2250708 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“A meta-analysis by Oldham et al. (2012) found that providing patient choice of therapist increases attendance rates in psychotherapy which also aligns with findings from a barriers to attendance study in veterans with PTSD (Browne et al., 2021).”
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“…through a variety of practical-technological (e.g. automatic text messaging between sessions to increase engagement, Aguilera et al ., 2017; apps to support the delivery of depression interventions, Bae et al ., 2023) and theoretical innovations (e.g. see Oldham et al ., 2012, for a review).”
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“Oldham et al. (2012) carried out a meta-analysis of research studies investigating different interventions that were intended to increase patients ’ attendance in psychotherapy.”
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Psychotherapieforschung bei Suchterkrankungen
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“…(Lebowitz et al., 2014a; O’Connor et al., 2020), they are not easily accessible via the Internet and require a considerable time commitment, which may not be feasible for parents with limited access to resources (e.g., health disparities populations; Kendall & Sugarman, 1997; Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“of optimism and readiness to change (Oldham et al., 2012).”
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“The origins of the attendance hypothesis were based on the awareness of the need to develop and experimentally evaluate low-cost, easy to implement interventions that reduce drop-out from clinical services (Oldham et al ., 2012).”
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“Preparing clients for the therapy process clarifies what each side will do, and it lowers dropout (Oldham et al., 2012).”
- Authors
- Oldham, M., Kellett, S., Miles, E., & Sheeran, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 928-939
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2167781526
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 6
- FWCI
- 1.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Sheffield Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Keywords
- treatment refusal, early termination, attendance interventions, motivational interventions, appointment scheduling, information interventions, case management, adult psychotherapy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Appointments and Schedules, Humans, Patient Compliance, Psychotherapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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